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The SCTS Education Podcast brings you educational material and discussion from the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Please note that the views expressed in the SCTS Education Podcast are those of the participants may not necessarily represent the official position of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland.
Episodes

Sunday Jul 31, 2022
SCTS INSINC: the Medical Student experience @ SCTS Annual Meeting 2022
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Sunday Jul 31, 2022
Budding Cardiothoracic Surgeon?? Well listen up as the SCTS INSINC Medical student committee talk you through their experiences helping out and attending the SCTS Annual Meeting 2022. Get the inside scoop on what happens at conferences and what's on offer for medical students at SCTS. For more information about how to get involved follow these links.
Links:
Twitter: @SCTSINSINC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCTSINSINC/

Sunday Jun 19, 2022
SCTS 2022 Annual Meeting: The Podcast!
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Feast your ears on conversations and interviews with speakers and attendee's of this year's SCTS conference! A bumper episode to remind you of how good it was if you were there and peak your interest if you weren't. Don't forget all the great online content on the SCTS Annual Meeting virtual platform, SCTS Education Youtube and CTSNet links - Enjoy!

Saturday Sep 25, 2021
Episode 12: The EuroSCORE and beyond
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
In this episode we are joined by Consultant Cardiac Surgeon and EuroSCORE creator Mr Samer Nashef from Royal Papworth Hospital. We talk about the EuroSCORE and navigate through its past, present and potential future iterations. We also discuss the current Quality of life after cardiac surgery trial (QUACS) and how the measurement of outcomes as well as the metrics we use continue to evolve to better understand patient benefit from surgical intervention.
Email: sctseducationpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: podcast_scts

Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Episode 11: Human Factors and Surgery
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
In this episode we talk all about Human Factors with Professor Peter Brennan, a Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon with a PhD in Human Factors. We discuss what Human Factors encompass and their application in the ever more complex environments we literally operate in! It's a really interesting discussion and as always any feedback or comments to sctseducationpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @podcast_scts

Sunday Feb 21, 2021
Episode 10: An Overview of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
In this episode we talk to Dr Jo Mills, Consultant Cardiologist at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, all about the techniques and decision-making involved in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Contact: SCTSEducationPodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @podcast_scts

Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Episode 9: Delivering Cardiac Surgery in Developing Countries
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
In this episode we talk to Cardiac Surgeon Mr Enoch Akowuah and Scrub Nurse Mrs Caroline Baldwin from South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust about their experiences with the team in Kumasi, Ghana where they supported the development of a new cardiac surgery unit. In addition we also have an interview with Mr Ram Dhannapuneni, Congenital Cardiac Surgeon from Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool about his work overseas with the charity Healing Little Hearts that specialises in delivering healthcare to children with congenital heart disease.
Useful links:
https://healinglittlehearts.org
https://www.facebook.com/HLHcharity
https://www.ctsnet.org/article/cardiac-surgery-missions-are-you-interested
https://www.ctsnet.org/article/daily-video-blog-medical-mission-ghana-february-23-march-1-2019

Friday Sep 18, 2020
Episode 8: Cardiac Transplantation
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Professor Stephen Clark, Consultant Cardiac and Transplant Surgeon from the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, takes us through the fundamentals of Cardiac Transplantation.
Contact: SCTSEducationpodcast@gmail.com

Friday Sep 18, 2020
Episode 7: Bias in Experimental Design
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Dr Eva Caamano-Gutierrez from the Computational Biology Facility at the University of Liverpool breaks down bias for us with examples of what to look out for and what to avoid when conducting research.
https://www.elsevier.com/editors-update/story/publishing-ethics/bias-in-research-the-rule-rather-than-the-exception

Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Episode 6: Bypass Basics
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
We talk cardiopulmonary bypass with Perfusionist Sarah Shirley covering a variety of topics from flow rates to filtration!
Contact: sctseducationpodcast@gmail.com

Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Episode 5: Cardioplegia
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
We welcome Dr David Chambers from the Rayne Institute, King's College London, to the SCTS Education Podcast to talk all about cardioplegia!
Email: SCTSeducationpodcast@gmail.com