Upskilling doctors in Malaysia during Tripartite Conference
In December, we were delighted to be invited by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) to attend the AFSM Tripartite Conference 2022 in…
Expanding our global network of surgical trainers
Last month, we were delighted to hold our annual Train the Trainers course, giving 29 doctors from around the world the skills they need to become…
Training anaesthetists in war zones
Dr Elma Wong is a consultant anaesthetist in Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. For the past ten years, Elma has taken several months of…
“One day, change will happen. Until then, we’ll keep the flag flying”
On Friday 21st October, David was interviewed by the Chair of Action for Humanity, Dr Ayman Jundi, at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).…
Trekking to Everest’s viewpoint in Lucy’s memory
We were recently contacted by Dominic Cahillane, the beloved brother of Lucy who sadly passed away on the 12th of March. Dominic, additional family…
Over 160 Ukrainian doctors now trained to treat war wounds
David Nott and Faculty Trainers Dr Pete Mathew and Dr Ammar Darwish recently returned from delivering two back-to-back surgical HEST courses in…
Inspiring the next generation of war doctors
On Friday 21st October, David and a key member of our Training Faculty, Dr Ammar Darwish, met over 100 sixth form students at Whalley Range School in…
Running London’s streets for war doctors
We have been overwhelmed by the determination and generosity of our supporters this running season. Here, we reflect on the achievements and stories…
Our surgical webinars for frontline doctors are back
On Thursday 30th August, we relaunched our webinar series for doctors. We invite surgeons around the world to share their treatment of complex…
Overcoming hurdles to train doctors in Palestine
In collaboration with Juzoor for Health and Social Development and the Palestine Medical Council, we trained 34 surgeons in Ramallah, Palestine, in…
“The skin is alive – it’s all because of you.”
“Here – you do it.” These were the words of our Co-Founder David, as he handed a skin grafting instrument to Ivan, a junior doctor in eastern Ukraine…
We’re back from training frontline doctors in two Ukrainian cities
An experienced team of trainers have just returned from delivering two HEST courses in Dnipro and Kharkiv. Here, consultant neurosurgeon and faculty…