Links

Societies and Colleges

Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
www.augis.org

Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland
www.asgbi.org.uk

Association of Surgeons in Training – Includes details of courses and meetings, downloads of logbooks, and access to email discussion group.
www.asit.org

British Association for Cancer Surgery (BASO)
www.baso.org.uk

BASL – British Association of the Liver
www.basl.org.uk

European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (E-AHPBA) – focusing on research and solutions for HPB diseases.
www.ehpba.net

Journals

American Journal of Surgery
www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00029610

Annals of Surgery
www.annalsofsurgery.com

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
www.rcseng.ac.uk/publications/annals

British Journal of Surgery – Allows you to browse journal content and generate online correspondence. Also contains a meetings calendar.
www.bjs.co.uk

British Medical Journal – Allows access to other BMA resources including Medline.
www.bmj.com

Gut – A peer review journal for health professionals and researchers in gastroenterology & hepatology.
www.gut.bmjjournals.com

JNCCN – The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network – NCCN (America) is dedicated to improving the quality of cancer care locally, nationally, and internationally while enhancing the collaboration between academic medicine and the community physician.
www.nccn.org/JNCCN/default.asp

The Lancet
www.thelancet.com

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
http://news.cochrane.org/view/item/review_one.jsp?j=1765

Other sites of interest

Department of Health – Allows you to search and download Department of Health publications including the guidance document for upper GI cancer services.
www.dh.gov.uk

Gastrohep.com – An online resource for Gastroenterology, hepatology, and endoscopy. Includes free trial access to some online journals.
www.gastrohep.com

General Medical Council
www.gmc-uk.org

Joint Committee on Higher Surgical Training – Includes downloads relating to the RITA process in surgery.
www.jchst.org

National Comprehensive Cancer Network – A not-for-profit alliance of 21 of leading cancer centres in America dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer.
www.nccn.org

NCAT Patient Experience – The National Cancer Action Team Patient Experience website is aimed at healthcare professionals and patients interested in knowing more about work being undertaken nationally on improving the experience of cancer patients using NHS services.
www.cancerinfo.nhs.uk

NICE – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – Technology appraisals, clinical guidelines, and evaluation of interventional procedures using current evidence.
www.nice.org.uk