FG Podcast

Frontline IBS: an approach to treatment pathways

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'.

Frontline Hepatology: Variceal Bleeding Guidelines

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? '.

Frontline Barrett’s: Screening, surveillance and therapy

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'.

Supporting women in gastroenterology

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.

Frontline Capsule Endoscopy: The end of the endoscope is nigh?

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’

Frontline Hepatology: Complications with cirrhosis – portal hypertension

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".

Frontline IBD: Hot Topics

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Philip Smith talks to Professor Edward Loftus, Professor of Gastroenterology and IBD at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Monday 11th May 2015, at 9-10pm GMT entitled, 'Frontline IBD: Hot topics in IBD’. For a summary of the debate please visit the storify page: https://storify.com/FrontGastro_BMJ/frontline-ibd-hot-topics-in-ibd
The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Professor Loftus has also provided the slides he used in #FGDebate to help those interested in the hot topics he covered. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
View the slides: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2aZuY6foZ0wSEprMkdQQVB2Qzg&usp=sharing
Don't miss the next Special DDW Twitter #FGDebate with Dr Andreas Cardenas, Staff Member of the Institute of Digestive Diseases and Metabolism at the Hospital Clinic and University of Barcelona and Associate Editor for Frontline Gastroenterology, on Tuesday 9th June 2015, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, "Frontline Hepatology: complications with cirrhosis focusing on portal hypertension"

Frontline Nutrition: The management of intestinal failure

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Philip Smith talks to Dr Simon Gabe, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Intestinal Failure Specialist at St. Mark’s Hospital, London.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Tuesday 14th April 2015, 8-9pm GMT, entitled 'Frontline Nutrition: The management of Intestinal Failure'.
Prior to the debate Dr Gabe said:
“Intestinal failure is increasingly recognised as a clinical condition and is divided into different subtypes. There are a number of different causes and although it is still rare for patients to require long-term parenteral nutrition, it is high cost, very demanding and requires an experienced MDT to manage such patients. There has been a desire to set up an intestinal failure network (HIFNET) in order to develop the service and set standards. Unfortunately, patients in different countries and different regions are managed in very different ways and some are not always offered this life-saving treatment.
This #FGDebate aims to cover the different types of intestinal failure and its causes as well as issues related to the management of intestinal failure. Feeding patients using unused segments of intestine often present practical difficulties. The placement and selection of jejunal feeding tubes are often not straightforward. Parenteral nutrition formulation offers many challenges including different lipid types. New developments are also afoot with small bowel lengthening surgery, the introduction of intestinal growth factors and intestinal transplantation. These exciting areas will be addressed and relevant questions will be answered."
The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Dr Gabe has also provided the slides he used in #FGDebate to help those interested understand the issues associated with Intestinal Failure. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
View the slides: http://goo.gl/QosfR5
Don't miss the next Special DDW Twitter #FGDebate with Professor Edward Loftus, Professor of Gastroenterology and IBD at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA on Monday 11th May 2015, at 9-10pm GMT and will discuss, 'Frontline IBD: Hot topics in IBD’.

Frontline Endoscopy: Polypectomy – tips, tricks and which polyps to remove endoscopically

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Philip Smith talks to Professor Brian Saunders, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St. Mark’s Hospital and Adjunct Professor of Endoscopy at Imperial College.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Special #EndoLive Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Tuesday 3rd March 2015, 8-9pm GMT, entitled 'Frontline Endoscopy: Polypectomy – tips, tricks and which polyps to remove endoscopically'.
Prior to the debate Professor Saunders said:
“Colonoscopic polypectomy has become the most commonly performed therapeutic procedure in gastroenterology practice. Used correctly it is a powerful tool in cancer prevention and can significantly reduce the morbidity from traditional surgery. Training in polypectomy is highly variable and poor technique may lead to incomplete polyp resections and the risk of interval cancers. Complete and safe polyp resection requires an understanding of basic principles of anatomy, polyp pathology, the application of diathermy and the recognition and management of complications. Although most polyps are small and easily managed with tried and tested snare techniques, larger lesions can be more challenging and potentially hazardous to remove with the endoscope. In recent years patient-centred, multidisciplinary meetings (Polyp MDT’s) have been helpful in tailoring therapeutic strategy. Options for resection include piecemeal EMR, ESD or hybrid techniques such as laparoscopically assisted polypectomy or trans-anal submucosal endoscopic resection (TASER). This Twitter debate aims to share key guidance on the approach to lesion recognition, appropriate selection and delivery of polypectomy techniques and prevention and management of polypectomy complications. A unique feature will be the opportunity to upload polyp images for discussion and debate.”
The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Professor Saunders has also provided the slides he used in #FGDebate to help those interested understand the issues associated with polypectomy and polyp management. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
View the slides: http://goo.gl/hH0P10
Don't miss the next #FGDebate with Dr Simon Gabe, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Intestinal Failure Specialist at St Mark’s Hospital London on Tuesday 14th April 2015, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, 'Frontline Nutrition: The management of intestinal failure’.

Frontline Gastrointestinal NETs: The approach to diagnosis and initial management

Thank you for listening to this podcast, where Frontline Gastroenterology Trainee Editor Dr Philip Smith talks to Professor Mark Pritchard, Professor and Head of the Department of Gastroenterology and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist at the University of Liverpool, UK.
The podcast is an accompaniment to the Frontline Gastroenterology Twitter Debate (#FGDebate) held on Tuesday 10th February 2015, 8-9pm GMT, entitled, 'Frontline Gastrointestinal NETs: The approach to diagnosis and initial management'.
Prior to the debate Professor Pritchard said:
'Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are relatively rare, but because they are often associated with a good prognosis, they have a high prevalence. They are said to be more prevalent than stomach and exocrine pancreatic cancers combined. There is often a delay in initial diagnosis as NETs may cause similar symptoms to other more common conditions such as IBS. As many patients present with metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis, management usually requires the involvement of a multidisciplinary team of clinicians. A gastroenterologist is a crucial member of this team, as many NETs occur in the GI tract and pancreas where they are amenable to endoscopic detection, evaluation and removal.
In the #FGDebate we hope to cover the endoscopic evaluation of NETs, particularly how to determine the type of a gastric NET and whether it requires treatment. We will also discuss other tests, particularly how to interpret chromogranin A blood test results and the role of the new highly sensitive and specific PET scans. There have also been several recent advances in NET management, such as clinical trial evidence to support the use of long acting somatostatin analogues to delay disease progression as well as treat the symptoms of carcinoid syndrome, the more widespread use of targeted radionuclide therapies for metastatic NETs and the development of new drugs such as gastrin/CCK-2 receptor antagonists to treat specific tumour types. Finally we hope to consider how easy it is for patients to access specialist NET teams and therefore the various investigations and treatments that may be needed for optimal management’
The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Professor Pritchard has also provided the slides he used in #FGDebate to help those interested understand the issues associated with Gastrointestinal NETs. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative.
View the slides: http://goo.gl/x159bU
Don't miss the next #FGDebate with Professor Brian Saunders, Consultant Gastroenterologist at St Mark’s Hospital, London and Adjunct Professor of Endoscopy at Imperial College London on Tuesday 3rd March 2015, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, 'Frontline Endoscopy: Polypectomy – tips, tricks and which to remove endoscopically.’