Caris Grimes
@carisgrimes.bsky.social
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon; Medical Examiner. Author. Co-CI of the OCEaN Trial. Previous AMD and NED for #patientsafety
#IBD #SurgSky #globalsurgery
#IBD #SurgSky #globalsurgery
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Caris Grimes
@carisgrimes.bsky.social
· Apr 15
Malcolm Down Publishing Ltd | Titles | At the Foot of the Cross
www.malcolmdown.co.uk
My new book is out! Just about in time for the Easter Weekend!
#Christianhealing #healing #wholeness #prayer #thecross
www.malcolmdown.co.uk/at-the-foot-...
#Christianhealing #healing #wholeness #prayer #thecross
www.malcolmdown.co.uk/at-the-foot-...
Lovely to catch up with Prof Nobojit Roy again today, 10 years since we worked together on the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery.
Well done @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social on another fascinating Global Surgical Frontiers conference!
Well done @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social on another fascinating Global Surgical Frontiers conference!
October 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Lovely to catch up with Prof Nobojit Roy again today, 10 years since we worked together on the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery.
Well done @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social on another fascinating Global Surgical Frontiers conference!
Well done @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social on another fascinating Global Surgical Frontiers conference!
Off Grid Christianity – Episode 141 – Caris Grimes Part Two – Prayer Picture Special
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October 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Love this!
Women, tag yourselves by 1653 standards!
I've got the Surgery covered of course, but reckon I could also have a good go at Conceited Secrets 🤣
I've got the Surgery covered of course, but reckon I could also have a good go at Conceited Secrets 🤣
Saw this olde english text. Surgery is listed as a virtue for a complete woman. :D
September 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Love this!
Day trip into the "Garden of England" - today, we were exploring #Whitstable
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Day trip into the "Garden of England" - today, we were exploring #Whitstable
Thank you to Off Grid Christianity for inviting me to talk on #healing and #wholeness.
Part 1 is out now.
Part 2 will be released on Friday.
open.spotify.com/episode/6m32...
Part 1 is out now.
Part 2 will be released on Friday.
open.spotify.com/episode/6m32...
Off Grid Christianity – Episode 140 – Caris Grimes -Part One
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September 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Thank you to Off Grid Christianity for inviting me to talk on #healing and #wholeness.
Part 1 is out now.
Part 2 will be released on Friday.
open.spotify.com/episode/6m32...
Part 1 is out now.
Part 2 will be released on Friday.
open.spotify.com/episode/6m32...
Great to do a collaborative talk with @ShahidaDin1 on improving outcomes in ileocolonic #crohns disease @acpgbi.bsky.social
in Harrogate
Also flying the flag for the @OCEaN_Trial this week #acpgbi2025
in Harrogate
Also flying the flag for the @OCEaN_Trial this week #acpgbi2025
July 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Great to do a collaborative talk with @ShahidaDin1 on improving outcomes in ileocolonic #crohns disease @acpgbi.bsky.social
in Harrogate
Also flying the flag for the @OCEaN_Trial this week #acpgbi2025
in Harrogate
Also flying the flag for the @OCEaN_Trial this week #acpgbi2025
Book launch weekend!
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June 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Book launch weekend!
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Hugely sad. Prayers for his family.
For those in #MedSky no longer on Twitter; the sad news that Neil Smart has died. A giant of the colorectal surgical world, he will live on through his contribution to research, teaching, and leadership. RIP Neil ❤️
June 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Hugely sad. Prayers for his family.
Reposted by Caris Grimes
Any T&O registrars returning to training soon? Join us online for a free return to training workshop from 12 to 4pm. Register via the QR code
✔️ Mock trauma meeting
✔️ Discuss concerns around returning
✔️ How to access SRTT resources
In partnership with @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social Grassroots scheme
✔️ Mock trauma meeting
✔️ Discuss concerns around returning
✔️ How to access SRTT resources
In partnership with @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social Grassroots scheme
May 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Any T&O registrars returning to training soon? Join us online for a free return to training workshop from 12 to 4pm. Register via the QR code
✔️ Mock trauma meeting
✔️ Discuss concerns around returning
✔️ How to access SRTT resources
In partnership with @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social Grassroots scheme
✔️ Mock trauma meeting
✔️ Discuss concerns around returning
✔️ How to access SRTT resources
In partnership with @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social Grassroots scheme
My new book is out! Just about in time for the Easter Weekend!
#Christianhealing #healing #wholeness #prayer #thecross
www.malcolmdown.co.uk/at-the-foot-...
#Christianhealing #healing #wholeness #prayer #thecross
www.malcolmdown.co.uk/at-the-foot-...
Malcolm Down Publishing Ltd | Titles | At the Foot of the Cross
www.malcolmdown.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My new book is out! Just about in time for the Easter Weekend!
#Christianhealing #healing #wholeness #prayer #thecross
www.malcolmdown.co.uk/at-the-foot-...
#Christianhealing #healing #wholeness #prayer #thecross
www.malcolmdown.co.uk/at-the-foot-...
Just come across this lady with a #stoma following surgery for #Crohns disease who is raising money for a small charity for women in Kenya needing stomas/#obstetricfistula repair
Please give if you can.
www.justgiving.com/page/liz-hin...
Please give if you can.
www.justgiving.com/page/liz-hin...
Liz's fundraiser for Chameleon Buddies
Help Liz Hinds raise money to support Chameleon Buddies
www.justgiving.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Just come across this lady with a #stoma following surgery for #Crohns disease who is raising money for a small charity for women in Kenya needing stomas/#obstetricfistula repair
Please give if you can.
www.justgiving.com/page/liz-hin...
Please give if you can.
www.justgiving.com/page/liz-hin...
Exactly.
February 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Exactly.
January 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I've started using laser for these - can't find any mention specifically of laser in the guidelines although note the recommendation for minimally invasive techniques.
#pilonidalsinus
#pilonidalsinus
🇳🇱Dutch national guideline on the management of intergluteal pilonidal sinus disease
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/...
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/...
Dutch national guideline on the management of intergluteal pilonidal sinus disease
Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is caused by penetration of hairs into the intergluteal cleft, resulting in subcutaneous abscesses or chronically inflamed si
doi.org
December 31, 2024 at 4:18 PM
I've started using laser for these - can't find any mention specifically of laser in the guidelines although note the recommendation for minimally invasive techniques.
#pilonidalsinus
#pilonidalsinus
Reposted by Caris Grimes
My latest @bmj.com on why an experienced workforce is necessary for safety and productivity www.bmj.com/content/387/...
“Rookie factor”: why healthcare workforce policy needs to embrace experience
What price experience? I have been working across several safety critical industries for years and in terms of the approaches that these industries take to workforce issues there are some stark differ...
www.bmj.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM
My latest @bmj.com on why an experienced workforce is necessary for safety and productivity www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Seven participants recruited in one week on the OCEaN trial!
#Crohns #surgery #nutrition
More info on the trial here:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/bct...
#Crohns #surgery #nutrition
More info on the trial here:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/bct...
OCEaN
OCEaN Trial: Optimisation before Crohn's surgery using exclusive enteral nutrition
www.birmingham.ac.uk
December 9, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Seven participants recruited in one week on the OCEaN trial!
#Crohns #surgery #nutrition
More info on the trial here:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/bct...
#Crohns #surgery #nutrition
More info on the trial here:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/bct...
Help BlueSky! My dad is trying to recreate a famous #oilpainting which he says is of a man storytelling by candlelight- can anyone help? I can't identify the original!
#rembrandt?
#rembrandt?
December 2, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Help BlueSky! My dad is trying to recreate a famous #oilpainting which he says is of a man storytelling by candlelight- can anyone help? I can't identify the original!
#rembrandt?
#rembrandt?
OCEaN trial update (RCT of EEN vs usual diet in those undergoing elective surety for #Crohns)
**📢VOUCHER INCENTIVES📢**
We're excited to announce that we will be offering shopping vouchers for trial participants and site dietitians. More news on these incentives will be shared in the New Year!
**📢VOUCHER INCENTIVES📢**
We're excited to announce that we will be offering shopping vouchers for trial participants and site dietitians. More news on these incentives will be shared in the New Year!
November 29, 2024 at 5:17 PM
OCEaN trial update (RCT of EEN vs usual diet in those undergoing elective surety for #Crohns)
**📢VOUCHER INCENTIVES📢**
We're excited to announce that we will be offering shopping vouchers for trial participants and site dietitians. More news on these incentives will be shared in the New Year!
**📢VOUCHER INCENTIVES📢**
We're excited to announce that we will be offering shopping vouchers for trial participants and site dietitians. More news on these incentives will be shared in the New Year!
Nice article! Thanks for the reassurance for those needing colonoscopy @philmercer.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bowel cancer tests: 'It was not as awful as I was expecting'
Within a fortnight, Phil had a colonoscopy at hospital and was told he did not have bowel cancer.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Nice article! Thanks for the reassurance for those needing colonoscopy @philmercer.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...