BACK TO THE FUTURE DAY: UPPER GI SURGERY Today, 21 October, is ‘Back to the Future Day’, the date Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to in the famous film! To mark the occasion, we asked Professor Graeme Poston to look back on his remarkable surgical career, from graduating in 1979 to imagining the future of upper GI surgery. If he could jump into the DeLorean and travel to 2040, what would upper GI surgery look like? What has changed beyond recognition during his career? Read Graeme’s personal reflections on the people, milestones, debates and challenges that have shaped our specialty and his thoughts on what lies ahead. Want to read the full article? Click the link below 👇 augis.org/Portals/0/Newslett… #UpperGISurgery #SurgicalTraining #BackToTheFutureDay

AUGIS is heading to @cvent CONNECT Europe! Sophie Butler, Sarvjit Wünsch & Karol Wisniewski are excited to be joining the event and connecting with professionals across the events, marketing and hospitality industries. With conversations around innovation, AI and the future of event technology taking centre stage, they’re looking forward to discovering fresh ideas, sharing insights, and building meaningful connections with fellow industry professionals. Will you be there? Be sure to say hi to the AUGIS team! 👋 #AUGIS #CventCONNECTEurope #EventTechnology

Council Member Monday! Get to know the AUGIS council. Meet Nilanjana Tewari, Honorary secretary of AUGIS, former chair of EDI committee, Consultant OG surgeon and Associate clinical director of UGI surgery at Royal Derby Hospital. 🩺Favourite procedure? Hellers myotomy for achalasia 👤 Why become a member? I have been aware of AUGIS since I was a very junior trainee. When my supervisors became aware that I had an interest in pursuing UGI surgery as a career, they encouraged me to submit abstracts to the AUGIS ASM and attend. I continued to be a member during my fellowship and consultant practice because all the relevant advances in the field are generally showcased through the organisation and at the ASM. Importantly, the annual meeting has become an opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues from all over the country. 😊 Why she enjoys being on the Council? I have been on council for around 5 years, first as chair of the EDI committee, then honorary secretary elect and now as honorary secretary. It was initially slightly intimidating to join council with the host of well known figures in UK UGI surgery. However, I’ve realised that they are actually great people, and council is committed to improving the provision of UGI surgery in the UK and to supporting its members. It’s truly a pleasure to work with them and the enthusiasm and ideas generated by council members makes it very enjoyable. 💡Top tip! Lift as you climb #CouncilMemberMonday #AUGIS #Spotlight

Register now for CholeSafe 2! A focused one-day meeting bringing together expertise around safer decision-making in cholecystectomy, from preoperative planning and intraoperative decisions to bile duct injury, governance and medicolegal considerations. 📅 Thursday 17 December 2026 📍 Royal College of Surgeons of England, London Register here - augis.org/OurEvents/CholeSaf… #CholeSafe2 #AUGIS #GBIHPBA #BBUGSS

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Council Member Monday Get to know the AUGIS Council: Meet Fiona Huddy @HuddyFiona – Surrey & Sussex Clinical Lead OG Dietitian Within AUGIS, I’m one of a team of AHP Leads on Council, championing the contribution of allied health professionals & specialist nurses to upper GI care. I’m a Specialist Oesophago-Gastric Dietitian at the Royal Surrey and Clinical Lead for OG Dietetics across the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance. I support patients through the nutritional challenges of cancer treatment and recovery, alongside improving regional pathways. 🩺favourite procedure Oesophagectomy! From a dietitian’s perspective, it brings fascinating challenges. Helping patients adapt to eating after surgery and regain confidence is a particularly rewarding part of my role. 👤Why become a member? To connect with colleagues who share my passion for improving upper GI care, learn from the wider MDT and bring a dietetic perspective to research, education and clinical practice. 😊Why she enjoys being on Council The opportunity to turn shared ideas into meaningful improvements for patients. I enjoy collaborating with colleagues across professions and ensuring AHP voices help shape the conversation. 💡Top tip! Be curious, ask questions and never underestimate the value of your perspective. Some of the best improvements start with listening to patients—and to each other.

Bringing Yorkshire's Upper GI Community Together to Tackle Complex Pancreatitis and OG Emergencies Collaboration is essential when managing complex patient pathways and emergency presentations. Join AUGIS and colleagues from across the region to share experiences, discuss challenges, and develop practical solutions that improve care for patients with pancreatitis and complex oesophago-gastric conditions. 📍 York | 📅 20 November 2026 We look forward to welcoming you.

📢 Plans are underway! The Emergency UGI Surgery Conference, is taking place on 15 January 2027 at the beautiful Crewe Hall Hotel & Spa. Bringing together colleagues in emergency upper GI surgery, the meeting will provide an opportunity for high-quality scientific and clinical updates, discussion of the latest approaches to managing emergency UGI conditions, and importantly, national networking and collaboration. The planning is already well underway, and we’re looking forward to putting together an engaging programme with plenty of opportunities to share experience, learn from one another and strengthen collaboration across the specialty. 📅 Save the date: 15 January 2027 📍 @Crewe_Hall Hotel & Spa More details and the programme will follow soon. Watch this space! #EmergencyUGISurgery #UpperGISurgery #SaveTheDate

We’re delighted to share the agenda for the Surgical ACP Conference 2026. 📅 Wednesday 4 November • 8:30 AM - 5 PM 📍 Park Plaza Hotel in the heart of Leeds 🚆 Less than 100 yards from Leeds Train Station 🎟️ Limited to just 100 delegates With places strictly limited, we’d encourage you to book as soon as possible if you’d like to join. You can book your tickets via eventbrite.co.uk The programme is shaping up brilliantly, with a fantastic mix of clinical and non-clinical sessions, opportunities to share ideas and experiences, and plenty of time to network with colleagues working in Advanced Practice. A particular highlight this year will be our hands-on wet lab, providing delegates with the opportunity to develop and practise skills in the incision and drainage of an abscess in a supported learning environment. But the conference is about much more than education. It’s an opportunity to bring Advanced Practitioners together from across the country to learn, connect, share, challenge and celebrate everything that is great about Advanced Practice. Whether you’re an established ACP, developing within Advanced Practice, or passionate about advancing the profession, we’d love you to be part of it. ⭐100 delegates. ⭐One day. ⭐Great programme. ⭐And a brilliant opportunity to bring the Advanced Practice community together. 🚨Book now! eventbrite.co.uk/e/surgical-… #ACP #Leeds #BookNow

Council Member Monday! Get to know the AUGIS council. Meet Samir Pathak. Within AUGIS, he is the Director of Education and a member of the Executive Council, with a particular focus on developing the educational programme and the Annual Scientific Meeting. Samir is also the RCS England/AUGIS Surgical Specialty Lead for Pancreatic Research. Outside AUGIS, he is a Consultant Pancreatic and General Surgeon at St James’s University Hospital in Leeds, combining clinical practice with research, education and mentoring the next generation of surgeons. 🩺Favourite procedure? Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple’s) – technically demanding, requires excellent teamwork, and when done well can make a profound difference to a patient’s life. 👤Why become a member? I joined because AUGIS brings together the UK’s UGI surgical community. It offers the opportunity not only to learn from colleagues but also to collaborate, develop research and education, and ultimately improve the care we provide to patients. 😊Why he enjoys being on the Council? The opportunity to make things happen. I enjoy working with people from across the UK, hearing different perspectives and turning ideas into initiatives that benefit our members, trainees and patients. I particularly enjoy creating opportunities for younger colleagues and helping shape the future of the specialty. 💡Top tip! Two pieces of advice from former AUGIS Presidents have always stayed with me: “Lift as you climb” and “The harder you work, the luckier you get.” I think both capture something important about a career in surgery. Work hard and make the most of opportunities, but as you progress, bring others with you. I’d add one of my own: don’t be afraid to fail. Some of the most valuable lessons and opportunities come from things that don’t work out first time. #CouncilMemberMonday #AUGIS #Spotlight

📅 SAVE THE DATES | 2026–2027 We’re excited to share a preview of upcoming events, add these dates to your diary! 👇 💻 13 October 2026 OG Nutrition Café | Online 💻 Commencing from 4 November 2026 Seminal 6 Series | Online 📍 27 November 2026 Palliative Care Symposium for OG & HPB Cancer | Gatwick 📍 17 December 2026 CholeSafe 2 | RCS England, London 📍 15 January 2027 Emergency UGI Surgery | Crewe Hall 📍 15–16 March 2027 Roux Congress | RCS Edinburgh 📍 Spring 2027 Fundamentals: Liver & Pancreas Skills | TBC 📍 Summer 2027 Inaugural Research Academy | TBC 📍 15–17 September 2027 AUGIS ASM 2027 | ICC Wales, Newport ✨ More information and registration details coming soon. #SaveTheDate #AUGIS #UpperGI

🌻We were thrilled that the Sunflower Study results were announced for the first time at our ASM last week. The Sunflower Study is a large UK multicentre surgical randomised controlled trial relevant to upper GI/HPB/EGS surgeons, particularly the management of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The full study will be published soon.📄 #AUGISASM2026 #SunflowerStudy #UpperGI

During a short break at the AUGIS ASM last Friday, we set ourselves a fundraising target of £250 for the @macmillancancer Support Coffee Morning. 🎉We raised £576, more than double our target and in just 30 minutes! 🎉 A huge thank you to @HgtConventions for kindly donating all the delicious sweet treats, and to everyone who stopped by, enjoyed a cake, and generously donated. Your support made such a difference and helped turn a short conference break into a quick fundraiser! Thank you everyone! If you’d like to add your support, you can still donate here - cm26.macmillan.org.uk/fundra… #MacmillanCoffeeMorning #AUGISASM2026 #Fundraising