Andy Pillai

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Andy Pillai Medical Student Representative 2008-09
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Who are ASiT?

• Established in 1976
• 2nd largest surgical specialty association in UK,
  and fastest growing
• Run by trainees, for trainees
• Only association representing trainees at both
  Core and Higher Surgical Training Level
• Registered charity financial well-being is
  passed onto members
• Political and social activities
• Past Presidents include John Black (President
  RCSEng) and Linda de Cossart (Vice President
  RCSEng)

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• Who do ASiT represent?
• Trainees in every surgical specialty
• Extremely active, ensuring trainee surgeons
  receive the best training and working environment
  possible
• Student Rep position created in 2007, aiming to
  increase student involvement in the Association

Student Rep!
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Who do ASiT interact with to bring about change?
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Student Membership of ASiT

• 27.50 per annum
• Why join?
• 30 off lots of surgical textbooks
• 50 off British Journal of Surgery
• Membership of the ASiT e-group keeping you up
  to date with all the latest developments in the
  Surgical profession
• Full access to the new ASiT website (coming
  soon), with video image libraries, news forums,
  advice for aspiring surgeons, QA forum, and more
• Invitation to the Annual Conference
• Membership of Surgical Associations looks very
  good on job applications for Core and Higher
  Surgical Training

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Registration at www.asit.org

• Must become ASiT member prior to registration
• Student Conference fee is 75, (full price
  tickets are 185!). Student prices are kept to an
  absolute minumum, and this is a reduction on last
  years fee
• Gala Dinner tickets may be purchased when
  registering for 15 - a great opportunity to
  network with Surgeons and other students

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• PRE-CONFERENCE COURSE

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Friday 27th March

• ASiT/BOTA Foundation Skills in Surgery Course
• 60 (plus Conference fee)
• For Medical Students and Foundation Doctors
• About the course
• Using sound educational principles, this course
  will address the Knowledge, Clinical Skills,
  Technical Skills, and Professional Skills
  required in the early years of Surgical
  Specialist Training (as linked to the ISCP
  curriculum), yet will also provide transferable
  skills for those with an interest in General
  Practice, AE, OG, and Anaesthesia
• We will demonstrate how through this course you
  can begin to attain and relate the competencies
  that you need to progress your training in
  Surgery
• This course is essential for trainees wishing to
  set themselves apart from the crowd, and will
  provide an ideal talking point for future
  selection into Surgery...

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ASiT/BOTA Skills in Surgery Course provisional
timetable

• 0800-0830 - Coffee and registration 0830-0845 -
  Welcome and Faculty Introduction 0845-0930 -
  Medical Records and Operative Notes0930-0945 -
  SPI SBAR - what do they mean? 0945-1015 -
  Sutures, Drains and Instruments1015-1030 -
  Coffee 1030-1300 - PRACTICAL 1 (divide into 2
  groups - 1xGeneral, 1xTO) 1300-1345 - Lunch
  1345-1615 - PRACTICAL 2 (reverse of 2 groups)
  1615-1700 - Communication and Leadership1700-171
  5 - Close and Feedback
• General Practical Section 1- Sterile
  Preparation, Local Anaesthetic Infiltration, and
  Skin Wound ClosureSection 2 - Use of Drains,
  tying drains and knots, drainage of abscesses
  Section 3 - Excision of Simple Subcutaneous
  lesions
• TO Practical Section 1 - Principles of
  Conservative Fracture management and application
  of POPs Section 2 - Principles of Internal
  fixation and use of screws Section 3 -
  Management of Fractured Neck of Femur and DHS

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• CONFERENCE TIMETABLE

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Saturday 28th March

• Innovation in Surgical Practice
• Military Surgery - Learning from conflict
• Civilian Surgery in the conflict zone
• Medicine for Mars The Next Small Step
• ASiT Medal Session
• Training Issues and Developments
• Leadership Training for Surgeons
• Simulation in Surgical Training
• Research Networks in Surgical Training The West
  Midlands experience
• Specialty Lecture Paediatric Cardiac Surgery
• Silver Scalpel Award
• The International Dimension
• Covidien Travelling Fellowship 1
• Covidien Travelling Fellowship 2

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Sunday 29th March

• Medical student parallel session Good
  Foundations for a Surgical Career
• How to write a surgical CV
• Getting the most out of medical school and
  foundation years
• Undergraduate anatomy teaching - Where has it
  gone?
• Panel discussion
• Post-CCT Training and Fellowships
• The Case For An Entirely New Career Structure?
• Devolution of surgical training?
• The Working Time Directive Crisis
• Question-time
• SARS/ASiT Short Paper Prize Session
• ASiT Medical Student Prize Session

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• CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

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Call for Abstracts

• Submissions from students are highly encouraged!
  This is a great opportunity to present at a
  NATIONAL conference, alongside practicing
  surgeons.
• Online submission open now, at www.asit.org
• Deadline midnight 11th January
• 250 words (Objective, Methods, Results,
  Conclusion)
• Types of abstract accepted
• Clinical Research
• Basic Science (including cell and small animal
  studies)
• Training and Education
• Audit and observation of current practice
• Technical reports on new methods/techniques
• Case reports
• Papers on issues related to Surgical Training are
  particularly relevant
• Follow the guidelines on the website!

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Prizes available

• Medical Student Prize
• Top four abstracts selected for presentation, and
  prize awarded to best on the day
• Poster Prize
• All abstracts selected for poster presentation
  will be eligible for the poster prize
• Most of all its good experience, and
  presentation at a national level gains you extra
  points on future applications, including
  Foundation Year 1

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www.asit.org Andy A.G.Pillai_at_liv.ac.uk