BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society

Official twitter account for BBUGSS - driving specialism in UGI surgery in the UK, improving patient outcomes. Let’s push things forward! Instagram : bbugssuk

[BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society @bbugssuk]

Register for the Cholesafe course hosted at Royal Stoke Hospital on 1/5/26 and gain valuable skills in performing safe cholecystectomy. £50 for AUGIS members or £100 for non members. @augishealth #Bbugss #Augis

Registration emails to: [email protected]/[email protected]

[BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society @bbugssuk]

On behalf of BBUGSS and the Executive Committee, we wish all our members a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Wishing you all continued success in your professional endeavours.

#merrychristmas
#happynewyear2026
#bbugss

[BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society @bbugssuk]

Extremely successful first Cholesafe course hosted at The Karl Storz Training Centre yesterday.

Thank you to our delegates for attending, amazing faculty for their knowledge and expertise and to Karl Storz for hosting us at their fantastic venue for education.

@augishealth

[BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society @bbugssuk]

A fantastic day at the Annual Hiatal Surgery Course, filled with learning, discussion, and hands-on surgical skills at the KARL STORZ Training and Technology Centre. A huge thank you to KARL STORZ, Medtronic, and J&J.
@Augishealth

[BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society @bbugssuk]

📢 Registration for the Wessex Foregut Meeting is now LIVE!

A high-quality 6-CPD multidisciplinary foregut programme awaits on 27 Feb 2026 in Winchester.

Registration link: https://t.co/4JlcYuaMuw

@RCSEd @roux_group @Augishealth

[BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society @bbugssuk]

⏳ 1 Day to Go!
Don’t miss the first @bbugssuk @Augishealth webinar on
“The Benign UGI MDT Meeting.”
If you’re involved in UGI care or service development, this session is not to be missed.
📅 Tomorrow
⏰ 19:00 – 20:15 hrs
🔗 Join here: https://t.co/uMQSuaaLfr

[BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society @bbugssuk]

🚨 Upcoming Webinar Alert!
Join us for the first BBUGSS webinar in collaboration with AUGIS on “The Value of a Complex Benign UGI MDT Meeting.”
📅 Date: 27th November, 2025
⏰ Time: 19:00 - 20.15 hrs
🔗 Stay tuned for the registration link
#BBUGSS #UpperGISurgery #MDT #BenignUGI

[Jihène El Kafsi @Jelkafsi]

Registration for the 2026 Foregut Meeting is open!

Scan the QR below to see the programme and register. Places are limited!

@bbugssuk @Augishealth @ViatrisInc @roux_group @RCSEd

[BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society @bbugssuk]

Join the BBUGSS British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society AUGIS CholeSafe course - Mastering Safe Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, hosted at KARL STORZ, Slough.

📅 Date: December 9, 2025 | 08:30 - 17:00 hrs
🔗 Register here: https://t.co/zu4qSxEa1B

#BBUGSS #AUGIS #CholeSafe

[BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society @bbugssuk]

🚨 Upcoming Webinar Alert!
Join us for the first BBUGSS webinar in collaboration with AUGIS on “The Value of a Complex Benign UGI MDT Meeting.”
📅 Date: 27th November, 2025
⏰ Time: 19:00 - 20.15 hrs
🔗 Stay tuned for the registration link
#BBUGSS #UpperGISurgery #MDT #BenignUGI

[BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society @bbugssuk]

A fantastic day at the 11th Northern Laparoscopic and Robotic GI Symposium!
High-yield sessions on robotic foregut, colorectal, biliary, and pancreatic surgery.
Shout out to the organisers for putting together such a well-structured and engaging day.
#roboticsurgery
#bbugss

[Marcos Kostalas @MarcosKostalas]

We are looking forward to hosting the 17th Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration course on the 5th and 6th November!

Last few spaces available

https://t.co/4i7f8I1PU4

@Augishealth @DerbyPBunit @EAHPBA @roux_group @bbugssuk @ASiTofficial

[Ashok Menon @ashmenonsurgery]

If you’re coming to #AUGIS2025 in Glasgow (8-10th October), BBUGSS are running really interesting sessions on benign UGI surgery.
If you are a Consultant or Resident in UGI Surgery, please join our growing society. Come and meet us in Glasgow and click on the link or QR to join.

[AUGIS @Augishealth]

We enjoyed every minute of this year meeting - we hope you did too!

Safe journeys home, and haste ye back to join us in Harrogate 23-25th September 26!

#AUGIS2026

[AUGIS @Augishealth]

You can hear a pin drop as #nickmaynard talks of his experience in Gaza.

#AUGIS2025

[Khurram Shahzad Khan @Khurram_Khan3]

Delighted to have led the pre-conference Laparoscopic CBDE Course at #AUGIS2025.

Excellent engagement from delegates and outstanding contributions from the expert faculty. Grateful to @bostonsci and @StrykerEndo for their generous support.

#LCBDE #BileDuctStone #Cholangioscopy

[Haytham Kaafarani @hayfarani]

Honored by the @Augishealth invite, impressed by the @nhs ability to scale up meaningfully, grateful for the friendships being built here, & excited to see beautiful Glasgow, an 850 years old city that gave us the Glasgow-Coma Scale among so many other contributions!

[AUGIS @Augishealth]

Introducing new technology safely - an important topic being presented by @TMitchellFRCS

What do you see as the challenges as for your future practice?

#AUGIS2025

[AUGIS @Augishealth]

Fantastic engagement and training at the Pre-conference course this morning.

Thanks to all our faculty for supporting!

#AUGIS2025

[BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society @bbugssuk]

Extremely informative presentations in the BBUGSS Masterclass in Foregut Surgery including a very important updates regarding the status of LINX in the UK and updates to the National Hiatal Surgery Registry