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2023 School Christmas Lecture

Date(s): 29 November 2023

Time: 2pm

The 2023 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh School Christmas Lecture will take place on Wednesday the 29th of November at 2pm. This is a free event aimed at S4+.

This year we will be joined by the Kids Operating Room (KidsOR).

KidsOR is a global health charity focused entirely on changing this reality through the provision of high quality, safe surgical services for children in low- and middle-income countries.

Join David Cunningham - CEO of Kids Operating Room - as we delve into the remarkable journey of this Scottish Charity. In just five short years, they have brought life-saving and life-changing surgical interventions to over 100,000 children.Featuring a special appearance from KidsOR’s in-house Biomedical Engineer, Courtney Ludick.

Speaker info

Chief Executive David Cunningham has led children’s charities for over a decade, and, with Co-Founders Gareth & Nicola Wood, was inspired to start Kids Operating Room after witnessing the devastating consequences of the global crisis in children’s surgery at a hospital in Uganda.

As a psychology graduate with a keen interest in early-years development, David has championed holistic centres of excellence that do more than just provide safe spaces for children’s surgery.


To book a place

Please RSVP to Carl Ronan, c.ronan@rcsed.ac.uk to book places for this exciting event.To allow as many schools as possible to attend, places will initially be limited to 12 per school.

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