In conjunction with Mr Brewster from Birmingham and Mr Pinder from Newcastle, Mr Muir has sent off the final draft of their section on Evidence based medicine: The Scaphoid. This is due to be published in the FESSH instructional course hand book to accompany the FESSH meeting in Budapest - Eurohand 2017.
New Spire Hospital Manchester
The old Spire Hospital in Whalley Range closed this week.
We are excited about moving to the new state of the art Spire Hospital in Didsbury. Mr Muir will look forward to treating patients in this high tech facility.
The same expert team will strive to offer the highest standards of hand surgery care.
The new Spire Hospital Manchester in Didsbury as photographed by Mr Muir
EBHS diploma exam
Co chairmen Martin Richter, Frederyk Verstreken and Lindsay Muir were glad to have the support of the examiners for the exam last weekend in Nice where we steeled ourselves to work hard despite the lovely sunshine out of doors.
Instructional Courses in Hand Surgery
The next course in the series, of which Mr Muir is the Chairman, will be held in Manchester on 3 and 4 February 2017. It will be preceded by a preparation course for the Hand Diploma exams, organised by Mr Anuj Mishra.
Full details are available on the BSSH website.
For this series of courses we are going to be more interactive, so we hope that you will come and join in.
Latest publication
Dr Hughes, Professor Herrick and Mr Muir have contributed a chapter to a textbook on Critical Limb Ischaemia. This has just been published by Springer Verlag.
Hand surgery teaching day
Mr Naqui and Mr Muir will be hosting a teaching day in the Mayo building at Salford Royal on 6 September 2016. The programme includes talks, a presentation by Mr Donald Sammut and our own quiz, pitting orthopaedic surgeons against plastic surgeons.
Latest publication
Mr Muir has joined the rheumatology team of Dr Akram and Dr Hughes for this latest paper. Published in BMJ Case Reports it describes a case of gouty and infective tenosynovitis - a very rare problem. The paper is readily accessible online via this link to BMJ Case Reports.
European Board of Hand Surgery
Mr Muir has taken over as co chairman of the board of examiners for the Diploma of the European Board of Hand Surgery. He joins Dr Martin Richter from Bonn and Dr Frederik Verstreken from Antwerp. All three pay tribute to the efforts of the retiring chairman, Professor Maurizio Calcagni from Zurich.
Diploma exam of the EBHS
Mr Muir has been examining for the above diploma in Santander, Spain. The diploma exam includes a written exam and two oral exams. Candidates come from across Europe and indeed from further afield. The board of examiners is made up from examiners from several different countries. Next year's examination will be in Budapest.
Latest publication
Miss Rymaruk, Mr Murphy and Mr Muir have had published a letter in the Bone and Joint Journal in respect of a paper on tourniquet pain.