On March 1st, the second @BJSAcademy essay writing competition was launched. All medical students and young trainees are invited to send their essays on “Something interesting I learnt in the operating room”:
📢Medical Students and Young Trainees!🔥Launch of the second essay writing competition: Something interesting I learnt in the operating room…Submissions to ➡️carol@bjsacademy.comNOTE: the winners of the first essay writing competition will be announced end of March pic.twitter.com/F1ti3S9I6K' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) March 1, 2023
On the 3rd of March, comments related to the variation in limb amputation rates in Denmark and it’s becoming a national scandal were discussed. In the age of tweets and fast responses, it is sometimes necessary to take a moment to carefully analyse results that can become great reasons for debate:
In the March issue of BJS: Variation in lower limb amputation rates: a national scandal https://t.co/u2yV0Jyd7W@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@paulo_sutt@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/EUZvop3XQM' BJS (@BJSurgery) March 3, 2023
The article can be read here.
Gender stereotypes and bias continue to prevail in our culture, and Medicine and Surgery are no exception. On the 5th of March, ‘Gender divergence: scoping the surgical gap’ was published on @BJSurgery:
In the March issue of BJS: Gender divergence: scoping the surgical gap https://t.co/GJk7zGWBcD@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@paulo_sutt@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/XcDkecLdFD' BJS (@BJSurgery) March 5, 2023
The article can be read here.
March is the #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth, and several publications have appeared on @BJSurgery and @BJSOpen to highlight relevant research regarding this prevalent disease:
Read this Editorial written by two Editors, @LauraLorenzonMD and @Mcfark, on #colorectalcancer research published recently. #ECCAM2023#StepUp4CRC#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonthhttps://t.co/CJ6ZqMAArUpic.twitter.com/76eefYmnpq' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) March 9, 2023
The article can be read here.
Do operative volumes influence outcomes in cholecystectomy? Read this interesting study published on @BJSurgery and tweeted on March 15th:
Open Access in the BJS March issue: Relationship between surgical volume and outcomes in elective and acute cholecystectomy https://t.co/2yTpoh1SEs@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@paulo_sutt@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/QgaovFjMwM' BJS (@BJSurgery) March 15, 2023
The article can be read here.
Early-onset colorectal cancer (#EOCRC, <50y) is increasing worldwide with many underlying reasons not yet elucidated. A thread of @OUPMedicine covering @BJS articles which shed light on this important issue has been published during #ECCAM2023:
Early-onset colorectal cancer (#EOCRC, <50y) is increasing worldwide with many underlying reasons not yet elucidated. Follow the thread of @OUPMedicine covering @BJS articles which shed light on this important issue!#ECCAM2023#StepUp4CRC@LauraLorenzonMD@Mcfark@BJSAcademyhttps://t.co/0FWiwfSh8o' BJS Open (@BjsOpen) March 17, 2023
Again, studies regarding outcomes based on surgical volume are a matter of debate. In this case, bariatric surgery is s in the spotlight. You can see more on @BJSurgery, and it was tweeted on March 22nd:
Open Access in February's BJS: Bariatric surgery volume by hospital and long-term survival: population-based NordOSCo data https://t.co/7Zir0i9NT3@bplwijn@des_winter@ksoreide@MalinASund@evanscolorectal@nfmkok@paulo_sutt@robhinchliffe1@young_bjspic.twitter.com/HyoS7nT4KA' BJS (@BJSurgery) March 22, 2023
The article can be read here.
On March 30th, @BJSAcademy tweeted the last call for applications for a BJS Foundation Social Media Lead who will coordinate activity across @BJSurgery @BjsOpen and @BJSAcademy:
Last call for applications – deadline tomorrow!BJS Society are looking to appoint a Social Media Lead to coordinate activity across @BJSurgery@BjsOpen and @BJSAcademyVisit the website for more information and how to apply ⬇️https://t.co/VCG8qbDYk2' BJS Academy (@BJSAcademy) March 30, 2023
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