Media comment In support of the UK IBD audit’s call for ‘formal recognition’ of the condition, Dr Jamie Dalrymple, Chair, Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology (PCSG), said: The Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology (PCSG) supports this call for a mandated national care framework for IBD.  Since its inception the IBD audit has exposed the shortcomings in... Read More

Winners of the 2014 SAGE Awards (Shire Award for Gastrointestinal Excellence) were announced at the British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting earlier this year. First place and a development grant of £10,000 went to clinicians from the Luton & Dunstable University Hospital for their innovative, internet-based remote management service for IBD patients.  The Inflammatory Bowel... Read More

Booking is now open for the PCSG ASM, to be held on Saturday 11th October at RCGP, 30 Euston Square. London. To register simply click here. The programme is available here. Any queries should be forwarded to the secretariat via email: secretariat@pcsg.org.uk

A study, presented at the recent British Society of Gastroenterology conference, found almost 60% of GPs reported they manage patients with established IBD without any specialist involvement More than half of GPs are taking sole responsibility for managing patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), despite lacking the training and resources to do so, a survey... Read More

Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy reduced the incidence of gastric cancer in asymptomatic Asian patients, according to recent study data. “Gastric cancer is the third commonest cause of death from cancer, and H. pylori is causally implicated in its etiology,” study researcher Alexander C. Ford, MBChB, MD, FRCP, associate professor, Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Leeds, United Kingdom,... Read More

The PCSG has been involved in the update of the following web pages: What is the pancreas – http://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/information-and-support/facts-about-pancreatic-cancer/what-is-the-pancreas What is pancreatic cancer – http://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/information-and-support/facts-about-pancreatic-cancer/what-is-pancreatic-cancer Signs and symptoms – http://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/information-and-support/facts-about-pancreatic-cancer/signs-and-symptoms Diagnosing pancreatic cancer – http://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/information-and-support/facts-about-pancreatic-cancer/diagnosis Types of pancreatic cancer – http://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/information-and-support/facts-about-pancreatic-cancer/types-of-pancreatic-cancer

As The Digest continues to blaze a trail for the PCSG, thanks to its winning blend of cutting edge science, thought provoking commentary and occasional brush with controversy, all courtesy of our top notch contributors, we’re proud to announce that  Doctors.net.uk (http://www.doctors.net.uk) has selected two pieces from the latest issue to pilot on its website.... Read More

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Antidepressants and some psychological therapies are an effective means of treating irritable bowel syndrome, according to a new meta-analysis. Symptoms improved in 56% of IBS patients on antidepressants compared with only 35% on placebo, data from 16 studies showed. Results were similar for both tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, found the researchers led by... Read More