Dukes' Trainee Survey
Help inform our strategy for the next year. Complete the Dukes' Trainee Survey - your chance to tell us what we're doing well and what you want! Survey closes 31 December 2020.
£50 amazon voucher for one lucky respondent!
Complete the survey here >
Dukes’ Regional Trainee Representatives
Please note that the deadline for applications has been extended to 27 November 2020
The aim of regional trainee representatives is to develop a national network of trainees who will represent regional colorectal trainee views. The regional trainee representative will work alongside the ACPGBI chapter representative to help promote and deliver regional and national ACPGBI and Dukes’ Club activities.
Download further information here >
Colorectal Classroom
The next Colorectal Classroom, Updates in Emergency General Surgery, will take place on 10 December, 7-8pm.
- Perforated diverticulitis – Associate Professor Pamela Buchwald, Department of Surgery, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Large bowel obstruction – Associate Professor Andrew Miller, Chair, ACPGBI EGS subcommittee
- Small bowel obstruction – Mr Matt Lee, NASBO
- Lower GI bleeding – Dr Kathryn Oakland, Department of Digestive Diseases, HCA Healthcare UK
Registration here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dukes-club-colorectal-classrooms-updates-in-egs-tickets-130072370963
First Colorectal Classroom
Our first Colorectal Classroom ran on the 13 November and covered anatomy, physiology, assessment and management of haemorrhoids. It was great to have such an energetic and expert faculty. The small attendee list allowed a fully interactive feel, mirroring a 'classroom' vibe, with questions being asked and answered by the panel and attendees.
We are grateful to the panel for giving up their time: Mr Stephen Ward, Ms Annabelle Williams, Prof Steve Brown, Mr Raj Rajaganeshan, Associate Prof Stéphanie Breukink and Dr Sara Kuiper.
We are looking forward to the next Classroom - an update in EGS on 10 December.
New Member Resources
We are beginning to build on our video library. Our first Colorectal Classroom is now available to watch online and the Cancer Quandary series and Virtual Week lectures will soon be available. We are also developing an operative video series in association with Ethicon and Colorectal Disease, which are hoping to launch in December.
View resources in members’ area of the website >
Senior Colorectal Fellowships database
We have updated our fellowship database, available in the members area of the website as a searchable database. At this uncertain time this can help you plan, apply for and get your ideal senior colorectal fellowship post. Do let us know if there is a fellowship you are aware of that can be added.
View the database in members’ area of the website >
Dukes’ Intuitive Robotic Fellowships
Deadline: 31 December 2020
Apply for a travelling grant of up to £5000 to visit a centre of excellence for robotic colorectal surgery, up to June 2022.
View eligibility criteria and application requirements here >
Paper of the Month
This month’s paper of the month is ‘A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis’ from The CODA Collaborative.
View our review here >
Early Years Consultant Network
ACPGBI’s Early Years Consultant Network (EYCN) provides mentorship and peer support for all ST8 Trainees and Consultant Colorectal Surgeons in their first five years.
membership@eycn-acpgbi.org.uk
Controversies in Rectal Cancer
The last podcast in the series on Controversies in Rectal Cancer Series - 'Survivorship: Do we really know what happens after the dust settles?' - is now available free to watch.
View on the ICENI Centre website >
DAMASCUS Study
The DAMASCUS study is expected to be the largest study to date looking at the international variation in the management of acute diverticulitis and the associated outcome.
The study has now started recruiting and more than 300 patients were recruited in the first month. There is still time to lead your hospital and collaborate in this international study.
More information about the study and how to join >
TPFS and ACPGBI events
The Pelvic Floor Society have events to look out for next week and in March:
ACPGBI’s two-day Advanced Coloproctology Course 2021 is also on the horizon: 18-19 March.
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