University Hospital of North Tees are inviting trainees for the Single Incision Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery – live surgical workshop. The aim is to provide exposure to technical skills for adopting SILCS.
For more information email Jenny Laws.
Date: 10-11 May
Venue: University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton on Tees
Cost: £195; Dukes’ Members £150
The JASS are holding a full day event with the focus on colorectal pathology including pelvis benign disease, AIN and anal cancers, intestinal failure, IBD, colorectal cancer and emergency surgery.
This will be held at the Manor of Groves Hotel at Sawbridgeworth
For more information email Judith Butcher.
Date: 27 April
Venue: Manor of Groves Hotel, Golf & Country Club, Sawbridgeworth
Cost:
FY1/FY2 – £30.00
Core trainees – £30.00
Reg’s/Trust Grade – £50.00
Consultants – £60.00
The Royal Society of Medicine are pleased to announce the 4th International Colorectal Symposium on Thursday 26th April 2018 as a review of our current trials and to discuss future research opportunities.
Once again many of our colleagues have kindly agreed to Chair the discussion panels and we are looking forward to another lively and interesting day!
In order to enable as many people to attend the symposium we have been able to make 40 free places available. These are on a first-come-first-served basis.
In addition, for the rest of the places we are only charging a flat rate fee of £85 which covers the cost of the central London venue and catering only.
For more information visit here.
Date: 26 April
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, London
RSM Coloproctology are inviting candidates for a teaching day about colorectal cancer: review best management of rectal cancer and best approaches to effective training, with a focus on the operative techniques of colorectal cancer.
You will learn:
For more information and booking please visit here.
Date: 6 April
Venue: Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Trust, Surrey
The 2-day course has been developed to provide a combination of practical laparoscopic sessions and interactive live operating. It is aimed at the surgical trainee who has experience of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendicectomy but wants to develop more advanced dissection, stapling and suturing skills used in laparoscopic upper GI, colorectal and urological procedures.
The course will comprise of Lectures and practical sessions covering Laparoscopic Suturing & Knot Tying, Mesenteric Dissection, Haemostasis, Fundoplication, Stapled Anastomosis, Live Operating of Fundoplication and Gastric Bypass.
A high delegate to trainer ratio will ensure candidates are able to develop the appropriate skills according to their level of training and chosen specialty.
For more information or booking please contact Milly Mistry.
Date: 5-6 June 2018
Cost: £250
Location: Royal Derby Hospital
The First UK Pelvic Floor Summit – joint meeting between the United Kingdom Continence Society and The Pelvic Floor Society
This promises to be a major event for doctors and allied health professionals. It is a three day meeting that reflects the increasing recognition that pelvic floor problems and incontinence require an integrated multidisciplinary approach.
Whilst putting together a wealth of talented Faculty members to cover a wide range of topics for you, we are also keen to have abstract submissions from members and non-members of the UKCS and TPFS. There will be awards for a range of topics associated with the free paper presentations.
We very much hope that you will be able to attend the meeting with its superb programme, original research and great networking.
For registration please visit here.
Date: 18-20 April
Venue: The International Centre, Telford
The MASIC foundation is please to invite nurses, midwives, O&G and colorectal health professional for an educational meeting being held at the WIMAT unit in Cardiff on the 15 May 2018. The educational day will include topics as anal sphincter injuries in childbirth (MASIC), patient perspective, the role of physiotherapist and pelvic floor nurses, workshops for all professionals. For registration please contact admin@masic.org.uk.
Registration fee: £25 for allied professional; £35 for Doctors
Date: 15 May 2018
Venue: WIMAT, Cardiff
We are pleased to invite applications for the FREE Cook Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Course to be held as part of the weekend on Friday 20th April 2018.
There are 16 places available, and we are keen to optimise the experience for those most likely to benefit. Therefore preference will be given to ST6+ trainees. Due to the expected high demand for places, we are inviting applications including the following:
Applications should be forwarded to admin@thedukesclub.org.uk by the end of the working day on 31/3/2018.
We look forward to your applications and we will notify successful candidates in the near future following the deadline. Registration for the remainder of the educational weekend is expected as a condition of course attendance. Details of the registration will be available soon.
ACPGBI in conjuction with Bowel Disease Research Foundation and NIHR are holding an event featuring ‘Research Unplugged Trials Under the Spotlight Question Time’ with guest speaker including Prof J Hill, Mr A Acheson, Mr S Bach, Mr P Rowbottom and M J Torkington. This will be held in Warrington on the 14 March. For more information please contact vicky.wilkinson@nihr.ac.uk or dale.vimalachandran@nhs.net.
14 March, Warrington
ASiT are holding their International Surgical Conference in the delightful City of Edinburgh. They are calling for abstracts with the submission deadline on the 22 January. Several prizes are to be won including the Dukes’ Prize for best abstract in Colorectal Surgery. For more information visit here.
6-8 April, Edinburgh
Abstract Submission Deadline: 22 January
