title: Opportunities for learning in the surgical workplace and how they can be exploited: a practical guide.
abstract: Training times and the working week have been shortened but the amount needed to be learned remains the same. This article demonstrates how trainees in surgery can incorporate learning opportunities into their normal working day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry CV2 2DX. trifpapettas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Trifonas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Papettas
authors.forename: Habiba
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saedon
authors.forename: Mahmud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saedon
mesh_terms: D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D008611:Mentors; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000193:education*; D056164:Teaching Rounds; D006113:United Kingdom