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THE SOUTH AFRICAN GASTROENTEROLOGY REVIEW 2021 | VOLUME 19 | ISSUE 2 | 36 SAGES SAGES Virtual Congress Free Paper Prizes Dr Vuyo Soldati General Surgical registrar who has just completed his surgical training In the department of Surgery at The University of Cape Town. Topic: Aprospective observational study investigating study the kinetics of routine liver function tests and arterial lactate concentrations after hepatectomy and their relationship to the development of postoperative liver failure. Dr Cecilia Coccia Second year fellow in Medical Gastroenterology in the Division of Medical Gastroenterology at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital Topic: Outcomes of maintenance biologic therapies targeting Tumour Necrosis Factor-a in the treatment of Crohn’s disease in a South African tertiary institution 1st prize Best Clinical presentation Best presentation by a Fellow 2nd Prize Best Clinical presentation Dr Gideon Titus Physician with an interest in medical gastroenterology at the University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital Topic: Tandem use of anti-TNF agents in patients with IBD who fail first line anti-TNF therapy: real life lessons from a national database.