It is a well-known fact that the greatest limitation of large randomised controlled trial studies is their lack of external validity with specific patients being excluded from important studies due to their co-morbidities including surgical history (such as ileostomies), age (whether that be children or the elderly) and gender (with females being more likely to […]
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Rational Investigations in IBS
Reassurance is an interesting concept in modern medicine. I remember my blood pressure creeping up at the sight of an advert on the tube a few years back for a health check involving a ‘whole body MRI scan,’ fuming over the willingness of this private healthcare provider to offer false assurance of alleviating any anxiety […]
Deep Sedation & Anaesthesia in Endoscopy- A podcast with Dr George Webster
We have all been there during our careers in endoscopy- the anxious patient who has already told you they have a ‘strong gag reflex’ and need to be ‘knocked out’ in order to have their OGD, and before you’re half was down the oesophagus the paroxysms of retching and attempts to pull out the endoscope […]
#FGDebate: Investigating for Bowel Cancer
Date: 26th April 2018 Time: 20:00-21:00 Guests: Dr Andrew Plumb @aaoplumb and Dr Siwan Thomas-Gibson @SiwanTG Dr Andrew Plumb Andrew Plumb is a Senior Lecturer in Medical imaging at University College London and Consultant Radiologist at UCLH. He trained at St John’s College, Oxford University before completing the MRCP in 2007. His initial radiology training was […]
#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 […]
#FGDebate: Endoscopy in Barrett’s: All you need to know
Date: 22nd February 2018 Time: 20:00- 21:00 GMT Guest: Professor Krish Ragunath (@KrishRagunath) Bio: Krish Ragunath is Professor of GI Endoscopy, Head of Endoscopy service and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Nottingham University Hospitals. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and London.He is the BSG Secretary for International affairs, advisor for […]
#FGDebate: Perianal Crohn’s disease – fistula and more
Date: Wednesday 24th January 2018 Time: 8- 9pm GMT Guest: Phil Tozer (@philtozer1) Phil Tozer is a Consultant colorectal surgeon at St Mark’s with a clinical and research interest in perianal Crohn’s, anal and rectovaginal fistulae and IBD. […]
#FGDebate: What is the role of Social Media in Gastroenterology?
Date: Thursday 23rd November Time: 8- 9pm GMT Guest: Dr John O’ Donohue @TheBottomDoc John O’Donohue is a consultant Gastroenterologist at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. He is colonoscopy lead to the London Bowel Cancer Screening Program and a JAG assessor and former chair of its Units subgroup. […]
#FGdebate: Gastroenterology and hepatology training: time for a divorce?
Date: Monday 9th October Time: 8-9pm GMT Guest: Dr Ahmed Elsharkawy @aelsharkawy75 Dr Ahmed Elsharkawy was appointed as a Consultant Hepatologist in March 2012. He qualified from Southampton in 1999 before doing his core medical training in Nottingham followed by registrar training on both the Wessex and Northern Deanery schemes. His PhD was in the […]
#FGDebate: Liver Biopsy is Critical for Managing Fatty Liver Disease
Liver Biopsy is Critical for Managing Fatty Liver Disease Date: Tuesday 25th July Time: 8-9pm GMT Guest: Professor Rob Goldin @robdgol Rob Goldin is Professor of Gastro-intestinal and Liver Pathology at Imperial College and the Clinical Lead for Gastro-intestinal Pathology in the North-West London Pathology Group. He also works at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in […]