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

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

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

Coeliac UK, the national charity supporting those with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis, is launching a new round of research grant awards with up to £200k of funding available.

Applications are welcome from all scientific disciplines where applicants are able to demonstrate how their proposal would advance our understanding of the disease and improve the life of people with the condition. Applications that include co-funding proposals would be particularly welcome.

Awards may take the following form:

• a major 3 year project

• a clinical training fellowship for 3 years

• a preliminary or pump priming project and consumables.

Application closing date 4 September 2009

Send for an information and application pack to:

Research Grants, Coeliac UK, Apollo Centre,

Desborough Road, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 2QW.

Or download from www.coeliac.org.uk

Or email: anna.godfrey@coeliac.org.uk

Programme: 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

09.35 Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Evidence-based Approach to Diagnosis, Investigation, and Management Dr Alex Ford, 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 Abnormal Liver Function Tests Martin James

13.00 Lunch

14.00 PCSG Annual General Meeting

14.45 Talk to be announced Speaker to be announced

15.00 Afternoon Tea

15.30 Talk to be announced Speaker to be announced

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

17.00 Closing Remarks and Meeting Close

To request a booking form for the meeting please email: secretariat@pcsg.org.uk

The Course will take place on Wednesday September 16th 2009 in Basel, Switzerland

Six one-hour sessions will be provided, addressing the most prevalent clinical topics in primary care gastroenterology. Each session will start with the presentation of a clinical case scenario. After a period of small group discussion, state of the art guidance on diagnosis and therapy will be provided.

The following topics will be presented: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Dyspepsia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Hepatitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

For more information on the programme please check the ESPCG website: www.espcg.org.

Registration: Deadline for registration is August 15, 2009, to register please fill in the registration form on the ESPCG website.

ESPCG secretariat, Mrs. Diana Balk, Email: ESPCG@hetnet.nl, Website: www.espcg.org

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