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