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Overview

Pressure on Gastroenterology services has increased over the last decade, especially with the pandemic preventing face-to-face clinics. Our session on “Gastrointestinal (GI) services in the 21^st Century” aims to discuss ways to streamline service, introduce e-health and social media, whilst ensuring patients receive safe, effective and personalised care. There is a multi-disciplinary session on transition services in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Liver Disease, to reflect the importance of developing these patient pathways, alongside aids to adopting a local service.

Two of the most common reasons for referral remain Functional Gut Disorders and Anaemia. Our Keynote Speaker will explain the place of enteral nutrition in patients with Functional Gut Disorders. This will provide practical advice for decision-making in these complex situations. Our “Anaemia” session will cover the latest British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines including referral, investigation and management of this common, and often asymptomatic, finding. Finally we have a session on Cytosponge, a non-invasive technology that can reduce pressures on endoscopy, whilst identifying patients with Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal cancer. This talk will be able to help the audience understand the place for Cytosponge in Primary and Secondary Care pathways.

This symposium is suitable for all members of the Gastroenterology Multi Disciplinary Team: Consultant and Trainee Gastroenterologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dieticians, Psychologists, Students and GPs.

Dr Alexandra Kent

Chair, Organising Committee

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Event Delivery:

This event will be run as a hybrid event, with the option to attend the event in-person at the College, giving you the opportunity to send time with colleagues, or to view online from home. Please note that there will be a mix of speakers presenting from the College and online via web-link.

This event allows the opportunity for delegates to watch the presentations live, or at their convenience for up to 28 days following the original broadcast. Please note that talks will be available to view on-demand by the second working day after the live event. Delegates can continue to register for on-demand access only after the live event has taken place. Please note that access closes 28 days after the original broadcast, not after the point of booking

Programme

Wednesday 16 November 2022

09:00	Registration and Coffee (if attending at RCPE)
09:25	Welcome and Introductory Remarks Dr Conor Maguire, Vice President (International), Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1 - Gastrointestinal (GI) services in the 21st century

Chair: Dr Mike Miller, Consultant Gastroenterologist & Clinical Lecturer, University of Dundee

09:30	Early detection of liver disease Professor John Dillon, Professor of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, University of Dundee * managing abnormal liver function tests as a generalist * who should be referred to secondary care * the use of intelligient liver function testing (iLFT) * monitoring patients with mild liver dysfunction
10:05	Digital transformation in the NHS Dr Nick Kennedy, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter * digital monitoring in patient care * patient initiated follow up (PIFU) * technological advancements in GI healthcare
10:40	Twitter: friend or foe? Dr Keith Siau, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust @drkeithsiau * the use of Twitter for educational activities * communicating with patients via social media * can we share images and case discussions on social media?
11:15	Break

Session 2 - Providing quality GI services

Chair: Dr Nowlan Selvapatt, Consultant Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London

11:40	Cytosponge: integrating a non-invasive test for Barrett's oesophagus into clinical care Mr Paul Glen, Upper GI Surgeon, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow * what is Cytosponge? * how effective is Cytosponge? * integrating Cytosponge into care pathways in primary and secondary care * cost-savings associated by Cytosponge
12:15	DR ANNE FERGUSON Lecture Chair: Dr Conor Maguire, Vice President (International), Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Nutritional aspects of functional GI disease - a case based discussion Dr Asma Fikree, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal London Hospital, London * risk of nutritional deficiency in functional gastrointestinal disorder * how to supplement patients * when is NJT/PEG/PEG-J appropriate? * the multi-disciplinary team approach
13:00	Lunch

Session 3 - Transition services in gastroenterology

Chair: Dr Alexandra Kent, Consultant Gastroenterologist, King's College Hospital, London

13:45

Transition services in gastroenterology - multidisciplinary panel presentations & discussion
Case presentation topics
* transition in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) * transition in liver disease * case presentations * the patient perspective * psychologiscal support * how to set up the service?

Panel members from the Liverpool Transition Service

IBD: Dr Philip Smith, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hepatology: Dr Tehreem Chaudhry, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Psychologist: Dr Rachel McGowan, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist: Ms Lisa Critchley, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Patient: Ms Molly O'Donoghue, Edinburgh

14:45

Break

Session 4 - Anaemia

Chair: Dr Amit Chattree, Consultant Gastroenterologist, City Hospitals South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

15:05	How do we apply the latest British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines to clinical practice? Dr Ajay Verma, Consultant Gastroenterologist , Kettering General Hospital, Kettering * review of the latest BSG guidelines * iron deficiency * who is at risk of GI cancer? * who should be referred? * how to supplement? * when to use IV iron
15:40	Video capsule enteroscopy (VCE) in patients with anaemia Dr Melissa Hale, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust * utility of VCE in anaemia * which patients should undergo a VCE? * benefit over other imaging e.g. magnitic resonance enterography
16:15	Clinical conundrums in coeliac disease (CD) Dr Helen Gillett, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St John's Hospital, NHS Lothian Case based discussions: * sero-negative CD - in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients * asymptomatic coeliac disease - is enforcing a gluten free diet necessary? * coeliac mimics
16:50	Close

Fees

Attendance options

RCPE are delighted that delegates can again, attend events in person at the College. Delegates can book for in-person, in the College attendance up until the day before/day of the event, or for online only attendance up until 7 December 2022. All delegates will have on-demand access to all talks for 28 days following the live event. If you would like to attend in person, please select the add-on fee (see table below for costs) to cover lunch, coffee, networking opportunities to meet speakers and colleagues in the historic surroundings of the College, and to view our Heritage exhibitions.

An early bird discount applies until Tuesday 18 October 2022.

Registration fees - for in-person, online and on-demand attendance
	Early Bird fee (until 18 October) for full day	Fee (from 19 October) for full day
Standard fee	£160	£170
RCPE Fellow in UK or other high income country	£100	£110
RCPE Collegiate/Associate/Foundation Member	£100	£110
Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist / Postgraduate student/ RCPE Fellow in upper-middle income country	£80	£90
Retired RCPE Fellow	£10	£20
RCPE Fellow in low or lower-middle income country	£0	£0
Medical/Physician Associate student	£10	£20
Add-on - Attending in-person	£47	£47

Long term / other leave – Fellows and Members, please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator as some discretion may be available.

Collegiate and Associate Members of the RCPE in clinical research posts may be eligible for funding - please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator for further information.

Trainees – Scotland Deanery medical specialty trainees can attend any number of eligible symposia for a one-off payment from their study leave budget (block grant scheme).

Invoices

If you wish us to invoice an employer/organisation, please contact the Symposium Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.

Free places

Unpaid post – Nil if confirmation of status provided – please contact the Symposium Co-ordinator.

Refugee doctors – free places are available to refugee doctors who are Associate Members of the College. Associate Membership for refugee doctors is available free of charge. Please visit our website for instructions on how to join, and then apply to the Symposium Co-ordinator for your free place.

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within seven days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to take your place at the discretion of the event co-ordinator.

If you are no longer able to attend in-person, you can still view the event online. We will only reimburse the in-person fee under exceptional circumstances. The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still opportunity to view the talks if you are not able to attend on the day.

In the event that the College is unable to host the in-person element of this event, all those registered to attend the College in-person will be reimbursed the additional in-person fee.

Further Information

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students. If you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event (see Fees page).

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. The survey will close 28 days after the original broadcast of the event, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

If you are attending the event in-person at the College, please be aware of the following:

Photography

A professional photographer may be in attendance at this event. Photographs may be used by the College in digital and printed publicity material. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let a member of staff know at the registration desk.

Access

A wheelchair lift and internal lift are in place at the College, allowing access to the conference centre and historic rooms. However, as a listed building, meeting rooms 4 & 5 have restricted access. For further information and assistance, please contact the Event Co-ordinator responsible for the event.

An induction loop system is available in the Great Hall and Conference Centre Auditorium.

Parent Room

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Commercial Sponsorship

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Exhibitors/sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of the event and the College has developed an Ethical Sponsorship Policy to support organising committees and committee chairs in their negotiations with potential commercial partners for education and other events.

Venue:

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 11 Queen Street, Hybrid, EH2 1JQ

Credits

Activity Code

140932

#rcpeGastro22

Event Coordinator

Marie Allan

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3680

Email

m.allan@rcpe.ac.uk

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