Digestive Diseases for General Practice 2014. UCL Postgraduate One-day Course in Gastroenterology & Hepatology for Primary Care. Wednesday 29 th October 2014. A curriculum-based clinical update in Gastroenterology & Hepatology for GPs, Doctors-in-training & Allied Health Professionals.
Course Information. We are pleased to invite you to register for a comprehensive course in Gastroenterology & Hepatology to be held at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), London on Wednesday 29 th October 2014. This course is the primary event of the year for GPs, doctors-intraining and nursing colleagues, showcasing the latest clinical developments in the field and bringing together an impressive range of renowned speakers. The aim of the course is to provide a strong foundation in the management of digestive diseases, for primary care professionals, which can be translated to their day to day clinical practice. The 1 day course has the following objectives: Clinically focused updates on a multitude of GI diseases commonly seen at index presentation in primary care. Comprehensive evidence-based coverage (pertinent to primary care) of the diagnostic algorithm, investigations and management of patients presenting with weight loss, reflux & dyspepsia symptoms, diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, jaundice, ascites, incidental findings on abdominal USS and asymptomatic deranged LFTs. Lecture contents mapped and cross-referenced between the RCGP curriculum in digestive health and the JRCPTB curriculum in Gastroenterology & Hepatology to optimise coverage of essential topics. Each topic illustrated by clinical scenarios & multiple choice question streams to actively facilitate an interactive learning experience. By the end of the course, you will: Identify areas of the RCGP curriculum and the majority of GI presentations which have been covered within the course and apply them to your own clinical practice. Apply learnt knowledge to the MRCGP exams. Have the knowledge to be able to contribute to the development of digestive health services within your own primary care trust. Receive a course certificate to acknowledge attendance and to claim CPD points.
Programme: 29 th October 2014. 08:00 08:30 Registration & Coffee. 08:30 08:35 Welcome: Introduction and course overview. Dr Gavin Johnson Session 1: Hepatobiliary Chair: Dr George Webster 08:35 09:00 Interpretation of deranged LFTs & investigation of Jaundice. Dr George Webster 09:00 09:25 Update on Viral Hepatitis. Dr Deepak Joshi 09:25 09:50 NAFLD (Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease). Dr Alastair O Brien 09:50 10:15 RUQ pain & incidental findings on the abdominal USS report. Dr Michael Chapman 10:15 10:40 Complications of chronic liver disease. Dr Gavin Johnson 10:40 11:00 Case histories & MCQs. 11:00 11:20 Coffee. Dr Bharat Paranandi Session 2: Luminal Upper GI. Chairs: Dr Gavin Johnson 11:20 11:45 Investigation and management of reflux symptoms. Dr Rami Sweis 11:45 12:10 Management of Barrett's Oesophagus. Dr Rami Sweiss
12:10 12:35 Investigation and management of weight loss. Session 3: Luminal Lower GI. Chairs: Dr Stuart Bloom 14:00 14:25 Chronic diarrhoea. Dr David Graham 14:25 14:50 Rectal bleeding and colorectal cancer. Mr Austin Obichere 14:50 15:15 Iron deficiency anaemia & the Future of GI Services. Dr Ed Seward 15:15 15:40 Case histories & MCQs. 15:40 16:00 Coffee. Dr Farooq Rahman. 12:35 13:00 Case histories & MCQs. 13:00 14:00 Lunch. Dr Vinay Sehgal Dr Sara McCartney Session 4: Neurogastroenterology & Infection. Chairs: Dr Gavin Johnson 16:00 16:30 IBS & chronic constipation. Dr Natalia Zarate-Lopez 16:30 16:55 GI problems in the returning traveller. Dr Phillip Gothard 16:55 17:20 Case histories & MCQs. Dr Louise China 17:20 17:30 Closing remarks. Dr Gavin Johnson
Faculty Biographies. Dr Stuart Bloom Stuart is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at UCLH with a specialist interest in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Stuart is an accredited bowel cancer screening (BCS) colonoscopist in the National screening programme. He has previously been chair of the IBD section of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG). Dr Michael Chapman Mike is a Consultant Gastroenterologist with a specialist interest in Hepatology and Pancreatobiliary medicine. Conditions of particular interest include chronic pancreatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. He performs complex ERCP including pancreatic endotherapy and sphincter of Oddi manometry. Dr Louise China Louise is a Gastroenterology SPR who is currently undertaking a PhD in Hepatology at UCL having recently completed a UCL teaching fellowship and MSc in Medical Education. Dr Philip Gothard Phil is a Consultant in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases at UCLH and at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London. Dr David Graham David is a senior Gastroenterology SPR who is currently undertaking a PhD at UCL looking at the early detection and treatment of Oesophago-Gastric cancers. Dr Gavin Johnson Gavin is a Consultant in Gastroenterology and Pancreaticobiliary Medicine at UCLH, and a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at UCL. Gavin has an academic interest is in education, in particular teaching medical students and postgraduate trainees. He is the lead for Education in the GI Division of UCH. At UCL he is leading a working group to restructure the UCL Medical School curriculum. Gavin is the lead for education at the BSG and editor-in-chief of UEG elearning (United European Gastroenterology), one of the largest postgraduate on-line training resources in the world. Dr Deepak Joshi Deepak is a Locum Consultant in Hepatology at UCLH. He has completed advanced Transplant Hepatology training as well as a PhD in viral hepatitis at Kings College Hospital (London). He has a subspecialty clinical interest in Hepatobiliary intervention having undertaken an advanced ERCP fellowship at UCLH. Dr Sara McCartney Sara is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at UCLH with subspeciality interests in inflammatory bowel disease and adolescent gastroenterology. Sara is an accredited bowel cancer screening colonoscopist in the National screening programme and is an examiner in colonoscopic accreditation. She is chairman of the Adolescent and Young Person's section at the British Society of Gastroenterology. Mr Austin Obichere Austin is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at UCLH. He introduced laparoscopic colorectal surgery to UCLH and he performed the first bowel resection using this technique in 2003. He is currently Director of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme at UCLH. He is a member of the surgical sub-group of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) and is President Elect IA (Ileostomy & Internal Pouch) support group Greater London West Chapter. Dr Alastair O Brien Alastair is a Consultant and Clinical Senior Lecturer in Hepatology at UCLH and The Royal Free Hospitals. Alastair has recently been awarded 1.6 million pounds from the Wellcome Trust and Department of Health to fund a multi-centre clinical trial to prevent infection in cirrhosis patients. He also has funding from the Medical Research Council, The UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, and Industry (Pfizer). He has published papers in many leading journals including Nature Medicine, The Lancet, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Proceedings of The National Academy of Science.
Dr Bharat Paranandi Bharat is a senior Hepatology SPR with a subspecialist interest in Pancreaticobiliary medicine and interventional HPB endoscopy. He has undertaken advanced training fellowships in Transplant Hepatology and Pancreaticobiliary medicine at the Cambridge Liver Transplant unit and UCLH respectively. Dr Farooq Rahman Farooq is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at UCLH and Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London. His subspecialty interests include inflammatory bowel disease, clinical nutrition & intestinal failure, and endoscopy. He also regularly sees patients with irritable bowel syndrome, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, bile salt malabsorption, and radiation enteritis. Dr Vinay Sehgal Vinay is a Gastroenterology SPR who is currently undertaking a research degree at UCL in UGI medicine and advanced therapeutic endosocopy. Dr Ed Seward Ed has recently been appointed as a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Endoscopist at UCLH. He is a general luminal gastroenterologist and he subspecialises in interventional endoscopy including bowel cancer screening, therapeutic stenting and ERCP. Dr Rami Sweis Rami has recently been appointed as a Consultant Gastroenterologist at UCLH. He has a specialist interest in GI Physiology and he is a member of the Chicago consensus group for high resolution oesophageal manometry. Dr George Webster George is a Consultant Gastronterologist and clinical lead for hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) medicine at UCLH, which is one of the busiest tertiary referral practices in hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease in the UK, performing > 1000 ERCPs and related biliary procedures each year. He is involved in all forms of interventional endoscopy, with a particular focus on ERCP, cholangioscopy, sphincter of Oddi manometry and advanced luminal endoscopy (including colonic stenting). His group has the largest experience of autoimmune pancreatitis/igg4-associated cholangitis in the UK. He is coauthor of the Oxford Handbook of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2nd edition in press). Dr Natalia Zarate-Lopez Natalia is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at UCLH with a subspecialist interest in Neuro-Gastroenterology and GI Physiology.
Venue. The course will be held at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), 30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB Accomodation & Travel Situated in the heart of London, the venue (A on map) is easily accessible, opposite Euston Rail Station and just a few minutes walk from: Euston, Euston Square & Kings Cross underground stations. Euston, Kings Cross & St. Pancras mainline train stations. St. Pancras Eurostar stations. Good accommodation can be hard to find in London. If you are an RCGP member, You may wish to stay at the RCGP itself in the same building as the course room. The rates for members are approximately 115 single occupancy and 125 double occupancy, including VAT and continental breakfast. For more information, please visit the RCGP website: http://www.rcgp.org.uk/rooms-for-hire/accommodation-at-30-euston-square
Course Registration. Registration for fully qualified GPs is 75 For Doctors-in-training, registration is 50 For allied health professionals (e.g. nurses/dieticians), registration is 40 Food & refreshments are included in the price. We encourage you to register your interest for the course at this stage, as we are limited in numbers. Please pay the registration fee online at: http://www.uclhcharitycourses.com/courses/gastroenterology Cancellation charges: > 4 weeks notice 100% refund < 4 weeks notice 50% refund < 2 weeks notice 0% refund For further information please contact our course administrator on: uclhgpgastrocourse@gmail.com