Trainees Competition for the Jackson Rees Medal
There has been for many years a popular contest every February for the trainee who makes the best presentation of a research or audit project or interesting case report. Originally named the registrars prize it was recently renamed the trainees prize to recognise the changes that have occurred in training and in time for the production and award of the first Jackson Rees medal. However this is not the first time that a well respected and renowned previous member of the society has been recognised in this way; for the 10 years up to 2001 the ‘Tom Forrest’ medal was awarded.
Winners since 2001:
2001 Dr S Patel winner of last Tom Forrest medal
2002 Dr J Walker
2003 Dr D Raw
2004 Dr A Breen
2005 Dr S Gilby winner of first Jackson Rees medal
2006 Dr A Aziz
2007 Dr N Daniel
2008 (From L to R) Winner Dr E Vermani with President Dr J Chambers and runner-up Dr R Venilla. "Postoperative Analgesia, Side Effects and Patient Satisfaction after Intrathecal Diamorphine for Total Hip Replacement".
2009 (From L to R) President Prof J Hunter with runner-up Dr C Mollitt and Winner Dr C Hammell. "A randomised controlled trial of intrathecal diamorphine vs intravenous morphine for analgesia following posterior thoracolumbar spinal surgery".
2010 (From L to R) Winner Dr A McDonald with President Prof J Hunter and runner-up Dr H Neary. "Use of Cell Salvage in Caesarean Section".
2011 (From L to R) President Dr C Bell with Wnner Dr A Morrison. "Systematic review of intrathecal magnesium given alone or in combination with LAs and opioids".
With the medal goes a cheque and there is a second prize which is purely financial. All Mersey anaesthetic trainees are eligible to enter, with abstracts normally being required to be sent to the Hon. Secretary by early to mid January. If you are interested please email the secretary.
Further Examples of Past Presentations for the Trainee’s Prize
These are taken from the 2009 meeting. Further examples can also be seen in the minutes of past Februray meetings.
1) ‘A randomised controlled trial of intrathecal diamorphine vs intravenous morphine for analgesia following posterior thoracolumbar spinal surgery.’
Dr Claire Hammell, Winner of 1st Prize and Jackson Rees Medal
2) ‘Randomised controlled trial comparing the effects of oxytocin IV bolus vs oxytocin IV infusion on cardiac output during Caesarean section’
Dr Claire Mollitt, Winner of 2nd Prize
3) ‘Complete Audit Cycle - Difficult Airway Trolleys and Cricothyroidotomy Training’
Dr Sally Hargreaves, selected by the post-fellowship registrars to present at the evening meeting
4) ‘Cardiopulmonary Exercise (CPX) Testing in the Mersey Region’
Dr Sam Sandow, selected by the post-fellowship registrars to present at the evening meeting
5) ‘Explaining awake fibreoptic intubation to patients’
Dr Era Vermani
6) ‘Audit of Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Trust’
Dr James McKevith
7) ‘Transversus Abdominis Plane (Tap) Block For Renal Transplant Recipients’
Dr Karim Mukhtar
8) ‘Comparison of the Short form of the Glasgow Composite Pain scale with a Visual Analogue scale and the ‘Dogs Faces’ Pain scale’
Dr Paul MacFarlane
9) ‘Evaluation of learning curve of intubation skill using CUSUM analysis’
Dr R Vennila
10) ‘Usage of cell saver during caesarean section in patients with placenta praevia’
Dr Suganthi Singaravelu
