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POSTGRADUATE COURSE
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Microbes and the Gut: Putting science into practice
  • Host responses in the gut to commensals and microbial enteropathogens
  • Role of the microbiota in the pathogenesis of intestinal disease: implications for treatment (to include IBD, IBS, Cancer, etc)
  • The role of gut microbes in the pathogenesis and complications of liver disease (including spontaneous bacterial peritonitis): implications for therapy
  • Systemic complications of gastrointestinal infection
  • Immunosuppression and opportunistic gut infections
  • New treatments for C difficile and other enteric pathogens: beyond antibiotics
  • Pre and pro-biotics for the treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal diseases
  • Progress in the development of vaccines for enteric infections
  • Helicobacter pylori in 2008
BSG INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE SECTION SYMPOSIUM
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Bench to Bedside in IBD
  • Genetics of inflammatory bowel disease - recent progress (Professor J Satsangi, Edinburgh)
  • The use of biologics in IBD: the difficult questions(Professor G D'Haens, Bonheiden, Belgium)
  • The use of adalimumab in the management of Crohn's disease: Scottish Society of Gastroenterology audit 2007 (G Ho, L Smith, S Aitken, H Lee, D Ting, J Fennell, C Lees K Palmer, I Penman, A Shand, I Arnott, M Priest, R Boulton-Jones, R R
  • Once- versus twice- daily mesalazine (Pentasa) granules for the maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis: results from a multinational randomised controlled trial (A Dignass, H Veerman
  • National IBD Service Standards: preliminary report from the IBD Service and Standards Working Group (Mr R Driscoll, Herts)
  • Pathogenesis of colorectal cancer in IBD: the role of 5ASAs (Professor P Desreumaux, Lille, France
  • Cancer surveillance in IBD - are we doing this right? (Dr MD Rutter, Stockton on Tees)
BSG LIVER/BASL SYMPOSIUM
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The deteriorating cirrhotic and ITU
  • Access to ITU, who should go and who can survive?(Dr A O'Brien, London)
  • Optimal management of variceal bleeding(Prof R De Franchis, Milan, Italy)
  • Care bundles in the management of patients with cirrhosis(Dr J Low, Derby)
  • Optimal Renal support in cirrhosis (Dr R Moreau,Clichy, France)
  • Extra corporeal liver support (Dr R Javlan, London)
  • Circulatory support, what pressor, when? (Dr J Wendon, London)
  • Neurological support (Professor F Larsen, Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Prediction of outcomes/transplantation (Dr A Gimson, Cambridge)
BSG ENDOSCOPY SYMPOSIUM
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The Brave New World of the Specialist Endoscopist
  • Introduction (Dr JRB Green, Stoke on Trent)
  • The Specialist Endoscopist in 2008 (Dr T Wong, London)
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound - Therapy only in future? (Dr ID Penman, Edinburgh)
  • Small Bowel Enteroscopy - rapid evolution, but is it needed?(Dr C Fraser, London)
  • Which colonoscopies should only be done by Specialists? (Dr P Hurlstone, Sheffield)
  • Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) - is this really going to fly? (Dr J Morris, Glasgow)
  • Specialist Endoscopy Past - Lessons from the national ERCP audit (Dr M Lombard, Liverpool)
  • Specialist Endoscopy Future - Implications for Service and Training using ERCP as a model. Towards a BSG Position Statement. (Dr JRB Green, Stoke on Trent)
COELIAC DISEASE IN THE 21st CENTURY SYMPOSIUM
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  • The pathogenesis of coeliac disease (Professor D Van Heel, London)
  • Everyone should be screened for coeliac disease?! (Dr RGP Watson, Belfast)
  • What are the risks of having coeliac disease (Dr JRF Walters, London)
  • When is a coeliac a coeliac? (Dr DS Sanders, Sheffield)
  • What do coeliac patients want and what does Coeliac UK provide (Dr N McGough, High Wycombe)
GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY ASSOCIATES (AGIP) GROUP
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  • The effect of argon plasma coagulation ablation on oesophageal motility and chemoreceptor sensitivity (K Elghellal, A Smythe, R Ackroyd )
  • Keynote Lecture 'Assessment and treatment of chronic constipation' (Mr G Duthie, Cottingham)
  • Keynote Lecture 'What can tests of gastrointestinal function tell us about gastrointestinal functional disorders?' (Professor N Talley, Jacksonville, USA)
  • Do patient's reported food triggers really provoke gastro-oesophageal reflux (gord) and how well are we advising them? (FC Leslie, D Vasant, M Deakin, C Cheruvu, S Evans)
JOINT BSG ENDOSCOPY AND NATIONAL ENDOSCOPY TEAM SYMPOSIUM
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  • Clinical Pathways (Dr AP Manning, Bradford)
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy or whole colon examination for lower bowel symptoms? (Mrs C Ingham Clark, London)
  • CT colography - a serious competitor for whole colon examination in the symptomatic patient? (Professor S Halligan, London)
  • The UK audit of upper GI bleeding – preliminary results (Dr S Hearnshaw, Oxford)
  • Out-of-hours Service (Dr KR Palmer, Edinburgh)
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening The National View (Mrs J Patnick, Sheffield)
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening The Clinican’s View (Dr MD Rutter, Stockton on Tees)
  • The future of endoscopy in the UK: smart, flexible and friendly (Dr RM Valori, Gloucester )
NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY/MOTILITY SYMPOSIUM
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Challenges and Controversies in Functional Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders
  • Emerging Science 1: Are functional GI disorders a manifestation of central dysfunction? (Professor Q Aziz, London)
  • Emerging Science 2: Are functional GI disorders a manifestation of peripheral dysfunction? (Professor RC Spiller, Nottingham)
BSG ENDOSCOPY FOUNDATION LECTURE, FREE PAPERS AND VIDEOS
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  • ENDOSCOPY FOUNDATION LECTURE : ‘Endoscopy training – fit for the future?’ Mr R Leicester, London
  • ‘Upside down’ colorectal endoscopic dissection for retrofold and hemi-circumferential intra-epithelial neoplastic disease: expanding the endoscopic technical paradigm (DP Hurlstone, W Baraza, SR Brown, N Tiffin, SS Cross)
  • Contrast enhanced endoscopic ultrasound for discrimination of focal chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer (M Hocke, T Topalidis, CF Dietrich, A Stallmach)
  • Is endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration now essential for the management of pancreaticobiliary malignancy? (GC Bennett, S O' Riordan, R Sugrue, R Bambury, S Sengupta, E Clarke, N Mulligan, J Lennon, T Kelleher, G McEntee, P MacMathu
  • Endoscopic mucosal resection for high-grade dysplasia and early cancers in the upper gastrointestinal tract: Portsmouth experience (M Duku, R Mead, D Poller, S Somers, S Toh, P Goggin, R Ellis, H Duncan, C Archer, P Bhandari)
  • Narrow band imaging for lesion characterisation in the colon, oesophagus, duodenal ampulla and lung: a meta-analysis (JE East, E Tan, JJ Bergman, BP Saunders, PP Tekkis)
  • Double balloon enteroscopy: reaching the depths of the small bowel (E Despott, S Preston, E Tripoli, A Polecina, K Konieczko, C Fraser)
  • Endoscopic submucosal dissection of early gastric cancer in UK setting (M Duku, R Mead, D Poller, P Bhandari)
  • En bloc resection of early gastric neoplasia using the endoscopic submucosal dissection technique: West meets East! (K Ragunath, R Singh, P Kaye, M Ilyas, K Yao)
  • A 7cm g-type laterally spreading tumour of the rectum excised en bloc using endoscopic submucosal dissection with the flush knife (N Suzuki, BP Saunders)
  • Single operator peroral choledochoscopy system: a single centre experience (MA Zubir, ML Wilkinson, RJ Ede, T Wong)
  • Endoscopic mucosal resection of high grade gastric dysplasia using the Duette® mucosectomy device (A Dhar, A Allan, E Millington)
  • Endoscopic papillectomy for ampullary neoplasia (RJ Mead, MD Duku, P Goggin, RD Ellis, H Duncan, P Bhandari)
JOINT IBD/PAEDIATRIC/NUTRITION SYMPOSIUM
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Challenges in the Management of the young IBD patient
  • Case presentation (Dr N Shah, London and Dr S McCartney, London)
  • Nutrition in young IBD patients (Dr S Murphy, Birmingham)
  • Psychological issues in young patients with IBD (Dr J Stern, London)
  • Issues in transitional care (Dr NM Croft, London)
  • Single centre experience of exclusive enteral nutrition for induction of remission in more than 100 children with Crohn's disease (RK Russell, E Buchanan, T Cardigan, K Hassan, D Young, P McGrogan)
  • Case presentation (Dr S McCartney, London and Dr N Shah, London)
  • Management by the Paediatrician (Dr RM Beattie, Southampton)
  • Management by the Adult physician (Professor D Rampton, London)
  • Towards safer imaging: small bowel MRI (Dr I Zealley, Dundee)
SURGICAL SECTION SYMPOSIUM
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Lower GI Programme
  • New Endoscopic Technologies (influence on surgery for IBD and CRC) (Dr DP Hurlstone, Sheffield)
  • Management of Advanced/Recurrent CRC (Stent vs Surgery, Cost vs Quality) (Dr J Cast, Cottingham)
GASTRODUODENAL SECTION SYMPOSIUM
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Everything you wanted to know about gastric lumps and bumps…
  • An overview of gastric lesions & launch of gastric polyp guidelines (Dr AF Goddard, Derby)
  • What are the ideal imaging strategies? (Dr ID Penman, Edinburgh)
  • How can Pathology help? (Dr MM Walker, London)
  • GIST (Dr S Parsons, Nottingham)
  • Carcinoid (Dr DM Pritchard, Liverpool)
  • MALT lymphoma (Professor JC Atherton, Nottingham)
  • Menetrier’s Disease (Dr P Phull, Aberdeen)