President’s Bullet Point Bulletin – 28th April 2020 - The British Society of Gastroenterology

This ‘bullet point bulletin’ shares what the BSG is doing and is planning to do to support our members, the wider GI community and our patients.

I have also written a piece on Accepting Change and Developing the New Norm, which reflects on the impact of COVID-19 now and into the future.

Highlights from the last 10 days

An excellent summary of COVID-19 GI literature published by Frontline Gastroenterology
Easy access to the wider literature from BSG-BMJ family of journals
BSG Webinar on the 14th May, focussing on all guidance to date including the result of the CSSC survey – an invitation to sign up for this webinar will be circulated to all members
It’s still not too late to contribute to the BSG CSSC survey which includes a focus on the impact on trainees’ training and takes less than 3 minutes to complete
BSG Risk Grid for IBD Patients on Immunosuppressive Medication is now published online Gut
The service recovery documents published on 17^th April were shared internationally
Business as usual is dealing with the review and update of the BSG Charity constitution and preparation for the virtual AGM on 15th June, with information to members to be sent out in due course

Week beginning 27^th April

New interim guidance on the restoration of endoscopy in the early recovery phase of COVID -19 will be published this week

In managing these next steps in your own units, I hope you will continue to use the BSG as a source of networked professional support.

With good wishes for everyone’s ongoing safety and wellbeing.

Cathryn Edwards