AUGIS Newsletter
Issue 14 - Winter 2011
Mr Graeme Poston
First, can I wish the membership an extremely prosperous and productive New Year! 2012 is going to be an exceptionally busy time within AUGIS.
Firstly will be our participation within the inaugural UK Digestive Disorders Federation (DDF) meeting, June 18th-20th in Liverpool. AUGIS is one of the four founding organizations of this congress (along with BSG, BASL and BAPEN). All four have given up their own annual 2012 scientific meetings in order to make DDF happen, and we will be joined during the congress by a number of other UK GI scientific societies who have participated in putting together a comprehensive multidisciplinary programme... READ MORE
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Issue 13 - Summer 2011
Mr Graeme Poston
I am looking forward to meeting many of you in Belfast (September 15-16) at what promises to be one of our best Scientific Meetings so far. This is jointly with our colleagues from the Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic GI surgical societies. The Scientific programme, put together by Professor John Primrose, Chairman of the Education, Training & Research Committee with local Northern Ireland organiser Declan Carey, is looking extremely exciting and will be available shortly.
Everyone is encouraged to visit the Belfast microsite which will soon detail the Scientific Programme in full and will also allow you to register for the conference and offer help with practicalities such as accommodation. The Meeting will be preceded on September 14 by the Training Day... READ MORE
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Issue 12 - Winter 2010
Mr Graeme Poston
Much has happened since we met in Oxford in September. Probably the most significant development for Upper GI surgery has been our preliminary discussions regarding sub-specialty recognition within General Surgery with the GMC.
As you know, the GMC has now assumed responsibility from PMETB for final accreditation and signing off the CCT with appropriate specialty recognition at the end of training. Despite the clear developments of the last two decades into sub-specialisation within what was 'General Surgery', including the option to submit to sub-specialist sections in the final FRCS examination, these have not been mirrored by the legal recognition of a consultant’s specialist status on the medical register, which continues to be no more clearly defined than General Surgery... READ MORE
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Issue 11 - Summer 2010
Mr Simon Paterson-Brown
I hope those of you who attended the recent ASGBI meeting enjoyed the programme and associated socialising and networking.
There is no doubt the new Conference facility in Liverpool is excellent and very conveniently located for hotels and restaurants. I’m pleased to report that the sessions contributed to by AUGIS were well attended and engendered much debate, particularly around the issue of who should carry out laparoscopic cholecystectomy and what are the annual number of procedures below which surgeons are at risk of losing competence.... READ MORE
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