Catch Up Content

The following session will focus on Screening for Colorectal Cancer.

We are excited to introduce our three guest speakers - Mr Sam Hettiarachchi, Mr Alan Askari and Mr Kawar Hashmi!

The session was divided into three parts:

Part 1 - Critical Appraisal of Paper: "Estimated Lifetime Gained With Cancer Screening Tests - A Meta-analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials" (30 minutes)

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2808648

Part 2 - Guidelines you Need to Know for the FRCS

An overview of all relevant guidelines needed for the FRCS including a brief overview of important landmark papers in General Surgery!

Part 3 - Statistics for the FRCS

A summary of some statistics needed to know specifically for screening and a brief summary of Wilson and Jungner's Criteria for Screening!

This session of the STEER Journal Club is geared specifically for medical professionals and those preparing for their Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS). Come join us for a critical appraisal of a randomised controlled trial, overview of landmark upper GI trials, and get some tip and tricks on passing the FRCS viva.

We are honoured to be joined by our extremely experienced speakers - Mr Bhaskar Kumar (Upper GI Consultant Surgeon at NNUH and author of FRCS: Companion Cases for the Intercollegiate Exam in General Surgery) and Mr Alex Loh (Upper GI ST8 Trainee at L&D)