BJS Academy
The BJS Academy is the educational arm of the BJS Foundation. A hub to meet, learn, be mentored, discuss, listen and understand the education and accreditation opportunities available
Continuing surgical education
As surgical science advances at an extraordinary rate, all surgeons have a duty to keep up to date to offer their patients treatment based on the latest research.
To support the professional development of general surgeons of all specialties, Continuing surgical education provides a wealth of formal digital courses, specialty digests and much more.
A myriad of skills and qualities are required to sustain a career in this field, including personal sacrifice, dedication and resilience. In this section, surgeons can access a series of publications exploring this important topic.
The makings of a modern surgeon: managing family life and relationships (part 4 of 6)
Simon Fleming presents part four of our series on ‘The makings of a modern surgeon,’ first presented at our BJS Academy Workshop in April 2025.
2025 British Hernia Society BJS Lecture: What is the role of robotics in hernia surgery?
Archana Ramaswamy presents her British Hernia Society (BHS) BJS Lecture: "What is the role of robotics in hernia surgery?" from the BHS virtual workshop "Hernia Fundamentals: A-Z".
Young BJS
Dedicated to and managed by surgeons in training, Young BJS offers everything a trainee could need to supplement and expand upon their core learning.
Focusing on the importance of surgical research, it gives trainees the opportunity to read and critique research, design surgical projects and optimise their chances of being published in peer-reviewed journals.
Surgical instruments: Mayo scissors
Welcome to our video series exploring surgical instruments. Second up, we have the Mayo scissors. Presented in both English and Spanish by Dr Luis Felipe Cabrera Vargas (MD, MACC, FACS, MACCVA, MFELAC), with support from Dr Maria Diaz, this series aims to provide a practical review for trainees and young surgeons.
Cutting edge blog
This section is designed to add value to the articles published in BJS and BJS Open.
If you wish to send a written (or even recorded) comment on one of the published articles, please send it to katie@bjsacademy.com.
If you wish to respond more immediately, please use social media directly by tagging @BJSurgery, @BjsOpen or @BJSAcademy
Author response: Endoscopic and surgical treatment options for gastroparesis: systematic review and network metaanalysis
Daniel Eckhardt, Moustafa Elshafei, Katja Fechner, Markus K. Diener, Felix J. Hüttner
Correspondence to: Daniel Eckhardt (email: daniel.eckhardt@klinikum-nuernberg.de)
Department of General, Visceral, and Thoracic Surgery
Klinikum Nürnberg
Comment on: Endoscopic and surgical treatment options for gastroparesis: systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Martin Storr, Thomas Frieling, Jutta Keller, Felix Gundling, Robert Patejdl
Correspondence to: Martin Storr (email: m.storr@internistenzentrum.de)
Center for Endoscopy
Starnberg
Scientific surgery
Designed to help the busy surgeon keep up to date, Scientific surgery provides succinct summaries of new and interesting information collated from leading surgical journals and digital media.
Surgical news
Exploring topics relevant to both surgeons and people without medical training, Surgical news is accessible to everyone.
Many patients seek reliable information on the best treatments for surgical diseases, whilst others have a general interest in reading quality articles about surgeons and surgical practice.
Low incidence problems
Dr Paul McCoubrie
Welcome back to Dr Paul McCoubrie’s a 'view from the dark side' — a series looking at the world of surgery through the lens of a radiologist.
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Every few years a campaign is launched to improve the diagnosis of a particular disease. There is often a catchphrase such as, “Think x” or “Could it be y?”, with social media-ready hashtags and bright logos. Campaigns that spring to mind include aortic dissection, sepsis and, oddly, porphyria.
Beyond repair, beyond Kegels: a pelvic physiotherapist’s reflection on working with surgeons
Amadea Kezar
As a pelvic health physiotherapist, I’ve spent my career standing at the intersection of two worlds—where conservative rehabilitation meets surgical expertise. Working alongside surgeons has taught me not only about anatomy and surgical outcomes, but about perspective: how each of us sees only part of the patient’s journey until we start talking to one another.
In pelvic health, the human story is rarely linear. Patients may arrive years after a traumatic delivery, a hysterectomy, an endometriosis excision, or a prostate surgery—often having navigated layers of medical interventions before anyone asked, “How do you feel in your body” and “Can you use it how you’d like to?”
While a surgeon’s focus is often the success of a procedure—optimal resection, reduced pain, restored structure—mine is on function, integration, and lived experience. Where the surgeon works with a scalpels, cautery and sutures, I work with breath, skilled touch, and purposeful movement—restoring awareness, slowly unwinding guarded tissue and fear. Our work is complementary.
BJS Academy team
The talented team behind the Academy bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to their roles.
The Academy website is managed by IT partners, River Valley Technologies, a Content Management team coordinated by ACS Global and a BJS Academy Board managed by Robert Hinchliffe.
Editor in Chief
Robert Hinchliffe manages and coordinates the activities of BJS Academy.
BJS Academy Board
Supporting the Editor in Chief, this team creates the Academy’s educational resources.
Management team
This team supports the Editor in Chief to deliver the strategy and manage the delivery of the Academy.
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