2023 BASO Annual Conference - Awards & update

5th-7th November 2023

05 December 2023 (Last updated: 4 Jun 2026 17:01)

We are proud to deliver another successful Meeting and would like to thank our eminent Speakers, Abstract Presenters, Attendees and Sponsors for making #BASO2023 Annual Conference a success.

Meeting Theme: Clinical and Research Excellence in Surgical Oncology

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We would like to extend our gratitude to our valued members, distinguished delegates, inspiring speakers and generous sponsors for their pivotal role in making the BASO 2023 Annual Scientific Conference and BASO Trainees Meeting an outstanding success. As an organisation, our commitment to delivering education is of paramount importance, and we deeply appreciate your unwavering support in joining us for this extraordinary meeting.

Meeting Programme

The meeting showcased symposias, debate session, roundtable discussions, and prestigious plenary awards orations with an audience with our keynote speakers & award recipient.

MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

BASO KEYNOTE LECTURES 2023

TALK: 'Cancer Research Challanges: Opportunities for Surgical Oncology Research'

Professor Isabel-Teresa Rubio, President ESSO, Professor of Surgery, Universad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain

TALK: 'Prehabiliation in Surgical Oncology - where are we in 2023?'

Professor Susan J Moug, Honorary Professor, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Glasgow

TALK: 'Single port Robotics Hope or Hype'

Professor John Marks, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Lankenau Medical Center, USA

BASO PLENARY AWARDS 2023

BASO Raven Lifetime Achievement Award: Presented to Professor Paul H Sugarbaker, Surgical Oncologist, Washington Cancer Institute, USA.

Geoff Oates Award: Presented to Miss Rachel Hargest, Clinical Senor Lecturer, and Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospital of Wales.

Uccio Querci della Rovere Award: Presented to Professor Lynda Wyld, Professor of Surgical Oncology, University of Sheffield Medical School.

BASO ABSTRACT PRIZES 2023

(presented at this meeting)

Ronald Raven Oral Presentation Prize - Mr Nav Thavanesan
BASO~ACS Oral Presentation Prize - Mr Declan McDonnell
Alan Edward Poster Prize - Miss Niamh McKigney
BASO Trainees Oral Presentation Prize - Mr Charles Rayner
BASO Trainees Poster Prize: Miss Hannah Bolland
BASO Medical Student Oral Presentation Prize - Miss Duaa Faruqi + Mr Ahmed Salih
BASO Medical Student Poster Presentation Prize - Miss Olivia Knutson

Accepted abstracts will be published in the digital edition of the EJSO 50/1. Link will be published here once the Journal is Published.

BASO~ACS Programme Sponsors

Support grants was provided towards the BASO programme, which has been designed independently by the BASO~ACS Scientific Meeting Committee. BASO~ACS acknowledges and appreciates the support from our sponsor