Not to be missed for any UGI surgical trainee who wants to be involved in meaningful research. @Augishealth @UpperGIResearch

Oesophagogastric trainee approaching the end of training? Wonderful opportunity in a really supportive unit on the south coast with Professor Tim Underwood and team careers.uhs.nhs.uk/job-descr…

Yesterday was a great start to the @roux_group Training Congress 2026! From Leo Brown’s opening address to the lively GLP‑1 clinical debate, the day delivered a full spectrum of insight, challenge, and inspiration. Standout moments included: ⭐Andrew Smith's keynote and biliary disease update ⭐Prof Tim Underwood's evidence based surgery session ⭐James Glasbey's look at AI’s role in surgical training ⭐Claire Dawkins trauma stations; surgical survival guide ⭐A packed research prize session ⭐And of course, an evening of great conversation over dinner! Now on to Day Two, and it’s shaping up to be just as strong. Here’s what’s ahead today: 💠FRCS Part 2 & Viva-based teaching introduction with Prof Alex Phillips & Ms Clara Munro 💠Complex abdominal wall management with Mr Siddek Isreb 💠Training debate: the role of advanced endoscopy in surgical training 💠Subspecialty parallel sessions including viva based teaching, complex MDT cases, and surgical updates 💠“First Do No Harm” — surgical decision making for the comorbid patient with Dr Mark Johnston 💠Afternoon parallel sessions, followed by conference close & prizes with Nicola Raftery A full day of learning, debate, and hands on development ahead! #Roux #AUGIS #Training

🚨 Roux Congress – 4 Days to Go! 🚨 📕 High-yield FRCS Viva practice 🎓 10 CPD points available 🧠 Perfect for trainees preparing for exams and sharpening core knowledge 📅 Secure your place now! augis.org/Events/Event-Booki…

Any general surgery trainee cannot afford to miss this! @roux_group

🔥 Unmissable FRCS Viva Practice at Roux Congress 🔥 Answer high-yield viva questions and refine your exam technique in a focused, exam-style session. Hear from: Prof Alex Phillips (Leading FRCS educator) Mr Dave Robinson (FRCS Gold Medalist) Plus expert faculty

FRCS/MRCS exam soon? Roux Training Congress is designed to give you 2 days of high-yield viva practice. With curriculum-aligned cases, structured feedback, and exam-focused teaching, this is an ideal opportunity to refine your technique and build confidence. For only £100.

Six weeks to go until Roux Training Congress 2026 ‼️ Book your study leave and join us on the 5th-6th May in Newcastle 📍 Sign up here: augis.org/Events/Event-Booki…

How life has changed since I was diagnosed with #diabetes #type1 over 28 years ago. Thank you @NHSTayside. So grateful for a universal healthcare system free at the point of use that enables me to keep reaching for the stars.

Cannot come quick enough…great meeting in a great place!

Roux Group Training Congress 2026 📆 Save the dates… 📚 Book the leave… 👀 More details to follow shortly…

✨ New Year, New Roux ✨ An exciting programme of Roux events is coming up this year — including courses, conferences and training. Save the dates, book the leave, and stay tuned- more information to follow 👀

My brother and I are alive because of this groundbreaking research and the major advances in diabetes care over the last 100 years. Thankful for @NHSScotland @NHSTayside who enable me to have wonderful closed loop technology!

Growing up in Germany, the Netherlands, and the American Midwest, I was extremely pro-Jewish and extremely pro-Israel. I believed every bit of the narrative we were fed. I even had a Palestinian guy in my class, and whenever he talked about his situation, I’d get angry. I called him an anti-Semite more than once. Looking back, I feel ashamed of how deeply I had internalized that mindset. I genuinely thought Judaism was the best religion in the world. I even considered converting at one point to support these “poor, prosecuted people”. That’s how far gone I was. And all of that happened without me even knowing any Jews in real life. I had met maybe one or two in my life until a few years ago. That started to change during my PhD. We had a research partnership with a Hebrew university. The academics we worked with were hardcore Zionists. They talked about Palestinians like animals. Justified the killings. Brushed off the land theft. That’s when the mask began to fall. I started digging. I learned about the Balfour Declaration, how American Zionists played a role in destabilizing my own country of birth. I learned about the Nakba. How settlers destroyed water wells and entire orchards. How people who had lived there for centuries were treated like subhumans. I saw the ugly truth no one ever talks about. Even up to October 7th, I still thought: there are good Jews and bad Jews, just like in any group. But since then, what I’ve witnessed is beyond shocking. Almost every Jewish voice I’ve come across, online, in media, in real life, has been defending genocide. Demonizing anyone who dares speak up for Palestinians. Calling people Nazis, animals, anti-Semites, just for standing on the side of humanity. That kind of moral blackmail used to work on me. Being called an anti-Semite as a German? That was the worst thing you could say. But not anymore. Not after seeing who’s really fueling the hate. Not after hearing the things that are being said… things that sound like they came straight from hell. What changed me was not hate, it was clarity. I realized Zionism is not about survival but dominance, and it has nothing in common with Christian values, either. And honestly, what still puzzles me, what I genuinely don’t understand, is why they behave the way they do. They say they want peace. They say they’ve been hated throughout history, kicked out of country after country, persecuted without reason. But then you look at how they act,right now. They smear anyone who dares to criticize Israel. They slander. They don’t try to make allies, they issue threats. They demand people be canceled. They justify war crimes. They talk about exterminating others. If they really want to be liked, if they want to live in peace, if they want people to stop criticizing them, then why do they act like this? Why don’t they try kindness, truth, humility? Why not show some decency, some humanity, especially now that the entire world is watching? It makes no sense, unless domination is the goal. Not peace. Not coexistence. Because when I listen to people like Mark Levin or Ben Shapiro or that Randy Fine dude, what I hear isn’t just propaganda, but pure venom. It’s a kind of moral filth that feels like it crawled out of hell. The arrogance. The dehumanization. The glee in war and death. You can’t act like this and expect the world like you. You can’t demand sympathy while trying to silence those who demand the truth. You can’t play eternal victim while behaving like a tyrant. Eventually, people wake up. Just like I did. I used to believe everything they told me. Now I see it clearly. Thank you! 🙏🏼

Feeling more and more Irish. What a result for Ireland - a genuinely good and honest person 🇮🇪

Review: TNT in LAGEA — Rethink Paradigm 💡 All systemic tx pre-surgery 📈 pCR: top DFS/OS predictor ✅ >90% complete NAC vs ~50% adjuvant 🔥 D-FLOT: pCR 19% vs 7% (MATTERHORN) 💪 6–8 cycles feasible in fit pts ➡️ Prioritize effective tx upfront. 🔗 doi.org/10.1200/OA-25-00115

Before and after Israeli genocide

Surgeons Victoria Rose and Graeme Groom have both been denied entry into Gaza by the occupation, despite the urgent need for medical personnel and resources there following the ceasefire. They have both been in Gaza before but it seems like the occupation didn’t enjoy the surgeons outspokenness on their crimes while they were In Gaza and after, when they arrived home and let the world know more in detail of the horror that has been imposed on the Palestinian people.

Why should genocide victims have to make concessions to their executioners? It’s obvious that Israel—not Gaza—needs to be demilitarized. I talk about the traps set in Trump’s new “peace plan” on @piersmorgan

Well said @johnfinucane 👏🏼 As a people who have paved your own peace from oppression, can you or representatives from Ireland @MichealMartinTD @SimonHarrisTD or @sinnfeinireland @MaryLouMcDonald @moneillsf partner with the Palestinians as negotiators in a lasting peace deal?