University News Last updated 07 March 2013
Improvements in medical and surgical care of military personnel have meant that more soldiers are surviving injuries which would have killed them if sustained even up until recent years.
Consultant plastic surgeon and Visiting Professor at Birmingham City University – Lt Col Steven Jeffery will discuss the progress in issues around traumatic wound care at his Inaugural Lecture next week (Wednesday 13 March).
Steven will share his own experiences after an extensive medical career, which has seen him serve three operational tours of duty in Northern Ireland and a further three in Afghanistan.
After qualifying from St Andrews and Manchester in 1989, Steven served as a Medical Officer with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders before completing his basic surgical training. Developing an interest in burns and other soft tissue injuries he decided to pursue this further through plastic surgery.
In 2007, Steven moved to Birmingham’s Selly Oak Hospital where he became the city’s first military plastic surgeon and in recognition of his contribution to the burns team there, was awarded the Military Civilian Partnership Award for ‘Regular of the Year’ in 2011. In the same year he received the Wounds UK ‘Key Contribution’ award and the Smith and Nephew ‘Customer Pioneer of the Year’ award.
In 2011 he co-founded the Woundcare4Heroes charity, which is already making a big difference to the wound care of both serving and veteran personnel.
The inaugural lecture will take place on Wednesday 13 March at the University’s Faculty of Health as part of the Tissue Viability Practice Development Unit’s event plan. For further information please contact Claire Stevens on 0121 331 7185.