RCSI-National Surgical Research Medal awarded to Patrick Boland for his presentation- Intratumoural variability of fluorescent signals may accurately classify rectal neoplasia

There were 65 posters presented at this year’s RCSI Millin Meeting whereby the top prizes being awarded to Gavin P. Dowling (First place), Alexander Ribbits (2^nd place) and Niall Murnaghan (3^rd Place)

"The quality of the abstracts submitted to the Millin meeting competing for the RCSI National Surgical Research Medal  highlighted the innovative surgical research ongoing in Ireland. The medal awarded to Mr Patrick Boland for his innovative research was well deserved." - Dr Anne Marie Byrne, Operations Director, RCSI National Surgical Research Support Centre (NSRSC).

1^st  Place Gavin P. Dowling Laparoscopic-Assisted Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Port-Site Infiltration in Appendectomy: a Multicentre, Single-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial

2^nd place: Alexander Ribbits
Therapeutic Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy (EVT): A gold standard management for oesophageal and selected gastric and duodenal perforations

3^rd Place Niall Murnaghan; The role of interns in surgical handover and implications for patient