Other useful websites:

www.surgent.ie - A surgical education website

www.pilgrimshospital.com - An online virtual hospital with interactive cases

www.hpsc.ie - The Health Protection Surveillance Centre, a branch of the HSE

www.rcsi.ie - The Royal College of Surgeons homepage

www.sepsisforum.org - A website focussing on management of patients with severe sepsis

Wexford Hospital Reports - Surgical site infection incidence reports from a surveillance programme in Wexford General Hospital

www.his.org.uk - The Hospital Infection Society and home of the Journal of Hospital Infection

www.asit.org - UK based site which represents trainees from all surgical specialities, with details of courses, news, and an email group.