BSG Web Education – straight from the experts to you

The BSG aims to keep you up to date with state-of-the-art education knowledge in all sub specialities in gastroenterologist and hepatology. These are in the form of short articles written by experts in their field, case-based discussions, career-focused top tips, and now video presentations.
Gut Highlights
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December 11, 2024

December 2024 Gut Highlights

Gastrointestinal endoscopy has been identified as a significant contributor to healthcare waste, prompting increased focus on sustainable practices. The concept of ‘green endoscopy’ refers to the process of making endoscopic procedures more environmentally sustainable by reducing waste and energy consumption.

Small Bowel & NutritionMasterclass summaries
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December 10, 2024

Masterclass: Anorexia Nervosa for the Gastroenterologist

The Gastroenterologist has a crucial role in supporting the care of patients with anorexia nervosa admitted to hospital with life threatening malnutrition – leading the safe introduction of nutrition support and excluding other causes of nutritional failure. This video will cover the main areas that a Gastroenterologist should be aware of in providing care for these patients.

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December 03, 2024

IBD Surveillance Colonoscopy – This is how I do it

People with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's colitis have a 2-3x increased colorectal cancer (CRC) risk (on average) compared to the general population. Surveillance for CRC in IBD is fraught with challenges.

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November 12, 2024

Developing your Gastroenterology Nursing career - job application / CV and interview

We are now going to give you a step-by-step guide to ensure your application stands out and leads to an interview.

Gut Highlights
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November 11, 2024

November 2024 Gut Highlights

Alzheimer’s disease-related presenilins are key to intestinal epithelial cell function and gut immune homoeostasis Erkert L, Gamez-Belmonte R, Kabisch M, et al. Alzheimer’s disease-related presenilins are key to intestinal epithelial cell function and gut immune homoeostasis.

OesophagealMasterclass summaries
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November 05, 2024

Masterclass: Achalasia - Beyond the Basics

Achalasia is a rare but increasingly identified condition that is associated with marked morbidity and nutritional compromise.

Neurogastroenterology & Motility
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October 28, 2024

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a highly debilitating motility disorder of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT).

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October 22, 2024

Developing your Gastroenterology Nursing career - building your experience and finding ‘your’ job

Those of us working within Gastroenterology nursing know what a diverse, interesting and progressive field it can be.

Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseSSG Digest This!
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October 16, 2024

SSG Digest This! Simulated multi-disciplinary meeting: IBD scenarios

The new episode of Digest This! is now available to watch! This episodes takes on the format of a simulated multi-disciplinary meeting, discussing fictional, but very common, inflammatory bowel disease scenarios.

Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseMasterclass summaries
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October 15, 2024

Masterclass - Chronic Pouchitis what you need to know

Chronic pouchitis can be associated with significant morbidity with emotional and psychological distress.

Gut Highlights
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October 15, 2024

October 2024 Gut Highlights

The study by Beaton et al. discusses the significant challenges faced by UK endoscopy services, which in their current form are struggling to keep up with the high demand for procedures.

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October 02, 2024

Pharmacological management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding

This British Society for Gastroenterology (BSG) web education article provides a pragmatic overview on the pharmacological management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB).


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Become a BSG web education reviewer

The BSG web team are looking for enthusiastic individuals to expand our current group of web article reviewers. This could be included as part of your CPD diary and could help enrich your own knowledge too. It is a rewarding process and allows us to support our members in their education. The articles are short but require professional review and constructive comments. The commitment will be sporadic but we do ask that you’re able to return the review in a timely fashion when requested. This is open to consultants, senior registrars (ST6 and above), specialist nurses or senior allied health professionals in Gastroenterology and/or Hepatology.

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