Thank you to everyone who submitted abstracts to the ASiT Annual Conference 2021. The quality of research and projects displayed was excellent as always, and ASiT is grateful to the supporting organisations and all those who helped with marking and judging.
Congratulations to all prize winners! Here is a list of all the awards:
ORAL SESSION PRIZES
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ASiT/Swann-Morton Medal
Winner: Arwel Poacher
Title: The Four Year Clinical and Economic Impact of an Extended Screening Program for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
ASiT/TMS Poster of Distinction Prize
Winner: Conor Jones
Title: Summarising the reporting of outcomes in studies of robot-assisted cholecystectomy: a systematic review
ESO Surgical Education & Training Prize
Winner: Thomas Baldock
Title: The Junior Doctor Changeover Effect – Does it exist in General Surgery?
STARSurg Medical Student Prize
Winner: Lauren Greasley
Title: Wide-awake local anaesthetic no tourniquet (WALANT) vs general/regional anaesthetic for flexor tendon injuries: a single-centre, retrospective cohort study
SRS Academic & Research Prize
Winner: Waheed-Ul-Rahman Ahmed
Title: Genome-wide association analysis and replication in 810,625 individuals identifies novel therapeutic targets for varicose veins
ASGBI Short Paper Prize
Winner: Nav Thavanesan
Title: Clinical factors predictive of both successful and unsuccessful arterial embolization in the management of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
NRC Collaborative Research Prize
Winner: Harry Spiers
Title: An international multi-centre appraisal of the management of acute CHOLEcystitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: The CHOLECOVID Study
ASiT COVID-19 Prize
Winner: Barry Kerr
Title: Changing the Management of Epistaxis in the COVID-19 Era
BBRAUN Innovation Prize
Winner: Bence Baljer
Title: Resorbable Composite Materials for Fracture Fixation
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BJS Systematic Review Prize
Winner: Soham Bandyopadhyay
Title: Traumatic brain injury-related paediatric mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ASiT WinS Equality & Diversity Prize
Joint-Winner: Ricky Ellis ("The Impact of Disability on Performance in the Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons Examination (MRCS)")
Joint-Winner: Sanah Ali ("Experience of Implementing Diversity Teaching into University of Oxford")
The Prakash Sinha Quality Improvement & Sustainability Prize
Winner: David Hopkin
Title: Theatre and the environmental impact: if you don’t measure it can’t be managed
POSTER PRESENTATION PRIZES
ASiT MedAll Poster Engagement Prize
Winner: Shaheer Aslam Joiya
Title: The "6Pm Series": Addressing medical education for final year medical students during the pandemic
Mammary Fold Prize
Winner: Kin Yik Chan
Title: Perioperative Utility of Tranexamic Acid in Oncological Breast Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
SCTS Trainee Prize
Winner: Maria Georgi
Title: Computational modelling of 3D printed scaffolds for heart valve regeneration
BOTA Prize
Winner: William Levitt
Title: The statistical value of different clinical characteristics in evaluation of suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome
BASO Trainee Prize
Winner: Ben Atkinson
Title: Improving surgical and non-surgical oncological outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer
Roux Group Trainee Prize
Winner: Louise Finch
Title: Endovascular hepatic artery stents in the modern management of post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage
BNTA Prize
Winner: Ping Hei Cheng
Title: Management, Complications and Neurological Outcomes of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in Elderly Patients
ALSGBI Trainee Prize
Winner: Jeffrey Leung
Title: Quality of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Laparoscopic Surgery: Systematic Review
AOT Prize
Winner: Judith Osuji
Title: Is telephone triage here to stay? An audit of the impact of COVID 19 on a Head and Neck cancer clinic
Rouleaux Club Prize
Winner: Ahmad Guni
Title: A 360-degree exploration of key factors in consent in aortic aneurysm repair
PLASTA Prize
Winner: Adam Misky
Title: Tackling Jersey Finger Using Extraosseous Tunnels – Study of a New Technique
The Dukes' Club Prize
Winner: Henriette Wa Katolo
Title: Outcome reporting following rectopexy requires standardisation for reproducibility and transparent outcome analysis
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Herrick Society Prize
Winner: Caitlin Carolan
Title: Comparing outcomes in right versus left kidney transplantation; a systematic review and meta-analysis
BSOT Prize
Winner: Sonam Patel
Title: Salvage versus primary robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a propensity-matched comparative effectiveness study from a high-volume tertiary centre
TriPS Prize
Winner: Olugbenga Awolaran
Title: Prospective Evaluation of Virtual Consultations in Paediatric Surgery and Urology: Lessons from the Pandemic Times
BAOMS Trainee Prize
Winner: Amr Taha
Title: An extensive infected Plunging Ranula in a ten-year-old with a Review of Literature Reviews between 2000-2020
BOMSS Trainee Prize
Winner: Peter Ishak
Title: Pathology Pick up Rate in Routine Preoperative Endoscopy and its Impact on Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery
IJS Case Report Prize
Winner: Aoife Mallon
Title: Use of 3D Printing Technology in Surgical Planning and Decision Making in ENT Skull Base Surgery- An Axial 3D First in Northern Ireland
RCS PGCert Medical Education Prize
Winner: André Tulloch
Title: Increasing Representation in Surgical Careers – the First Cut Mentorship Programme for Medical Students
British Hernia Society Prize
Winner: Anne Ewing
Title: The impact of COVID-19 on hernia surgery in the Lothian region of Scotland
IME Ethics Prize
Winner: Sally Tucker
Title: Navigating the morality of postponing urgent cancer surgery in the Covid-19 pandemic
BAETS Prize
Winner: Gabriella Marchitelli
Title: Patients' Perceptions of Complications Following Thyroidectomy
GlobalSurg Global Surgery Prize
Winner: Farizeh Ahmed
Title: Does surgical intervention improve quality of life for patients with chronic ear disease in Nepal?
Journal of Surgical Simulation Prize
Winner: Alexander Coombs
Title: The Impact of Using A Virtual Reality Surgical Curriculum To Train Scrub Practitioners In Complex Orthopaedic Surgery
ASiT WinS Prize
Winner: Sabbur Anwar
Title: How far do cultural values between first and second generational medical students differ according to GMC guidelines
CMR Surgical Robotic Surgery Prize
Winner: Conor Jones
Title: Transoral robotic surgery: Comparing the geography of research publications with the global burden of disease
Gray’s Surgical Anatomy Human Factors Prize
Winner: Lydia Pearson
Title: A survey on the perceived effect of background music on intra-operative stress, anxiety and surgical task load on the operating surgeon
