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Lesion Recognition System
Formal Assessment in Lesion Recognition at Endoscopy:
Pilot Version Now Live!
This e-learning programme is designed to complement the skills training programmes that have been developed and run throughout the UK as part of the National Endoscopy Training Programme.
It has become apparent that with the move to competence based curricula, lesion recognition, a vital part of endoscopy, had not been formally addressed. This programme, a joint venture of the BSG and the JAG (funded by the BSG) gives trainee endoscopists the opportunity to test their lesion recognition skills, and related endoscopic / gastroenterological knowledge.
(Note: this is a pilot version of the site, with one assessment available at present. This assessment comprises 10 questions (most with several parts each) and a pass rate of 70%. Your feedback on this pilot version is very welcome – please see the Lesion Recognition System website for details.)
BSG Annual Meeting 2008: Webcasts
A range of presentations from this year's BSG Annual meeting are now available free to members online. The Postgraduate Course, State of the Art Lectures and specialist Symposia are all featured. Log-ins are available by telephoning 020 7563 9991 during normal business hours or by e-mailing Howard Ellison
National Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Audit: First Annual Report
We are pleased to present the first Annual Report of the National Oesophago-gastric Cancer Audit. The report identifies the improvements in patient care since the transformation of oesophago-gastric cancer services in England and Wales but also highlights areas in which further improvements are required. We hope you will find the recommendations of particular interest.
Dr Stuart Riley - June 2008
UK Endoscopic Ultrasound Census
The BSG has formed a Working Group to advise on the future of EUS services within the UK. We are trying to establish a picture of how many units offer EUS and what services they provide.We would be grateful if you could send the details of your EUS provider, your hospital name, town, and a suitable contact telephone number in an email to john.meenan@gstt.nhs.uk. If you refer cases to several centres, please give all names.
With many thanks,
Dr John Meenan / Dr Ian Penman Co-Chairs, EUS Working Group
Oxford Crohn's Disease Masterclass
Following the success of previous Oxford IBD MasterClasses, the organizing committee has attracted a world class faculty and programme designed for Specialist Registrars and Consultants with a particular interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The programme is enclosed and covers selected topics of practical importance for managing Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
It is with great pleasure that I ask you to join us for this years MasterClass at Wadham College, Oxford on the 10th and 11th September 2008. This year’s event promises to be an informative and valuable meeting. Registration and further details are available on-line at www.oxfordmasterclass.org.uk.
Research Awards 2008
CORE are pleased to announce the following awards for 2008:
- CORE/Nutritional Research Foundation two-year (possible extension to three-year) Fellowship for research into nutritional aspects of gastroenterology
- Core and IA (the Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Support Group) invite applications for research leading to a PhD into any aspect of living with stomas.
- Applications are invited for one year grants for research in any aspect of gastroenterology into one of three categories.
- Core/Belmont Trust £5,000 Award
The deadline is Thursday 31st July 2008. Awards will be made mid-November.
- Further information available on Core website
BSG Working Party Consensus on Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Endoscopy (2008): An Interim Statement
All endoscopists will be aware of the current controversy and differing guidelines on endocarditis prophylaxis for GI procedures. A working group of the BSG Endoscopy Committee met in March 2006 to revise the 2001 guidance.
NICE has now considered this issue as well. It has come out against the use of antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent endocarditis during gastrointestinal endoscopy. Its guidance on endocarditis prophylaxis was unveiled on 26 March 2008:
The BSG guidance is to be updated yet again in the light of the NICE guidance, and then resubmitted to Gut for further peer review. The recommendation is likely to be that routine antibiotic prophylaxis is indicated in the following circumstances only:
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (and equivalent procedures)
- ERCP (if pancreatic pseudocyst, or if unliklely/unable to achieve complete biliary decompression)
- Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst
Dr Miles Allison
5th International Society of Gastroenterological Carcinogenesis Congress
This conference will be held between 31 August and 3 September 2008 at Keble College, Oxford University. It affords an opportunity for interdisciplinary discussions in a beautiful environment, to hear state of the science presentations and to meet future and present leaders in gastrointestinal oncology.
The deadline for advance registration is 4th August 2008.
For further details please email: Maria Caballero-Blaya at Barts and the London.
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- Further information [ 64 Kb ]
BSG Newsletter: Summer 2008
Inside: Message from the President: 'Challenges and Opportunities for 2008/2009' - Endoscopy News - Secretary's Musings - Core Report - Research News - New Appointments & more...
- BSG Newsletter: Summer 2008 [ 1.85 Mb ]
- BSG e-newsletter: 8th May 2008 [ 80 Kb ]
- BSG e-newsletter: 14th April 2008 [ 85 Kb ]
- BSG e-newsletter: 27th March 2008 [ 91 Kb ]
UEGW Preliminary Programme
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The 16th United European Gastroenterology Week takes place in Vienna from October 18 – 22, 2008. Latest advances in gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery will meet a first-class postgraduate teaching programme, scientific posters as well as an exciting industry exhibition. Preliminary Programme, Call for Abstracts and Registration are all available online now: |
Seamless Access to Gut Website
Gut - the official journal of the BSG - is now directly accessible by BSG members from the Members' Area of this website.
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AGA Institute: The Jon I. Isenberg International Research Scholar Award
The Jon I. Isenberg International Research Scholar Award provides a total of $50,000 to a non-U.S. citizen young investigator for one year of study in the U.S.: $25,000 from the AGA Institute and $25,000 in matching funds from a U.S.-based laboratory or international GI society. Eligible candidates must posses an MD, PhD or equivalent degree and be within five years of completing GI training, or if a PhD, within five years of receipt of the degree.
Application deadline: 1st September 2008
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Young Investigator Meetings 2008:
- One Day Workshop (UEGW Vienna), October 19 2008 – Vienna, Austria
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