Kelly Iles

Motivated general surgery trainee with a special interest in colorectal surgery. Eager to learn, hard working, currently looking to expand surgical skills and knowledge through fellowships outside the country.

Endeavour Scholarship under the Endeavour 4th Scholarship Scheme Malta (1st August 2018)

Ministry of Education and Employment Malta




The British Hernia Society Price 2019

(23rd March 2019)

Association of Surgeons in Training (ASIT)

Comparison of Length of Stay and Readmission rates between Laparoscopic and Open

Appendicectomy - A single-centre retrospective study;- poster presentation at ASIT conference

Belfast 2019, Oral presentation at the Malta Medical School Conference 2019

1 st Author

Transabdominal Pre-Peritoneal vs Total Extra Peritoneal Repair – A Meta-Analysis of the

Literature;- Oral presentation at EASE conference Seville 2019, poster presentation at ASIT

2019; study awarded the ‘’British Hernia Society Prize’’ 2019 at ASIT conference

1 st Author

The Value of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) in predicting post-operative morbidity & mortality in patients undergoing colorectal surgery – an extended literature review; Online presentation at the European Colorectal Congress 2020

CASCADE (CArdiovaSCulAr outcomes after major abDominal surgEry); an international multi-centre study across Europe.

Collaboration with STARSurg and EuroSurg Collaboratives 2022

The GRACE Study - 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of SurGeRy for PerforAted  Peptic UlCEr: A TUGS Multinational Audit

Collaboration with TUGS multinational studies group 2022

Maltese Emergency Surgery Snapshot (M.E.S.S) Study 

 Aim: To investigate the number, indication and post-operative outcomes of emergency Laparotomies performed within the Maltese population over a one year time frame with an intent to improve the Maltese emergency surgery service.  To draft a statistically and locally validated morbidity and mortality risk prediction score for patients undergoing emergency laparotomies.  

Role: project leader

The Effect of introducing Rivaroxaban on the National Formulary on the incidence of Upper GI bleeds

Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeds represent a good percentage of admissions at the authors local hospital.  The authors have observed an increase in incidence of upper GI bleeds since the introduction of Rivaroxaban on the National formulary. 

Aim: To establish whether there is an increase incidence of upper GI bleeds with the introduction of the NOAC Rivaroxaban on Malta’s National Formulary. 

Role: project leader

 Hernias, Pathway and Planetary Outcomes for Inguinal Hernia Surgery (HIPPO) Study

Collaboration with the NIHR

Teaching post with the Malta Medical School- tutorials to third and fifth year medical students from 2020 to date.

Topics:

• Jaundice
• Shock in the Surgical Patient
• Abdominal Examination

 Core Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery

 Dundee   Institute for Healthcare Simulation, University of Dundee

7th June 2018-8th June 2018

Emergency   surgery and Soft tissue Trauma Course

University of Malta, Postgraduate Medical   Training Programme

 5th October 2018 to 6th October 2018 

 Care of the Critically Ill Surgical   Patient (CCRiSP)

The Royal College of Surgeons of England

 11th July 2019-12th July 2019 

Basic   Surgical Skills Course

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

3rd December 2015-4th December 2015

Ultrasound   Level 1 Course

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine

12th May 2016 to 14th   May 2016

European   Trauma Course

European Trauma Course Organisation (ETCO)

12th May 2016 to 14th May 2016

Burns   Course

Merit Training- Dr Winston de Mello 

29th April 2017

Advanced   Life Support (ALS)

Malta Resuscitation Council

7th November 2016-8th November 2016

“How   to Write a Scientific Paper”

The Institute of Technology, Humanities, the   Arts, Medicine and Science (ITHAMS), Malta

 3rd April 2019 to 5th April 2019 

Care   of the Acutely Ill Simulation Training for Foundation Year 1 Doctors

Malta Foundation Programme

October 2015

Care   of the Acutely Ill Simulation Training for Foundation Year 2 Doctors

Malta Foundation Programme

October 2016

The Value   of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) in predicting post-operative   morbidity & mortality in patients undergoing colorectal surgery – an   extended literature review; Online presentation at the European Colorectal   Congress 2020