BASO 2017 Conference
5th-8th November 2017
Following the sucess of 2016 Joint Annual Conference, BASO~ACS
joined forces again with the NCRI in 2017 to deliver the UK's
largets cancer conference.
Venue: BT Convention Centre (Kings Dock, Waterfront,
Liverpool L3 4FP)
BASO hosted full surgical track on 5th and 6th November; with a
seperate Trainees Meeting (hosted by BASO Trainees) on Sunday, 5th
November. The programme showcased the best of surgical research and
achievment. The conference had an attendance of nearly 1400
delegates and showcased 50+ educational sessions with an
array of plenary lectures,150+ National and International speakers
and a large industry and trade presence.
Conference
Programme
The following awards were presented by the Association at this
meeting:
- The Ronald Raven Prize was awarded to Mr Yazan
S. Khaled, University of Leeds.
- The BJS Prize Paper was awarded to Mr Gurdeep
Mannu, University of Oxford.
- The BASO Trainees Oral Prize was given to
Mr Henry Smith,The Royal Marsden Hospital.
- The BASO Trainees Poster Prize was
awarded to Mr Narendranath Govindarajah, University of
Liverpool.
BASO also honoured the plenary awards to:
- The BASO Raven Lifetime Achievement Award
was presented to Professor Derek
Alderson, President of the Royal College of
Surgeons of England.
- The Uccio Querci della Rovere Award was
presented to Professor Arnie
Purushotham, Professor of Breast Cancer, King's
College London.
- The Geoff Oates Award was presented
to Ms Karen Nugent, Past President
ACPGBI, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Southampton University
Hospital.
- The BASO~ACS Plenary Lecture was
presented by Professor Freddie
Hamdy, Nuffield Professor of Surgery, University
of Oxford.
- The Ernest Miles Award was presented
to Professor Jane Blazeby, Professor
of Surgery, University of Bristol.
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Gallery for the meeting