News Archive - September 2026

2026 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Travelling Fellow Report

Kinga Olortegui, MD MS, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

It was such a special surprise and honor to be selected as this year’s 2026 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Travelling Fellow.  I attended the 2026 Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting in Belfast,... Read more

25 Sep 2026

Join the SURGE Audit – Over 80 Sites Already Registered

  Thank you to all collaborators who have already expressed an interest in joining SURGE, a new national collaborative audit examining the management and outcomes of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) across the UK. With more... Read more

22 Sep 2026

Case Note Reviewers Required

NCEPOD study on Acute Sigmoid Volvulus

NCEPOD is undertaking a study to evaluate the quality of care provided to patients with acute sigmoid volvulus, looking at the pathway of care from initial presentation to healthcare through to discharge from hospital following treatment. We are... Read more

17 Sep 2026

🩺 Colorectal Surgeons: Get Involved with NCAPC

Help shape the future of perioperative care and improve outcomes for surgical patients

Clinical Audit in Perioperative Care - Colorectal input https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/research/research-projects/national-clinical-audit-perioperative-care-ncapc The National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC) is a three-year national... Read more

8 Sep 2026

External Affairs Committee vacancies

Closing date Wednesday 30 September 2026

The External Affairs Committee aims to raise the profile of the ACPGBI and coloproctology with opinion-formers and decision-makers, to interact with patient groups and to improve stakeholder engagement. Ensuring that all ACPGBI communication... Read more

1 Sep 2026