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 […]
Category: IBD
Intestinal Failure and IBD- a disaster recipe for PTSD?
It’s not a secret. I have a sub-specialty interest in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). I like all things IBD- the large patient variation from young to old, the large compendium of medications to trial, the close interaction with the surgeons, the endoscopy assessment and surveillance, the nutritional aspect and the incredible array of research studies […]
#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. […]
‘Frontline IBD: Travel and IBD – advice from IBD Passport’
After the great #FGDebate with the Dr Anton Emmanuel, we are delighted to announce our next #FGDebate will be on Tuesday 19th January 2016 with Ms Kay Greveson, IBD Nurse Specialist at the Royal Free Hospital, London, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, ‘Frontline IBD: Travel and IBD – advice from IBD Passport’. Kay Greveson RGN, MSc, […]
Missed the DDW Special #FGDebate with Professor Edward Loftus? Catch up with the Podcast and Storify summary of the debate here – ‘Frontline IBD: Hot topics in IBD’
If you missed the DDW Special #FGDebate with Professor Edward Loftus on ‘Frontline IBD: Hot topics in IBD,’ you can catch up with the: Podcast after the #FGDebate at https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/frontline-ibd-hot-topics Or the Storify summary of the #FGDebate at https://storify.com/FrontGastro_BMJ/frontline-ibd-hot-topics-in-ibd Don’t forget to join us for the next debate which is […]
‘Frontline IBD: Hot topics in IBD’
After the great success of the #FGDebate with Dr Simon Gabe, we are delighted to announce our next #FGDebate will be a #DDW15 Special debate with world renowned IBD expert Professor Edward Loftus (@EdwardLoftus2), Professor of Gastroenterology and IBD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, on Monday 11th May 2015, at 9-10pm GMT and will discuss, ‘Frontline IBD: […]
Missed the #FGDebate with Dr Charlie Lees? Catch up with the Podcast and Storify summary of the debate – ‘Frontline IBD: Finding the cause of IBD – genes, bugs or diet?’
If you missed the #FGDebate with Dr Charlie Lees, ‘Frontline IBD: Finding the cause of IBD – genes, bugs or diet?’, you can catch up with the: Podcast with Dr Lees, after the #FGDebate: https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/finding-the-cause-of-ibd-genes-bugs-or-diet/s-GTLBB or the Storify summary of the #FGDebate at:https://storify.com/FrontGastro_BMJ/frontline-ibd-finding-the-cause-of-ibd-genes-bugs Don’t forget to join us for the next debate with Prof Sir […]
Frontline IBD: Finding the cause of IBD – genes, bugs or diet? #FGDebate
After the great success of our first ever #FGDebate we are delighted to announce our second debate will be lead by Dr Charlie Lees (@charlie_lees), Consultant Gastroenterologist and IBD Specialist, on 14th OCtober 2014, at 8-9pm GMT and discuss, “‘Frontline IBD: Finding the cause of IBD – genes, bugs or diet?” Dr Charlie Lees is […]