@RichSkipworth

Upper GI Surgeon @RIE_Lothian, Honorary Professor @EdinburghUni. @NHSResearchScot Clinician. @CancerCachexia @caleycachexia @SurgicalSaber Opinions my own

 Edinburgh, Scotland
ed.ac.uk/surgery
Joined September 2015
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Delving into non-technical skills for robotics 🤖 ➡️ @NOTSS_lab @RichSkipworth speaking today at #ASGBI2025 @asgbi
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Barry Laird@laird_barry11 Mar 2025
Our 6th and final review on #cachexia endpoints published thxs ⁦@SCWDnews⁩ ⁦@RichSkipworth⁩ ⁦@leorbrown⁩ ⁦@MichaelSYule⁩ ⁦@EdinUni_IGC⁩ and others ⁦@PRC_Palliation⁩ eur02.safelinks.protection.o…

Oncological and Survival Endpoints in Cancer Cachexia Clinical Trials: Systematic Review 6 of the...

Background In patients receiving anti-cancer treatment, cachexia results in poorer oncological outcomes. However, there is limited understanding and no systematic review of oncological endpoints in...

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NHS Lothian
@NHS_Lothian26 Feb 2025
Don’t forget to tune in to BBC Two tonight from 9pm to see NHS Lothian feature in the new series of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life. Find out more: ow.ly/2Iya50V6MnX
Close up photo of surgeon. Text: Surgeons: "At the Edge of Life featuring NHS Lothian From Wednesday 26 February, 9pm, BBC Two. Also shown on the BBC Scotland channel from Monday 3 March, 9pm."

ALT Close up photo of surgeon. Text: Surgeons: "At the Edge of Life featuring NHS Lothian From Wednesday 26 February, 9pm, BBC Two. Also shown on the BBC Scotland channel from Monday 3 March, 9pm."

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Marginal gains in surgery @connrboyle ‘While large-scale innovation and service redesign are important for the field to continue progression, it is essential that the marginal gains that can be implemented in every unit are not forgotten’ sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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SCWD
@SCWDnews8 Dec 2024
Poster presentation session - Cancer cachexia, Muscle wasting and Sarcopenia on day 03 at the #SCWDConference2024. @RichSkipworth Stay tuned for the final sessions of this successful 3 day program. #SCWD #Sarcopenia #Cachexia #MedicalResearch
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Barry Laird@laird_barry7 Dec 2024
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@RichSkipworth presents multimodal cachexia treatment @SCWDnews in Washington DC @Caleycachexia
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Eric Topol
@EricTopol18 Nov 2024
New @Nature A mechanism for why durable weight loss is so difficult: epigenetic memory of fat cells nature.com/articles/s41586-0… @vonMeyenn @laurahinte
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👋Meet our panel of experts - Dr Richard Skipworth @RichSkipworth, a Consultant Surgeon & Honorary Professor @EdinburghUni, @CancerCachexia @Caleycachexia in our next #WorldPancreaticCancerDay💜webinar on #Cachexia! Sign up & submit your question TODAY👉shorturl.at/bj4R9
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Barry Laird@laird_barry23 Oct 2024
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@RichSkipworth and I are very proud of our PhD students @MichaelSYule @leorbrown who have published in @bmj_latest bmj.com/content/387/bmj-2024… with @ProfW_edinsurg & @Rwaller1988 on #cachexia @Caleycachexia great work!

Cancer cachexia

### What you need to know Cancer cachexia is a complex syndrome characterised by tissue loss (fat, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle), decreased appetite (anorexia), fatigue, and reduced activity...

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‘There is a lack of standardisation of practice’ An international survey of HPB MDT practices by @harini_dl published in @hpbjournal Considering human factors in MDT design could support team decision processes, minimise errors, and enhance efficiency. What is your practice?
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Delighted to appoint @ArthurCalum as a PT Senior Lecturer in Surgical Performance to join the @SurgicalSaber lab @NOTSS_lab in the @edinuniusher strengthening our expertise in surgical performance, clinical human factors, patient safety and psychology @EdinSurg @edinsurg_online
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SCWD
@SCWDnews27 Sep 2024
SCWD is excited to announce a multi-stakeholder Regulatory & Trials Update Workshop on Dec 5-6, 2024 in Washington DC. SCWD's is bringing experts from academia, industry, and regulators. Stay tuned as SCWD is shaping the future of research in muscle mass and function! #SCWD
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Guillermo del Toro
@RealGDT14 Sep 2024
Surgeon’s Hall Museum in Edinburgh today!!! Second visit this trip!!!
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Yakup Ergün
@dr_yakupergun15 Sep 2024
#ESMO24 Impact of lean body mass-based oxaliplatin dosage on neurotoxicity in adjuvant treatment of stage III colorectal cancer: Final results of the phase II randomized LEANOX trial 💥Oxaliplatin dosing based on lean body mass reduces neuropathy without compromising survival
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T.Naito@t1naito14 Sep 2024
Perhaps the dawn of cancer cachexia (^^)/ published simultaneously in ESMO and NEJM minutes ago Ponsegromab for the Treatment of Cancer Cachexia | New England Journal of Medicine nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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Barry Laird@laird_barry10 Sep 2024
Rebekah Patton has passed her MD Viva @EdinUni_IGC Thanks to @joannereid48 and Dr Olga Oikonomidou for being her examiners. A pleasure to supervise with @RichSkipworth and Prof M Fallon. Lab work supported by @iainjgallagher research supported by and conducted @StColumbas.
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3 of our 6 #cachexia endpoints SR published today in @JCSM_cachexia Quality of Life, Body Composition, Biomarkers. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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