The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

• About us
  • History
  • Membership
  • Secretariat
  • Council
    • Council Members
    • Council Explained
    • Being a Chapter Representative
    • Chapter Representative Elections
    • Council Minutes
  • Contact us
  • Message from the President
  • Objectives
  • Message from the President
  • Committee Elections
  • Newsletter
  • 2011 AGM
• Resources
  • Articles
    • Unacceptable variation on abdominoperineal excision rates for rectal cancer: time to intervene?
  • Discussion forum
  • Image library
    • Upload image
    • Image detail
  • Video library
    • Upload video
  • Podcast library
  • Research posts
  • Links
  • Guidelines
  • 2009 Annual Meeting: 8-11 June 2009
    • How to Complete an ACCEA Application
  • Example section containing a flash video as a paragraph
  • Upload presentation
• Educational Events
  • Courses
  • Other Conferences
    • Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium: 20-25 February 2012
    • 75th Annual University of Minnesota Colon and Rectal Surgery: Current Principles & Practice - October 2012
    • ASCRS Annual Meeting: 2-6 June 2012
    • 14th International Colorectal Forum - Verbier: 27-29 January 2013
    • ASGBI International Surgical Congress 1 - 3 May 2013
    • International Meeting on Coloproctology: Turin 12-14 March 2012
    • Association of Coloproctology of GB & Ireland 2012 Annual Meeting
    • Association of Coloproctology of GB & Ireland 2013 Annual Meeting
    • Frontiers in Intestinal & Colorectal Disease: 27-30 November 2012
    • ESCP 7th Annual Scientific Meeting: 26-29 September 2012
    • ECTA - 3rd Biennial Meeting: 6-9 November 2013
    • ASGBI International Surgical Congress: 9-11 May 2012
    • Word Conference on Colorectal Cancer: 20-24 February 2012
    • 23rd Annual International Colorectal Disease Symposium and 33rd Annual Turnbull Symposium:14-19 February 2012
    • Lister Centenary 2012
  • ACPGBI Annual Conference
    • 2013 Annual Meeting
    • Social Programme
    • Hotel Accommodation
    • Scientific Programme
    • Contact Us
    • Trade Exhibition
    • The CCD
    • Registration
    • Golf Tournament
    • 2012 AGM
    • Abstract Submission
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Annual Meeting 2010 - Feedback Form
• News
  • Annual Evidence Update - Surgical Management of Faecal Incontinence
  • Unacceptable variation on abdominoperineal excision rates for rectal cancer: time to intervene?
  • Applications Sought for JAG Working Group Chairs
  • HMRC News Release - Medical Professionals Offered Tax Health Plan
• Colorectal Disease Journal
  • Colorectal Disease
• BDRF
  • A Letter from our President
  • Research Projects to date
    • 2010
      • The expression of colorectal cancer cell adhesion molecules and their affect on anti-inflammatory immune cell function
      • The effect of sacral neuromodulation on cortical processing of anal canal inputs in patients with faecal incontinence.
      • Study of immunological factors in non-inflammatory bowel disease enterocutaneous fistulae.
      • Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of 3D volume acquisition MRI with CT in staging colonic cancer
      • Is there greater tumour response as determined by tumour cell density at 6 weeks or 12
      • Collagen abnormalities in patients with rectal prolapse.
      • Sentinel lymph node detection in anal cancer: A feasibility study of indocyanine green fluorescence and conventional blue dye/radiocolloid mapping
      • Does Dexamethasone Reduce Emesis After Major Gastrointestinal Surgery (DREAMS Trial)
      • MicroRNAs based blood assay for early detection of colorectal cancer
    • 2008
      • How do cancers develop in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)?
      • Improving selection of high-risk individuals needing bowel cancer screening.
      • To learn why women develop bowel incontinence after childbirth. The aim is to provide better treatment in future.
      • To find out more about women developing bowel incontinence after childbirth who do not have a sphincter injury but have a damaged pelvic floor.
      • Learning more about skin ulceration in a specific skin condition associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
    • 2009 Round 1
      • How do sensory nerves work in the human bowel, and can we improve pain relief for people suffering from two chronic bowel diseases?
      • Is Ulcerative colitis caused by a bacterium?
      • Current bowel cancer screening tests are less than 100% accurate; what is the impact on patients� psychological well-being and ultimate survival if bowel cancer is diagnosed after a false negative screening result (that is, cancer not present) but
      • Regularly taking aspirin over a long period decreases the risk of developing bowel cancer: why?
      • In bowel cancer patients, does the internal scarring caused by radiotherapy still contain cancer cells, and therefore need to be removed in surgery along with diseased parts of the colon?
      • During keyhole surgery for bowel disease, will a new technique of pain relief lead to
    • 2009 Round 2
      • The role of new scanning methods in improving surgical technique and outcomes in more extensive pelvic surgery for recurrent and locally advanced primary rectal cancer.
      • Assessing the predictive accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in determining which low-rectal cancers require enhanced surgery.
      • Will gene therapy improve treatment of the painful skin condition pyoderma gangrenosum?
      • A Prospective Randomised Placebo Controlled Study of Percutaneous and Trans-cutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Idiopathic Faecal Incontinence.
      • Development of Optical Spectroscopy in the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer.
      • A novel approach to enhancing the effectiveness of chemotherapy: a biomarker driven study combining curcumin with FOLFOX in metastatic (spreading) colorectal cancer.
      • Metabonomic profiling of patients with recurrent colorectal cancer.
      • Characterisation of crypt cell changes as signifiers of risk of colorectal tumours (benign and malignant).
  • Our Patrons and Trustees
    • Patrons and Trustees
  • Research Bursaries
  • What We Do
  • Latest News
  • How you can support our work
  • Supporting BDRF
    • Trusts and Companies
    • Individual Supporters
      • Events
        • China Trek
        • China Trek
        • Opera at Ragley Hall
        • Midsummer Dinner at the Royal College of Surgeons
        • Wine Tasting at the ACPGBI Annual meeting in Harrogate
        • Ballet Black at the Dorchester
        • Biking for Bowels; Henley-on-Thames to Annecy cycle ride
        • The Surgeons' Three Peaks Challenge
      • Current Events
        • The Surgeons' 3 Peaks Challenge
        • China Trek
  • Contact Us
  • Bowel Disease and BDRF's action to tackle it
    • Bowel Cancer
    • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    • Bowel Incontinence
    • Our work to tackle Bowel Disease
  • Latest News
• Patients
  • Patient Information Leaflets (PiLs)
• Site information
  • Website history
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy policy
  • Accessibility
  • Sitemap
  • Disclaimer
• Members
  • Sign In
  • Forgot password
• Search results
• Committees
  • Research & Audit
  • Education & Training
  • Clinical Services
  • Public Relation & Ethics
  • Independent Health Care
  • Nursing Forum
  • Representatives
• Feedback
• Education and Training
  • Curriculum
    • Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme
    • European Accreditation Process
    • Summary of Colorectal Competencies
    • Colonoscopy Training
    • ACPGBI Curriculum
  • Education and Training Committee
  • Assessment
    • Trainee Assessment
    • Links to Interactive Media on Assessment
    • Revalidation
  • Courses and Meetings
    • M62 Course
    • M54 / M27 Courses
    • Colorectal Tutor Courses
  • Fellowships
    • Details of Current Fellowships
    • Criteria for Recognition of Fellowships
    • Downloads
    • Travelling Fellowships
  • CME
    • Video Presentation
    • National Anal Ultrasound Training
  • Unit Recognition
    • Details of Recognised Units
    • Procedure for Unit Recognition
    • Downloads
  • E-Grand Rounds
• Research & Audit
  • National Institute for Health Research Comprehensive Clinical Research Network
  • Ileal Pouch Registry
  • Trials
    • CReST
    • FOxTROT
  • National Audit of Bowel Cancer
    • National Cancer Intelligence Network
    • 2009 National Bowel Cancer Audit Report
    • 2010 National Bowel Cancer Audit Report
    • 2011 National Bowel Cancer Audit Report
  • Research & Audit Committee
    • Research & Audit Committee Members
  • International Colorectal stent Registry

Back to top

Print this page

This page was last updated on 01-02-2008