Surgical Trainee Prizes

ASiT Conference Research & Audit Prizes

The following prestigious awards will be made to the best trainee abstracts in their respective categories at the ASiT Conference:

• ASiT Medal
• SARS / ASIT Academic & Research Surgery Prize
• ASGBI / ASiT Short Paper Prize
• ASiT Medical Student Prize
• ASiT Poster Presentation Prize

• IJS Case Report Prizes

Surgical Specialty Trainee Prizes

• ASiT-Furlong Research Charitable Foundation Orthopaedic Prize

• ASiT-Aesculap Academia Endocrine Surgery Prize

• British Transplantation Society Prize
• BASO~The Association of Cancer Surgery Prize
• AUGIS Trainee Prize
• ALSGBI Trainee Prize

Specialty Trainee Group Prizes
• ASiT-Rouleaux Club Prize
• ASiT-AOT Prize
• ASiT-SURG Prize
• ASiT-PLASTA Prize
• ASiT-Dukes' Club / ACPGBI Prize
• ASiT-Mammary Fold Prize
• ASiT-BNTA Prize

• ASiT Medal
Sponsored by Ansell, ASiT’s most prestigious prize is awarded to the best presentation from a surgical trainee. This is selected from the highest scoring abstracts delivered as part of the ASiT Medal oral presentation session. The winner is presented with the ASiT Medal and invited to present their work in the ASiT Session at the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland International Surgical Congress.

• SARS/ASIT Academic & Research Surgery Prize
Awarded in conjunction with the Society of Academic and Research Surgery, this surgical trainee prize rewards high quality clinical and basic science research. The prize winner is selected following the SARS oral presentation session, and is judged by members of the SARS Council in conjunction with ASiT. The winner is invited to present their work in the ASiT Session at the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland International Surgical Congress.

• ASGBI/ASiT Short Paper Prize
Awarded in conjunction with the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, this rewards the best oral presentation not qualifying for the ASiT Medal or the SARS/ASIT Academic & Research Surgery Prize. The prize is awarded to the surgical trainee giving the best presentation in this session. The winner is invited to present their work in the ASiT Session at the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland International Surgical Congress, and receives complimentary three-day registration for the meeting.

• ASiT Poster Presentation Prize
All abstracts selected for presentation as posters are assessed and marked over the course of the conference. The Poster Prize is awarded to the highest scoring authors.

• ASiT Medical Student Prize
The highest scoring abstracts with a medical student as the first author are selected for the prestigious medical student prize presentation session. The prize is awarded to the medical student giving the best presentation in this session.

• IJS Case Report Prizes
Awarded in conjunction with the ASiT-affiliated International Journal of Surgery (IJS), these prizes reward the two best surgical case reports presented at the ASiT Conference. Elsevier's new PubMed-indexed online surgical journal International Journal of Surgery Case Reports is a companion journal to the IJS, and is dedicated to publishing case reports only.The winners will be invited to submit their full case reports for publication in IJS Case Reports, and pending successful peer-review the £250+ publication fee will be waived.

Surgical Specialty Prizes

• ASiT-Furlong Research Foundation Orthopaedic Prize

The Furlong Research Charitable Foundation is an independent research foundation in the field of orthopaedic science. It was founded in 1989 by an orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Ronald Furlong, FRCS. The objectives of the Charity include the advancement of medical education and research. In particular the advancement of orthopaedic knowledge by funding research and training, along with encouraging co-operation between surgeons, scientists and engineers working in the orthopaedic field. The Foundation has established its rightful place as one of the most important names in orthopaedic research in the UK. This prize will be awarded for the best orthopaedic related abstract submitted to the ASiT Conference. The winner will receive £200 and a certificate from the Foundation.

• ASiT-Aesculap Academia Endocrine Surgery Prize

The Aesculap Academy enjoys a worldwide reputation as a leading forum for professional development and training in the field of medicine. Under the umbrella of B. Braun, it offers a programme to keep doctors, theatre staff, specialist personnel in hospitals and medical practices and hospital managers fit for the future. The Aesculap Academy has been contributing to the interdisciplinary communication and dialogue in medicine since 1995 through the wide range of course offerings. This prize will be awarded for the best endocrine surgery related abstract submitted to the ASiT Conference. The winner will receive a complimentary place on the Aesculap Academia International Multidisciplinary Thyroid and Parathyroid Meeting worth £195.00 (not including attendance to the course dinner).

• British Transplantation Society Prize
The British Transplantation Society is the professional voice of transplantation in the UK and the only Society for all professionals involved in transplantation. BTS aim to advance the study of biological and clinical problems of tissue and organ transplantation, to facilitate contact between persons interested in transplantation, and to make new knowledge available for the general good of the community. This prize will be awarded for the best transplant surgery related abstract submitted to the ASiT conference. The winner will receive £100.

• BASO~The Association for Cancer Surgery Prize
BASO~The Association for Cancer Surgery speaks as an umbrella organisation for surgical specialties treating people with malignant diseases. Their mission statement is to promote the science and art of cancer surgery, for the benefit of the patient, and to encourage and showcase cancer research for public good. The Association represents surgeons and their centres across the United Kingdom & Ireland. It owns, with the European organisation, ESSO, the European Journal of Surgical Oncology, EJSO – its highly respected research journal. Almost 800 surgeons and affiliated colleagues comprise the BASO ~ ACS membership. The BASO~ACS Trainee Prize will be awarded for the best abstract relating to the "science and practice of cancer surgery". The winner will receive £200.

• ALSGBI Trainee Prize
The Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland is the premier professional association in the field of laparoscopic surgery. ALS aims to foster developments in laparoscopic surgery, to provide a structure for training, to promote educational and academic objectives and to act as a liaison under the umbrella of the Association of Surgeons with the surgical Royal Colleges, the Specialist Advisory Committee and other surgical and academic bodies.This prize will be awarded for the best transplant surgery related abstract submitted to the ASiT conference. The winner will receive £250, to be presented at the ALS Annual Conference.

• AUGIS Trainee Prize

The objectives of the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (AUGIS) of Great Britain and Ireland are to improve the delivery, results and outcome of conditions of the oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, liver and biliary tract requiring surgical treatment. The prize will be awarded for the best upper GI surgery related abstract submitted to the ASiT conference. The winner will receive £100

Specialty Trainee Group Prizes

ASiT are pleased to have joined forces with a number of surgical specialty trainee groups to reward the best abstracts within their respective fields.

The abstracts and resulting posters and/or oral presentations will be peer reviewed by a combined panel of ASiT and speciality trainee group representatives.

• ASiT-AOT Prize
www.aotent.com
Awarded for the best ENT surgery abstract submitted to the ASiT Conference.
The winner will recive £100.
AOT is the Association of Otolarynologists in Training, representing ENT trainees.

• ASiT-Rouleaux Club Prize
www.rouleauxclub.com
Awarded for the best vascular surgery abstract submitted to the ASiT Conference.
The winner will receive £100.
The Rouleaux Club represents trainees in vascular surgery.

• ASiT-SURG Prize
www.surg-online.net
Awarded for the best urological surgery abstract submitted to the ASiT Conference.
The winner will receive £100.
SURG is the Senior Urological Registrars Group, representing trainees in urology.

• ASiT-PLASTA Prize
http://plasta.org.uk
Awarded for the best plastic surgery abstract submitted to the ASiT Conference.
The winner will receive £100.
PLASTA is Plastic Surgery Trainees Association, representing plastic surgery.

• ASiT-Dukes' Club / ACPGBI Prize
www.thedukesclub.org.uk
With the support of Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, this is awarded for the best colorectal surgery abstract submitted to the ASiT Conference. The winner will receive £100.
The Dukes' Club represents general surgery trainees with a sub-specialty interest in colorectal surgery.

• ASiT-Mammary Fold Group Prize
www.themammaryfold.com
Awarded for the best breast surgery abstract submitted to the ASiT Conference.
The winner of the prize will receive a copy of "Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast: Expert Consult" (currently availiable for £144 on the Elsevier website book) which has kindly been donated as a prize by the publishers Elsevier.
The Mammary Fold is the national breast trainees group, representing general surgery trainees with a sub-specialty interest in breast surgery.

• ASiT-BNTA Prize
http://www.sbns.org.uk/site/1018/default.aspx
Awarded for the best neurosurgery abstract presented at the ASiT Conference.
The winner of the prize will receive a medically related text book of the winners choice to the value of £150, sponsored by Codman.
The BNTA is the national neurosurgical trainees group, representing neurosurgery trainees at the Society of British Neurological Surgeons.

Other Conference Prizes

We are currently working with other specialty organisations to arrange further trainee prizes. Details will be announced here when these are finalised.

Please contact us if you are interesting in supporting or sponsoring a trainee prize. Funding a prize can be linked to delegate bag literature, and is an excellent way to raise an organisation or association's profile with the 400 trainees attending the ASiT conference.