nature.com/articles/s41467-0… Delighted to see this in print. Thanks to all the hard work of colleagues in Devon, Cornwall, Shropshire and Oxford - and of course the incredible team at @OriginSciences #BowelCancer #SavingLives #Diagnostics #NHS

Interesting to robustly review the ‘evidence’ on robotic gastric cancer surgery. Highlights a substantial existence of bias, with studies showing industry involvement favouring a positive outcome to robotic surgery. We need objectively conducted RCTs academic.oup.com/bjsopen/art…

🧬Pharmacogenomics in surgery ➡️ buff.ly/4qXMfww Wrapping up our genomics series, Rachel Palmer brings you part 3️⃣! #surgeon @me4_so #vaccines #surgery @BJSurgery @Mcfark @BjsOpen

🧬Cancer vaccines for surgeons: a primer ➡️ buff.ly/nIGN7ai Continuing our genomics series, Rob Jones and Sarah Danson bring you part 2️⃣! #surgeon @me4_so #vaccines #surgery @BJSurgery @Mcfark @BjsOpen

🧬An introduction to genomics by Frank McDermott ➡️ bjsacademy.com/bjs-academy/c… #surgeon @me4_so #vaccines #surgery @BJSurgery @Mcfark @BjsOpen

Last few places for @RCSnews Precision surgery event on Tuesday 30 September 2025. Hosted by iHub & Future of Surgery team. Genomics, adv surgical tech and digital innovation. Free event! sign up here: bit.ly/3VmnxNQ

1/ NEW & important - for many of you (the lucky ones) in England & Wales, the new style annual benefit statement - or "Total Reward Statement" has dropped for the 24/25 - but this one is different - very short 🧵 Log in to see if yours is there at totalrewardstatements.nhs.uk… Pls RT

Join Frank McDermott (@RoyalDevonNHS) at #ASCNUK25 for his keynote, “The DNA of Care – Genomics in Stoma Care.” Taking place 12-14 Oct 2025, view the programme and book your place here: conference.ascnuk.org/ascnuk… #Genomics #Stoma #StomaCare

Voices behind the mask: unveiling sexist verbal discrimination in surgery ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf110 Surgery remains a male-dominated field where women still face sexist verbal abuse—ranging from blatant remarks to subtle microaggressions that contribute to emotional distress and burnout Voices Behind the Mask, an initiative by Women in Surgery Italia (WIS Italia), explored the prevalence and impact of this issue through an anonymous international survey Conducted in May–June 2024, it gathered responses from 81 women surgeons (mostly general surgeons in Europe) and analyzed 150 sexist comments into 8 recurring themes Work by Alessandra Pulvirenti , Daniela Rega , Giulia Capelli , Isabella Frigerio , Gaya Spolverato on behalf of Women In Surgery Italia 🇮🇹 #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @des_winter @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #some4hpb #some4tpl @DPCG_official @pancreatitis_nl @PancreasClub #PancreasClub2023 #PancreaticCancer #Pancreatitis #HCC @PanCAN #PanCANawareness @EurPancClub @P_C_E_ @dice_europe #PancreaticCancer #cholangiocarcinoma #colorectalsurgery #StepUp4CRC @FightCRC @ACPGBI #ERAS @dice_europe #Crohn #proctology @Dukes_Club @ACPGBI_EduTrain @AECP_FAECP @PelvExGroup @escp_tweets @YouESCP #TeachMeColoproctology #Some4COLoprocto #some4UGI #uppergi #esophagealcancer #gastriccancer #reflux @ISDE_net @Augishealth @roux_group @T4UGIS @SARONG_Trial #BreastCancerAwareness #BreastSurgery @villesallinen @Gio_Marchegiani @katydarvall @Mcfark @LauraLorenzonMD @samira_sadowski @wannabehawkeye @MA__Schneider

📢2024 IF : 4.5!! (up from 3.4 last year)🥳🥳🥳 Thx to all the authors, reviewers and the editorial teams of @BjsOpen, @BJSurgery and @BJSAcademy for your hard work and contributions, which made this fantastic result possible! #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @BJSAcademy @BJSurgery @young_bjs @juliomayol @JJEarnshaw @OUPMedicine @villesallinen @Gio_Marchegiani @katydarvall @Mcfark @LauraLorenzonMD @samira_sadowski @wannabehawkeye @MA__Schneider @des_winter @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @ksoreide @MalinASund @nfmkok @paulo_sutt @rebgross @PVaughanShaw

Very worthy winner. Congratulations.

Absolutely - please put some good stuff on Twitter and brighten up a sad day

Our friend @Neil_J_Smart has given his final lecture, the apprentices learning from his wise words, great times, & hard work - patients getting the very best. Legacy exists in the actions of those that follow & the stories continuing to be told & yes mate, “You did good” RIP

If you are from a #colorectalcancer #MDT and offering mainstream #genetic testing to your own patients then please consider joining Detect2 which may half your workload! We’re delighted to have recruited our first 3 patients… get in touch detect-2.co.uk

The Cancer Genomics Improvement Programme workshop is buzzing with conversation! Led by Frank McDermott and Mel Little, the session explores pathways and links between clinicians and histopathology labs

A major update to the CONSORT reporting guidance for clinical trials was published last week. 📌 CONSORT 2025 replaces all previous versions and should be used from now on. So what’s new and what’s different? 1/7 #MethodologyMonday #116 (COI - I am a co-author)

🚨RECOMMENDED READ🚨 All you need to know about primary ventral and incisional hernias, including detailed open and mini invasive surgical approaches and great illustrations!! ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrae… Dont miss this great comprehensive review by @DrHenriksen, @HeatherBougard, @MarioRGoncalves, William Hope, Ritu Khare, @jennyshaomd, Andrea C Quiroga-Centeno, @DeerenbergEva!! 👏👏👏 #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @me4_so @BJSAcademy @BJSurgery @young_bjs @juliomayol @JJEarnshaw @OUPMedicine @eurohernias #hernia @herniaistanbul @BritishHernia @HerniaIndia @awrsurgeons

Gender‐specific outcomes in pilonidal sinus disease: Female outcomes after cleft lift surgery in a large prospective Danish cohort open access @ColorectalDis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

With keynote talks and case discussions from @frankbalaguer @CaPP3 @NorikoSuzuki3 @AndyLatchford @VickyCuthill @Mcfark @McVeighTerri @tsmith1571 from @LynchSyndromeUK and others!