Tom Thorne

Core Surgical Trainee

[Tom Thorne @thomasthorne16]

To prospective medical students, my DMs are open for advice about entrance into UK medical schools. We believe career advice should not cost £100s and so want to offer our help where face-to-face advice isn't possible. Thanks to @YousufMed #wideningaccess

[Sivesh K Kamarajah @Sivesh93]

Great sharing of experience of the collaborative research across the @NIHR_GSU over the past decade by @ewenharrison

Sharing some early experience from the @gecko_study

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

⚠️ Validation stage CONCLUDED!

A true testament to #globalcollaboration the @gecko_study has been able to join like-minded people to deliver high quality and impactful surgical research!

We are thankful to all our collaborators across the 🌍

Stay tuned for 🦎’s next steps!

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

Next week we’re having our Hospital and National Lead Webinar 4️⃣ 🥳

We will be discussing
👉 the study so far
👉 the next steps
👉 data validation
👉 follow-up

You won’t want to miss this one!

Choose from 2️⃣ meetings on the same day

See you soon 💪🦎

[COVIDSurg @CovidSurg]

📢 @gecko_study collaborators

⚠️ Database closes January 1️⃣5️⃣ at 23:59 BST ⏱️

Now is the time to finish uploading all the data you’ve worked so hard to collect 💪

Make sure all records are complete ✅

Your contributions matter! This is the moment to ensure they count 🤩

[COVIDSurg @CovidSurg]

Wishing you all a Happy New Year 🎉🥂

@gecko_study’s success is a testament to the teamwork and collaboration of this 🌍 network.

We’re so grateful for your dedication and efforts 🥹

Here's to a year of shared triumphs! May we continue taking @gecko_study further 🦎💪

[COVIDSurg @CovidSurg]

3️⃣3️⃣k patient records from 1️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ countries!!

@gecko_study has truly gone global 🌍🌎🌏

[COVIDSurg @CovidSurg]

@gecko_study keeps on growing and it’s definitely a 🌎 team effort !! 🤩

What’s next? 👀

👉 Aim to have more than 9️⃣5️⃣% of a patient’s record complete;

👉 Data validation coming in February 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣;

👉 GECKO’s First Paper - Webinar coming soon.

[Chris Varghese @chrisvarghese98]

Prof @ewenharrison sharing about #GECKO study @AmCollSurgeons!! 🦎

#ACSCC2023

[Tom Thorne @thomasthorne16]

Approaching the last hour! Sign up now 🦎

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

Last chance to sign up for the @gecko_study 🦎🌍

⏰ Submissions close at 2️⃣3️⃣:5️⃣9️⃣ TODAY

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

📢

Only 7️⃣ days left to express your interest and be a part of this groundbreaking multicentric 🌍 cohort on cholecystectomy. Don't miss out!

Sign up now and be a part of @gecko_study’s mark in surgical research 🤩💪

#GECKOStudy #CholecystectomyResearch #surgery

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

#Globalsurg4 @gecko_study has now recruited >1️⃣0️⃣ 0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ patients across 643 🏥 from 90 countries 🌍

With another 4 data collection periods to go from next week, there is still time to join! 🗓️

Register your hospital here: https://t.co/g2gCEXFsmD

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

There are so many ways you can get involved in the GECKO study 🦎

Don’t miss the chance to be a part of this global cohort on #cholecystectomy 👀

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

It’s the last week of data collection for Period 2️⃣ on @gecko_study 🦎

We’re more than 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣centers globally and already at 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ patients in 3️⃣ weeks! 🥳

There’s still time for you to join this 🌎 collaborative on #cholecystectomy, here 👉 https://t.co/g2gCEXFsmD

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

Our first week of data collection has recruited 7⃣9⃣7⃣ patients, so far 🥳

With >1⃣9⃣0⃣0⃣ hospitals globally, our top 3 center recruiters are:

🇬🇧UK
🇮🇹Italy
🇹🇷Turkey

There's still time to register for this global cohort on #cholecystectomy here 👉 https://t.co/g2gCEXFsmD

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

Didn’t get a chance to attend #GECKO’s launch event?

You can now watch and re-watch the recording 🙌

👉 https://t.co/CBkyjucvi2

Lets keep on taking GECKO global! 🦎

[Tom Thorne @thomasthorne16]

Great to see the study launching. Check out our GECKO account below for more information and to register interest at your centre! 🦎

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

The study launch for GECKO is underway! Mr Ewen Griffiths is first, introducing the launch event and providing some background!

@NIHR_GSU @GlobalSurg #GlobalSurg4 #GECKO #Cholecystectomy

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

Looking forward to our launch event on tomorrow 18 July 🌍🚀

All are welcome to attend.

Register for the event here: https://t.co/0Bg4h1bfoN

Alternatively, access the zoom links here:
12pm BST meeting: https://t.co/xwNNbaDRHr
5pm BST meeting: https://t.co/LDaS7xhpor

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

We are delighted to announce that we have opened registrations for our upcoming launch event on 18 July at 12pm and 5pm (BST).

We look forward to seeing you there 🌍

Register for our event here: https://t.co/0Bg4h1bfoN

[Tom Thorne @thomasthorne16]

Great to see even more centres and countries involved. There’s still time to register via the tweet link! 🦎🦎🦎

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

1️⃣6️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ hospitals from 128 countries are now registered for the #GlobalSurg4 @gecko_study 🙌🏽🌍

Register your centre here: https://t.co/Jvzo5BLkAf

Visit our study home page: https://t.co/G47I2sLQit

More details about our upcoming launch event on 18 July will be shared soon 🎉

[GECKO Study @gecko_study]

We’re delighted to share details of the upcoming launch event for #GlobalSurg4 @gecko_study

The launch event will be on 18 July at 12pm & 5pm (2 sessions are being held to facilitate attendance across different time zones) 🌍

Programme & speaker list will be released soon 🙌🏽