2022 Prize Winners

Moynihan Prize

Presenter: Hannah Javanmard-Emamghissi
Abstract Title: Antibiotic management of acute appendicitis avoids surgery in over 70% of adults: one-year follow-up from a prospective, multicentre, observational study

BJS Prize

Presenter: Edward Hardy
Abstract Title: Postoperative electrical muscle stimulation attenuates loss of muscle mass and function following major abdominal surgery: A split body randomised control trial

Sustainability Prize

Presenter: Jonathan Gan
Abstract Title: Back to the future: Re-introducing Reusable gowns to achieve #NetZeroSurgery

NELA Prize

Presenter: Andrei Moscalu
Abstract Title: The correlation between actual and predicted 30-day mortality for emergency laparotomies in adults, using National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) risk predicting tool – a multi-center, retrospective, observational, cohort study.

AV Prize

1st
Produced By: Javed Latif
Abstract Title: ICG in Emergency General Surgery for Visceral Perfusion Assessment: Case of Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Strangulated Femoral Hernia

2nd
Produced By: Mei Ying Chin
Abstract Title: Reset and Recharge- We are all in this together!

3rd
Produced By: Suewan Kim
Abstract Title: The Role of Laparoscopic Surgery in Emergency Settings: A Video Illustration

Short Papers of Distinction

Presenter: Islam Omar
Abstract Title: Effect of BMI on Safety of Bariatric Surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic, Procedure Choice, and Safety Protocols – an analysis from the GENEVA Study

Presenter: Mohammad Eddama
Abstract Title: Microvesicles as biomarkers for the screening of colorectal neoplasm

Presenter: Arun Krishna
Abstract Title: F.I.T for Discharge? Role of Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) in ruling out Primary Bowel Cancer: A review of current outcomes.

ASGBI Intercollegiate Examination:

Mr Gregory Simpson – February 2020
Mr James Ward – September 2021

Prizes and Awards

Moynihan Prize

The Moynihan Prize is the Association’s most prestigious scientific award. The prize of £1,000 together with a medal is presented (at the Prize Giving session TBC) to the author of the best project delivered at the Congress from a pre-decided short list. The person reading the paper must be the principal research worker and less than 15 years from graduating. In the case of multiple-author papers, the medal will be presented to the person presenting the paper and the award may be divided between the authors.

The paper should have a clinical application or lead to service/quality improvement. The paper must not have been submitted previously to any other national or international association nor published in any Journal at the time of submission. Short-listed papers that are found to have been presented elsewhere, or have been accepted for presentation elsewhere, will be disqualified. The paper must not be a case report or meta-analysis.

The closing date for abstract submissions is Midnight on Sunday 23rd January 2022.

BJS Prize

The BJS Prize is awarded to the author of the best paper presented within the BJS session at the Annual Congress. Between 4 and 8 papers will be short listed for this session. The short list will come from abstracts submitted for the BJS prize. Please make sure you indicate the BJS prize in your submission. The deadline date for submission for the this prize is Monday 20th December 2021. The short listed authors must submit a full manuscript for possible publication in BJS/BJS open before the congress. The winning paper will be presented at a Webinar accessed through the BJSS homepage or BJS Academy.

The deadline for submission of the full manuscript is Wednesday 9th March 2022.

The winning author will receive a £1000 along with a certificate at the Prize Giving session TBC.

Sustainability Prize

This prize will be awarded to the best abstract describing a service improvement project which can be reproduced by other trusts and have a positive impact from a sustainability perspective. You should submit your abstract in the sustainability category to be considered for this award.

Here are some examples of the projects we are looking for

• A sustainability section in our theatre stop moment which heightened awareness
• Used reusable ports in every daycase Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

The winning author will receive a £500 along with a certificate at the Prize Giving session TBC.

Short Papers of Distinction

The top scoring short papers, as determined by the adjudicators and the Association’s Scientific Committee, will be accepted as Short Papers of Distinction and will be allocated a separate session at the Congress for presentation. The presenting author will be presented with a certificate at the Prize Giving session TBC.

NELA Sponsored Trainee Prize

We are delighted to announce that NELA and ASGBI will be awarding a Trainee prize at the 2022 International Surgical Congress in Liverpool. This will be for the best submission using your hospital’s NELA data. Particularly favoured will be those which bring about an improvement in care.

Adjudication will be by the Association’s Scientific Committee with input from NELA, and the paper will be presented during a dedicated NELA session.

Please make sure you indicate the NELA prize in your submission for the abstract to be considered for the prize.

Further Information on NELA

The traditional model of audit takes too long and does not address the underlying reasons why things don’t happen as they should. Quality Improvement (QI) aims to address this. QI science emphasises the use of local data to drive small scale changes, carried out on short time-scales.

So although NELA has the word ‘Audit’ in it, the only improvements in patient care will come about is if clinicians use their NELA data to measure what is going on in their hospital, make a change, and measure the impact of making the change. The NELA website allows your hospital’s NELA lead to download your own NELA data whenever you want to support QI initiatives.

The intention is that this prize will encourage trainees to get involved in driving improvements in the delivery of care to patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. It also has the added benefitof helping trainees understand the difference between audit and quality improvement and show evidence of active participation in a quality improvement project.

The criteria for a successful presentation/poster will be judged on:

The closing date for abstract submissions is Midnight on Sunday 23rd January 2022 and the winner will be announced during the Prize Giving reception TBC.