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    Thursday
    17Dec2009

    PCSG Endoscopy Meeting

    Monday
    30Nov2009

    Research reveals disconnect in the management of acute diarrhoea 

    Please click on the enclosure to view article. 

    Enclosure

    Wednesday
    07Oct2009

    Gastroenterology – clinical challenges in primary care

    A Pulse seminar for GPs dealing with gastrointestinal disorders

    Thursday, 12 November, 2009, London

     

    Early booking discount available – Save £20

     

    For many GPs, gastroenterology is perhaps one of the most frustrating therapeutic areas. Patients often present with mild to moderate symptoms that are difficult to manage, may or may not resolve spontaneously and make separating the physical from the non-physical cause problematic. Importantly, however, it is an area in which GPs need to remain completely alert in order to recognise red flags that can be disguised by a long, tedious list of non-sinister signs and symptoms.

     

    Gastrointestinal disorders account for about 10% of GPs’ workload and the prescribing costs attributed to managing these problems is about 14% of the practice drug budget.

     

    This seminar, which is sponsored by Reckitt Benckiser and supported by the PCSG is aimed at GPs who are keen to update their clinical skills.  The presentations will include practical advice and the latest information on a range of topics that have been identified by GPs as the key areas about which they would like to know more.

     

    Our speakers will focus on:

    • Practical advice to improve diagnosis and appropriate referral

    • How to recognise the red-flag symptoms that suggest serious disease without unnecessary investigation

    • Management strategies for long term gastrointestinal disorders

    • Updates on guidelines and their implications for GPs

    • Working closely with secondary care

     

    Every delegate will receive:

    • A resource pack containing essential take-home points

    • A certificate of attendance confirming five hours of CPD time

    • A form to record  learning needs and learning points for your appraisal folder

     

    Who should attend?

    • GPSIs

    • GPs

    • GP registrars

     

    Key speakers:

     

    CHAIR: Dr Jamie Dalrymple - Chair of the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology, GPSI and hospital practitioner in gastroenterology.

     

    Silent liver disease – what is the significance of NASH?

    Dr George Webster - Consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist and honorary senior lecturer at University College London

     

    Coeliac disease – when to suspect it and when to screen

    Dr Sohail Butt - GP in Ashford, Middlesex, and member of the Coeliac UK health advisory committee

     

    IBS – a survival kit for GPs

    Dr Jamie Dalrymple - Chair of the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology, GPSI and hospital practitioner in gastroenterology

     

    Colorectal cancer: GP update

    Professor Owen Epstein - Professor of gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London

     

    GP strategies for investigating anaemia

    Dr John O’Malley

    Clinical director, All Day Health Centre, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral

     

    Endoscopy – who to refer? A practical GP guide and essential update with video presentation

    Professor Owen Epstein

     

    Managing dyspepsia – GPs’ questions answered

    Dr Terry Wong - Consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London

    To Book

    Online: www.pulse-seminars.com
    Telephone: 020 7921 8225
    Email: book@pulse-seminars.com
    Fax: 020 7921 8136

    Wednesday
    22Jul2009

    PCSG ASM Programme Finalised

    Friday 25th September 2009, Chandos House, near Cavendish Square, London

    09.00 Registration and Coffee

    09.30 Introduction, Dr James Dalrymple GP, Norwich and Chair of PCSG

    09.30 Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Evidence-based Approach to Diagnosis, Investigation, and Management, Dr Alex Ford, Lecturer in Medicine and Honorary SpR in Gastroenterology, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds

    10.15 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Chris Healey

    11.00 Morning Coffee

    11.30 Iatrogenic Harm in Gastroenterology - Key Issues in GI Prescribing, Omar Ali, Formulary Development Pharmacist, Surrey & Sussex NHS Trust

    12.15 What Does “Abnormal Liver Function Tests” Actually Mean?, Dr Martin James, Consultant Hepatologist & Gastroenterologist, Nottingham University Hospital Biomedical Research Unit, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

    13.00 Lunch

    14.00 PCSG Annual General Meeting

    14.30 The value of screening for Barrett's (to include a discussion from the floor), John O’Malley, Clinical Director, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral

    15.00 Afternoon Tea

    15.30 Non Gastroenterology Slot:High Altitude and Expedition Medicine, Dr James Dalrymple GP, Norwich and Chair of PCSG

    16.00 Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR), Dr Bjorn Rembacken, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Endoscopist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    16.30 Closing Remarks and Meeting Close

    To register for the meeting please call 0207 836 0088 or email secretariat@pcsg.org.uk

     

    Thursday
    16Jul2009

    Colorectal Cancer Scope Finalised

    The colorectal cancer scope has now been finalised. Please find attached the relevant link to the following:

     

    Final scope

     

    http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=download&o=44860

     

    Stakeholder comments & developer responses

     

    http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG/Wave16/2/SHComments