Plan your #paedsurg education this autumn/winter with the help of our calendar: www.baps.org.uk/events/

Congratulations to our #71stBAPS prize winners! 👏 🏆Peter Paul Rickham Prize: Lucinda Tullie 🏆President’s Prize: Christoph von Schrottenberg For a full list of prize winners visit: www.baps.org.uk/news/announc...

Last call for evidence - Medical Training Review You have until midnight Tuesday 20th May to submit your evidence: www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/medic...

It is impossible to forget why we meet, educate and share your experiences and expertise. Our Trauma Special Interest Group will host an invaluable session at our #71stBAPS: Learning from Paediatric Mass Casualty Events, 27th June, Bruges.

Some excellent, neonatal surgical events coming up for May. A great opportunity for nurses, medics and AHPs to hear from expert speakers on important topics @neonatalnursesuk.bsky.social @baps1953.bsky.social @bapmofficial.bsky.social www.mcascientificevents.eu/signec/

Here's our fully international Keynote line-up for our #71stBAPS: 🎤 Abdelhafeez Abdelhafeez 🇺🇸 Global Surgery 🎤 Anna Bujons 🇪🇸 Urology 🎤 Maud Lindeboom 🇧🇪 General 🎤 Anthony Sandler 🇺🇸 Oncology 🎤 Augusto Zani 🇺🇸 Journal of Pediatric Surgery congress.baps.org.uk/scientific-p... @tripsuk.bsky.social

On yer 🚴‍♂️! Join Woody’s 71st Peloton 🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ BAPU's Mark Woodward is cycling from Calais to Bruges for our #71stBAPS. Mark will be following in the tracks of Rania Kronfli, Kat Ford, Mark Davenport & Marven Sean who cycled to our #69thBAPS. For more visit: congress.baps.org.uk/news/71st-pe...

Don't miss registering for our #71stBAPS at our Earlybird rates - there's less than a week left to get your discounted registration. #BAPSMembers pay the lowest registration.

🔊Last week to register at Earlybird Rates. #BAPSMembers get the best rates.

Here's our fully international Keynote line-up for our #71stBAPS: 🎤 Abebe Bekele 🇷🇼 Global Surgery 🎤 Anna Bujons Tur 🇪🇸 Urology 🎤 Maud Lindeboom 🇧🇪 General 🎤 Anthony Sandler 🇺🇸 Oncology 🎤 Augusto Zani 🇺🇸 Journal of Pediatric Surgery Register by 14th April for Earlybird rates: congress.baps.org.uk

This month our news highlights the work of Trainee & Consultant #BAPSmembers in #pedurg education, research & outcomes. Also @bapmofficial.bsky.social & BAPS are seeking members to join a pilot forum to improve standards in #neonatalsurgery. Visit our website for more info: www.baps.org.uk/news/

This #IWD2025 we highlight @tripsuk.bsky.social. Since 2024, trainees have been represented by an all female line-up, currently Reesha Ranat, Chloe Roy & Eva Sorensen. Previous rep, Sophie Lewis hosts the RCSEd #PaedSurg podcasts & interviews new consultant Kat Ford who herself was a TriPS rep.

🗓️ Our key 2025 dates for your diaries Here's an at a glance summary of our key meetings this year. Please share with your departments and colleagues. www.baps.org.uk/events/

#71stBAPS registration is OPEN. Earlybird rates end 14th April. For those who didn't attend our #69thBAPS in Bruges, here's a taster & for the lucky ones who did, here's a memento. Perfect balance of State of the art conference centre ✅ Beautiful medieval city✅ Photos by Alex Lee & #TeamBAPS1953

Congratulations to Joe Curry who will be our next president. You can read his statement on our website: www.baps.org.uk/news/announc...

The JCST is looking for practising NHS Consultants who are committed to surgical training. Find out more about these important roles on our website. @rcsed.bsky.social

A new ST3 training course is coming—and we need consultants, SAS surgeons and trainees to help build it. Get involved in course design, content creation, and pilot programmes. Make your mark on surgical education. Apply today – applications close 6 February: www.rcseng.ac.uk/edu...

Final Call for #71stCongress Abstracts⌛

You have until midnight of Sunday 2nd February to submit your abstracts to our #71stBAPS. Many thanks to our submitters so far, from 🇩🇿🇦🇺🇧🇪🇨🇳🇪🇬🇬🇭🇭🇰🇮🇳🇮🇷🇯🇵🇯🇴🇳🇬🇵🇸🇸🇦🇸🇬🇹🇭🇬🇧🇺🇸 You make our Congress truly international 👏🙏🙌

What if the next step in your career could also help shape the future of surgery? Joining our Council offers the chance to build leadership skills and collaborate with industry experts while influencing policy and advocating for our members. Nominate yourself by February 5: www.cesvotes.com/rcs

In the Guardian, our President, Tim Mitchell raises concerns about delays to the New Hospital Programme. He writes that the government “cannot afford to ignore the decaying and dilapidated buildings affecting productivity and care on a daily basis.” More: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Our election for our next president opens tomorrow. #BAPSMembers in good standing will be emailed information about how to vote. You have until 17th February to vote. Please contact Kate if you do not receive your email.

Whilst you're working on your abstracts, we're working on our #71stBAPS programme. Here's our speaker line-up so far. If you'd like the opportunity to present as part of our 71st programme please submit your abstracts by midnight GMT 2nd February ⏳.

The countdown is on! ⏱️⏱️⏱️ There is only ONE WEEK until the abstract deadline for #ASGBI2025! We can't wait to receive your work and see you in Edinburgh in May. Submit by 27th January here - https://buff.ly/4f7IqUm

Several of you have been in touch asking for an extension to our #71stBAPS abstract submission, as extra time is needed to speak to senior authors. So we are extending the deadline to midnight, 2nd February. This deadline is final as marking needs to be completed in time for those who need visas.

Our #71stBAPS abstract submission deadline is the 26th January. Thanks to everyone who has already submitted 🇦🇺🇨🇳🇪🇬🇸🇦🇺🇸🇸🇬🇹🇭🇬🇧🇮🇷🇯🇵

🙏🙌👍👏Once again we are honoured to see abstracts submitted across 5 continents! 🇦🇺🇨🇳🇪🇬🇸🇦🇺🇸🇸🇬🇹🇭🇬🇧 Don't miss your opportunity to be part of our #71stBAPS International Congress in Bruges this summer. Our abstract submission deadline is midnight of the 26th January, so in under 3 weeks ⏳

We're sharing Prof. Mark Davenport's guide to preparing abstracts. Prof is the UK Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery & long-standing member of the BAPS' Programme Selection Committee. If you hope to join us for our #71stBAPS, this video is time well spent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyPp...

As we head towards the year's end please note you can still submit your #71stBAPS abstracts even though our office will be closed from the 24th December. We will re-open on the 6th January.

Fantastic to see your abstracts coming in for our #71stBAPS. As ever, we're delighted to see abstracts submitted from far and wide 🌏 as well as 🇬🇧. So thank-you 🙏 for making our #scientificmeeting truly international.

Every autumn, we start to receive enquiries asking when we are opening Abstract Submission. For our #71stBAPS in Bruges, Belgium, we will open Abstract Submission on the 2nd December 2024 and close on the 26th January 2025. #MedSky