Fantastic end to my term with the @Dukes_Club at the educational Weekend. It’s been an honour to lead Dukes’. Huge thanks to the committee for bringing our vision to light and making the year super easy.

Most importantly made friendships for a life time. Very pleased to see annadrami take @Dukes_Club in to the future. ☺️

Thank you Adele @ACPGBI
And huge thanks to @nicolaeardley @TorkiJ @jdcamcolorectal @philtozer1 @kjadams_surg @DrSarahCMills @SueClark16 @BowelResearch @lisahmassey and all the subcom chairs who I’ve worked with this year 🙏🙏

🏆 Congratulations to Diwakar Sarma, winner of the ACPGBI Trainer of the Year 2026 award!
A fitting recognition of his outstanding dedication to surgical education, mentorship and training the next generation of colorectal surgeons
#ColorectalSurgery #SurgEd

Congratulations 🎉@LillianReza @StMarksHospital being awarded @ACPGBI 2026Trainee Coloproctologist of the Year 2026. A thoroughly deserved achievement, We wish Lillian every success in her future career
@EYCN_ACP @ACPGBI_EduTrain @Dukes_Club @ASiTofficial

@LillianReza 2026 ACPGBI–ASCRS Fellowship report is in. Two weeks across Scripps, Vanderbilt, and @ASCRS_1 Tampa — robotic EGS running 24/7, stem cell trials in perianal Crohn's, and a podium award.
Her message to trainees: apply. It will change your trajectory. 🔬🤖

Heading back to Nashville after incredible time at #ASCRS26.

Strong showing from Vandy CRS with 12 ePosters, 4 talks, 2 videos, 2 oral presentations, and 2 awards

A brilliant day at the @RoySocMed Delphi Consensus Meeting: Shaping Tomorrow’s Colorectal Surgeons.
National leaders, trainees and trainers came together to define the priorities that will shape colorectal training for the next decade.
Huge thanks to our partners @JNJMedTech, supporting today’s work and championing innovation, equity and excellence in surgical education.
Grateful to our faculty chairs & speakers — including @MrJTJenkins @Schoolofsurg @jdcamcolorectal @ioannadrami @LillianReza @Jordanfletch6 @nader_nkfrancis @KirstenBoyle16 Gordon Buchanan, Athur Harikrishnan, and colleagues — for driving meaningful discussion across robotics, endoscopy, workforce, curriculum design, wellbeing & governance.
@ACPGBI
#NoTrainingTodayNoSurgeonsTomorrow
#SurgicalTraining #ColorectalSurgery #FutureOfSurgery #RSM

📣 #ACPGBI2026 abstract submissions are OPEN!
🧠 New topics this year
➡️Mentoring & Coaching
➡️Surgical Training & Simulation
➡️Digital Surgery + AI
Submit by 2 Feb 26 @ 11:59pm ⏳
🌍 Join us in Belfast – 6–8 July
🔗 bit.ly/ACPGBI_Abstrac…
#Surgery #Colorectal #CallForAbstracts

Join the @RCSEd for an educational webinar on Early Rectal Cancer: Diagnosis and Management, as part of the Management of Colorectal Conditions series.

This session will explore current best practices in early detection, staging, and treatment approaches, with insights from ialists. Ideal for trainees, consultants, and multidisciplinary team members involved in colorectal cancer care.

Date & Time: 12th November 2025, 19:00 to 20:00
Online – Free to Attend

Don’t miss this opportunity to stay up to date with the latest developments in early rectal cancer care.
Register HERE: services.rcsed.ac.uk/professional-s…

#ECCO consensus on diet in #IBD

Malnutrition is common in IBD, here is an algorithm for when to undertake a nutritional assessment

The consensus also critiques the methods to measure body composition in IBD

Full paper👉🏽academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/artic…

Delighted to announce that Dr Nadine Hachach-Haram is speaking at #InnovationSummit on all things #entrepreneurship 👇

Dr Nadine Hachach-Haram is the Founder and CEO of @Proximie - a global healthtech platform digital connecting surgical #operating rooms (ORs). Alongside her e, she is also a practising NHS surgeon, specialising in plastic surgery at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London. She was the recipient of the British Empire Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours for 2018.

🔗 asit.org/events/2025/as…

🗓️ 7-8 Nov 2025

The first analysis of the diversity of surgical trainees and trainers in the UK, and comparison to general UK population demographics @ASiTofficial @bota_uk @RCSEd @RCSnews @rcpsglasgow @CoPSSuk @JCST_Surgery
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🔍 Help shape the future of #colorectalsurgery training by sharing your views!
🗣️ Colorectal surgeons & trainees — have your say!
Help shape the future of training 🧠👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️
📋 Complete the survey on key training priorities – open for 2 weeks only!
🔗 bit.ly/4hlGuu6

🚨Colorectal Surgeons and Residents
Time to have your say👇
Collaboration of @ACPGBI @Dukes_Club @RSMcoloproct

Please complete this 5-min survey to help shape training: bit.ly/4hlGuu6

Info: colorectaldelphistudyuk.co.uk/@ACPGBI @Dukes_Club @asgbi @ASGBI_MA @ASiTofficial @RCSnews

🤖 DUKES' CLUB ROBOTIC SURGERY COURSE 🤖

Platform Agnostic Intracorporeal Anastomosis (ICA) Course

📍 Venue: Watford General Hospital, NHS West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

📅 Date: Sunday 30 November

👥 Limited to 6 Delegates

✅ Content:
•⁠ ⁠Tips and ferent platforms
•⁠ ⁠Hands-on training with expert faculty
•⁠ ⁠Simulator time

🔗 Register your interest: forms.gle/391Cn22ZtNEyrp…

Early Years Consultant Network (EYCN) – ACPGBI Mentorship Programme
Applications are now open 👉 Deadline: 18 Oct 2025
Compulsory half-day virtual training: 12th Dec 2025, 09:30–12:30
📩 Apply: eycnmentorship.acpgbi@gmail.com

Places are limited.

Early years consultant? About to CCT?
The EYCN National Mentorship Programme 2025 is for you.
Structured support ⚙️ Peer network 🤝 Guidance 🎯
🗓 Apply by 18 Oct 2025
💻 Training 12 Dec 2025
📩 EYCNmentorship.acpgbi@gmail.com
@ACPGBI @Dukes_Club #EYCN #SurgicalLeadership

Day 2 of the Dukes’ Weekend!
Session one - innovation and technology - @drjonlc @Jordanfletch6 @neil Kukreja
✅🤖Tamis - is it the way forward for T1 rectal ca?
✅The TRIOMIC study - accelerating our diagnosis of CRC @drjonlc
✅3D preoperative planning for CRC-stunning from @Jordanfletch6

Started Day 2 with incredible lectures and discussions, including Robotics and endoscopy training, followed by advanced decision making in emergency colorectal surgery!!! #Dukesweekend

A fantastic afternoon full of amazing talks and engaging discussions!

What an amazing and inspiring presentation from the one and only @ZGaroufalia about Y-ESCP and the collaboration with Dukes! @escp

Pelvic floor course! Expert teaching on Delorme's, STAMP, Altemeier's, Lap Suturing and MDT cases. @EZFarrow