We are delighted to report that one of our Trustees and research collaborators, Simon Holmes, has been awarded a top prize at the annual book awards of the British Medical Association. The textbook entitled, “Atlas of Operative Maxillofacial Trauma: Primary repair of facial injuries” by Simon Holmes and Michael Perry, came first in the surgery category.
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A big thank you to all our friends and supporters who attended our annual carol concert on Friday night. Once again we were treated to some stirring renditions of traditional carols by the Chelsea Opera Group. We are eternally grateful for their continued support.
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Nov
♫♪♫ ‘Tis the season to be jogging, fa la la la la…. ♪♫♪
A very special thank you to our Running Santas, who took part in a 5K and 10K fun run around Victoria Park on a windy December morning.
Latest News, Past Events
Professor Iain Hutchison delivers Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh lecture 25 September 2015
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Internationally acclaimed facial surgeon Professor Iain Hutchison is to deliver the Dental Faculty’s Annie McNeil Lecture at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) on 25 September.
Professor Hutchison is Oral & Maxillofacial Consultant at Barts, specialising in head and neck cancer resection and the reconstruction of patients with severe facial deficits following removal of cancers, traumatic damage or birth defects.
He founded and runs the facial surgery research charity, Saving Faces, which operates an electronic diagnosis and triage service to speed up specialist referrals for patients with cancer and funds the world’s first National Facial Oral and Oculoplastic Research Centre.
Dean of the RCSEd’s Dental Faculty, Professor Bill Saunders said: “We are very privileged that Professor Hutchison will be delivering this year’s Annie McNeill Lecture. As founder of Saving Faces, Iain has been a key figure in international multi-centre clinical trials on oral and facial disease and injury prevention and treatment. Professor Hutchison will be sharing
his experiences in facial surgery, explaining how the anatomy and physiology of the face relates to its physical, emotional and societal functions. This lecture promises to be a highlight of the year for the Faculty.”
The 2015 Annie McNeill Lecture “Voyages with my patients – A lifetime of facial surgery” takes place at the RCSEd, Wolfson Hall, Edinburgh, at 11.15am, Friday 25 September, followed by the Faculty’s annual general meeting
To register, contact outreach@rcsed.ac.uk
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After 10 months in temporary accomodation our offices have a new more permanent home at Mile End Hospital.
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Our deepest sympathies are with the family of Saving Faces supporter, Raymond Mould, who passed away on the 13th of September, aged 74.
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Aug
Congratulations to Emmylou who submitted and successfully defended her PhD thesis in May 2015
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Aug
A memorial service will be held for our trustee Barrie Thomas Evans FRCS, FFD, who passed away last month.
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Jul
Headline News 30/07/2015: Our Data Monitoring Committee applaud SEND recruitment. They find statistical significance in interim results and recommend trial closure to new patients, rapid publication and maintain follow up of all patients for 5 years.
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Radiotherapy is an essential treatment approach in head and neck cancer. Many patients are offered radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy following successful surgical tumour resection, but there are many complications associated with this treatment, and there is little evidence to determine if adding radiotherapy in this situation will give any survival benefit. This study will compare the genetic profile of patients with and without severe swallowing difficulties following radiotherapy and try to identify genetic factors associated with a higher risk of developing severe complications.