9th Northern Hybrid Video Laparoscopic & Robotic GI Symposium - 6th October 2023
2023-10-06 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
This event is expected to be very popular – please book early to be assured of a place. To find out more, and book, please click on the image below

Midlands Hernia Symposium & Trainee LapPass® Competition - 6th October 2023
2023-10-06 13:00 - 18:30 (Europe/London)
This event is now fully booked.
Altaf Awan, Javed Latif, Nanda Bandalamudi and Imran Bhatti would like to invite 60 delegates to the Midlands Hernia Symposium and the Trainee LapPass® competition with presentation of the ALSGBI LapPass® 1st Prize Medal on the Friday 6th of October 2023.

There will be an evening of talks including laparoscopic hernia surgery in the emergent and elective setting as well as robotic hernia surgery. We look forward to sharing videos, techniques, use of mesh as well as use of ICG.

Following the talks there will be a dinner with an opportunity to meet colleagues interested in hernia surgery.

All requests to enter the trainee competition and to attend should be sent to javed.latif@nhs.net. Applications will be awarded preferentially to ALSGBI members and then on a first come, first served basis.

There will be no cost to attend due to kind sponsorship from Karl Storz and Medtronic.

3 CPD points for Faculty conducting LapPass® assessment and 3 CPD points for delegates attending the symposium.

Indo UK Surgicon, Edinburgh - 9th & 10th October 2023
2023-10-09 09:00 - 2023-10-10 16:00 (Europe/London)
To find out more, and register, please click on the image below. “Early Bird” rates apply until July 31st.

Highlights of the Scientific Program

Theme for the Conference: Excellence and Safety in MAS
lndoUK Surgicon Consensus Guidelines meet on various subspecialties of MAS
Robotic surgery, Upper GI and Colorectal Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Endoscopic Surgery and Hernia
Award Free Paper presentation & Best Master Video presentation for Faculty / Delegates
Best E Poster presentation for Higher Surgical Trainees / Surgical postgraduates
State of the Art lectures, Panel Discussions and Debates.
lndoUK Surgicon Quiz with prize money of 1000 pounds for the lucky winner
Edinburgh City Tour for delegates / spouse
Optional Scottish tours (Highland tours, Classic Scottish self-drive distillery tour etc)

Surgical Research Online Teaching Course - 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd November 2023 at 6:00 PM GMT
2023-11-01 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/London)
Surgical Research Online Teaching Course – 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd November 2023 at 6:00 PM GMT
Have you ever wanted to write a paper, but have no idea where to begin? Have you ever considered starting a database, but think it is scary and confusing? Have you ever wanted to explore the academic side of medicine, but found yourself lost in the vast sea of knowledge available? Then this is the right course for you!
The Portsmouth Colorectal team invite you to join us for the first edition of our online Surgical Research Teaching course. This online, weekly four-part event aims to give you a foundation in research through sharing our practical experience and knowledge, to make it easier for enthusiastic and ambitious clinicians without prior experience to start participating in research. Over these four weeks we will guide you through the basics of statistical knowledge, the principles and benefits of audits and Quality Improvement projects, the essentials of writing a manuscript and publishing a paper, and how to present and disseminate your research. Attendance is free, but prior registration through our Eventbrite page is mandatory:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surgical-research-teaching-series-tickets-725717389247?aff=oddtdtcreator
If you attend at least 3 out of 4 sessions, we will provide you with a certificate confirming your attendance. This course is aimed at any clinician with an interest in research, and we hope to see you all there ! The platform used will be Zoom.

Frontiers in Colorectal & Intestinal Diseases Conference, London/Virtual - 8th to 10th November 2023
2023-11-08 08:00 - 2023-11-10 17:30 (Europe/London)
To learn more, and register, please click on the image immediately below

The Congress will cover a broad range of topics, all of which are multidisciplinary, and encompass real issues that we deal with day-to-day in our clinics, presented by leading experts.
We will also present cutting edge research, and are honoured to have James East (UK) as our Sir Francis Avery Jones Visiting Professor, Eloy Espín Basany (Spain) as our Sir Alan Parks Visiting Professor, Rodrigo Perez (Brazil) delivering the Professor John Lennard-Jones State of the Art Lecture and Andrea Cercek (USA), who will be delivering the Basil Morson State of the Art Lecture.
We will combine medical, endoscopic, radiological, oncological, surgical, nursing and nutritional expertise throughout the programme, and also ensure that our patients’ voice is loudly heard.
The Congress is organised into a number of plenary sessions:
On Wednesday, we have sessions focusing on emergencies in colorectal cancer management, screening and diagnosis of colorectal neoplasia, endoscopic and surgical approaches to managing colorectal neoplasia, and the science of prehabilitation.
On Thursday, we will start with hearing the patients’ voice expressing their perspective on what is successful cancer treatment. This will be followed by how to best manage right-sided colorectal cancer, sessions on frontiers in colorectal cancer imaging, macro-management of colorectal cancer (is centralisation the solution?), cancer genetics and the role of immunotherapy.
Also on Thursday, we have a parallel meeting for inflammatory bowel disease, with sessions on ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and an afternoon dedicated to developing and delivering consistent models of care for monitoring patients, diet and IBD, and mental health issues in IBD patients.
On Friday, we will look at rectal cancer management, rare and complex cancers and the aftermath of colorectal cancer and its treatment.
We conclude our symposium with an interactive informal session with all the leading lights coming together for what should be an enlightening and entertaining discussion in ‘Have I got views for you’.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all sponsors for their support and contribution to this Congress.
We hope that you will find the next few days interesting, stimulating, educational and, at times, controversial.
We wish you an enjoyable time in London for the 21st Meeting of the Frontiers Congress.

Professor Ailsa Hart, Dean

BADS Day Case General Surgery Virtual Conference - 8th November 2023
2023-11-08 10:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London)
To learn more, and register, please click on the image immediately below, There is a 20% discount code available: HCUK20KH. If you cannot attend on the day, you will have full access to the recordings afterwards.

A Joint British Association of Day Surgery & HCUK Virtual Conference
The presence of dedicated, knowledgeable, multi-skilled day surgery practitioners (the day surgery team) is essential in ensuring safe and efficient day surgery service delivery with the best patient experience. This one-day virtual conference aims to provide support for day surgery teams in achieving these goals. Good clinical practice, accompanied by explanation of underlying principles, at each stage of the day surgery pathway will be reviewed, along with discussion of when it is acceptable to question traditional practice, how the day surgery team can contribute to successful development of new day surgery pathways and inform development and innovation of multi-skilling within the day surgery process.
Current pressures faced by the NHS for the recovery of surgery following the Covid-19 pandemic has focused attention on increasing day surgery delivery. The day surgery team is essential to the success of this so join us to learn how to be even better in achieving your goals.
This conference will enable you to:

Network with colleagues across the day surgery team
Reflect on the different roles of the day surgery team and your own practice
Learn from and discuss practice in different day surgery units
Identify strategies to enhance and support interprofessional working
Ensure you are up to date with the latest national practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes

About the British Association of Day Surgery (BADS)
The British Association of Day Surgery (BADS) is a multidisciplinary organisation constituted from surgeons, anaesthetists, allied healthcare professionals including nurses, advanced nursing practitioners, operating department practitioners, anaesthetic practitioners, perioperative assistants, physiotherapists and hospital managers. It is committed to promoting excellence in day surgery via its educational activities and publications and collaboration with other organisations including Getting it Right First Time and The Centre for Perioperative Care. Membership benefits include: free online access to the Journal of One-Day Surgery and educational resources (e.g. previous annual conference presentations, tutorials and a day surgery unit directory, which is to launched later this year), discounted registration fees for the BADS Annual Conference and HCUK-BADS conferences, eligibility to apply for the BADS Educational Grant, and complementary membership of the International Association of Ambulatory Surgery.
Further information is available from the BADS website: www.bads.co.uk

ALSGBI Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) - 30th November to 2nd December 2023
2023-11-30 08:00 - 2023-12-02 16:30 (Europe/London)
To learn more, and register, please click on the image immediately below

BADS Day Case Emergency General Surgery Virtual Conference - 7th December 2023
2023-12-07 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
To learn more, and register, please click on the image immediately below. There is a 20% discount code available: HCUK20KH. If you cannot attend on the day, you will have full access to the recordings afterwards.

By attending this conference you will learn how to offer high-quality, efficient ambulatory emergency surgery pathways, utilise the best technology available, for the benefit of our patients, and make the best use of our valuable and limited healthcare resources.
The UK has a very strong international reputation for excellence in day surgery care, which is driven by a number of factors including high quality research, an emphasis on efficient use of NHS resources including infrastructure and workforce and not least, dynamic clinical leaders, examples of which we will be hearing from today.
The rationale for effective elective day surgery is well understood and whilst work continues to improve care in this area, the provision of day case/ambulatory emergency & urgent surgical care has been a recent focus of research and healthcare reform. This is because outcomes in emergency surgery have been shown to be poor compared to other countries and compared to elective surgical patients. I believe that we can and should be offering high-quality, efficient ambulatory emergency surgery pathways, utilising the best technology available, for the benefit of our patients and making the best use of our valuable and limited healthcare resources.
This conference will enable you to:

Network with colleagues working to improve day case emergency general surgery care
Understand the fundamental principles of successful emergency surgery ambulatory care pathways
Appreciate what data is available to measure performance in emergency general surgery and how to use this for benchmarking
Identify key strategies for implementation of emergency surgery ambulatory care
Learn what technology is available and how this might improve surgical ambulatory care
Support your continuing professional development (CPD) and provide evidence for revalidation. This course provides 4 hours of education to support your appraisal process subject to peer group approval

About the British Association of Day Surgery (BADS)

The British Association of Day Surgery (BADS) is a multidisciplinary organisation constituted from surgeons, anaesthetists, allied healthcare professionals including nurses, advanced nursing practitioners, operating department practitioners, anaesthetic practitioners, perioperative assistants, physiotherapists and hospital managers. It is committed to promoting excellence in day surgery via its educational activities and publications and collaboration with other organisations including Getting it Right First Time and The Centre for Perioperative Care. Membership benefits include: free online access to the Journal of One-Day Surgery and educational resources (e.g. previous annual conference presentations, tutorials and a day surgery unit directory, which is to launched later this year), discounted registration fees for the BADS Annual Conference and HCUK-BADS conferences, eligibility to apply for the BADS Educational Grant, and complementary membership of the International Association of Ambulatory Surgery.
Further information is available from the BADS website: www.bads.co.uk

21st Annual IAGES Conference - 1st to 4th February 2024
2024-02-01 08:00 - 2024-02-04 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

EAES Winter Meeting - 22nd to 24th February 2024
2024-02-22 08:00 - 2024-02-24 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)

AMASI & ALSGBI Human Factors WEBINAR - 7th March at 2:30 PM UK time
2024-03-07 14:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
To learn more, and register, please click on the image immediately below. Please note that Indian Standard Time on this date will be 5:30 hours ahead of UK time.

48th ASiT Annual Conference - 8th to 10th March 2024
2024-03-08 08:00 - 2024-03-10 17:00 (Europe/London)

SurgTech 2024 Annual Conference - 21st & 22nd March 2024
2024-03-21 08:30 - 2024-03-22 16:30 (Europe/London)
To learn more, and register, please click on the image immediately below
SurgTech 2024 brings together the research strengths of the NIHR Surgical MedTech Co-operative, the Centre for HealthTech Innovation, and Leeds BRC Surgery Theme with methodological expertise in Surgical In Vitro Diagnostics and Devices, Leeds CTRU, and clinical translational capabilities through Leeds Teaching Hospitals Innovation PopUp.
This exciting two-day event will bring together clinical academics, allied health professionals, researchers from the engineering and physical sciences, methodologists, public and patients, industry, and experts in market access, medical device regulation and commercialisation in a truly multi-disciplinary forum to build networks, explore opportunities for new collaborations, and celebrate recent successes

32nd EAES International Congress, Maastricht - 11th to 14th June 2024
2024-06-11 08:00 - 2024-06-14 17:00 (Europe/London)
To learn more, please click on the image immediately below. Registration is now OPEN.

8th Portsmouth Colorectal Congress - 19th to 22nd June 2024
2024-06-19 08:30 - 2024-06-22 17:30 (Europe/London)
To find out more, and register, please click on the image below. ALSGBI members receive a discount of 10%

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Portsmouth Colorectal Team, it is my pleasure to invite you to attend the 8th Portsmouth Colorectal Congress

We are excited to continue our mission in connecting the key experts to meet and discuss the role of robotic and minimally invasive approaches in colorectal surgery. The principles, applications, and controversies of TME, CME, and beyond will be discussed through state-of-the-art lectures from world-renowned experts and live operating from Portsmouth Theatres. Robotic and laparoscopic cases will be shown with guest participation in live commenting. The congress will be followed by hands-on courses on robotic, laparoscopic, and advanced proctology.

We look forward to meeting you in Portsmouth….where Robotic Surgeons meet !

Yours faithfully,

Prof Jim Khan
Convenor PCC2024

British Association of Day Surgery Annual Conference, Cardiff - 20th & 21st June 2024
2024-06-20 08:15 - 2024-06-21 16:30 (Europe/London)
To register, and find out more, please click on the image immediately below. Registration is now OPEN.

We have arranged an interesting and varied programme of topics related to day surgery practice, including sessions on sustainability, caring for elderly patients, and emerging technology in day surgery. Workshop sessions will be held on fostering psychological safety in the workplace, understanding and making the best use of data, and an update on the Right Procedure Right Place programme with an example of this in action from a Scottish trust.
The conference will also feature the ever popular free paper sessions and the opportunity to showcase your work in the poster competition. Parallel sessions for will be held for breast surgery teams and nursing/allied health professional teams allowing you to meet and interact with expert multidisciplinary faculty face-to-face, to pick their brains and share ideas of good practice.
We look forward to welcoming you to this face to face event which will take place on Thursday 20th & Friday 21st June 2024
BADS President, David Bunting
Registration prices are frozen from last year and early bird discounted registration fees are available until 3rd May 2024.
Full details of the conference, including how to register, submit an abstract, and an overview of the programme can be found on the BADS website
https://bads.co.uk/conference/
BADS Day Surgery Project Grant 2024
The BADS Day Surgery Project Grant offers financial support to individuals or teams aiming to improve day surgery practices in the UK or abroad. This grant, provided by the British Association of Day Surgery (BADS), assists in various projects, including research initiatives, travel expenses, or funding for local practice development within day surgery units.
Further details:
https://bads.co.uk/for-members/bads-day-surgery-project-grant-2024/

ALSGBI-IAGES Webinar - 29th June 2024 at 3:30 PM BST
2024-06-29 15:30 - 17:30 (Europe/London)
The title is “Colorectal Disease – From Polyps to Cancer”. To register, please click on the image below.

ACPGBI Annual Meeting, Newport - 1st to 3rd July 2024
2024-07-01 07:30 - 2024-07-03 15:30 (Europe/London)
To find out more, and register, please click on the image below.

SLAMADS Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy WEBINAR - 7th July 2024 at 3:30 PM BST
2024-07-07 15:30 - 17:30 (Europe/London)
To register, please click on the image immediately below

AfPP Annual Conference, Warwick - 2nd & 3rd August 2024
2024-08-02 08:30 - 2024-08-03 17:00 (Europe/London)
To learn more, and register, please click on the image immediately below

As one of the largest gatherings of perioperative professionals in the UK, the AfPP Annual Conference is essential for anyone working in the perioperative field.
Join us at the University of Warwick from 2-3 August. Whether you’re joining us for the entire conference or just for a day, there will be something for everyone. Our Annual Conference boasts a full programme of education, networking, jam-packed exhibition and a gala dinner. You’ll leave feeling informed, challenged and inspired.
If you’re not proud of your profession when you arrive, you will be by the time you leave!

27th AUGIS Annual Scientific Meeting - 11th to 13th September 2024
2024-09-11 08:30 - 2024-09-13 17:30 (Europe/London)

UHCW Celebration of 10 Years of Excellence in Robotic Surgery - 1st & 2nd October 2024
2024-10-01 08:00 - 2024-10-02 17:00 (Europe/London)
To learn more, and register, please use the QR code in the image immediately below

For the conference agenda, please click HERE

2nd Midlands Colorectal Symposium - 10th & 11th October 2024
2024-10-10 08:00 - 2024-10-11 17:00 (Europe/London)
To find out more, and register, please click on the image below. There is a GBP 50 discount for ALSGBI members (which will be applied as a card refund).

10th Northern Laparoscopic & Robotic GI Symposium, Darlington - Friday 18th October 2024
2024-10-18 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
This event is expected to be very popular, it is free of charge to attend. To book your place, please click on the image below.

WCES-IAGES Annual Conference, Kolkata, India - 23rd to 26th October 2024
2024-10-23 09:30 - 2024-10-26 17:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
To learn more, and register, please click on the image immediately below

For the conference programme, please click HERE

ALSGBI Annual Scientific Meeting - 5th & 6th November 2024
2024-11-05 07:45 - 2024-11-06 17:00 (Europe/London)
To learn more, please click on the image immediately below. Registration is scheduled to open in July.

Thought-provoking symposia and lectures with international speakers, featuring video sessions on emergency, laparoscopic, robotic & technology-enhanced surgery

ASGBI Emergency General Surgery Symposium - 13th November 2024
2024-11-13 09:00 - 16:45 (Europe/London)

International Society for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery (ISFGS) Annual Meeting - 15th November 2024
2024-11-15 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
Of the 25 free spaces, 10 are allocated to ALSGBI members. Also your ISFGS membership is free.

Frontiers in Colorectal and Intestinal Disease Conference - 20th to 22nd November 2024
2024-11-20 09:00 - 2024-11-22 16:10 (Europe/London)
To learn more, and register, please click on the image immediately below

On behalf of St Mark’s Frontiers’ Scientific Committee, I am delighted to announce St Mark’s 22nd Annual International Congress “Frontiers in Colorectal and Intestinal Disease” which will take place on 20th – 22nd November 2024. This year, we will welcome delegates face-to-face at the fantastic venue Glaziers Hall, 9 Montague Close, London Bridge, London SE1 9DD, in addition to our large international audience that will be attending the event virtually.
The Congress will cover a broad range of topics, all of which are multidisciplinary, and encompass real issues that we deal with day-to-day in our clinics, presented by leading experts.
We will also present cutting edge research, and are honoured to have Millie Long (USA) as our Sir Francis Avery Jones Visiting Professor, Antonino Spinelli (Italy) as our Sir Alan Parks Visiting Professor, Matt Rutter (UK) as our John Lennard-Jones Visiting Professor, and Christianne Buskens (Netherlands) is the Visiting Professor for The Basil Morson State of the Art Lecture.
We will combine medical, endoscopic, radiological, oncological, surgical, nursing and nutritional expertise throughout the programme, and also ensure that our patients’ voice is loudly heard.
The programme is accredited by ACPGBI for 17 CPD points, in addition to our first time American CME MAHEC – North Carolina.
You can view the full details of the event on the following link: https://sayso.health/events/frontiers-in-colorectal-and-intestinal-disease-2024/
We would like to ask you to kindly circulate this email to your colleagues or anyone you think would be interested in attending the congress.
The above link will allow HCPs to register for the congress online or face-to-face. Face-to-face registering for any of the days will automatically give you full access to attend the full event online in addition to the on-demand access after the event.
For any inquiries, please feel free to email stmarks.team@sayso.health
We are looking forward to meeting you all in St Mark’s Frontiers 2024.

UCL Women in Surgery Annual Conference - 23rd & 24th November 2024
2024-11-23 08:30 - 2024-11-24 17:00 (Europe/London)
Standard Release tickets are now available.
To register, please click HERE and for the preliminary programme, please click HERE

UCL Surgical Society is amongst the largest and most active societies at UCL, equipping aspiring surgeons and physicians with the practical skills and knowledge they require to achieve their goals. The Women in Surgery conference aims to inspire women to pursue surgery by tackling the gender imbalances in the field demonstrated by the fact that only 14% of all UK Consultant Surgeons are women. We are doing this by organising workshops and inviting a range of prolific speakers to talk about motherhood, training pathways, CV building, networking, and the unique combination of manual and emotional skills demanded in a surgical career.
