Trainee Research Networks
Trainee research networks are a collaborative effort to conduct high-quality multicentre audits or research that is led, designed and delivered by trainees (Tavabie et al, 2023). Our specialty has been able to produce some truly impactful research, and we look forward to future work and collaborations.
The currently active trainee networks within gastroenterology and hepatology are listed below:
East of England Gastroenterology and Liver trainee network (EAGLE)
Email address: [email protected]
Website: TBC
Co- Chairs: Vikram Bains ([email protected]), Andreas Hadjinicolaou ([email protected]), Vithushan Vakeeswarasarma ([email protected])
Secretary: TBC
X: @EAGLE_TrRN
GLINT (Gastro London Investigative Network for Trainees)
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://glintresearch.com/
Chair: Rawen Kader ([email protected])
Vice-Chair: Eathar Shakweh ([email protected])
GRANT (Gastroenterology Research and Audit through Northern Trainees)
Co-chairs: Sarah Manning ([email protected]) and Geraldine Carroll ([email protected])
Secretary: Mohamed Mohamed ([email protected])
OxYGeN
Chair: TBC
SABRE-IBD
SABRE-IBD (Exploring the SAfety of perioperative Biologics for patients undeRgoing Elective surgery with Inflammatory Bowel Disease) is a multicentre, multispecialty project aiming to understand whether the use of biologics or small molecules in the perioperative period affects rates of post-operative complications or IBD flares. The aim is to generate a large multicentre and multispecialty collaborative project led and delivered by trainees.
Email: [email protected]
ScotRIGHT (Scottish Trainee Research in Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.scotright.com
Co-chairs: Damien Leith & Josh Orpen-Palmer
Secretary: Emily Brownson
X: @scot_right
The SPRinG network
Email : [email protected]
Website: Click here.
Chair: Phoebe Hodges
Secretary: Fenella Marley
Trainee Collaborative for Research and Audit in Hepatology UK (ToRcH-UK)
Chair: Christopher Mysko
Email: [email protected]
Co-Deputy Chairs: Gio McGinty, Yazan Haddadin
Contact: [email protected]
Website: www.torchuk.org
X: @uk_torch
WING - Welsh registrar network for research and audit IN Gastroenterology
Email: [email protected]
Chair: Patrick McDowell
Vice Chair: Pedram Modarres-Sadeghi
WMRIG (West Midlands Research In Gastroenterology)
Email: [email protected]
Co-Chair: Amar Srinivasa ([email protected])
Secretary: TBC
X: @wmrig
YaHGuT (Yorkshire and Humber Gastroenterology aUdit and research Trainee network)
Email: [email protected]
Chair: Nikolaos Pantzaris
Secretary: Katrina Pekarska
X: @YaHGuT
Current projects
GLINT and YaHGuT collaboration- RECRUITING for the BOS Project.
Recruitment is open for our latest project on benign oesophageal strictures (BOS).
SABRE-IBD as listed above.
The Yorkshire and Humber gastroenterology audit and research network (YaHGuT) are embarking on their next study for the training year 2024-2025. We are looking to audit and review adherence to the BSG guidelines for colorectal cancer surveillance in patients with IBD. The current working title is 'A Multicentre Audit on Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Surveillance in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients in the UK'. We are inviting all gastro trainee networks to collaborate with us on this project. A draft study protocol has been developed and we would welcome input from all participating networks to develop this further.
References
Tavabie O, Clough J, King J, et al, Challenges of developing a green gastroenterology evidence base and how trainee research networks can fill the gaps, Frontline Gastroenterology, Published Online First: 22 November 2023. DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2023-102497