Resources

Fundamentals of Coloproctology Session 3: Not So Benign

This on-demand teaching session is perfect for medical professionals looking to learn more about surgery for colorectal trainees! Learn about the job of a general surgeon with a pediatric interest, the resources and services needed, the elective and emergency surgeries performed, and get a firsthand account of pediatric surgeries in a small to medium sized DGH. Hear from someone who has trained to perform Antegrade Colon Enemas and Pyloric Stenosis, even though those surgeries aren’t necessary in their position. This is a great opportunity to learn about the career and the exams required, as well as what to do with malformations and anomalies referred to the clinic.

Fundamentals of Coloproctology Session 2: Rectal Cancer

This session provides medical professionals with a comprehensive overview of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT), which combines chemotherapy with radiotherapy to reduce metastatic disease. Expert speakers will present on the benefits of TNT, its efficacy based on landmark clinical trials, and the importance of quality surgery. Attendees will gain the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about the best course of treatment for their patients.

Fundamentals of Coloproctology Session 1: Stepping outside the Colon

In this on-demand learning session, medical professionals will gain an understanding of intestinal failure, its classifications, management, and nutrition. Expert speaker Nina Randa, a consultant surgeon with a specialist interest in ID and inflammatory bowel disease, will guide attendees through sepsis control, gut rest, and nutrition assessments, as well as the in-depth planning of reoperation. Through examples and interactive questions, medical professionals will come away with a better understanding of how to navigate intestinal failure in the exam.

UK National IF Registry Data Additions

Message from the ACPGBI Intestinal Failure Subcommittee

Resources for Medical Students

Our medical student committee have found this selection of surgical resources useful:

The painful anus- expert updates in anal fissure management

Clinical Governance Board - National Bowel Cancer Audit

Clinical Governance Board: NBOCA Webinar: 2 May 2023

Early Years Consultant Network Webinar: Green, Green, Green held on 27 April 2023

Looking at environmental and financial concerns when dealing with surgical recovery

Emergency proctology: the perianal abscess on call

Endoscopy Training Academies

South East Endoscopy Training Academy Deaneries: Oxford, Wessex and Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS)  Clinical Lead: Dr Matthew...