FG Podcast

Practical guide to the management of acute pancreatitis

The UK incidence of acute pancreatitis is estimated as 15–42 cases per 100 000 per year and is rising. It has a mortality rate of 1%–7% which increases to around 20% in patients with pancreatic necrosis.
In this podcast, Trainee Associate Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology James Maurice talks to Dr Gavin Johnson (Department of Gastroenterology, University College Hospital, London) about the current diagnostic and management challenges in acute pancreatitis. Read the article on the FG website: https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/3/292.

July’s UpFront: pancreatitis and gluten-free diet

This edition has a special focus on pancreatobiliary medicine, but also covers the cost and availability of products for people living with Coeliac Disease, a dietician first Gastroenterology clinic and the burden of hepatitis C.
Read the UpFront of the July issue of Frontline Gastroenterology and the full issue: fg.bmj.com/content/10/3.

Endoscopy Quality Improvement Programme: making standard practitioners better at what they do

An ageing population, symptom awareness campaigns, reduced thresholds for referral and the development of screening programmes are contributing to the rise of endoscopy demand, but only high quality gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures can improve patient care. The British society of gastroenterology Endoscopy Quality Improvement Programme (EQIP), which aims to raise the standards across these procedures, is the topic of the conversation between Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie and Professor Colin Rees (Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, UK). Read the related paper online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/2/148.

Implementing new endoscopic techniques and technologies into clinical practice

James Maurice, Trainee Editor interviews Pradeep Bhandari, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK, about his recent review, which provides a framework for improving the quality and safety of current practice of implementing new endoscopic technologies and techniques in the UK’s National Health Service.
Read it on the Frontline Gastroenterology website: https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/2/155.

Improving safety and reducing error in endoscopy: simulation training in human factors

What does simulation training in healthcare have to do with aviation? And how can simulation training in so-called 'human factors' lead to better patient outcomes in endoscopy? Some of the questions covered in this conversation of Trainee Associate Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology Johnathan Segal with Dr Srivathsan Ravindran and Dr Siwan Thomas-Gibson, both from the Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy, St Mark’s Hospital, London.
They also discuss a variety of simulation modalities including in-situ simulation and how this fits into the UK-based ISREE strategy.
This Frontline Gastroenterology podcast relates to the review “Improving safety and reducing error in endoscopy: simulation training in human factors”, included in the April 2019’s issue of the journal and is accessible here: fg.bmj.com/content/10/2/160

April’s UpFront: focus on endoscopy

This edition has a special focus on endoscopy with an exciting collection of papers covering many different aspects (commissioned and submitted) including clinical research, quality improvement, opinion, and up-to-date and authoritative reviews written by experts.
Read the UpFront of the April issue of Frontline Gastroenterology:
https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/2/89
The full issue is now also online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/2.

Deep sedation and anaesthesia in endoscopy

How has sedation in endoscopy evolved over the years? What’s the current practice and how it varies within the UK?
Dr George Webster, consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist at the University College London Hospitals, answers these questions in conversation with Frontline Gastroenterology’s Trainee Associate Editor James Maurice (Imperial College London). They also explore the details of a paper recently published by the journal and the training opportunities for young gastroenterologists.
Listen until the end for details of the upcoming British Society of Gastroenterology Endoscopy Live 2019, which will be held on the 7th and 8th of March in Gateshead, UK (https://www.bsg.org.uk/events/bsg-endoscopy-live.html).
Read the full review paper on the FG website:
Deep sedation and anaesthesia in complex gastrointestinal endoscopy: a joint position statement endorsed by the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), Joint Advisory Group (JAG) and Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA)
https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2019/01/09/flgastro-2018-101145

Mark Beattie’s UpFront: upper gastrointestinal bleeding, parenteral nutrition and workforce

Newly appointed Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie brings you the highlights of the January issue.
Get in touch with the journal via email (RM.Beattie@btinternet.com) and read the highlighted content:
Highlights from the January issue - https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/1/1
Management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: where are we in 2018? - https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/1/35
Curriculum based clinical reviews: Autoimmune hepatitis and complexities in management - https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/1/77
Research: Quality improvement initiative to reduce adverse effects associated with parenteral nutrition overfeeding - https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/1/67
Research: Gender differences in leadership, workforce and scholarly presentation within a national society: a gastroenterology perspective - https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/1/2
Research: Attitudes to out-of-programme experiences, research and academic training of gastroenterology trainees between 2007 and 2016 - https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/1/57

The Role of Critical Care in Cirrhosis: Futility vs Opportunity?

In this episode Manmeet Matharoo, Trainee Associate Editor for FG, talks to Dr Phillip Berry, Consultant hepatologist at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust about the FG Twitter Debate entitled "The Role of Critical Care in Cirrhosis: Futility vs Opportunity?"

Acute-on-Chronic Liver failure: All you need to know

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”
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