The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) represents general surgery and all its related specialties throughout the UK and Ireland.
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#ASGBI2024
#Excellence
#Collaboration
#Inclusion
Congratulations to Miss Claire Rutherford who was the most outstanding candidate in the May 2021 Intercollegiate Specialty Board examination in General Surgery and is the prize winner of the ASGBI medal & prize. Well done Claire!👏
Congratulations to Miss Jessie Elliott who was the most outstanding candidate in the May 2022 Intercollegiate Specialty Board examination in General Surgery and is the winner of the ASGBI medal & prize. Well done Jessie!
We are delighted to announce that Miss Gill Tierney has been elected as ASGBI’s Vice President for 2021 and 2022, and will thus become President for 2023 and 2024. Congratulations to Gill, we look forward to the next four years.
#womeninsurgery
We are delighted to announce the appointment of
@susanmoug
as ASGBI Director of Research. Congratulations Susan and welcome to the ASGBI team!
#womeninsurgery
Congratulations to our new President-Elect 2023-2024 Mr Christian Macutkiewicz
@SurgeryHPB
.
We would like to thank our members for participating in the recent election which was a major change in our leadership appointment process.
#EDI
#EGS
@neilsurgeon
Introducing our new Director of Education & Training. Congratulations
@bengriffiths73
! Welcome to the ASGBI team. We look forward to working with you 👏
We've made another great appointment! Congratulations
@NuhaZsurgeon
our new Director of Inclusivity. Welcome to the ASGBI Team and we look forward to working with you.
#womeninsurgery
Congratulations to Mr Ross McLean who was the most outstanding candidate in the July 2021 Intercollegiate Specialty Board examination in General Surgery and is the prize winner of the ASGBI medal & prize. Well done
@RossMcLeanNE
👏
To all the consultants dusting off their white coats & 🩺 - remember the same advice we give to new starters: ‘Make sure you ask the nurses, if you don’t know how to do something’….
To those striking tomorrow - know that we will always have your back
Presidents of general surgery associations of New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain and Ireland in Napier, sharing ideas and friendship. Collaboration is 🔑
#NZAGS24
🌟The future of surgery is bright! 🌟
Tuesday watch
We all treat patients with cancer & those in the final phases of life
Remember they have hopes & dreams left
They may have something to teach us
‘Proof that the dying have the most to teach us about life’
@Atul_Gawande
RIP Laura ❤️
Ramadan Mubarak to all of our Muslim colleagues observing the blessed month! Not only do they have to be NBM for 16 hours, it is also a month of spiritual enrichment, charity and kindness
#RamadanMubarak
#BeKind
#Belonging
#EDI
A new addition to our Issues in Professional Practice series, ‘Surgery in the older frail patient: Challenges and Considerations,’ is now available here:
Congratulations to Mr James Ward who was the most outstanding candidate in the September 2021 Intercollegiate Specialty Board examination in General Surgery and is the winner of the ASGBI medal & prize. Well done James!
Weekend thought
‘Surgical complications & their implications for surgeons’ well-being’
Something we all have to deal with
This paper in the
@BJSurgery
is nearly 10 years old but relevant as little has probably changed
New Regional Representative Appointed: we are delighted to announce that Dimitrios Damaskos, Consultant in General and Emergency Surgery at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is our new Scottish Regional Representative. Welcome
@DimDamask
! We look forward to working with you.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of
@SoniaLockwood79
as ASGBI Director of Emergency General Surgery. Congratulations Sonia and welcome to the ASGBI team!
#womeninsurgery
Heartfelt thanks to Professor Vassilios Papalois for his contribution, dedication and tireless work for the ASGBI as he demits as Director of Communication.
We applaud all the amazing women who motivate, empower, and support us in healthcare and beyond.
Thank you to our female Presidents, past and current, for inspiring women to pursue a limitless career in surgery!
#SurgeryForEveryone
#LiftAsYouClimb
#IWD2023
#WomeninSurgery
We need a timeline cleanser
The surgical consultant walking through radiology after getting push back on all their scan requests…. (courtesy of
@radiologistpage
)
We wish all our Muslim members and their families a Happy Eid. For those attending the Congress this week, thank you for spending this family time with your ASGBI family.
With surgical training under extreme pressure, ASGBI is prioritising trainees with the new Averil Mansfield Fellowship. Selected by Prof M, the recipient will receive £1000 to spend time in a UK Centre to further experience EGS. More info soon
#traineesmatter
#trainingmatters
We are excited to launch the Call for Abstracts for our 2021 Virtual Congress. It'll be taking place from Tuesday 4th - Saturday 8th May 2021. There will be a wide range of topics covered in a mix of session formats. Abstract submission deadline 31st January 2021.
Obligatory group photograph before we pack up and head home.
Thanks for having us
@ASiTofficial
, it’s been fun
#ASiT2023
!
See you in Harrogate in May!
@ASGBI_MA
Congratulations to Mr Jonathan Moore who was the most outstanding candidate in the February 2023 Intercollegiate Specialty Board Examination in General Surgery and has been nominated the winner of the ASGBI Medal.
The theme of the EGS Symposium this year is Getting it right in Emergency General Surgery
Who do you want to hear from and why?
Sign up now at
#ASGBIEGS
We are delighted to have representation at the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of The Duke of Edinburgh, our Patron for almost 40 years. Professor Gill Tierney, President-elect and Professor Iain Anderson, immediate Past President are representing ASGBI today.
Excited to see the
#HowIBecameAWomanInSurgery
campaign taking effect, raising awareness towards consensus and alternative strategies. Please read the article from the ASGBI Surgical Life Winter journal I had the pleasure to coauthor with
@bristolwins
ASGBI are proud to introduce our EDI Committee and invite you to this important National event - FREE for all. Join us as we look in the mirror, listen to your stories and discuss your thoughts on the Kennedy Report at the Q&A session.
#StrongerTogether
#EveryoneMatters
We can't wait to host
@rbarbosa91
and
@SAGES_Updates
at
#ASGBI2024
🥳🥳
Although Ron's Training Village workshop is now fully booked, there are still limited places left on a few of the sessions, including the Management of Bleeding Workshop with none other than
@georgoff
from…
Congratulations John Isherwood from Addenbrooks and John Moir from Freeman Hospital who have received a fellowship to further their interests in the clinical management of
#pancreaticcancer
. Thank you to our colleagues
@PancreaticCanUK
for supporting this programme👏
#ASGBI2021
Interested in a career in transplant surgery? Our next webinar focuses on careers and training. 6pm on Thursday 6th October. All welcome! Register here:
Sunday thought
One doctor in 🇬🇧 dies by suicide every two weeks, according to figures by
@DoctorsDistress
The situation is worse still among women doctors
This is in part due to culture within the workplace
#LetsRemoveIt
We'll be holding our
@BJSurgery
2020 Lecture virtually from 1800 hours on 12th November. Our guest speaker is Professor Steve Moeng from South Africa talking about Abdominal Trauma: a lifetime of lessons from South Africa. Register here:
ASGBI Congress 2023: ASGBI is delighted to announce a stellar line-up for our plenary session featuring the Royal College Lecturers in Harrogate - 17th to 19th May 2023.
#ASGBI2023
#WomenInSurgery
Our EGS Symposium is taking place on 28th September in Nottingham and online. The theme is Getting it Right in Emergency General Surgery. Registration opens Soon!
💪🏼Strong female leadership at the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons (NZAGS) Annual Conference in Napier. Our President Gill Tierney with NZAGS President Vanessa Blair.🔽
We look forward to welcoming NZAGS President Vanessa Blair to Belfast for
#ASGBI2024
next month!!
Our President-Elect
@SurgeryHPB
is representing us at the
@SAGES_Updates
conference in Cleveland! 🇺🇸
We are so excited to welcome the SAGES faculty to the upcoming
#ASGBI2024
Congress in Belfast. Looking forward to sharing insights and forging important international…
Delighted to be making so many announcements today!🥳Thank you to our partners
@IntuitiveSurg
for supporting fellowships for our members who have an interest in robotic-assisted techniques. Congratulations Tamara, Jason, Mohan and Jeremy
#ASGBI2021
#Trainingmatters
For the final time -
@neilsurgeon
chairing the
@asgbi
executive meeting. Outstanding leadership. Can’t thank you enough for leading the ship through some very choppy waters!
What are you doing on 22nd September? How about joining us ONLINE for Trauma Tips and Training?
FREE for ASGBI members, more info/programme in the comments below.
Thanks to
@KateHancorn
our Trauma Lead for arranging an excellent programme and to our sponsors
@JNJMedTechUKI
🙏🏼
We are going to miss you
@Bhavnita
….
Over the last 22 years you have been the one constant as others, including Presidents and Council Members, have come and gone.
Thank you for helping to turn the
@asgbi
into the organisation it is!
All the best ❤️
Congratulations to Winner of the 2020
@WileyGlobal
AV Prize ‘Emergency Laparoscopic Femoral Hernia Repair and Small Bowel Resection’ by
@LeeCreedon
and colleagues from
@teamsurgeryuhdb
@uhdb
. View the winning entry here:
The Executive of ASGBI acknowledge Baroness Helena Kennedy’s report on EDI. We feel that every surgeon matters and that we all carry individual responsibility for supporting equality, diversity, fairness and respect. ASGBI will strive to achieve this.
Our next webinar will focus on the Trauma Laparotomy and TELA. 6pm on Thursday 1st December.
Looking forward to hearing from
@KateHancorn
@bengriffiths73
@rossdavenport
and Major David Bailey.
Our President had the honour of sharing the stage today at
@SistersIN_HQ
24 with First Minister
@moneillsf
and deputy First Minister
@little_pengelly
of Northern Ireland.
Three incredible female role models sharing their amazing stories to inspire the next generation 👏👏👏
#ASGBI2023
done ☑️
Thank you to all our attendees, faculty and supporters who made the made the event such a success.
Get the next one in your diary now. Join us in Belfast, 8-10th May 2024 ⬇️
#Excellence
#Collaboration
#Inclusion