Association of Surgeons in Training Conference: Cardiff 2012

AbstractThe Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) is a professional body and registered charity working to promote excellence in surgical training for the benefit of junior doctors and patients alike. With a membership of over 2000 surgical trainees from all ten surgical specialities, the association provides support at both regional and national levels throughout the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Originally founded in 1976, ASiT is independent of the National Health Service (NHS), Surgical Royal Colleges, and speciality associations. The 2012 Annual Conference in Cardiff City Hall brought together nearly 700 delegates for an educational weekend programme with expert guest speakers. Clinical updates were complimented by debates on current training in surgery, and the weekend included 6 pre-conference courses covering a diverse range of topics including laparoscopic skills, surgical drawing and a masterclass in journal club. A record number of 1168 abstract submissions were received and those successful competed for 18 awards representing £3500 in trainee prizes and bursaries. As the only national surgical trainee meeting for all specialities, ASiT continues to grow and we look forward to an even larger and more successful conference next year

Availability and Usage of Information Sources and Services at Select Media Libraries in Delhi Region: A Study

Information is a basic need of today’s fast changing world important for one’s day to day life. People need information to efficiently carry out work in their respective fields. Media professionals working in Media organisations needs current, authoritative and factual information to construct news and programmes. Such information is made available by Media libraries in the shortest time frame to meet the targets of the Media Professionals. The information is collected from the printed as well from the electronic resources available in the Media libraries. In view of the remarkable contribution made by the media libraries, the present research has been conceive with the broad objective of studying the adequacy and availability of information sources and how optimally the same has been used by the users. The study is confined to two Media Libraries such as The Indian Institute of Mass Communication Media Library and Anwar Jamal Kidwai Mass communication Research Centre Media Library in the NCT of Delhi have been taken for research investigation. The study adopted the survey method and data was gathered through close ended questionnaire and through in-depth personal interviews with the Media Professionals and media library staff. Two separate sets of questionnaire were used to elicit the desired information. The Research investigation highlighted survey findings in term of availability of sources in two media libraries. Apart from media professionals and media librarians, the library use pattern, e-resources use pattern, library visit pattern and the problems encounter by media professionals in accessing the information sources etc. were highlighted. At the end, the researcher made some suggestions and important recommendations for the overall improvement in providing quality services to the users

Solid-state diffusion reaction and formation of intermetallic compounds in the nickel-zirconium system

Chemical diffusion studies in the nickel-zirconium system are investigated in the temperature range of 1046 to 1213 K employing diffusion couples of pure nickel and pure zirconium. Electron microprobe and X-ray diffraction studies have been employed to investigate the formation of different compounds and to study their layer growth kinetics in the diffusion zone. It is observed that growth of each phase is controlled by the process of volume diffusion as the layer growth obeys the parabolic law. The activation energies for interdiffusion in NiZr and NiZr2, which are the dominant phases in the diffusion zone, are 119.0 ±13.4 and 103.0 ±25.0 kJ/ mole, respectively. The formation and stability of compounds over the temperature range have been discussed on the basis of existing thermodynamic and kinetic data

Transition Metal Chemistry of Oxime Containing Ligands: Part III-Complexes of Fe(II), Co(II) & Ni(II) with Pyridine-2-aldoxime & 6-Methylpyridine-2-aldoxime

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2,4-Dichloro-N-p-tolyl­benzamide

In the title compound, C14H11Cl2NO, the C—N—C(=O)—C amide unit is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0317 Å) and subtends dihedral angles of 65.93 (6) and 29.45 (7)°, respectively, to the dichloro­benzene and tolyl rings. The two aromatic rings are inclined at 37.92 (6)° to one another. In the crystal structure, N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules into chains along b. Additional weak C—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds combine with C—H⋯π and very weak π–π contacts [Cg⋯Cg distance = 4.0217 (12) Å] to stack the mol­ecules down b

Clinical Fellowships in Surgical Training: Analysis of a National Pan-specialty Workforce Survey

BACKGROUND: Fellowship posts are increasingly common and offer targeted opportunities for training and personal development. Despite international demand, there is little objective information quantifying this effect or the motivations behind undertaking such a post. The present study investigated surgical trainees’ fellowship aims and intentions. METHODS: An electronic, 38-item, self-administered questionnaire survey was distributed in the United Kingdom via national and regional surgical mailing lists and websites via the Association of Surgeons in Training, Royal Surgical Colleges, and Specialty Associations. RESULTS: In all, 1,581 fully completed surveys were received, and 1,365 were included in the analysis. These represented trainees in core or higher training programs or research from all specialties and training regions: 66 % were male; the mean age was 32 years; 77.6 % intended to or had already completed a fellowship. Plastic surgery (95.2 %) and cardiothoracic (88.6 %) trainees were most likely to undertake a fellowship, with pediatrics (51.2 %), and urology (54.3 %) the least likely. Fellowship uptake increased with seniority (p < 0.01) and was positively correlated (p = 0.016, r = 0.767) with increasing belief that fellowships are necessary to the attainment of clinical competence, agreed by 73.1 %. Fellowship aims were ranked in descending order of importance as attaining competence, increasing confidence, and attaining subspecialist skills. CONCLUSIONS: Over three-quarters of trainees have or will undertake a clinical fellowship, varying with gender, specialty, and seniority. Competence, confidence, and subspecialty skills development are the main aims. The findings will influence workforce planning, and perceptions that current training does not deliver sufficient levels of competence and confidence merit further investigation

4-Chloro-N-(3-methoxy­phen­yl)­benz­amide

The title benzamide derivative, C14H12ClNO2, crystallizes with two independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. Both are close to being planar, with dihedral angles between the two benzene rings of 11.92 (6) and 12.80 (7)°. In the crystal structure, N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules into chains along a. These inter­actions are augmented by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to form two-dimensional layers in the ac plane. Additional C—H⋯O inter­actions result in a three-dimensional network consisting of undulating rows along c. The crystal studied was an inversion twin with a 0.59 (3):0.41 (3) domain ratio

2-Fluoro-N-o-tolyl­benzamide

In the title compound, C14H12FNO, the ortho-F atom and corresponding H atom on the fluoro­benzene ring are disordered over two positions with occupancies of 0.856 (4) and 0.144 (4). The amide unit is planar with a maximum deviation of 0.0057 (16) Å and the amide plane makes dihedral angles of 38.27 (11)° with the fluoro­benzene ring plane and 37.53 (10)° with the tolyl ring. The two benzene rings are inclined at an angle of 4.17 (15)°. In the crystal structure, chains form along b through N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds augmented by C—H⋯π inter­actions. Additional inter­molecular C—H⋯O and C—H⋯F hydrogen bonds further stabilize the structure, forming layers in the ac plane

2-Fluoro-N-(4-methoxy­phen­yl)benzamide

In the title compound, C14H12FNO2, the fluoro­benzene and methoxy­benzene rings are inclined at 27.06 (7) and 23.86 (7)°, respectively, to the amide portion of the mol­ecule and at 3.46 (9)° to one another. The meth­oxy substituent lies close to the methoxy­benzene ring plane, with a maximum deviation of 0.152 (3) Å for the methyl C atom. In the crystal structure, inter­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules into rows along a. Weak C—H⋯O and C—H⋯F inter­actions further stabilize the packing, forming corrugated sheets in the bc plane