b'Clinical Services, Audit and Corporate Lead ReportReport from the Education, Training and ResearchReport from ClinicUGIS AHP and CNS CommittA al Services, Audit and Corporee Rate LeadeportThe AUGIS CNS and AHP Committee is growing and we would like to hear from you if are interested in getting involvedinthecommittee.Thecommitteemeet three times per year (once at the annual meeting) andtheremitinvolvesplanningcontentforfuture meetingsandencouragingmembership,activities and events in your region. There are opportunities for regional positions for both dieticians and nurses workingwithinUpperGIandHPB,ifyouoryour colleagues are interested, please contact Nichola in the AUGIS office for more details.We are in the process of gathering content for the Louise Jones AUGIS AHP/CNS section on the website (visit: www.augis.org/nurses-ahps).If you have news, events or The AUGIS CNS and AHP Committee put together aother information of interest which you would like fantastic AHP and CNS Session to kick off the AUGISto share with other AUGIS AHP and CNS members, Mr Iain Cameron Annual Scientific Meeting in Liverpool in September.pleasecontactNicholaBartlettintheAUGISoffice Mark Guyers, Assistant Psychologist at the Lancashireatnichola@augis.orgtofindoutmore.Wehave Care NHS Foundation Trust gave a talk on the Wholealsodecidedthatinlinewithotherprofessional patientforthewholejourney:howtobehelpfulorganisations, presentations from the annual meeting Seasonal greetings to all. As we approach the end ofOne of the key aspects of this post is to work with ourvisitors in someone elses life, he highlighted howwill be available on the website for members.2019, I think we find AUGIS is in a very good place asindustry partners and for the first time at the AUGISpatientshavecopedwithoutusintheirlivesup an organisation, as demonstrated by the resoundingmeeting in Liverpool, we held meetings with all of ouruntil now, so we need to tap into their strengths andFinally,Iwouldliketowishyouallaveryhappy, success of our recent annual meeting. The Liverpoolsponsors to gain feedback and hear what they wantcoping skills that already exist and have meaningfulpeaceful Christmas and very best wishes for the New conferenceinSeptemberwasthebestattendedfromourrelationshipinthefuture.GilesToogoodconversations to help patients to manage.FollowingYear.Idohopeyougetsomewell-deservedtime AUGISmeetingsinceitsinception,attractingtheand myself have also held a series of meetings withon from this Dr Mark Johnston, Geriatrician at the Royalawayfromworktospendwithfamilyandfriends highestnumberofsurgicaltrainees,alliedhealthprevious AUGIS industry partners who are no longerLiverpool University Hospital presented on Assessingover the festive season.professionalsandthegreatestlevelsofindustryinvolved. They have generally been impressed (I thinkfrailty in Upper GI/HPB patientsproactive care of sponsorship that we have ever had. and hope) by the vibrancy of the organisation, thepatients requiring surgery (POPS).This very topicalAUGIS CNS/AHP Mission Statementsuccess of the Liverpool meeting and our emphasispresentation discussed patient assessment and MDTThe AUGIS CNS/AHP council is made up of CNSs I have now been in post for more than one year ofon collaborative dialogue moving forwards. We areworkingtooptimisefrailpatientsanddetailedtheand dietitians regional representatives who work my three year term as lead on the Executive councilhopefulthatthesuccessofthisyearsmeeting,inPOPSservicewhichaimstoprovidepersonalised,in Upper GI Surgery and share a common interest for clinical services, audit and corporate sponsorship.particularthesponsoredsessionsandtalks,willbespoke care.Both presentations focussed on keyin the improving patient services and professional Fromtheclinicalservicesperspectivewearecarry forward into 2020 and the meeting in Belfast inareasthatwherereceivedwithgreatinterestandsupport through national collaboration.The aims of intendingtoreviewalltheAUGISclinicalservicesOctober.had key take home messages for everyone returningthe group are to:documents that cover benign upper gastrointestinalto their daily practice.diseaseinearly 2020, followedby areviewoftheThat only leaves me to wish you all a Merry ChristmasRaise the profile of AHPs and CNSs in this field cancer services strategy after the meeting in Belfastand Happy New Year as we enter 2020. Hopefully youUpperGIdietician,ReenaMairandUpperGIand to ensure that these roles are reflected in October 2020. We have a timetable for revisionwill all get some time away from work with family andCNSRachelEdeandFayPrincetalkedabouttheiracross all aspects of AUGIS workof these documents and together with the leads forfriends over the holiday period. It would be great toexperiences starting in their roles, in contrast with HPB, OG cancer and benign upper GI surgery we willsee as members of the GBIHPBA section of AUGIS attheir expectations. This was very thought provokingTo establish a wider network of CNSs and AHPs be writing to AUGIS members in the New Year askingthe minimally invasive HPB surgery education day atand reminded many of us of the early challenges inworking in Upper GI surgery across the UK and them to lead on some aspects of these reviews.Kings Hospital on 10th January. Krish Menon and hisspecialist roles and was an opportunity to showcaseIreland, to work collaboratively to:colleagues have put together an excellent programmethe Upper GI service in Birmingham. oDevelop resources (patient information leaf-TheNOGCA andBOMSSauditscontinuewithdataandhopefullytherewillberepresentationfromThe morning brought new faces to the meeting andlets, diet sheets)collection and produce regular annual reports. Thethe majority of HPB units. Next year promises to beit was great to see the AUGIS AHP and CNS membersoDevelop best practice guidance and consen-possibility of securing funding for a national audit ofanother landmark year for AUGIS with the combinedcomingtogethertosupportthenewlyformedsus statementsresection rates, plus short and longer term outcomesmeeting in Belfast in October being the undoubtedcommittee,whichisheretosupportourAHPandoProvide professional support through a fo-following the resection of colorectal liver metastases,highlight. CNS Members.rum where questions and queries can be proposed is close to reaching a conclusion and hopefully we willand discussedhave an announcement to make in the near future.Iain Cameron Feedback was extremely positive and new ideas were generated for the next meeting in 2020. SpeakingEstablish a programme of CNS/AHP educational Lead for Clinical Services, Audit and Corporateof which, next year we see the culmination of sevenevents to support the training and development societiescomingtogetherforUGICongress2020,of junior CNS and AHPs new to the areawhich will be held in Belfast from 14th16th October 2020.Planning is well underway for what looks to beLouise Jones a very exciting, interesting meeting; please save theAUGIS AHP/CNS Committeedate and lets try to get a record number of CNS/AHPs attending! 6 AUGIS Winter 2019 Newsletter AUGIS Winter 2019 Newsletter 7'