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All roads lead to outsourcing
11 February 2026
Are we risk aware or risk averse?
4 February 2026
Low incidence problems

Low incidence problems

Dr Paul McCoubrie

17 December 2025
The case for more surgical x-ray meetings
30 October 2025
Who said nil-by-mouth?

Who said nil-by-mouth?

Dr Helgi Johannsson

26 September 2025
BJS Bookshelf: Atomic Habits by James Clear
18 September 2025
Decision paralysis

Decision paralysis

Dr Paul McCoubrie

9 September 2025
I’m exhausted

I’m exhausted

Dr Paul McCoubrie

31 July 2025

               <bold>The other side of the barrier</bold>
24 July 2025
A view from the coffee room...Academic craving for praise: vanity or simple human nature?

A view from the coffee room...Academic craving for praise: vanity or simple human nature?

Dhananjaya Sharma, MBBS, MS, PhD, DSc, FRCS, FCLS (Hon), FRCST (Hon)

30 June 2025
Clinical examination is dead
23 June 2025
A surgical life by James Shapiro

A surgical life by James Shapiro

A.M. James Shapiro, MD PhD

18 June 2025
A view from the coffee room...How to retire gracefully: 10 commandments for surgeons

A view from the coffee room...How to retire gracefully: 10 commandments for surgeons

Dhananjaya Sharma, MBBS, MS, PhD, DSc, FRCS, FCLS (Hon), FRCST (Hon)

30 April 2025

               <bold>View from the coffee room…LARPing ChatGPT</bold>
3 February 2025
A view from the coffee room… on communication in the OR
13 December 2024
A view from the coffee room&#x2026; Pok&#xE9;mon vs. Predator

A view from the coffee room… Pokémon vs. Predator

Virve Koljonen, MD, PhD
Department of plastic surgery
Helsinki University and Helsinki University Hospital
Helsinki, Finland
@plastiikkaope

30 September 2024
A view from the coffee room&#x2026; congress abstracts &#x2013; good science or bad science?

A view from the coffee room… congress abstracts – good science or bad science?

Virve Koljonen, MD, PhD
Department of plastic surgery
Helsinki University and Helsinki University Hospital
Helsinki, Finland
@plastiikkaope

31 August 2024