Glasgow Gastro 2019
The second Glasgow Gastro conference, to be held on 4th October 2019, will cover a wide range of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy topics.
The Leeds Course in Clinical Nutrition
The course is specifically designed to provide a thorough grounding in all aspects of clinical nutrition
Ex-situ machine perfusion for extracorporeal preservation of livers for transplantation
Interventional procedures guidance Published: 16 January 2019
Royal Free Sheila Sherlock Hepatology Postgraduate Course 2019
The programme provides a comprehensive review of the diagnosis, investigation and management of patients with liver disease across outpatient, acute take and intensive care settings.
Alcohol care teams: reducing acute hospital admissions and improving quality of care
Alcohol-Related Disease: Meeting the challenge of improved quality of care and better use of resources
Recently, much attention has focused on social policy and measures to reduce drinking.
Advanced Hepatology Training posts – 2019 entry
These ATPs are approved for advanced training in Hepatology, including experience in a transplant unit, with a view to subspecialty accreditation providing other requirements are met.
Guidelines on the management of variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic patients
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BSG Decompensated Cirrhosis Care Bundle
A video on the BSG Decompensated Cirrhosis Care Bundle
£7.3m award aims to create new breakthrough therapies
A recently formed health consortium has been awarded £7 million by Innovate UK to ensure more patients benefit from a new generation of breakthrough therapies.
Alcohol identification and intervention in English emergency departments
Alcohol screening together with referral or intervention is becoming part of routine practice in England.
Caution about the use of ulipristal acetate (Esmya)
Esmya is indicated for the pre-operative and intermittent treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of uterine fibroids in women of reproductive age. However, following reports of serious liver injury, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have issued the following advice.
BSG and UKPBC primary biliary cholangitis treatment and management guidelines
Hirschfield GM, et al. Gut 2018;0:1–27. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2017-315259
NICE Guidance: Sofosbuvir–velpatasvir–voxilaprevir for treating chronic hepatitis C
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Digital Liver Scanning Technology Could Halve The Number Of Liver Biopsies Needed In The NHS
A study has revealed that a new scanning technology could almost halve the number of liver biopsies carried out on people with fatty liver disease.