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News Archive - June 2013

Extended VTE prophylaxis after major cancer surgery - the evidence

Lesley Hunt, Consultant Surgeon Presented at ACPGBI Liverpool 2013, 3 July Acknowledgement: Dr Rhona Maclean Consultant Haematologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Patients undergoing major surgery without venous thromboembolism... Read more

28 Jun 2013

Dysplasia, ALMs and DALMs: surgical decision making

Emmanuel Tiret, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris Colorectal Disease lecture, presented at ACPGBI Liverpool 2013, 2 July After 10 years or more of evolution, patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s colitis are at increased risk of developing... Read more

28 Jun 2013

Bowel Disease Research Foundation in 2013

We have had another successful year. In 2012 we raised £349,308 – a steady annual increase. This year we are on track to exceed this figure. For the first time BDRF has funded two rounds of research projects in a single year. In November 2012,... Read more

28 Jun 2013

Publication of Colorectal Surgeons’ Outcome Data to be delayed

Since my last message things have moved rapidly and unexpectedly.  As you are aware, the variability of the quality of the data between different Trusts and the effect this has on different surgeons’ outcomes has been a major concern.   It was for... Read more

25 Jun 2013

Reporting Surgeon Specific Outcomes for Colorectal Cancer

Health care professionals in colorectal surgery support outcome reporting but raise concerns about flaws in data collection and presentation. The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) represents the 1300 medical and... Read more

18 Jun 2013