Midline incisional hernia guidelines: the European Hernia Society
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National Open Abdomen Audit (NOAA)
National Open Abdomen Audit (NOAA) NOAA is 12-month audit of the current management and outcomes in patients with open abdomens across the UK. Comparison of UK with European practice suggests we may not be managing these patients well with mortality in UK 30% (vs EU 22%) and morbidity from fistulation at 12 (EU 3%). There
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John Findlay
Director of Science John is Director of Science and chairs the Scientific Subcommittee. John is a Consultant Upper GI and Abdominal Wall surgeon at the North Devon Comprehensive Hernia Centre, Academic Department of Upper GI and Abdominal Wall Surgery at North Devon District Hospital, an Associate Professor at the University of Exeter Medical School, and
Dominic Slade
Ordinary board member Dominic Slade is a consultant Colorectal, Intestinal Failure and General surgeon at Salford Care Organisation, in Greater Manchester. He completed his specialty training in the North West of England. He is the Chair of the abdominal wall committee of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland (ACPGBI), and a committee
Srinivas Chintapatla
Director of Patient and Public Liaison Srinivas Chintapatla is a consultant colorectal and abdominal wall hernia surgeon at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. He is also a Honorary Senior Lecturer at Hull York Medical School. He has been doing complex ventral hernia surgery from 2004 when he was appointed as a Consultant Surgeon
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Upcoming hernia events
Up coming hernia events Intermediate Cadaveric Hernia Masterclass 22/05/2025 09:00 | University of Glasgow Intermediate Cadaveric Hernia Masterclass is a one day in person cadaver course taking place at the Clinical Anatomy Skills Centre (CASC), based within the University of Glasgow. This course will focus on abdominal wall surgery and disseminating best surgical practices in
Christmas 2022
We would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the board of the British Hernia Society, to wish you a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for your ongoing support of the society. Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year from the British Hernia Society. David Sanders President of the British Hernia Society
Applications for BHS board member posts
We are now accepting applications from surgeons in the UK to join the BHS as new board members. The applicant must be a member of the BHS and should be able to demonstrate an interest in hernia surgery with their application.Please send us a two page brief CV as well as an outline as to
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