BCIS Young Investigator Award 2026

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BCIS Young Investigator Award 2026

11th September 2025

Are you a BCIS member in training, on a fellowship, or in a locum post ahead of a substantive consultant role? If so, we are delighted to invite you to submit your research for the BCIS Young Investigator Award 2026.

This prestigious award recognises outstanding original research by emerging leaders in interventional cardiology. Submissions should reflect work in which the applicant has played a central role, while appropriately acknowledging contributions from supervisors and team members.

Key Information:

  • Who can apply: BCIS members who are in training or in pre-consultant roles (fellowship or locum).
  • What to submit: An abstract showcasing original research where you have had a leading role.
  • BCIS Research Day: The top five applicants will be invited to present their work in person at the BCIS Research Day in Leeds, Tuesday 2 December. The winner will be decided and announced at the meeting.
  • Final Presentation: The winner will present their abstract at a main session of ACI 2026 and will be awarded their certificate and prize on Thursday, 29 January 2026, in the main auditorium.

Deadline for submissions: 5:00 PM, Monday 13 October 2025
Please submit your abstract using the form below.

I am happy to answer all queries about the award vijay.kunadian@newcastle.ac.uk

Good luck!

Professor Vijay Kunadian, BCIS Research and Development Working Group Lead

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS:

Submissions should fit the following criteria:

  • Name of applicant first and in bold, followed by list of co-authors where appropriate
  • Institution
  • All original research, basic or clinical
  • Maximum text of 500 words
  • Up to one table and one figure
  • Headings: Background; Method; Results; Conclusion
  • Not have been published more than six months before the closing date (in other words the work can be at any stage of the process from unsubmitted to accepted for publication or very recently published)
  • Declaration of funding

BCIS Secretariat, Millbrook Medical Conferences Ltd
Unit 8, Midland Court, Central Park, Lutterworth
Leicestershire LE17 4PN

Opportunity to Attend SCAI Fellows Course 2025

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Opportunity to Attend SCAI Fellows Course 2025

28th July 2025

Exciting opportunity for senior PCI trainees and fellows:

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has invited BCIS to send one interventional cardiology fellow to participate in the 2025 SCAI Fellows Course.

The SCAI Fellows Courses is the specialty’s premier Fellows-only course and is designed to provide an engaging environment in which attendees can interact with internationally recognized faculty. The curriculum offers participants a comprehensive education in core curriculum, fundamental techniques and tools, and representative cases that will be essential to their future as a practicing interventionalist.

This year’s courses will be held Thursday 10 December  – Sunday 14 December at the Hyatt Regency, Miami FL.  SCAI will offer free registration, and we will reimburse accommodation for up to five nights, 9-14 December. BCIS is also offering to provide economy-class flights to and from Miami.

Please visit the SCAI website and the Fellows Page for additional details about this opportunity.

Application:

Please note, this opportunity is available to senior trainees (ST7) or PCI fellows only who are members of BCIS.

Interventional Cardiology Fellow Qualification: Nominated Fellow is currently in an accredited interventional cardiology fellowship program in the UK and has not previously attended the SCAI Fellows Course.

To apply, please submit the form within the link at the bottom of this page which should include:

    • Your details as requested
  • An updated copy of your CV
  • A short (no more than one side A4) supporting statement regarding your commitment to interventional training and how you will use this opportunity for personal development and shared learning

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 20 August at 5 PM. The applications will be reviewed by members of the Training and Education Group and the successful candidate will be informed no later than Thursday 28 August.

Attendees must attend the full meeting in order to receive reimbursement for the hotel costs after the meeting concludes. The successful candidate will be required to write a full report of the course and share photographs of the course for submission on the BCIS website.

BCIS INTERVENTIONAL TRAINEES COURSE 2025: BEST TRAINEE CASE COMPETITION

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BCIS INTERVENTIONAL TRAINEES COURSE 2025: BEST TRAINEE CASE COMPETITION

20th June 2025

We are delighted to encourage trainees to submit their most instructive clinical PCI case for an opportunity to present at the BCIS Interventional Trainees Course.

A shortlist of the three best cases will be presented during the meeting and will be subject to open discussion and critique. An award will be given to the best case.

A formal scoring system will be used based on:

• Educational value
• Complexity of case
• Quality of presentation and interaction with the audience and panel.

Technical guidelines for submitting a clinical case:

• Only .ppt, .pptx, .pps, .ppsx formats are accepted.
• Your presentation must not exceed 10 slides and should include a concise summary of the case.
• A final summary slide of the dominant learning points will be used to assess the educational value.
• It is expected that the trainee will have been significantly involved in the case.
• A cover note (email) from the copying consultant responsible for the case is required to authorise a submission.
• One case per applicant only.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR CASE

Cases should be submitted via the form below by Friday 1 August 2025 at 5 PM.

Call For Expressions of Interest: Trainee Speakers & Consultant Supervisors For Educational Forums (December 2025 – May 2026)

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Call For Expressions of Interest: Trainee Speakers & Consultant Supervisors For Educational Forums (December 2025 – May 2026)

1st June 2025

Dear Member,

The BCIS educational forum has now been successfully running for almost four years and has been a great success with high numbers attending the live stream and watching on-demand after the session. The sessions address the JRCPTB higher specialist interventional cardiology curriculum.

We are now looking for expression of interest for more Trainee Speakers & Consultant Supervisors for sessions from December 2025 – May 2026, to continue delivering high-quality sessions for all BCIS members to enjoy. The sessions last for 1 hour in total and start at 19:00 on the second Tuesday of the month.

Please submit your expression of interest by means of email BCIS@millbrookconferences.co.uk including your training grade and hospital by Friday 27 June.

Kind regards,

Sam McGrath, BCIS Trainee Representative

BCIS POSITION STATEMENT: MITRAL TEER

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BCIS POSITION STATEMENT: MITRAL TEER

8th April 2025

BCIS are pleased to announce that the BCIS Position Statement on Mitral edge-to-edge repair is now available via the ICR3 website and to download as a PDF using the link below. This document is supportive of expansion of services in the UK and embraces a breadth of approach.

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BCIS PCI Recommendations

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BCIS PCI Recommendations

25th February 2025

BCIS are pleased to announce that the new PCI guidelines have now been published in ICR3 and can be accessed using the following link: PCI in the UK: Recommendations of the BCIS | ICR Journal. A great deal of work, involving many cardiologists, has gone into producing this document. We hope these updated guidelines will be a useful reference for hospitals across the country. PCI in the UK has been one of the success stories of the NHS and we hope these updated guidelines provide an updated  framework for safe and effective coronary intervention.

Best Wishes,

Gerald Clesham, Hon Sec

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BCIS Position Statement: Patent Foramen Ovale Closure:

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BCIS Position Statement: Patent Foramen Ovale Closure:

21st February 2025

Dear BCIS Members,

BCIS is pleased to publish its position statement on PFO closure. This document is principally aimed at ensuring that sites that would like to develop a PFO closure programme have a national document to support them in this aim.

You can download a copy of the statement below, or access online here: PFO Closure: BCIS Position Statement | ICR Journal

Warm Regards,

Prof David Hildick-Smith
BCIS President 

 

BCIS Position Statement: Patent Foramen Ovale Closure

Calls for Expression of Interest: BCIS Fellow Editors

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Calls for Expression of Interest: BCIS Fellow Editors

19th February 2025

BCIS is looking for enthusiastic Interventional Fellows to create regular content for the Fellows Corner section of the BCIS website.

Background Information

There are six fellow editor positions available within BCIS and each editor would be expected to produce two blog pieces for the website each year. Ideas for subject matter are listed below and other suggestions are welcomed. Support is provided to help with the writing of the content and proofreading, and your article will be viewed by members of the communications team before publishing. We would expect each article to be around 1,000 words in length. A content calendar will be created so editors know when their content should be created by.

The positions would last for one year, with the option to extend at the discretion of the communication team.

You can see two examples of content created for the Fellows Corner area of the BCIS website below:

Suggested subject matters include:

  • How To Create A Killer CV
  • Are You Ready For A Consultant Job?
  • How To Deliver The Perfect Interview
  • How To Get The Consultant Job Of Your Dreams
  • Fellowship Abroad – Pros and Cons (contrasting views)
  • Basic Kit – Guide Catheters
  • Basic Kit – Guide Wires
  • Treating Bifurcations
  • Calcium Modification Strategies

Eligibility/Person Specification

Applications are open to any Trainee members of BCIS. Personal attributes should include a willingness to educate and share personal experiences with the wider BCIS membership. In addition, individuals should have high levels of enthusiasm and dedication to the writing of content and ideas for the Fellows Corner area of the website.

Application 

Application is by self-nomination, with reference to the person specification above. A supporting statement from the candidate, no more than 500 words, which specifically addresses their suitability for the role must accompany self-nomination for the application to be valid.

The closing date is 5pm Friday 28 March.

If you wish to apply, please do so via the form at the bottom of this page ahead of the deadline as noted above.

These applications will be scored by a panel consisting of Suneil Aggarwal, BCIS Website Lead together with other members of the BCIS Council. Successful candidates will be chosen based on the best cumulative score from the panel members.

If you have any questions relating to these roles, please feel free to contact Suneil Aggarwal for further information via email: suneil.aggarwal@lhch.nhs.uk. If you have any questions about the application process, please email BCIS@millbrookconferences.co.uk.

With kind regards,

Suneil Aggarwal

BCIS Secretariat, Millbrook Medical Conferences Ltd
Unit 8, Midland Court, Central Park, Lutterworth
Leicestershire LE17 4PN

BCIS statement on Management of vascular access complications

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BCIS statement on Management of vascular access complications

18th February 2025

Management of Vascular Access Complications in Structural Interventions

Some TAVI centres in the UK are encountering significant challenges in the management of vascular access complications, including the deployment of vascular stent grafts when needed.

International experience over the last 15 years has been that the interventionist undertaking the TAVI (or other large-bore vascular access) procedure is best placed to deal any immediate complications that may occur. European and American operators undertake these emergency procedures as required, without governance concerns. The UK is therefore an outlier in centres where procurement or organisational arrangements are not supportive.

BCIS recommends that all interventional cardiologists performing large-bore vascular access procedures including TAVI should have full responsibility for management of vascular complications, including stent graft deployment when appropriate.

This question will be fully addressed in the planned BCIS TAVI Service Specification, but we hope this statement will assist centres in addressing any challenges while publication of this document is awaited.

 

Professor Dan Blackman
BCIS Structural Group Lead

Professor David Hildick-Smith
BCIS President

BCIS Trainees fellowship opportunity

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BCIS Trainees fellowship opportunity

14th February 2025

The 12 month fellowship position in Auckland has unexpectedly become available, commencing October 2025. 

This post offers a well established, high-quality, high-volume interventional training in prominent international cardiac centres. The post is funded for 12 months, an expected salary is £60,000, the contribution is equally split between BCIS industry support and the hosting centre.   The training programme is primarily focussed on interventional research. As well as offering advanced interventional training, it provides an excellent opportunity to live and work in another country and experience a different healthcare system.

The post is highly competitive and are most suitable for individuals who already have a strong background of interventional training and academic research.

Access to the fellowships is limited to UK trainees in their final two years of Specialist Registrar training who intend to specialise in interventional cardiology and are BCIS members. The supervising consultants act on behalf of the BCIS Training and Education Group.

Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand –  Position vacant: October 2025 – October 2026
Previous Incumbent: Dr Andrew Chapman from Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (January 2024 – January 2025)

Here’s what Dr Andrew Chapman had to say about his time in Auckland; “Auckland City Hospital is a quaternary centre providing care for cardiac patients with coronary and structural heart disease. The hospital has four cardiac cath labs and contains the national mechanical circulatory support (ECMO) and cardiac transplant unit. Annually, the department undertake in the region of 1200 percutaneous coronary intervention including a CTO programme and approximately 220 TAVI with four different valve platforms. Additional treatments offered include PFO/ASD/BMV and edge to edge repair. 

This is a high volume fellowship with four full days per week in the cath lab, providing outstanding exposure to complex coronary and structural intervention skills. I undertook over 400 PCI cases, 75% of which were image guided (IVUS/OCT). I gained significant experience in all aspects of calcium modification including rotablation, orbital atherectomy, intravascular lithotripsy and utilised all bifurcation techniques, with a large volume of left main stem procedures. I furthered my experience in CTO PCI including the retrograde technique with one list per fortnight. 

As I had previous TAVI experience, I was able to support and gain further high-quality training in both balloon expandable and self-expanding valve platforms. 

There were a number of educational opportunities. We had a once weekly dedicated PCI training session with the regional interventional consultants in which we presented cases and shared best practice. As fellow, I presented all angiograms for surgical discussion at the weekly cardiosurgical MDT conference. Finally, I had the opportunity to attend North Shore Hospital once a week for a further complex case experience. I was supported to attend a number of educational training courses and conferences throughout Australasia”.

The closing date is Friday 7 March at 5pm. You can apply using the form below.

The shortlisted applicants will be invited to a virtual interview, with a selected panel from the Training and Education Group. Applicants will not be required to prepare any literature or slides. The interviews will take place from 8:30am on Tuesday 18 March.

If you have any queries relating to the application process please email bcis@millbrookconferences.co.uk