🏥 Bridging the gap: exposing the hidden challenges towards adoption of artificial intelligence in surgery ➡️https://buff.ly/GFMypNd 🗨️ Importance of data sharing and well-defined standards, better collaboration between data scientists and clinicians. - J Gormsen @bjsurgery.bsky.social #surgsky

💜Oesophageal cancer awareness month: Implementation and effectiveness of robot-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy (RAMIO): a systematic review using the IDEAL ➡️ buff.ly/qgMBH3g Published in @bjsurgery.bsky.social #surgsky #medsky

Outcomes of endovascular aortic arch repair with an off-the-shelfmodular inner branched stent-graft: an IDEAL 2a prospectivemulticentre trial ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/...

🚨 All roads lead to outsourcing? 👉 buff.ly/quNoOGR 📈 Imaging demand up. 👩‍⚕️ Workforce down. 💷 Outsourcing up. 🆕 Blog by @pmccoubrie.bsky.social takes on the realities behind outsourced radiology — why it’s now unavoidable, why it’s controversial, and what needs to change. #medsky #surgsky

🏥 Perioperative nutrition—ongoing challenges in the era of ERAS ➡️ buff.ly/3x8LAWy 🗨️Screening tools for identification of high-risk patients, preoperative nutritional therapy if possible, encourage early oral feeding, consider supplementary enteral or parenteral nutrition... - Johanne Gormsen

🩺 Presidents under the knife: Andrew Jackson Per-Olof Hasselgren explores Andrew Jackson's osteomyelitis. 🔗 buff.ly/d8FEs2l #surgsky #medsky

AI-supported mammography screening results in fewer aggressive and advanced breast cancers, finds full results from first randomised controlled trial. Explore the research 👉 tinyurl.com/2cez8ykw

🏥How Denmark has achieved the best results in the treatment of colorectal cancer: possible in Poland? 📽️ buff.ly/SqFerBh BJS Lecture delivered by Professor Søren Laurberg at the 72nd Congress of the Towarzystwa Chirurgów Polskich. @BJSurgery.bsky.social @BJSOpen.bsky.social #surgsky #medsky

📢 Proud to support global impact through the Charity Committee! 🌍 We champion education with #BJSAcademy, provide #EducationalBursaries for LMIC, honour excellence with the #BJSAward, collaborate with #DevelopmentPartners and contribute to humanitarian causes worldwide. 🙌 ➡️ buff.ly/bRDUU4R

Major systemic infection following breast cancer surgery and oncological outcomes ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/...

🚨 These findings highlight that early recognition and effective treatment of postoperative infections may be critical to improving long-term oncological outcomes Work by Linda Adwall , Irma Fredriksson , Hella Hultin , Peter Stålberg , Maria Mani , Olov Norlén , Helena Sackey

🎇2025 Highlights: The makings of a modern surgeon workshop In our finale, Matt Lee presents part 6️⃣ 'surgeons and social media – power, influence and strategy' from our series on ‘The makings of a modern surgeon,’ first presented at our BJS Academy Workshop in April 2025. ➡️ buff.ly/EvJxfgg

🎉 Happy New Year from the BJS Foundation! As we step into 2026, we’re grateful for the incredible surgical community that continues to inspire and drive innovation in surgical education and research. Thank you for your support, collaboration, and dedication throughout 2025. #HappyNewYear #2026

🎇 2025 Highlights: End-of-Year Spotlight: BJS Award Professor James Shapiro was selected by a panel of experts for his profound impact on patient care through his ground-breaking "Edmonton Protocol" for islet cell transplantation for type 1 diabetes. 🧠 Nominations for 2027 open in April.

🎇2025 Highlights: Thank You to Our Partners & Strategic Partners! As we reflect on 2025, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all our Strategic Partners, Trainee Strategic Partners, Partners and Development Partners for your invaluable support. ➡️

Oncological outcome after robot-assisted versus open pancreatoduodenectomy for upfront resectable cancer in the pancreatic head: a nationwide cohort analysis ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/...

🫂 Coping with adverse events in surgery: the need for tailored support (developed with surgeons, for surgeons) - SUPPORT Trial ➡️ buff.ly/6smHIM8 "This needs to be everyone’s business and should be a core part of surgical training." #surgsky #medsky

🤖 What is the role of robotics in hernia surgery? 📽️ buff.ly/dat52mt Archana Ramaswamy presents her British Hernia Society (BHS) BJS Lecture from the BHS workshop "Hernia Fundamentals: A-Z". #surgsky #medsky

Review of the recent RCT's published in the leading surgical journals worldwide ➡️ buff.ly/zvFQTUL 🤿Dive into the latest review of #RandomizedClinicalTrials✨ Explore insights on #Colorectal, #General, #Hernia, #Plastic and #Breast surgery. ⭐ Shout out to @BJSurgery.bsky.social

Ten steps towards better perioperative intravenous fluid therapy ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/...

🏥Diagnostic accuracy of radiomics-based AI modes for detecting tumor deposits on MRI in rectal cancer 📽️ buff.ly/HqcVjUP Maab Saleh presents her Open Source Research Organisation BJS Lecture from the 26th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Colon and Rectum Surgeons. #surgsky #medsky

🧬Pharmacogenomics in surgery ➡️ buff.ly/4qXMfww Wrapping up our genomics series, Rachel Palmer brings you part 3️⃣! #surgsky #medsky

Variation in outcomes after metabolic bariatric surgery: multilevel analysis to assess the contribution of patient, surgeon, and hospital factors ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/...

This randomized clinical trial compared the safety and effectiveness of a preperitoneal ventral hernia patch with a non-absorbable barbed suture repair (without mesh) in patients with medium-sized primary ventral hernias.

⏪ Time to rewind and revisit: How to write a scientific surgical manuscript and be published ➡️https://buff.ly/m6FxQGM 📽️Take a few minutes to listen as Ville Sallinen, Editor-in-chief of @BjsOpen.bsky.social #surgsky #medsky

🔎Curious about the 'Future of scientific surgical publication'?📰 🎧Revisit @JJEarnshaw.bsky.social's talk ➡️https://buff.ly/QU1H7HG #surgsky #medsky

🙏 Thank you to everyone who applied for 2026 funding! The deadline is now closed. 📢 Excited to announce that applications for 2026 educational activities are now OPEN! 🎓 Apply by 1 June 2026 for your chance to secure funding. #medsky #surgsky

🏆ARTICLE OF THE MONTH: An introduction to genomics ➡️ buff.ly/9xCjbvh Frank McDermott's introduction to genomics has earned Article of the Month! #medsky #vaccines #surgsky

🏥Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Why it is more important in low- and middle-income settings 📽️ buff.ly/159pQIk Khaled Madbouly presents his Open Source Research Organisation BJS Lecture from the 26th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Colon and Rectum Surgeons. #surgsky #medsky

Indocyanine green versus technetium-99m for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: the FLUORO trial ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

🩷 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Check out 8️⃣ of the most important breast cancer papers published in BJS and BJS Open this year. 🖊️Introduction by Matt Lee. ➡️ buff.ly/PgXhf61 @bjsurgery.bsky.social @bjsopen.bsky.social @wannabehawkeye.bsky.social #Surgery #Surgeon #medsky #surgsky

🏆2025 European Society of Endocrine Surgeons BJS Prize! ✨ Congratulations to Ra-Yeong Song 📽️ Watch now: buff.ly/2NQk86e #surgery #surgsky #medsky

🏆ARTICLE OF THE MONTH: Decision paralysis ➡️ www.bjsacademy.com/bjs-academy/... 🏅In this month's most popular read by @pmccoubrie.bsky.social #Radiology #Surgery #medsky #surgsky @bjsurgery.bsky.social @bjsopen.bsky.social #decisions

🥇 Had a look at our 2025 BJS Award page yet? ➡️ buff.ly/aodySWJ 📄 Be sure to check out our IN THE NEWS section including the recent coverage by the Edmonton Journal ➡️ buff.ly/LgsgHeZ #medsky #surgsky

📢 Calling trainee organisations, student bodies and organisations that are not a #BJSFoundation partner! Interested in applying for funding to support education? Application deadline: 1 November! ⏳ ➡️ www.bjsacademy.com/page/about/c... #medsky #surgsky

🏆 Learn all about the 2025 BJS Award Winner, Professor James Shapiro—everything in one place: ➡️ buff.ly/aodySWJ 🧢 Put your thinking caps on! Nominations for the 2027 BJS Award open in April 2026. #medsky #surgsky

⏪ A surgical life by Adesoji Ademuyima "One of the first lessons I learned is that you must know your limits and be ready to call for help. While operating on a patient with a stage 4 Wilm’s tumour encasing the inferior vena cava..." ➡️ buff.ly/jOgPCm9

Abstracts for EFOA 2025 are now available! Join the global conversation on improving outcomes for patients with enteric fistula and open abdomen. 📅 28–29 August | Copenhagen 🔗 doi.org/10.58974/bjs... #EFOA2025 #Surgery #PatientCare

On stage at the Royal College of Surgeons in London: the 2023 BJS Award winner, Professor Henrik Kehlet (ERAS) and the 2025 BJS Award winner, Professor James Shapiro (islet cell transplantation). Who is it going to be in 2027? Nominations will open in April 2026 (www.bjsacademy.com/page/bjs-award).

🎉 BJS Institute: Manuscript ➡️ Publication ✅ write in scientific style ✅ critical appraisal and literature reviews ✅ scientific editing and peer review processes work ✅ evidence-based tools and practices Study 100% online – wherever and whenever suits you. ➡️ www.bjsacademy.com/page/bjs-ins...

Enhancing decision-making and patient comprehension in complex rectal cancer surgery through personalized three-dimensional imaging: randomized feasibility study ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/...

Comparison of postoperative analgesic effects of ultrasound-guided intercostal nerve block and transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: randomized clinical trial ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsurgery.bsky.social @bjsacademy.bsky.social

🏅 A surgical life by James Shapiro ➡️ buff.ly/mUVwQmX We're delighted to say that this powerful portrait by our 2025 BJS Award winner has also earned article of the month. From transplant breakthroughs to personal reflections on career and regret, this remarkable #surgical life is worth a read.

🆕 BLOG: Large-language models already match 80 percent of MDT decisions — here’s why surgeons should care ➡️ buff.ly/9zFQeib "'ChatGPT-4 mirrored our MDT in four of five colorectal-cancer cases...'" #chatgpt #surgery #ai

😷 Interested in a PgCert Surgical Writing & Evidence Based Surgical Practice? Earn credits through a 4-part online course by BJS Institute and Edinburgh Surgery Online, covering key pillars of surgical writing, editing, publishing & evidence based surgical practice👨💻 ➡️ buff.ly/yXQXbuL #surgsky

Follow Our Peritoneal Malignancy Weekend! 🚨 From international consensus to surgical boundaries and the latest advances in CRS for peritoneal surface malignancies #2⃣ Peritonectomy procedures for peritoneal surface malignancies: PSOGI-ESGO-ISSPP Lyon consensus ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/...

A great surgeon scientist an a great man. Congratulations for the 2025 BJS Award! Well deserved

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Time flies and @bjsurgery.bsky.social / @bjsopen.bsky.social editorial assistants rotate. Huge gratitude goes to our out-going editorial assistants Yung Lee, @hansl16.bsky.social and Laura Maggino - I’ve learned a great deal from you! 🙏 Terms end, but you will be part of BJS Family forever!