Researchers from TIER at UHN and AP-Lab are transforming surgical training through the use of #AI and an innovative mobile game—LapBot. 🎮🩺 Read more > uhnresearch.ca/news/novel-sur…; doi.org/10.1007/s00464…

Hey #LiverTwitter #LiverX! I am currently #hiring a #postdoctoral fellow to work on liver perivascular #cell #biology! Do you know anyone interested? …wp-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

I was delighted to be awarded the prize for the Bariatric Free Paper Session at #AUGIS24 AUGIS in Manchester this week for our research on Iron deficiency patterns in patients with Obesity! Thank you to Helen Heneghan and the bariatric team in SVUH for all of your help!

Postoperative prophylactic antibiotic therapy after pancreaticoduodenectomy in bile duct-stented patients reduces postoperative major complications ⁦SURGERY Journal⁩ surgjournal.com/article/S0039-…

EXTEND Study published 👇🏼👇🏼 Addition of Metastasis-Directed Therapy to Systemic Therapy for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (EXTEND): A Multicenter, Randomized Phase II Trial ⁦Journal of Clinical Oncology⁩ ⁦Davendra Sohal⁩ ⁦Jordan Kharofa⁩ ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.120…

Pancreatic cancer is a systemic disease unless proven otherwise!

Surgical risk assessment in cirrhosis, more than just Child-Pugh and MELD. It is more complex, requires comprehensive assessment, careful planning, multidisciplinary approach and pre-operative optimisation are important. Not everyone needs TIPS. #livertwitter #AGW2024 Simone Strasser

What happens when a breast surgeon Michael Rees and an upper GI surgeon get together? Cover a 90's classic 😊 #cover #ukulele Full video here: youtu.be/G0QghZDB0Rk

As part of our charitable objectives, it's our goal to support integration of research into clinical care. We are accepting applications for our Research Scholars Programme grant until 30th October, with maximum funding available per year of £10K 👇 bit.ly/3TApKoS

Today marks 15 years since beloved actor Patrick Swayze passed from #pancreaticcancer. 💜 His devastating diagnosis brought worldwide attention to this disease and his impact continues to be felt in our community. His wife of 34 years, Lisa Niemi Swayze, puts it best, "When it

Pleasure to be invited to AUGIS annual conference. Excellent sessions, discussions and academia. Great to catch up with some friends & mentors. Kudos to the team for getting nearly 800 delegates👏🎊 The Roux Group BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society Martin Wadley Yalini Vigneswaran Arin_Saha

🚨🚨Hot off the press NEJM In a randomized Ph II Ponsegromab, an anti-GDF15 mAB, increased weight gain, overall physical activity and reduced cachexia symptoms in patients with #cachexia and ⬆️ GDF-15 nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer | New England Journal of Medicine nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NE…

NEJM RCT phase II study of ponsegromab (anti-GDF-15) vs placebo with increased weight gain, improved appetite and symptoms, and improved physical activity without increased AEs in people living with advanced lung and GI cancers. New findings in a critical unmet need! ASCO

Step by step teaching on hand sewn anastomotic techniques, perf DU repair, stapled side to side, and strictureplasty. Sim kit and instruments to take away along with video access, PBA assessments on the day….and Dominos… what’s not to like. 4th Oct. perfect for CT/ST trainees.

Exciting first for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust today! Two dedicated surgical training lists on a Saturday gave 4 trainees the chance to perform 5 groin hernia repairs between each pair, while 10 patients received timely care. A fantastic win-win for both training and patients! 👏🔪

Fantastic OG cancer sessions at AUGIS in Manchester. Grateful to all speakers and panel members George Hanna Arul Immanuel MarkvanBergeHenegouwen Paul Turner Ravinder Vohra Sheraz Markar Christopher Peters Heidi Paine. Topics covered: supra-azygos dissection, complications and oligomets.

Keynote 811. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Pembro plus Traztuzamab. Pembrolizumab in HER2-Positive Gastric Cancer ⁦OncoAlert⁩ ⁦Davendra Sohal⁩ ⁦Dr. Cathy Eng⁩ ⁦Hagen Kennecke⁩ nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Our Introduction to surgery course for dietitians is back for the 4th year! Saturday 9th November in Guildford. This case based course is aimed at band 5/6 dietitians. Discounts for final year students British Dietetic Association NIGPS, South East BDA BDA Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Group BDA Oncology Specialist Group Royal Surrey

Past, present and future Dukes’ Club presidents! Charlotte El-Sayed steps up as President of the Dukes’ Club 🥳 Congratulations Ioanna Drami on election to VP by our members at Weekend 👏 👏 Applications for executive committee open soon!