Richard Skipworth
@richskipworth
Upper GI Surgeon @RIE_Lothian, Honorary Professor @EdinburghUni. @NHSResearchScot Clinician. @CancerCachexia @caleycachexia @SurgicalSaber Opinions my own
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https://www.ed.ac.uk/surgery 18-09-2015 10:02:30
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3 of our 6 #cachexia endpoints SR published today in Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle Quality of Life, Body Composition, Biomarkers. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jc… onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jc…
Rebekah Patton has passed her MD Viva Institute of Genetics and Cancer Thanks to Professor Joanne Reid FNMRCSI (Ad Eundem) and Dr Olga Oikonomidou for being her examiners. A pleasure to supervise with Richard Skipworth and Prof M Fallon. Lab work supported by Iain J Gallagher research supported by and conducted St Columba's Hospice Care.
Delighted to appoint Calum Arthur as a PT Senior Lecturer in Surgical Performance to join the Edinburgh Surgical Sabermetric Group lab Steven Yule in the @edinuniusher strengthening our expertise in surgical performance, clinical human factors, patient safety and psychology Clinical Surgery Edinburgh Surgery Online
‘There is a lack of standardisation of practice’ An international survey of HPB MDT practices by Harini Dharanikota published in @HPBjournal Considering human factors in MDT design could support team decision processes, minimise errors, and enhance efficiency. What is your practice?
Richard Skipworth and I are very proud of our PhD students Michael Yule Leo Brown who have published in The BMJ bmj.com/content/387/bm… with Prof Steve Wigmore & Dr Rachel Waller on #cachexia Caledonian Cachexia Collaborative great work!
Cancer MDT meetings as social networks - brilliant novel analysis by Harini Dharanikota hints at huge variation in communication flow depending on patient characteristics Richard Skipworth Prof Steve Wigmore Edinburgh Surgical Sabermetric Group Usher Institute #datadrivensurgery #copenhagen
What can surgery learn from professional sports? Lachlan Dick presents novel advanced analytics of operative video to enhance understanding of surgical performance Richard Skipworth Prof Steve Wigmore Usher Institute Doug Smink NHS Lothian Medical Education #datadrivensurgery #copenhagen
👋Meet our panel of experts - Dr Richard Skipworth Richard Skipworth, a Consultant Surgeon & Honorary Professor The University of Edinburgh, Cancer Cachexia Society Caledonian Cachexia Collaborative in our next #WorldPancreaticCancerDay💜webinar on #Cachexia! Sign up & submit your question TODAY👉shorturl.at/bj4R9
New nature A mechanism for why durable weight loss is so difficult: epigenetic memory of fat cells nature.com/articles/s4158… Ferdinand von Meyenn Laura Hinte
Richard Skipworth presents multimodal cachexia treatment SCWD in Washington DC Caledonian Cachexia Collaborative
Poster presentation session - Cancer cachexia, Muscle wasting and Sarcopenia on day 03 at the #SCWDConference2024. Richard Skipworth Stay tuned for the final sessions of this successful 3 day program. #SCWD #Sarcopenia #Cachexia #MedicalResearch
Are there grounds for optimism in the treatment of Cancer Cachexia? Read more by Barry Laird and Richard Skipworth in New England Journal of Medicine #KNOWLEDGE4ALL: Ponsegromab for Cancer Cachexia — A New Dawn for an Old Condition? | New England Journal of Medicine Edinburgh Cancer Research nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
Marginal gains in surgery Connor Boyle ‘While large-scale innovation and service redesign are important for the field to continue progression, it is essential that the marginal gains that can be implemented in every unit are not forgotten’ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Our 6th and final review on #cachexia endpoints published thxs SCWD Richard Skipworth Leo Brown Michael Yule Institute of Genetics and Cancer and others PRC eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…
Delving into non-technical skills for robotics 🤖 ➡️ Steven Yule Richard Skipworth speaking today at #ASGBI2025 ASGBI
