David Alderson
Consultant ENT Surgeon, Torbay and South Devon,
Convenor RCSEd Making Sense of Mistakes Workshop
David is a surgeon, educator and writer.
While conducting research interviews for an MEd, he became painfully aware of the damaging impact of mistakes on surgeons and the absence of meaningful dialogue within professional or public spheres.
To address this gap, he wrote the play True Cut using verbatim quotes from the surgeons, their colleagues and patients. Following performances in London, Swansea, Plymouth, Edinburgh and Amsterdam, it now forms the heart of a series of workshops for RCSEd. His novel Cutting explores these themes in more depth. His poetry aims to unravel his own experiences of mistakes: www.incisedlines.com
Sessions
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01-Oct-2024Future Surgery Theatre 2When Things Go Wrong: how best to support the team and learn from mistakes