Speakers
Sarah Johnson-Lynn
Specialist Society
Naughton Dunn Lecture, one of the highlights of the BOFAS scientific programme. This year's lecture, "Primum Non Nocere: Reflections on Safety, Complications and the Moral Burden of Surgery," will be delivered by Mr Hari Prem. Through personal reflection and decades of surgical experience, the lecture will explore the responsibilities of modern surgeons, the impact of complications and the enduring importance of professionalism, compassion and patient-centred care.
Chair: Sarah Johnson-Lynn
16:30 - 17:15: Naughton Dunn Lecture: Hari Prem, Consultant Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon, Royal
Orthopaedic Hospital
Primum Non Nocere: Reflections on Safety, Complications and the Moral Burden of Surgery
Session 2: Best of the Best
Time: 17:15 – 18:00
Chairs: Sarah Johnson-Lynn
Sarah Johnson-Lynn is a Senior Lecturer with Hull York Medical School and Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon at the James Cook University Hospital, with interests in diabetic foot surgery, foot and ankle trauma and limb reconstruction. She graduated from Newcastle University and completed specialty orthopaedic training in the North East. Fellowships in foot and ankle surgery at Addenbrookes Hospital and in trauma and limb reconstruction at Leeds General Infirmary followed, as well as a British Orthopaedic Research Society travelling fellowship in Asia and Australia. She completed a PhD at Newcastle University, continues to lead clinical and qualitative research projects and teaches on the faculty of several national courses.
Mr Prem graduated from Madras Medical College, India and started his orthopaedic training in 1987 at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. After completing the M.S.Orth. course in 1990, he returned home to Vellore to work as a consultant at Christian Medical College with a special interest in paediatric surgery and limb reconstruction. In 1995 he moved to Australia for advanced training and fellowships and in 1998 he arrived in England with the aim of qualifying for the FRCS Orth, which he completed through training based at the Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals. He completed a Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship at Manchester and a Foot and Ankle Fellowship at Wrightington.
He started work at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and the Birmingham Children's Hospital in 2005 where he continues at present as a Foot and Ankle surgeon. He has a special interest in Flatfeet in Children and Adults and the Biology and Biomechanics of surgical complications. He enjoys teaching with a focus on patient safety and the well being of surgeons.