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News Archive - May 2016

American College of Surgeons International Guest Scholarships

Since 1968, the American College of Surgeons has offered International Guest Scholarships (IGS) to outstanding young surgeons from countries other than the United States and Canada, who have demonstrated strong interests and accomplishments in... Read more

24 May 2016

Conference Talk with Dr James Church @Edinburgh

In a series of interviews, guest reporter Owen Haskins from Dendrite Clinical Systems,  will be previewing this year’s ACPGBI annual meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, July 4-6. He talked to Dr James Church about his presentation ‘Colonoscopy in the... Read more

11 May 2016

Conference Talk with Professor Robert Steele @Edinburgh

In a series of interviews, guest reporter Owen Haskins from Dendrite Clinical Systems,  will be previewing this year’s ACPGBI annual meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, July 4-6. He talked to Professor Robert Steele, President of the ACPGBI, who... Read more

11 May 2016

ACPGBI position statement on Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME)

Total Mesorectal Excision (TME), as first described by Heald in 1982, is accepted in the UK as the standard surgical treatment for mid and lower third rectal cancers. Transanal TME (TaTME) is a relatively new technique whereby the rectum is... Read more

9 May 2016

Cancer Research UK funding opportunities avaliable

CRUK have recently added a second round of funding for the fellowship and bursary schemes that they offer so that there is more flexibility to apply within the year. Upcoming deadlines are given below. Clinician Scientist Fellowship Offers... Read more

6 May 2016