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West Midlands Research Collaborative - surgical trainee led, based in the West Midlands, UK and collaborating globally across peri-operative disciplines.
Birmingham, UK
Joined January 2013
Welcome to the new WMRC committee for 2021-2022 from across the West Midlands! We look forward to the exciting new projects and opportunities coming up this year! @kayani1995 @chay_desai @dnepo @yanelizabethli @john_piedad @da_chaudhry
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This trial places surgical trainees at the forefront of tackling a major emergency general surgery challenge in the UK 🗻 Find out about benefits, including collaborative authorship: https://t.co/cXn85UUcfU 🤝
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EAGLE implemented: · Standardised clinical pathways 🔀 · Decision-support tools ⚙️ · Feedback to surgical teams 🗣️ 🔑 finding: teams with high engagement reduced their anastomotic leak rates by a large margin ✅ 2/
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EAGLE 🦅 ( https://t.co/EVuFn4bz4p) was a cluster-RCT of an educational intervention to reduce anastomotic leak rates following right colectomy It demonstrated the potential of quality improvement interventions to improve patient outcomes in surgery 🌟 1/
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Anticipated outcomes: · Fewer unnecessary tests 🚫 · More accurate diagnoses ⏱️ · Better patient outcomes ⬆️ Join this effort: https://t.co/cXn85UUK5s 🤝 3/3
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In 2020, RIFT ( https://t.co/tSvHdnNMo3) identified large variation in the management of right iliac fossa pain in the UK ↔️ · Inconsistent imaging 🩻 · Varied admission rates 🏥 · Heterogenous operative decisions 🩺 🔑 message: emergency pathways must be strengthened 1/
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If you are interested in our innovative surgical study, this is your chance 🫵 Find further details here: https://t.co/cXn85UUK5s Follow #CLARITY, @WMRC_UK & @STARSurgUK for updates! 💫 4/4
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Our aims: ✅ Optimise RIF pain care ✅ Reduce unnecessary admissions ✅ Improve patient outcomes Next steps: 1️⃣ Randomise our first batch of sites 🔢 2️⃣ Expand our collaborative network 👥 3️⃣ Move one step closer to transforming RIF pain care 🏥 3/
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The pilot phase of #CLARITY has just been completed! @STARSurgUK Find out more about the trial’s aims and how you can get involved ⬇️ 1/
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📢We are thrilled to announce the first two speakers 🗣️ of the Research for Greener Surgery Conference 2024: @JessamyBagenal and Hugh Montgomery! Join us as they share insights on creating a greener, more sustainable future🌱 Get your ticket today! ➡️ https://t.co/imxSXgg6QE
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10 reasons to come to our Greener Surgery meeting - free, daytrip, lots of takeaways
🔟 Reasons you should attend the Research for Greener Surgery Conference 2024 on the 17th Of December at the University of Birmingham 👩💻 1⃣ Updates and progress in sustainable surgery research 📈 2⃣ DRAGON trial launch 🚀 3⃣ Myth busting 😱 4⃣ Meet Industry partners 👩🏭 1/4
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We're making progress in the pilot phase of CLARITY! 🏥 1⃣ Nine pilot sites in the UK 2⃣ Education module developed 3⃣ Feedback from local leads Benefits of joining the main phase ⬇️ Find out more: https://t.co/cXn85UUK5s
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We will use the WRMC’s and STARSurg’s collaborative models to deliver this RCT and hope to work closely with surgical teams across the UK, including trainees, medical students and allied health professionals 🤝 4/4
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Our intervention includes an education module developed with the West Midlands Surgical Deanery and @escp_tweets 📚 Aim: improve diagnostic accuracy in appendicitis ⬆️ Outcomes: non-operative admission and negative appendicectomy rates 🔢 3/
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Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies but many patients are misdiagnosed, receiving unnecessary admission or surgery ❌ CLARITY aims to improve care pathways for right iliac fossa pain using an evidence-based educational intervention ✅ 2/
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We’re excited to launch CLARITY, an educational cluster-RCT for acute appendicitis, with @STARSurgUK! 🚀 📍 We’ve launched at 1️⃣0️⃣ pilot sites in the UK, with the main phase beginning this Autumn! 🔗 https://t.co/cXn85UUK5s 🧵 1/
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Brilliant early progress for @SABRE_IBD! - safety of continuing or pausing #ibd tx 💉 💊 before any intermediate-to-major risk elective op 2️⃣0️⃣ sites so far! More info & sign up below! Great collab. med/surg project for Drs and AHPs! @ibdseb @BSGTrainees
https://t.co/yFPz2pwTvO
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