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Examiners for the Intercollegiate Specialty Board in General Surgery

The Intercollegiate Specialty Board in General Surgery is looking to recruit new examiners to join its Panel. The Board would welcome applications from interested and motivated consultants who have significant previous examining experience.Further... Read more

12 Jan 2016

Is a 'watch and wait' policy after complete response to radiochemotherapy for rectal cancer safe?

Professor Robert Steele discusses 'watch and wait' for patients with rectal cancer treated by radiochemotherapy.For a number of years it has been recognised that a proportion of patients with rectal cancer treated by neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy... Read more

11 Jan 2016

forCrohns Innovation Grant 2016

Up to £10,000 will be awarded to successful research studies which aim to find new ways to help improve the lives of patients with Crohn’s disease todayBackground forCrohns is the UK’s only charity solely dedicated to Crohn’s disease. Our mission... Read more

8 Jan 2016

ASCRS International Travelling Scholarship to the United States

The ASCRS (American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons) International Committee offers several travel scholarships to attend the ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting. Additionally, we offer several International Scholarships intended to support travel... Read more

8 Jan 2016

BDRF new tagline competition - could you help?

BDRF are launching a competition to find a new tagline for their fundraising material - and they need your help.Their current strapline, ‘advancing the cure and treatment of bowel disease’, has been considered a bit too wordy and formal, and they... Read more

8 Jan 2016