It is hard to think of a more significant medical advance in recent years than in the field of hepatitis C treatment (answers on a postcard). In the space of less than 10 years, management of the condition has progressed from offering patients a treatment which lasted one year, was associated with major side effects […]
Category: Frontline Hepatology
#FGDebate- Frontline Hepatology: HCV eradication
Frontline Hepatology: HCV is easier to treat that H. Pylori, Why isn’t it treated in primary care? Date: Wednesday 25th March 2018 Time: 20:00- 21:00 (GMT) Guest: Dr James O’Beirne @drobeirne James O’Beirne is Consultant Hepatologist at The Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Queensland Australia. He trained in Hepatology in London and spent 10 years as […]
‘Frontline Hepatology: Variceal Bleeding Guidelines’
After the great #FGDebate with the Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, we are delighted to announce our next #FGDebate will be on Tuesday 24th November 2015, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, ‘Frontline Hepatology: Variceal Bleeding Guidelines’. Dr Dhiraj Tripathi Dr Dhiraj Tripathi is a Consultant Hepatologist, with duties covering both general and transplant hepatology. He trained in […]
‘Frontline Hepatology: Complications with cirrhosis – portal hypertension’
After the great success of the #DDW Special #FGDebate with Professor Edward Loftus, we are delighted to announce our next #FGDebate will be Professor of Hepatology and Associate Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology, Professor Andres Cardenas (@acv69cardenas), at the GI Unit, University of Barcelona on Tuesday 9th June 2015, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, ‘Frontline […]
Missed the #FGDebate with Professor Sir Ian Gilmore? catch up with the Podcast and Storify summary of the debate – ‘Frontline Hepatology: Alcohol – our favourite drug and everyone’s problem’
If you missed the #FGDebate with Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, ‘Frontline Hepatology: Alcohol – our favourite drug and everyone’s problem’, you can catch up with the: Podcast with Sir Ian, after the #FGDebate: https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/alcohol-our-favourite-drug-and-everyones-problem?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/frontline-gastroenterology Or the Storify summary of the #FGDebate at: https://storify.com/FrontGastro_BMJ/frontline-hepatology-alcohol-our-favourite-drug-an Don’t forget to join us for the next debate with Nobel Laureate, Professor […]
Frontline Hepatology: Alcohol – our favourite drug and everyone’s problem #FGDebate
After the great success of the IBD #FGDebate with Dr Charlie Lees, we are delighted to announce our third debate will be lead by Prof Sir Ian Gilmore (@itgilm), on 11th November 2014, at 8-9pm GMT and discuss, “Frontline Hepatology: Alcohol – our favourite drug and everyone’s problem” Professor Sir Ian Gilmore is an honorary consultant physician at […]