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Gary Spence retweeted
Joint Statement from the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland (ACPGBI), the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (AUGIS), & the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI)
@RobbieButlerMLA @JonBurrowsMLA @uuponline @FarrarMike
Gary Spence retweeted
Letter already in public domain. Essential reading for NHSCT’s popl’n incl staff., all related politicians & more please. Letter to now ex-minister & Mr J Burrows sent Monday. Unfortunately it didn’t have desired effect. NB One emerg surg service (akin ALL other trusts) OR none
Gary Spence retweeted
Cyberattacks are no longer an IT problem, they are a patient safety problem.
A fascinating and highly relevant talk from Peter Gogalniceanu on healthcare resilience, cyber security, and the vulnerability of modern surgical systems at #ASGBI2026
#CyberSecurity #PatientSafety #NHS #Surgery
Gary Spence retweeted
Dr Lisa McLemore on same day colectomy and pushing the boundaries in colorectal surgery #ASGBI2026
First time in the AVIVA
Last time I was here was 1991. Was against Australia too. Hopefully get the same result! #shouldertoshoulder
Gary Spence retweeted
A packed #Masterclass this morning for @doctorferreres Surgical Ethics and Professionalism @asgbi #ASGBI2025
Gary Spence retweeted
What a day at #ASGBI2025 headquarters! Our abstract acceptances been issued (check your inbox), Training Village bookings have opened and registration for our pre-Congress courses is now available!
We are delighted to be collaborating with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, SAGES and the David Nott Foundation on our courses - make sure to add one when registering for the main Congress 👍
Gary Spence retweeted
We are really looking forward to hearing from our keynote lecturers at #ASGBI2025!
Motivational Lecturer - Mr Martin Griffiths
Bland Sutton Lecturer - Professor Lydia Cairncross
BJS Lecturer - Professor Dana Telem
Gary Spence retweeted
Safe emergency general surgery - @asgbi statement
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae303
Recommendations for safe and efficient EGS care
1⃣Safe staffing levels are essential, defined by EGS admissions and inpatient volume, not hospital size
2⃣ EGS services should be available and contracted 24/7, including for both consultant surgeons and anaesthetists
3⃣ There should be a lead clinician for EGS with allocated contracted time
4⃣ Daily input from geriatricians for older patients, irrespective of procedure, should be available
Work by Hannah Javanmard-Emamghissi, ASGBI EGS Collaborative
#SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @des_winter @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #SoMe4Trauma #emgensurg @WSESurgery @NELANews #EmLap @ASGBI_MA #some4peds #emergency #acutecare
Gary Spence retweeted
Not content with launching one award today, we are delighted to announce that applications are also open for the Averil Mansfield Travelling Fellowship!
This award of up to £2500 is open to ASGBI members who are non-consultant doctors and supports visits to centres of excellence in emergency general surgery (EGS) across the UK and worldwide.
Deadline - 28th February.
Gary Spence retweeted
Big upgrade to the award this year!
Definitely worth applying - especially now it can be completed from anywhere in the world.
Seems unfair consultants are excluded!
Not content with launching one award today, we are delighted to announce that applications are also open for the Averil Mansfield Travelling Fellowship!
This award of up to £2500 is open to ASGBI members who are non-consultant doctors and supports visits to centres of excellence in emergency general surgery (EGS) across the UK and worldwide.
Deadline - 28th February.
Gary Spence retweeted
The entire conversation on robotic surgery is too polarizing… the critics don’t use the 🤖at all and the supporters feel like it needs to be used for everything
IMO there needs to be more robot ‘centrists’ out there who will say it’s good for some things and not others.
Delighted to represent @asgbi at the Visit Belfast Ambassador Awards in Titanic,
Belfast. @VisitBelfast were fantastic in their support for our conference held in ICC Belfast. Honoured to pick up 2 awards on behalf of Team @asgbi #ambassadorawards24
Gary Spence retweeted
We thank @RCSnews for this clear statement, with safe surgical practice and trainees at its core
SCPs have a well defined scope of practice: performing parts of a lap cholecystectomy with or without supervision has never been acceptable
We are thankful for the reminder to consultant colleagues to use every theatre opportunity to prioritise training the surgeons of tomorrow
🔗 tinyurl.com/RCSST
Gary Spence retweeted
This is a really important discussion and our views are very clear. #NoTrainingTodayNoSurgeonsTomorrow @Schoolofsurg @ASiTofficial @Augishealth @RCSnews
Read our statement:
𝐀𝐒𝐆𝐁𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐲𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲
Link: bit.ly/3QEPheK
What a collective talent, the SAGES team are. Thanks for all your collective and individual contributions to #asgbi2024 @CEReinke @rbarbosa91
Gary Spence retweeted
Honored to be here, great venue and people… people in the UK definitely know how to make their meeting time an enjoyable one.
Gary Spence retweeted
The fantastic Professor Alberto Ferreres from #BuenosAires #Argentina sharing his extensive experience and tips and tricks for the difficult #gallbladder @asgbi @Augishealth #ASGBI2024
