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News Archive - February 2017

Grant applications now open for Ileostomy study

The Bowel Disease Research Foundation (BDRF) in partnership with IA (The Ileostomy and Internal pouch Support Group) and The Kingston Trust are jointly funding a study with the aim of improving outcomes for people with an ileostomy.Research... Read more

27 Feb 2017

ACPGBI South Wales Chapter Report

South Wales Chapter Update Feb 2018 ACPGBI Enquiry – Colorectal Cancer Outcomes in Wales – December 2016 This meeting took place in December in Cardiff to present the findings of the ACPGBI Report into the Colorectal Cancer Outcome Data from... Read more

27 Feb 2017

ACPGBI North Western Chapter Report

North West Chapter report There have been advances in approach to the management of intestinal ischaemia, sigmoid volvulus and acute diverticulitis in recent years. The meeting will focus on these, and in particular invite a vascular MDT to speak... Read more

24 Feb 2017

Opportunities for getting and staying involved in ACPGBI Research & Audit

National Audit of Small Bowel Obstruction NASBO is now half way through the data collection period with over 160 centres signed up to participate across the UK. 350 cases have already been logged centrally and half the participating centres have... Read more

21 Feb 2017

Expression of interest: Associate Surgical Specialty Lead in Coloproctology

ACPGBI and BDRF have jointly sponsored the Royal College of Surgeons Surgical Specialty Lead in Coloproctology, Simon Bach, over the last four years. There is now a unique opportunity for a trainee to be appointed as an Associate Surgical Specialty... Read more

21 Feb 2017