Imperial College, London.

The closing date is 11 August 2022

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3 funded PhDs in colorectal surgery are coming up at Imperial College, London starting in April – projects in colorectal cancer, microbiome and pelvic floor.

On calls in general surgery at Charing Cross Hospital.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/MED02852/clinical-research-fellow-x-3

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In the TENTACLE – Rectum cohort study, we aim to investigate what factors contribute to anastomotic leakage severity and and what leakage characteristics are associated with the success of different initial treatments of anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection.

​This retrospective study will be performed in a multinational setting.

https://www.tentaclestudy.com/rectum

(1) To determine the optimal timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection;

(2) Determine assess key global surgical indicators, such as postoperative mortality.

The ReCaP Study is an ACPGBI endorsed sub-study of the IMPACT Audit. IMPACT aims to improve standards in MDT management of patients with locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer in the UK.

ReCaP will study decision-making and strategy for patients with rectal cancer, which will progress to a formal longitudinal cohort study to assess both the long term oncological and patient centred effects of the pandemic. There will be four phases:

1. UK multi-centre audit of MDT decision-making
2. Short-term outcomes and patient experience
3. Three-year QoL
4. Data linkage

Register your interest here

Further details: IMPACT.ReCaP1@gmail.com

Follow the study on Twitter: @IMPACT_ReCaP

The RCSEng COVID Research Group has been set up to share ideas, collaborate and support research activity being carried out. The group aims to assist in study design and recruitment, and the identification of funding opportunities. If you have ideas for new studies the group would like to hear from you.

More information and research projects are here

CovidSurg Steering Group would like to invite you to join CovidSurg, an international collaboration of surgeons and anesthetists. CovidSurg is an observational study of patients who undergo surgery with either suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection (either before or after surgery). Cases can be entered either prospectively or retrospectively. Authorship will follow the GlobalSurg/ ESCP Cohort Studies model, with all collaborators will be recognised with PubMed-indexed collaborative co-authorship on any resulting papers (example: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29452941). In addition, CovidSurg will run a series of further studies, including global hospital-level surveys to track the impact of COVID-19 on patients, hospitals, and healthcare staff.

In the 48 hours since registration opened there have been 450 registrations from across 55 countries. One centre (Massachusetts General Hospital) has already received Institutional Review Board approval! In view of the urgency of the pandemic we anticipate many review boards/ ethics committees may be able to expedite approvals.

To get involved, please register here

A draft protocol and case report form is available from https://globalsurg.org/covidsurg/. Regular updates will be posted on this website.

The GI COS study aims to produce an agreed core outcome set for the recovery of bowel function after gastrointestinal surgery and surgical disease.  We hope this will help standardise the design and reporting of studies in these important areas.

They are inviting surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world to take part and ask you to complete three short surveys over the next 6 months to explore your opinions of outcomes used in research of ileus and small bowel obstruction. The surveys are simple to navigate and should take no more than 10 minutes to complete online. They offer collaborator status to anybody who completes all three surveys.

If you are interested, please follow this link to access some further information about the study and the people who are organising it. You will also find directions on how to provide consent and complete the first survey.

Only one registration form is required per site and should include all team members and their emails so that we can send them their personal login details.

Start your site registration here

As part of the registration, you will be asked to specify the Principal Investigator and the “Lead”/main contact for the DAMASCUS Study at your centre.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WJTYPL3

They would be grateful if you could take 5-10 minutes of your time to complete the survey at https://imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_etUGe8X5eichS4d

They aim to capture trainee exposure to RVF, both in a clinical and operative setting. It contains 22 quick questions to ascertain your level of comfort with managing patients with RVF as a senior trainee or new consultant.

We are very grateful to you for completing this questionnaire.