Background: Orthopaedic surgeons have a pivotal role in transitioning the care of orthopedic patients from a biomedical to a biopsychosocial model. In an effort to foster this transition, we designed a study aimed to determine surgeons’ attitudes and practice of noticing, screening, discussing psychological illness with patients, as well as making referrals to address psychosocial issues in ...

so long manage to live in a poorly decent style, that becoming his position, at a monthly cost of say Rs. 75, he will now that he has been deprived of tjie Sub require much more for the purpose, for fear that he will otherwise be lowered in the eyes of the people. That Sub-Assistant Surgeons are the worst paid of Government officials (leaving aside their future prospects, which, properly speaki...

The talk traces briefly the development and changes of surgical training in the English-speaking world in the early days and the trials and tribulations of surgical training in Singapore a few decades ago. The factors that brought about the surge of American surgery from late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century are discussed. Structured surgical training leading to the exit point...

In recent years, there has been a substantial drive towards adoption of technological innovation in surgical training and practice, with The Royal College Surgeons setting up “The Commission on the Future Surgery” [[1]Surgeons RC of. surgery. 2017Google Scholar] to identify novel technologies likely change care. It recognises innovations and, this regard, number research groups are exploring ro...

Nanotechnology is an emerging discipline, having power to revolutionarize every scientific field to a very deep level which previously thought to be a science fiction. Having a great potential to beneficially change the way a disease is diagnosed, treated and prevented, nanotechnology practically impacts on state of the art healthcare technologies and plays a crucial role in changing the field ...