FG Podcast

The Frontline Gastroenterology (FG) podcast offers in-depth interviews with renowned authors and leading experts in gastroenterology, hepatology and clinical nutrition delving into the best practices in the field. FG - fg.bmj.com - is an esteemed international journal from the BMJ Group and the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG). Elevate your practice by subscribing to the FG podcast.

Episodes

May 26, 2016

12 min

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Manmeet Matharoo talks to Dr Gautam Mehta, a Honorary Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Hepatology at UCL, with interests in cirrhosis, acute-on-chronic liver failure and alcohol-related liver disease. Gautam also an interest in Digital Health - starting one of the first secondary prevention m-Health trials in the UK @alcochange
Next month's twitter debate will be on the 8th June and co-hosted with the British Society of Gastroenterology @BritSocGastro. The debate is entitled: “With the current capacity crisis in the NHS, what is the future of specialist endoscopy?” and will be led by Professor Pradeep Bhandari (@gastro3570) a Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist at Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust, and winner of both the Hopkins Endoscopy Award and Crystal Award for his contributions to the field of gastroenterology”
Please follow #FGDebate and #BSG2016

May 26, 2016

12 min

May 5, 2016

12 min

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Manmeet Matharoo talks to Dr Richard Hanson, Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist with a specialist interest in IBD and nutrition.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on 22nd March 2016 entitled, ‘Nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease’. The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left.
Our next #FGDebate will be on Thursday 28th April 2016 8-9 BST with Dr Gautam Mehta. The topic this month will be ‘Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: All you need to know’.

May 5, 2016

12 min

Mar 7, 2016

15 min

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Manmeet Matharoo talks to Dr Gavin Johnson, Consultant Gastroenterologist with a sub-specialty interest in Pancreato-Billiary Medicine and Medical Education at University College Hospitals.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Tuesday 23rd February 2016, at 8-9pm GMT entitled, ‘Gastroenterology Training in the UK and Beyond’. The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Dr Johnson has provided the slides used in the #FGDebate to help those interested in the topics covered. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
You can view the debate here >> https://storify.com/frontgastro_bmj/frontline-training
View the slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2aZuY6foZ0wSjhyblo4OW1qMDc0VEJseXhPZEEtb0J0cFZB/view?usp=sharing

Mar 7, 2016

15 min

Feb 11, 2016

12 min

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Philip Smith talks to MS Kay Greveson, IBD Nurse Specialist and creator of the IBD Passport (www.ibdpassport.com) at the Royal Free Hospital, London.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Tuesday 19th January 2016, at 8-9pm GMT entitled, 'Frontline IBD: Travel and IBD - advice from the IBD Passport'.
The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Ms Greveson has provided the slides used in the #FGDebate to help those interested in the topics covered. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
View the slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17cG_yIHu9t64MkofVZkH8uAz99lodsVUAorVyikEQcg/edit?usp=sharing
The next #FGDebate is with Dr Gavin Johnson, Consultant Gastroenterologist at UCLH and ex BSG Education Chair, on Tuesday 23rd February 2016, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, 'Frontline Training: The shape of gastroenterology training in the UK and beyond’.

Feb 11, 2016

12 min

Jan 14, 2016

22 min

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Philip Smith talks to Dr Anton Emmanuel, Editor in Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology and Consultant Neuro-Gastroenterologist at University College London Hospital.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Tuesday 29th December 2015, at 8-9pm GMT entitled, 'Frontline IBS: An approach to treatment pathways?'
The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Dr Emmanuel has provided the slides used in the #FGDebate to help those interested in the topics covered. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
View the slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cpm3oP-o93sHB1MyJiYmlPy4cB1oQaYlhH127iQokdY/edit?usp=sharing
The next #FGDebate is with Ms Kay Greveson, IBD Specialist Nurse at the Royal Free Hospital London on Tuesday 19th January 2016, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, ‘Frontline IBD: Travel and IBD - advice from the IBD Passport'.

Jan 14, 2016

22 min

Dec 7, 2015

13 min

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Philip Smith talks to Dr David Patch, Consultant Herpetologist and Transplant Physician at the Royal Free Hospital, London.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Tuesday 24th November 2015, at 8-9pm GMT entitled, 'Frontline Hepatology: Variceal Bleeding Guidelines' with Dr Patch and Dr Dhiraj Tripathi, Consultant Hepatologist and Transplant Physician.
The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Dr Dhiraj Tripathi has provided the slides used in the #FGDebate to help those interested in the topics covered. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
View the slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12zOL_IJcUltoqUM6Eqv0DYIKPVs2TWjOT278ZRWJJxI/edit?usp=sharing
The next #FGDebate is our Xmas Special and is with Frontline Gastroenterology Editor in Chief Dr Anton Emmanuel on Tuesday 29th December 2015, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, ‘Frontline IBS: An approach to treatment pathways? '.

Dec 7, 2015

13 min

Nov 26, 2015

14 min

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Philip Smith talks to Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist at Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge, and tenured Programme Leader and Professor of Cancer Prevention at the MRC Cancer Unit in Cambridge
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Tuesday 6th October 2015, at 8-9pm GMT entitled, 'Frontline Barrett's: Screening, surveillance and therapy'.
The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Professor Fitzgerald has also provided the slides used in the #FGDebate to help those interested in the topics covered. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
View the slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jspQKIWcu2gm4pYLCeVoh-F6YoRiYI2fbXJnDQ9Rz1s/edit?usp=sharing
The next #FGDebate is with Dr David Patch and Dr Dhiraj Tripathi on Tuesday 24th November 2015, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, ‘Frontline Hepatology: Variceal Bleeding Guidelines'.

Nov 26, 2015

14 min

Oct 5, 2015

11 min

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Philip Smith talks to Dr Cathryn Edwards, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Torbay Hospital, South Devon.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Tuesday 22nd September 2015, at 8-9pm GMT entitled, 'Frontline Gastroenterology: Supporting Women in Gastroenterology’. This #FGDebate was with the BSG Supporting Women in Gastroenterology (SWiG) team consisting of Dr Cathryn Edwards, Dr Alenka Brooks, Dr Jane Eaden, Dr Melanie Lockett, Dr Siwan Gibson-Thomas and Dr Penny Neild.
The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Dr Edwards has also provided the slides the SWiG team used in #FGDebate to help those interested in the topics they covered. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
View the slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16ntaiTa_AldLFJWjIlwq5-AjZQah-3Xy7F5zMLFhiqk/edit?usp=sharing
The next #FGDebate is with Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, on Tuesday 6th October 2015, at 7-8pm GMT and will discuss, 'Frontline Barrett's: Screening, surveillance and therapy’ and is a UEGW Special #FGDebate.

Oct 5, 2015

11 min

Jul 14, 2015

13 min

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Philip Smith talks to Dr Mark McAlindon, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Capsule Endoscopy Expert, Sheffield NHS Teaching Hospitals.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Tuesday 7th July 2015, at 8-9pm GMT entitled, 'Frontline Capsule Endoscopy: The end of the endoscope is nigh?’. For a summary of the debate please visit the storify page:
https://storify.com/FrontGastro_BMJ/frontline-capsule-endoscopy-the-end-of-the-endosco
The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Dr McAlindon has also provided the slides he used in #FGDebate to help those interested in the topics he covered. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
View the slides: https://goo.gl/JYyTa9
There is no #FGDebate in August 2015 because of the summer break. The next #FGDebate is with the BSG Supporting Women in Gastroenterology (SWiG) team consisting of Dr Cathryn Edwards, Dr Alenka Brooks, Dr Jane Eaden, Dr Melanie Lockett, Dr Siwan Gibson-Thomas and Dr Penny Neild, on Tuesday 22nd September 2015, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, 'Frontline Gastroenterology: Supporting Women in Gastroenterology’

Jul 14, 2015

13 min

Jun 19, 2015

16 min

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Philip Smith talks to Professor Andres Cardenas, Professor of Hepatology and FG Deputy Editor at the GI Unit, University of Barcelona, Spain.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Tuesday 9th June 2015, at 8-9pm GMT entitled, 'Frontline Hepatology: Complications of cirrhosis - portal hypertension’. For a summary of the debate please visit the storify page: https://storify.com/FrontGastro_BMJ/frontline-hepatology
The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Professor Cardenas has also provided the slides he used in #FGDebate to help those interested in the topics he covered. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
View the slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19mx8icjWWhI0eIclc9ljvahnEHNyX5ZEi1TqkqEAr4s/edit?usp=sharing
Don't miss the next #FGDebate with Dr Mark McAlindon, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Capsule Endoscopy expert, Sheffield NHS Teaching Hospitals, on Tuesday 7th July 2015, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, "Frontline Capsule Endoscopy: The end of the endoscope is nigh".

Jun 19, 2015

16 min

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