Many thanks to all delegates for attending the Association of Surgeons in Training 2018 International Surgical Conference in Edinburgh. Below is a list of prize winners - Congratulations to all!
ASiT Conference 2018 Prizes
ASiT /Swann - MortonMedal
Winner: Sandeep Nayar
Title: Novel Evaluation of a Laparoscopic Appendicectomy Virtual Reality Simulator using Cognitive Task Analysis
TMS Poster of Distinction Prize
Winner: Adnan Taib
Title: Can an Ice Cream Based Oral Nutritional Supplement Help Address The Issue of Malnutrition in Elderly Surgical Patients?
ASiT Medical Student Poster of Distinction
Winner: En Lin Goh
Title: Laparoscopic vs Open Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Meta-Analysis of the Long-Term Survival Outcomes
Mammary Fold Prize
Winner: Hannah Waddington
Title: The Effects of Intercostal Nerve Blocks on Post-Operative Pain Outcomes Following Mastectomy and Wide Local Excision
BOTA Prize
Winner: Navin Nagesh
Title: Evidence Supporting the Need to Reintroduce School Screening for Scoliosis in the UK
AUGIS Trainee Prize
Winner: Mahmood Vazirian-Zadeh
Title: Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of Intraoperative Choledochoscopic Clearance of Bile Duct Stones (BDS) during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
ALSGBI Trainee Prize
Winner: Dominic Jones
Title: Mechanical Forces in Minimally Invasive Surgery: An Analysis of Surgical Experience
AOT Prize
Winner: David Selwyn
Title: When to Refer: Validating the Evidence-based Acute Otitis Externa Score (EARS
Rouleaux Club Prize
Winner: Niroshan Francis
Title: Stented vs Stentless Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Small Aortic Root: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
SURG Prize
Winner: Ifrah Asmat
Title: Improving the Quality of Urology Ward Round Documentation
Plasta Prize
Winner: Benjamin Smeeton
Title: A Critical Review of Melanoma Self-Screening Tools on YouTube – A Missed Opportunity?
Dukes Club Prize
Winner: Amanda Koh
Title: Therapeutic Role of Water-Soluble Contrast Media in Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Systematic Review
BNTA-ASiT Prize
Winner: Jade Stephenson
Title: A Systematic Review of Cognitive Functional Outcomes Reported in Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme Treated with Surgical Resection
BAOMS Prize
Winner: Arpan Tahim
Title: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Facilitate the Intraoral Excision of a Deep Lobe Parotid Lesion Using Ultrasound Guided Wire Localization
Carrel Club Trainee Prize
Winner: Matthew Byrne
Title: Evaluation of Quality of Online Information for Patients in Transplantation
BAPS Prize
Winner: Alasdair Ball
Title: National Audit of the Management of Right Iliac Fossa Pain in Children
SCTS Prize
Winner: Angeliki Kosti
Title: Shot Through the Heart! (But Not To Blame...)
SARS Prize
Winner: Sinan Khadhouri
Title: Medically Expulsive Therapy (MET) has no benefit in improving spontaneous stone passage (SSP) in patients .
ASGBI Short Paper Prize
Winner: Matthew Byrne
Title: School Level Education to Increase Organ Donation and The Effect Of Deprivation
ESSQ Surgical Education Prize
Winner: David Bratt
Title: A Novel Validated Training Model for Teaching Suprapubic Catheter (SPC) Exchange
IJS Case Report
Winner: Aminah Ahmad
Title: Small Bowel Diverticular Perforation : An Uncommon Surgical Emergency
British Hernia Society Prize
Winner: Sivesh Kamarajah
Title: Biological Mesh Reinforcement of Complex and Contaminated Midline Laparotomy Achieving Fascial Closure: A Cross-Sectional Review of Stage of Innovation
IME Ethics Prize
Winner: Thananjeyen Srirangarajah
Title: The Process of Informed Consent and Implications to Practice since Montgomery 2015
BOMSS Trainee Prize
Winner: Gerlin Naidoo
Title: Late and Complete Gastric Band Erosion - Should We Have a Lower Index of Suspicion?
BAETS Prize
Winner: Waqas Din
Title: A Prospective Study into Post-operative Management and Complication Rates of Patients Undergoing Thyroid Surgery
Birmingham Surgical Trials Consortium Prize
Winner: Mike Bath
Title: IMAGINE: Ileus Management International