'Liver Disease in Primary Care'
25th -26th October 2012
Venue: University of Birmingham.
The department of Primary Care Clinical Sciences at the University of Birmingham are running a course entitled ‘Liver disease in primary care’. This is a two day CPD accredited mini conference aimed at GP’s, practice nurses and other health care professionals with an interest in liver disease.
Conference organiser: Primary Care Clinical Sciences at the University of Birmingham
Contact Person: Tamara Bell
Contact Email: t.c.ball@bham.ac.uk
Visit meeting website
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Crohn’s in Childhood Research Association
Family Day
with guest speakers and
informal discussion groups
(short CICRA AGM after buffet lunch break)
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Institute of Child Health,
30 Guilford Street, London
Saturday 23rd June 2012
10.30am to 4.30pm
If you have a child, or are caring for a young person with Crohn’s or Colitis, also known as Inflammatory Bowel Disease, you are very welcome to join us.
Please phone CICRA on 020 8949 6209 for further details or e-mail support@cicra.org
Visit www.cicra.org for info about the charity which is registered in England & Wales no.278212 and Scotland SC 040700.
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RCGP One-Day Essentials: Gastrointestinal disorders
Date: 21st February 2012
Venue: The Barbican, London, UK
Website: http://www.rcgp.org.uk/courses__events/one-day_essentials/gastrointestinal_disorders/register.aspx
Programme
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/pdf/Programme%20121011.pdf
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5th National Conference: Recent advances in inflammatory bowel disease
Date: 22nd – 23rd September 2011
Venue: Hallam Conference Centre, London, UK
Website: http://www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=245
Contact: flo.doel@markallengroup.com
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Launch of ‘Practice guidance on the management of
acute and chronic GI problems arising as a result of treatment for cancer’
A free symposium ‘Optimal management of GI symptoms during and after cancer treatments’ is being held on Monday, 21st November 2011 at ‘The Point’, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester M16 OPX.
The symposium is being held to launch ‘Practice guidance on the management of acute and chronic GI problems arising as a result of treatment for cancer’, which was recently approved by the Association of Upper GI Surgeons (AUGIS), the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI), the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and the Royal College of Radiology Faculty of Clinical Oncology. It is intended that the guidance will be published Autumn/Winter 2011, at which point it will be available to view online via the AUGIS website.
Macmillan Cancer Support are sponsoring the symposium to launch the guidance, as it is an important contribution to improving outcomes for the many cancer patients who experience consequences of treatment, particularly those with late effects of pelvic radiotherapy.
The symposium is suitable for all professionals working in gastroenterology, oncology and GI surgery. Presentations from a wide range of clinicians will cover optimal clinical management for this group of patients with complex needs, and Professor Rhodes, President of the British Society of Gastroenterology, will be providing the closing address. The National Cancer Survivorship Initiative has identified that specialist services to deal with the more complex and severe problems have been inadequate (see http://www.ncsi.org.uk/consequences-of-cancer-treatment/ ).
Places are free on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register your interest as soon as possible with GIGuidanceEvent@macmillan.org.uk . Deadline for registration is 30 Sept 2011.
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Clinical decision making in gastroenterology and hepatology; the trials and tribulations of digestive diseases
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Venue: Royal College of Physicians
Location: London
This joint conference between the BSG and BASL ( British Association for the Study of the Liver) is aimed at the generalist (both consultants and trainees) who see the occasional liver disease as well as specialist nurses and GPs.
The aim of this conference is to improve clinical practice and encourage debate in new trial design as well as recruitment to ongoing studies. It will present the key clinical evidence for day to day management of gastroenterology and hepatological problems today and tomorrow.
Conference organiser: Royal College of Physicians
Contact Person: Conference Department
Contact Email: conferences@rcplondon.ac.uk
Contact Telephone: 020 3075 1252/1300/1436
Conference flyer in conference brochures section under downloads tab.
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'Liver Disease in Primary Care'
13-14th October 2011
Venue: University of Birmingham.
The department of Primary Care Clinical Sciences at the University of Birmingham are running a course entitled ‘Liver disease in primary care’. This is a two day CPD accredited mini conference aimed at GP’s, practice nurses and other health care professionals with an interest in the liver.
I cannot recommend this course highly enough and I would ask you to let others, who are not members, know about it. Liver disease is becoming more and more important in primary care with an increasing realisation that NALFD, obesity, alcoholic liver disease and Hepatitis are creating a tsunami of morbidity and mortality.It follows an excellent programme last year.
I have attached a provisional course programme on the download section under conference brochures.
Programme to include
· How to interpret liver function tests, when to investigate and when to consider referral
· Identifying patients with chronic liver disease
· Community management of alcohol use disorders
· Developments in non alcoholic fatty liver disease
· Screening and community management of viral hepatitis
· Gall bladder disease - who to suspect and who to refer
· Vaccinations and drugs in patients with liver disease
· An update on liver transplantation
Also Professor Martin Lombard will present a session on 'The National Liver Plan'.
Conference organiser: Primary Care Clinical Sciences at the University of Birmingham
Contact Person: Tamara Bell
Contact Email: t.c.ball@bham.ac.uk
Register at http://medweb4.bham.ac.uk/cpd/view.aspx?id=166
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The PCSG at the British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting
This year at the BSG, the PCSG session will be concentrating on 'Commissioning for Integrated Healthcare: Gastroenterology in the Community' . The programme is as follows.
Chair Dr John O'Malley
0900-0915 Welcome and Introduction Dr John O'Malley
0915-0945 The Brave New World; GP commissioning Dr Jamie Dalrymple
0945-0955 Discussion
0955-1025 Gastroenterology Redesign in the New World Dr John Galloway
1025-1035 Discussion
1035-1055 Coffee
Chair; Dr J. Dalrymple
1055-1125 Clinics in the Community; What would work? Dr John O'Malley
1125-1135 Discussion
1135-1205 Experiences and lessons learnt from a Dr Richard Spence
community led gastroenterology service
1205-1215 Discussion
1215-1245 Improving the diagnosis of GI cancer - Prof Greg Rubin
Working together across Primary and
Secondary care
1245-1255 Discussion
1255-1300 Summary and close
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'Alcohol Related Disorders: Towards an Integrated Care Pathway'
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Venue: Royal College of Physicians, London.
An important series of national guidelines and a set of national quality standards on the identification, treatment and management of Alcohol Disorders have recently been published. The Royal College of Physicians supported by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and NICE has organised a one day conference called ‘Alcohol Related Disorders: Towards an Integrated Care Pathway’ to facilitate the implementation of these guidelines.
The conference is aimed at all professionals who have direct contact with, and make decisions concerning, the identification and care of people who may have an alcohol use disorder. This includes allied health professionals, commissioners, physicians, trainees nurses, GPs, psychologists, psychiatrists, and those working in the community and residential alcohol treatment services.
Conference organiser: Royal College of Physicians
Contact Person: Conference Department
Contact Email: conferences@rcplondon.ac.uk
Contact Telephone: 020 3075 1252/1300/1436
CPD Code: 62346
More info on http://events.rcplondon.ac.uk/details.aspx?e=2207
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British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting
14-17th March 2011
Venue: International Convention Centre, Birmingham.
Ah, it must be that time of year. This is to let everyone know about the dates for next year's Annual BSG meeting. We will, in due course, be announcing the PCSG programme and which day of the BSG it will be held on. In the meantime, provisional topics for the week include;
Early Bird Registration Deadline:
21 January 2011
Accommodation Booking Deadline:
21 January 2011
More info can be found on http://www.bsg2011.org.uk/default.aspx?pageid=Home