Senior colorectal fellowship now open for applications @WghLothian. High volume tertiary colorectal practice including advanced endoscopy, complex IBD, robotics, advanced cancer, pelvic floor, proctology & emergency colorectal. Apply here https://t.co/tT9MJl279I deadline 25/9/24
An excellent first @WghLothian@EdinburghColo
PPI meeting. Great discussions around the need for PPI + how to immerse into our research. 2 study proposals reviewed by the team. Grateful to the attendees for their time and incisive insights. More people needed- please apply!
Congratulations to our consultant surgeon @PVaughanShaw for this prestigious award. The award recognises his portfolio of translational studies investigating the link between vitamin D and colorectal cancer in collaboration with Professor Malcolm Dunlop
Congratulations to our current CT1 Tom Drake awarded the Chiene Medal for his work investigating how specific mutations in DNA lead to liver cancer. Prof John Chiene was president of @RCSEd 1897-99 & influential @EdinUniMedicine Prof Surgery. A great role model for @Tom_Drake1!
Congratulations to our researcher @_AdamGerrard_, awarded the Professor Fearon medal 🥇for @BJSurgery paper investigating double qFIT testing in patients with colorectal symptoms. Collaborative effort w/@WghLothian qFIT nurses, Prof Farhat Din @EdinUniMedicine@EdinUni_IGC
🎇Congratulations to our @EdinburghColo consultant Mr Mark Potter who has been awarded SE Scotland Surgical Trainer of the Year Award 🥇. Richly deserved + an inspiration for all surgical trainers @WghLothian@NHS_Education@RCSEdFST@EdinSurg
Staff in the Main Theatres at WGH receiving Team of the Month Award - recognising the care and compassion the team demonstrate in looking after their patients 24/7 through the year.
Thank you to all the staff for the compassion and teamwork you show day in day out. @NHSLothian
“Wearable tech” taken to a new level! Oxygenation sensors on anastomoses: winner of best paper award! Well done Mark Porter and team!
https://t.co/AaYFYUveu4
The @exppect team has had a successful few weeks of #Endometriosis & #ReproductiveHealth Conferences 🎉
Our team’s achievements are worth celebrating again 👏
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Cross disciplinary team effort 💪🏽Drs Iona Campbell& Michael Glinka, @ShabanFadlo, DrsKate Kirkwood & Francesca Nadalin @David_J_Adams@PathologyEdin@irenepapatheodo Profs Baldock & Burger. 🙌🏽All the amazing & incredibly talented people who make this possible.
This is work by the team at @EdinburghColo. >15% have -ve to +ve and vice versa when 2 tests done. Double testing reduces the chance of missing sinister pathologies.