Lister Centenary

The London heats for the Lister Skills Competition (RCSEd) are 12th November 2011! To register click here 

Invitation to The Lister Centenary at RCSEd by David Tolley (President RSCSEd)

It is my great pleasure to invite you to join us in Edinburgh from 9-11 February 2012 in order to celebrate the life and work of Joseph Lister, the pioneer of antiseptic surgery, on the occasion of the centenary of his death.

The College will be joined by our three sister Colleges as well as by a number of the surgical Specialty Associations for a programme of symposia and lectures which in addition to an historical content, will place Lister’s pioneering work in a contemporary context.

The activities will also include the final of the Lister surgical skills competition for which entrants from all UK medical schools will be competing in a series of heats which are taking place throughout the UK later this year.

I hope that many of you will wish to submit an abstract for the free paper sessions, which will replace the audit symposium and I also invite you to browse the website for further information about other activities including the President’s Triennial Dinner.

I look forward to welcoming you to the College for this historic occasion.

David Tolley PRCSEd