Peter Paul Rickham Prize Michael Maalouf REMOTE ISCHEMIC CONDITIONING CAN CORRECT THE DYSREGULATION IN INFLAMMATION OCCURRING DURING NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada President’s Prize Athanasios Tyraskis CIRCULATING BILE ACIDS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL PORTO-SYSTEMIC SHUNTS King’s College London Poster Prizes Poster Prize 1st Place Chipo Mushonga Patient satisfaction with […]

Dear Colleagues, Unfortunately, this year we will not be accepting papers for consideration of publication due to the postponement of BAPS 2020. It does not make sense to publish something in a societal edition if it has not actually been presented in the meeting; indeed “acceptance” would logically preclude presentation in 2021. Yours, Prof M Davenport ChM […]

Postponement Announced of BAPS 67th Annual International Congress and 2nd Biliary Atresia and Related Diseases Conference   Dear Colleagues, Since the inception of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons in 1953, the Annual Scientific Meeting has been held every July and has been the major educational event in the paediatric surgical calendar. We were also […]

Update 26th March Our 2020 Annual Congress with BARD is now postponed to 2021. Read the Postponement Announcement. 16th March Please see our open letter to our members and colleagues: https://www.baps.org.uk/news/announcements/statement-regarding-covid-19/ We also have COVID-19 related resources for Paediatric Surgeons: https://www.baps.org.uk/professionals/covid-19-information-for-paediatric-surgeons/ 13th March 2020 The UK Government announced yesterday that the country would be entering […]

Research Toolkit If you’re new to research and want some help to get started there, BAPS is here to help. In a session chaired by Prof Paul Johnson, we will cover the following topics. How to apply for research funding How to review a journal manuscript How to perform a systematic review Refresher sessions The basic science of surgery […]

Then watch this video by recent BAPS President and UK JPS Editor, Mark Davenport who shares his insights to help you get your abstract ready to submit to BAPS Congress and other scientific meetings:

Our HonSec shares her tips to help you make the most of your time in Bruges with BAPS.

BAPS HonSec, Evelyn Ong's guide to getting to Bruges.

This year’s 66th Annual International BAPS Congress in Nottingham has been one of our best attended Congresses in recent years. The sun was shining and the leafy environs of the East Midlands Conference Centre welcomed over 300 international delegates from all over the world to share their research and ideas. The week kicked off with […]

President’s prize for best clinical presentation by a trainee Joseph Davidson Long-term outcomes of Hirschsprung’s Disease with intellectual impairment: a 35-year institutional series Best Poster Presentation Felicity Arthur Idiopathic constipation: when NICE guidelines fail Best Trainee’s Free Paper Cornelis de Vogel (aka Henry de Vogel) Pilonidal sinus surgery in children: a novel approach     […]