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Historical essay on Lister informs surgical quality ethos; leaves open data-driven confirmation in present practice.
To commemorate the centenary of Joseph Lister's death in 2012 and to recognise the significant contribution that he made to medicine and surgery, the Royal College of Surgeons of england teamed up with Johnson & Johnson last year to inaugurate the new annual RCS/J&J Lister Essay Prize. In 2013, participants were asked to submit an essay on the following subject, The Influence of Lister on Surgical Quality Outcomes in the 21st Century. The winner, alexander Sims, received a special medal and £500 paid as a bursary towards an RCS course held at the College. We reproduce his prize-winning essay here.
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