Insert summary sentence Miss Nichola Robertson Anatomy & Surgical Teaching Fellow University of Edinburgh Contact details Email: nichola.robertson@ed.ac.uk Funding University of Edinburgh - Surgery/Anatomy Supervisor Professor Stephen Wigmore Biography Nichola graduated from Edinburgh University in 2012 (MBChB) where she was first inspired to pursue a career in surgery. She undertook foundation training in South-East Scotland and particularly enjoyed working in General Surgery at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Nichola has a passion for teaching. She is currently working as an Anatomy Teaching Fellow and tutor to final year medical students on their surgical attachment. She recently designed and set-up an 'Art and Anatomy' course which aims to teach medical students innovative ways to learn anatomy through different art media from clay to body paint. She also leads the organisation of Simulated Surgical Skills Sessions for 5th year medical students on their surgical attachment. Her academic interest was sparked in 4th year of medical school when she led the implementation of an enhanced recovery protocol following pancreaticoduodenectomy. Nichola is currently in the 2nd year of ESSQ - a part-time MSc is Surgical Sciences and is working on two research projects. Summary of Academic Interests Teaching Anatomy Demonstrator/ lecturer Year 5 Surgical Tutor Undergraduate Simulated Surgical Skills Sessions Lead Co-founder of 'Art & Anatomy Edinburgh' Twitter: @artandanatomy Research Ongoing projects: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Following Liver Surgery: Empowering the Patients. The CONVECTION Trial: Continuous wound infiltration after laparoscopic liver resection. A double blind randomised controlled trial. Qualifications Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) - The University of Edinburgh, 2012 Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedSci) in Psychology (honours) - The University of Edinburgh, 2009 Publications Full Journal Article: Implementation of an enhanced recovery programme following pancreaticoduodenectomy. Robertson N, Gallacher PJ, Peel N, Garden OJ, Duxbury M, Lassen K and Parks RW. HPB 2012; 14(10): 700–708. (DOI:10.1111/j.1477- 2574.2012.00521.x) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22954007 Abstracts: The implementation of an enhanced recovery protocol following pancreaticoduodenectomy. Robertson N, Gallacher PJ, Duxbury M, Garden OJ, Parks RW. Supplement: ASGBI abstracts 2011. Oral Presentations. British Journal of Surgery 2011; 98(S3): 1– 217. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7525 The evaluation of the POSSUM scoring system in the prediction of morbidity following pancreaticoduodenectomy. Gallacher PJ, Robertson N, Duxbury M, Garden OJ, Parks RW. Supplement: ASGBI abstracts 2011. Oral Presentations. British Journal of Surgery 2011; 98(S3): 1–217. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7525 This article was published on 2024-02-06
