Following on from the regional meeting, We will be staying on in Harrogate for our ASM/AGM. This year, the meeting will be divided into two with the morning being devoted to Liver Disease. Due to the massive impact liver disease has on the nation both in terms of health and also the economy, the Department of Health has appointed Dr Martin Lombard to lead a National Liver Strategy and he will be talking ,along with others, on liver disease and how best primary care can get engaged.

The afternoon will also be topical and will centre on bowel cancer. Professor Wendy Atkins will discuss her recent paper on screening for bowel cancer by flexible sigmoidoscopy. A future role for primary care? Other speakers will talk on how we can adapt the NICE guidelines with the practicalities of primary care in mind.

We are also pleased to have Lynn Faulds Wood coming to our meeting who will discuss the GP's important role in the faster detection of bowel cancer.

You should all be receiving invites in the post soon and as you know for PCSG members the delegate fee is included in the annual membership fee. The cost for PCSG Nurse members is £15 and for all non members £100. If you know anybody who is attending the RCGP meeting, please encourage them to attend what promises to be an excellent meeting.

I have attached the brochure to our downloads page and the final programme is there too!

To those of you seeking anonymity by not letting us have your up to date addresses, I would plead with you to bypass your shyness and email us with details.

Thanks

John

The PCSG is delighted to announce the October regional meeting will be held in Harrogate. Taking place on the afternoon before the RCGP annual conference starts, the programme has been designed to appeal to a wide range of GPs with talks on educational theory in consultations, adherence to gluten free diets and a presentation from Professors Roger Jones and Greg Rubin on the best way to deal with patients with rectal bleeding.

Full programmes will be posted soon as well as here on the website and, remember, admission to the afternoon is free to PCSG members.