BJJ News | I ssue 6 | M arch 2015
c) Leadership and Management led by Mr Mohamed Sukeik who proposed the idea to the SICOT Headquarters after undergoing special training on the subject in the UK. The symposium was well received by attendees. d) Avoiding Malpractice in the Era of Patient Safety led by Mr Samer Mahmoud and Dr Eric Tortosa.. This session was also well attended with good feedback. e) A YSC Symposium which included lectures on Balancing Life for a Clinician-Scientist: Learning from Experience delivered by Professor Parvizi, SICOT Fellowships delivered by Professor Hatem Said and Dr Ahmed Abdelazeem, SICOT Young Surgeon as Part of a Team delivered by Mr Mohamed Sukeik. 3) Organisation of the 21st SICOT Trainees Meeting 1-2 June, 2014 in London which was led by Mr Bassel El-Osta, Mr Mohamed Sukeik and Mr Samer Mahmoud. This was a great event which attracted national and international orthopaedic trainees. A series of invited lectures by world renowned speakers were delivered, practical workshops prepared and trainees presented their research work and competed for the best three podium presentation prizes. A social event was also organised on board of a restaurant boat moored on the River Thames, opposite the London Eye. 4) The SICOT Educational Day was one of the most prestigious and important accomplishments of YSC when it began four years ago and has evolved into an essential part of the annual SICOT educational programme. The Educational Day Committee has now
become a separate committee with a YSC representative and is led by Mr Vikas Khanduja. The committee has produced great educational programmes every year covering various subspecialties of Trauma and Orthopaedics, and with keynote lectures by internationally renowned speakers 5) Contribution of YSC members to the SICOT E-Newsletter as part of the editorial board or regular submission of reports. 6) The SICOT Facebook and social media pages were initiated by Professor Hatem Said They have become popular and contain regular contributions from YSC members. 7) Professor Hatem Said also involved YSC in the SICOT Fellowships programme which later developed into a separate committee led by him. This committee is the main body assessing the annual applications for various SICOT Fellowships committee and deciding on appropriate candidates and requirements for each Fellowship. 8) The SICOT fun night, initiated by Professor Hatem Said and run by the YSC committee for four years, has become a regular event in the programme of the SICOT annual congress.. The YSC philosophy can be summarised with the African proverb: “If you want to go fast go alone; if you want to go far go together”. We have a long way to go, and we always seek energetic and enthusiastic members. So, please join us at the next SICOT annual meeting to be held in Guangzhou, China, 17-19 September, 2015.
Table I: Membership Categories for the SICOT Young Surgeons Committee (YSC) Regular Member - Young Surgeon in SICOT
1) Being a SICOT member 2) Being under 40 years
Associate Membership of YSC
1) Being a SICOT member 2) Being under 40 years 3) Participation in one YSC Symposium 4) Application for Associate membership of YSC during the annual symposium
Full membership of YSC
1) Being a member of SICOT 2) Being under 40 years 3) Attending at least 2 YSC Symposia within three consecutive congresses 4) Being active in YSC activities Full membership is subject to election by full members of YSC at the AGM
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Mohamed Sukeik ST6, The Royal London Rotation msukeik@hotmail.com
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