Frank McDermott

Huge thanks again to Neil Smart as outlined here and congratulations to @stevebrownsheff on his appointment as Editor in Chief of @ColorectalDis @MissLHancock @SWexner @ACPGBI @JimkhanMD @patsyllamd @DHahnloser @kjadams_surg @ACPGBI @escp_tweets @AntoninoSpin @MrJTJenkins

Voices behind the mask: unveiling sexist verbal discrimination in surgery ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… 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…

📢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…

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

Privileged to present Prof @Neil_J_Smart with the Geoff Oates medal today on behalf of @ACPGBI - our highest honour for contributions to coloproctology. Neil is a husband, father, friend, surgeon, academic, Editor in Chief @ColorectalDis & mentor to many-posted at Neil’s request

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/bjsope… Dont miss this great comprehensive review by @DrHenriksen, @HeatherBougard,…

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/full/10.11…

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

Yes. The RRR of 75% of CT proven incisional hernia used in the sample size calc is improbable & I cannot understand how either surgeons or patients would have equipoise. The number of centres (2) limits external validity. The primary endpoint is hardly patient centric. etc etc

Fantastic #Genomics session @RCSnews #FS24.. Really enjoyed it and learnt a lot @Mcfark @SueClark16 @McVeighTerri 🧪🧬

Really enjoyed talking all things genomics @futuresurgery #fs24

📢 Calling trainee organisations, student bodies and organisations that are not a #BJSFoundation partner! Interested in applying for funding to support education? 🌍 Explore available opportunities here: buff.ly/3Xyr6kq. Application deadline: 1 November 2024! ⏳…

Immensely proud of our oncology research team @TorbaySDevonNHS who strive (and succeed) in bringing research opportunities to our local population @PeninsulaCancer ⬇️inequity ⬆️outcomes 👏💙@SWGenomics @NIHRSW @BBCDevon @drlennardlee

#research #surgery I'm looking for people who have had a blocked bowel from scar tissue (adhesional small bowel obstruction) to help design a study on non-operative care. Plan to have an online group next month. If interested, please complete form: forms.office.com/e/sGcer25n2z

Good article by @CallumCMason👇 V. worrying response from HMT - issue is about tax cliffs from tapering incl AA taper - LTA in HMT response has literally nothing to do with this As @wesstreeting keeps on saying, you need to diagnose a problem before fixing it #PayingToWork