May 2022 was a special month for the BJS Community. On May 3rd, the BJS Academy was launched and it was announced with a tweet that attracted a lot of attention, with 57 likes and 44 retweets.
1 Day to BJS Academy launch ⏰ set your reminder!▶️watch the teaser for a taste of what's to come https://t.co/4Tls56okPxKeep up to date here ➡️https://t.co/HRFAjFpAxX#LeadingSurgicalEducation#nightoncall@BJSurgery@BjsOpenpic.twitter.com/c8isF1o1hZ' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) May 2, 2022
The @BJSAcademy “is an online education resource that supports the professional development of current and future surgeons worldwide by championing research and collaboration”. The website has free content and it is accessible at the link https://www.bjsacademy.com.
Keep updated here
📣 BJS Academy is now live! ➡️ Visit https://t.co/FiPKD8Kpic to explore the educational platformKeep up to date here ➡️https://t.co/HRFAjFpAxX#LeadingSurgicalEducation#nightoncall@BJSurgery@BjsOpen@young_bjspic.twitter.com/Bk2wBObMA2' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) May 3, 2022
BJS Academy leverages social media to disseminate knowledge worldwide. Self-promotion is not always bad, and we tweeted about the @BJSAcademy social media section on May 3rd.
#SoMe is important for surgical education and @BJSAcademy knows it. Las redes sociales son importantes para la formación quirúrgica y @BJSAcademy lo sabe. #SoMe4Surgery@asgbi@eurohernias@ASiTofficial@SEIQuirurgicaWebsite/Página web👇https://t.co/ipuX1rmOe3pic.twitter.com/hHG0sVYKoF' Julio Mayol (@juliomayol) May 3, 2022
One day later, the BJS European Hernia Society Prize was announced. The EHS 2022 Congress will be held in Manchester, with 2 prizes €3500 and €1500 for the winners. It can be seen here.
The prestigious BJS EHS Prize will run again in 2022. €3500 and €1500 winner and runner up prize respectively.APPLY by 31 May 2022 ➡️ https://t.co/X6NdPJZjXP#EuroHerniaSnews#EHS2022Manchester#HerniaSurgery#HerniaFriends#SoMe4Surgerypic.twitter.com/dnvvSWy8nC' European Hernia Society (@eurohernias) May 4, 2022
@Eurohernias is a strategic partner of BJS Society.
On the same day, the BJS Open presented the outcomes of 263 mucinous rectal cancer from our Sweden colleagues, showing a high percentage of downstaging and pCR. It can be read here:
Colleagues from 🇸🇪 present data on 263 mucinous #rectalcancer-53% stage III/28% stage IV-5 yr OS 55%-pCR achieved in 13%, downstaging also commonly achieved with neoadj CRT.Interesting read!https://t.co/mKCz4vjWHm#Some4surgery#Colorectalsurgerypic.twitter.com/Yc1yHAwyvN' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) May 4, 2022
The tweet had 10 likes and 5 retweets by May 31st.
The @Schoolofsurg also announced on May 4th the winner of the BJS Prize session at the ASGBI conference, which took place in Liverpool. An interesting study aiming to improve muscle function after colorectal surgery.
The tweet can be seen here:
Strong start to @BJSurgery Prize session @asgbi from Ed Hardy. Huge improvement of function and decrease in muscle loss with electrical muscle stimulation after colorectal surgery #ASGBI2022pic.twitter.com/KoAqQg07zQ' Jon Lund (@Schoolofsurg) May 4, 2022
It had 19 likes and 4 retweets by June 1st.
The @Schoolofsurg is a UK based account focused on surgical training, with podcasts and videos available here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHgorCu13L7iXGpVv1yfBCQ/videos?view_as=subscriber
@SEIQuirurgica is a Spanish scientific organization devoted to promoting surgical research and innovation. It is one of the BJS Society’s strategic partners. Their website can be accessed here: https://www.investigacionesquirurgicas.com
On May 8th, @juliomayol announced on Twitter that the 26th #SEIQ2022 conference will be held in Gijón, Spain, in September 2022. The best oral communications will compete for the BJS Prize. Abstracts can be submitted here: http://www.congresoseiq.com
The tweet had 21 likes and 14 retweets.
Investigación e innovación en cirugía: las mejores comunicaciones optarán al @BJSurgery Prize.Normas de envío 👉https://t.co/SdKeHKmhpA#SEIQ22@SEIQuirurgica@borja_herrero@etargarona@RosaMJimenezRod@TejedorPat@cjGomez22@abril_sean@CarlosAbrilVega@GianlucaPellinopic.twitter.com/OrZ9DFNJWq' Julio Mayol (@juliomayol) May 8, 2022
In the May 2022 issue, the debate about acute appendicitis treatment and the related risks continues in @BJSurgery
Free to access in the May issue of BJS: Unrealistic optimism about treatment risks for acute appendicitis https://t.co/KgVvp4k20S@AmyLightnerMD@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/IM5C7Aoc4g' BJS (@BJSurgery) May 10, 2022
The article can be accessed for free here: https://t.co/KgVvp4k20S
The tweet had 15 likes and 14 retweets by May 31st.
On May 14th, Prof. @SWexner cited a @BJSurgery publication from 2012, on the benefits of cutting diathermy for skin incisions.
The tweet had received 29 retweets, 89 likes and on 12 quote tweets by May 31st. It can be seen here
Great point from @BJSurgery “Skin incisions made by cutting diathermy are quicker and associated with less blood loss than those made by scalpel, and there are no differences in the rate of wound complications or postoperative pain.” https://t.co/dR2ZDY8BQf' Steven D Wexner MD, PhD (@SWexner) May 14, 2022
The tweet led to an interesting debate – click the link to read it:
Great point from @BJSurgery “Skin incisions made by cutting diathermy are quicker and associated with less blood loss than those made by scalpel, and there are no differences in the rate of wound complications or postoperative pain.” https://t.co/dR2ZDY8BQf' Steven D Wexner MD, PhD (@SWexner) May 14, 2022
On May 17th, the @BjsOpen wondered how does distance and rurality affect outcomes in #emergency #surgery. The tweet had 11 likes and 10 retweets. See their explicative video here:
#ICYMI : How does distance and rurality affect outcomes in #emergency#surgery?Video summary from @JWohlgemut@janjansenuk@Watsoninvernessread it: https://t.co/kPEL39QhlQ#some4surgery#surgicalresearch@SEIQuirurgica@asgbi@SocSARS@ASiTofficialpic.twitter.com/gpvuwMOO52' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) May 17, 2022
The controversy around the correlation between MRI and pathological tumour regression in #rectalcancer is back at @BjsOpen on May 19th.
#ICYMIReview of #MRI scans in locally recurrent #rectalcancer-Regression on MRI shows limited correlation with pathological regression grade-High variation between ratersRead it:https://t.co/IQBBuPpsJr#Some4surgery#Colorectalresearch@SEIQuirurgica@asgbi@SocSARSpic.twitter.com/Ax8DO9FN2Y' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) May 29, 2022
The article can be accessed here: https://t.co/IQBBuPpsJr
The tweet had received 4 retweets and 7 likes by May 31st.
More than 25 years of #FastTrackSurgery, published at @BJSAcademy by the @ErasSociety, tweeted on May 27th.
Since 2005 @ErasSociety / #FastTrackSurgery protocols (multimodal approach to recovery) point to huge reductions in hospital stays after major surgery =✔️Real opportunities! but✔️Implementation issuesREAD this practice-changing review⬇️https://t.co/ZxePsbOKuT@ERASsocietyUK' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) May 27, 2022
The review is available here:
The tweet had 16 likes and 11 retweets by May 31st.
In the May issue of @BJSurgery, a RCT on the use of prophylactic antibiotics in lower limb amputation was released and tweeted on May 28th.
The article can be accessed here
The tweet had 10 likes and 9 retweets by May 31st.
In the May issue of BJS: Extended-course antibiotic prophylaxis in lower limb amputation: randomized clinical trial https://t.co/2H0TthufvZ@AmyLightnerMD@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/AgQu0wWP1P' BJS (@BJSurgery) May 28, 2022
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