Apply for travelling grant of up to £5000 to visit a centre of excellence for robotic colorectal surgery up to June 2022.
Eligibility criteria: ST7 and above; ACPGBI Trainee member
Application requirements:
- 2-page CV
- Detailed description of visit objectives, proposed itinerary and costs
- Letter of support from supervisor and visiting centre supervisor
Previous applicants (pre-COVID) must reapply.
Applications should be sent to president@thedukesclub.org.uk by 31 December 2020
National audit assessing the management of rectal cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic launches with 30 sites registered.
COVID-specific projects supported by the Royal College of Surgeons of England are listed on the college website.
Who is suitable for organ preservation and how should this be achieved with current evidence? What will related clinical management look like in 10 years time?
COVID-STAR (COVID-19 impact on Surgical Training And Recovery planning) is a pan-speciality pan-grade collaborative project. We urge you to take part.
COVID-19 is a rapidly expanding global challenge, placing a huge burden on healthcare systems. There is no evidence to inform the management of surgical patients with COVID-19 infection. Capturing real-world data and sharing international experience will support the management of this complex group of patients, improving their clinical care.
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 Team would be grateful if you would consider taking part in the GI COS study.
ASiT continues to work with specialty associations and key stakeholders to advocate for and support trainees as we enter this challenging period of healthcare delivery. We have published a joint letter on the implications of COVID-19 on surgical trainees and training.
We have supported junior members against the invocation of desirable criteria in ST3 applications for general surgery and having discussions with specialty trainee organisations regarding the impact of COVID-19 on peri-CCT trainees. A statement regarding this will follow shortly.
Should you have some downtime, please consider participating in the ASiT Robotic Surgery and Surgical Training Survey.
The Dukes’ Club advocates for colorectal trainees through ASiT’s seat on various national bodies and committees and we will continue to do so through these uncertain times.
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, we outline here our executive strategy for the next six months.