New events and webinars for your diary
WEBINAR: Liver Highlights from BSG LIVE'24
Join us on Tuesday 17th September from 6pm - 7pm as we take a look back at the Liver highlights from this year's BSG LIVE'24 which took place in Birmingham this June.
This webinar will be chaired by BSG Secretary, Dr Safa Al-Shamma who will be joined by Prof Stuart McPherson.
IN PERSON: BAPEN / BSG Basic Nutrition Training Day
Save the date for this 1-day basic nutrition training day for trainees taking place at the IET Austin Court, Birmingham on Monday 7th October 2024.
Key learning objectives:
- Understanding of core concepts of nutrition including identifying malnutrition and managing refeeding syndrome
- Troubleshooting of enteral tubes – both a theoretical and practical approach
- Managing emergency nutrition in patients with eating disorders
- Dealing with nutritional problems as the oncall registrar
WEBINAR: IBD Highlights from BSG LIVE'24
Join us on Tuesday 22nd October from 6pm - 7pm as we take a look back at the IBD highlights from this year's BSG LIVE'24 which took place in Birmingham this June.
This webinar will be chaired by BSG Secretary, Dr Safa Al-Shamma who will be joined by Dr Shahida Din and Dr Gareth Parkes as they explore the following highlights from BSG LIVE:
- Optimizing the monitoring strategies in IBD: why, who and how
- Chronic Pouchitis what you need to know
- Framework for Professional Practice for Nurses
- Working in IBD in Adult and Paediatric Care
- IBD research highlights and top scoring IBD orals
- IBD and Liver Disease
- Scoping the Patient with IBD
- IBD Therapeutic Choices in Special Situations
- IBD Inflammation Outside the Gut
- High Quality IBD Care in 2024
IN PERSON: Transforming Medicine through the Gut/Microbiota Interface: Towards Microbial Therapeutics for Human Diseases
Save the date for this 1.5 day conference focusing on the Gut/Microbiota taking place at the Surgeons Quarter, Edinburgh on 6th - 7th March 2025.
Dates/times:
- Thursday 6th March: 13:30 - 17:00
- Friday 7th March: 09:00 - 16:00
Key learning objectives:
- Understand the tools available to describe the gut microbiome in 2024
- Understand progress from faecal microbiota transplant towards targeted microbial engraftment.
- Understand the role of diet in microbial manipulation and how diet is becoming a core Crohn’s disease therapy across all ages.
A new collection of genomics educational resources for gastroenterologists and hepatologists is now available
NHS England’s Genomics Education Programme has added a new collection for GeNotes (genomic notes for clinicians) focused on gastro-hepatology.
Vacancy: Member of the ESE Gastroenterology & Hepatology European Specialty Examining Board
The British Society of Gastroenterology, the European Board of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK are seeking to appoint a member of the ESE Gastroenterology & Hepatology Examining Board.
Applications open for BSG Deputy Chair Education
Applications are now open for the role of BSG Deputy Chair Education from June 2025.