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28th Advanced Gastroenterology & Hepatology Course

Thursday 6 - Friday 7 February

Courses
Thu 6 - Fri 7 Feb | 2 Day Event
Thu 08:30 - Fri 16:30
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
+ 13
Activity code: tbc

We are delighted to be able to bring colleagues together again in-person for this well-established two-day course in 2025. Come and join us for what will be a stimulating event of education and networking opportunities. Trainees and consultants from across the UK and Globally will find this advanced course of great interest to them.  The course will provide an update on the latest evidence base for the management and treatment of gastrointestinal and liver conditions presented by our expert faculty over the course of the two days including:

  • Ms Kat Baker, Oxford
  • Dr Tom Chapman, Chichester
  • Dr Timothy Cross, Liverpool
  • Dr Fraser Cummings, Southampton
  • Dr Jessica Dyson, Newcastle
  • Professor Jeff Evans, Glasgow
  • Dr Oseme Etomi, London
  • Professor Alexander Ford, Leeds
  • Professor Ewan Forrest, Glasgow
  • Dr Julia Gauci, Edinburgh
  • Professor Marietta Iacucci, Cork
  • Dr Hamish Ireland, Edinburgh
  • Dr Aileen Marshall, London
  • Dr Gail Masterton, Edinburgh
  • Dr Francesca Moroni, Aberdeen
  • Dr Jude Morris, Glasgow
  • Professor Phil Newsome, London
  • Professor Nicholas Powell, London
  • Professor David Sanders, Sheffield
  • Dr Thomas Tranah, London
  • Dr Mike Williams, Edinburgh

Members of Organising Committee

  • Dr Andy Bathgate, Professor Peter Hayes, Professor John Plevris, Professor Jack Satsangi, Professor Adrian Stanley, Dr Michael Williams

Please note that this is an in-person only course.

 

The College is grateful to the following companies for their support

  • Abbvie Ltd   - Thursday Only
  • Eli Lilly and Company Ltd   - Thursday Only
  • Macromed UK Ltd  -  Thursday Only 
  • Orphalan UK   - Thursday & Friday
  • Tillotts Pharma -  Thursday & Friday

It should be noted that sponsors have no role in programme planning or procedures at RCPE events. RCPE does not endorse any commercial products.

Thursday 6 February 2025

08:30 Registration and coffee
08:55 Welcome to day one
President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 1

Chair: Dr Norma McAvoy, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

09:00 Colon capsule endoscopy: past, present & future
Professor Angus Watson, Clinical Chair of Surgery, University of Aberdeen
09:30 Tips and tricks to resect the difficult polyp
Speaker tbc
10:00 Endoscopic mucosal dissection (ESD) in the upper GI tract: indications and treatment outcomes
Dr Julia Gauci, Specialist Registrar in Gastroenterology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
10:30 Break

Session 2

Chair: Professor John Plevris, Professor and Consultant in Gastroenterology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
 

10:50 Diagnosis and management of coeliac disease in 2025
Professor David Sanders, Professor and Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, University of Sheffield
11:20 What's new in IBS management
Professor Alexander Ford, Professor of Gastroenterology, St James Hospital, Leeds
11:50 Nutritional update - what the gastroenterologist needs to know
Dr Francesca Moroni, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
12:20 Optimal assessment and management of iron deficiency anaemia in 2025
Dr Gail Masterton, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
12:50 Lunch Break

Session 3

Chair: Professor Jack Satsangi, Lee Placito Professor of Gastro-intestinal Disease, University of Oxford and Consultant Physician, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

13:45  Management of Crohn's disease - is the future here?
Dr Fraser Cummings, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Southampton
14:15 Management of acute severe colitis - is the future coming?
Dr Tom Chapman, Consultant Gastroenterologist, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
14:45 Endoscopy in IBD - the future is here
Professor Marietta Iacucci, Professor of Gastroenterology, University College Cork, Ireland
15:15 Break

Session 4

Chair: Dr Mairi McLean, Clinical Reader, Respiratory Medicine & Gastroenterology, University of Dundee

15:45  Inflammatory bowel disease - before, during & after pregnancy
Dr Oseme Etomi, Consultant Obstetric Physician, Guys & St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, London
16:15 Surgery in inflammatory bowel disease - the future is here
Ms Kat Baker, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
16:45 Immune therapy-related colitis
Professor Nicholas Powell, Professor of Gastroenterology, Imperial College London
17:15 Close of Day One

Friday 7 February 2025

08:30 Registration and coffee
08:55 Welcome to day two
President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Session 5

Chair: Professor Peter Hayes, Professor of Hepatology, Royal Infirmary of Edinbugh

09:00  New therapies for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Professor Phil Newsome, Professor of Hepatology, King's College, London
09:30

WILFRED (BILL) SIRCUS LECTURE
Chaired by: TBA

Interactions of alcohol and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Professor Ewan Forrest, Honorary Professor and Consultant Liver Specialist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

10:00 Renal disease in cirrhosis
Dr Fiona Gifford, Consultant Nephrologist, NHS Fife
10:30 Break

Session 6

Chair: Dr Carol Blair, Consultant Hepatologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

11:00 Autoimmune hepatitis
Dr Jessica Dyson, Consultant Hepatologist & Hon. Senior Lecturer, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
11:30 Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
Dr Aileen Marshall, Consultant Haematologist, Royal Free Hospital, London
12:00 Hepatic encephalopathy
Dr Thomas Tranah, Consultant Hepatologist, Kings College Hospital, London
12:30 Lunch

Session 7

Chair: Professor Adrian Stanley, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

13:30 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance
Dr Timothy Cross, Consultant Hepatologist, Liverpool University Hospital
14:00 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment update
Professor Jeff Evans, Professor of Translational Cancer Research, University of Glasgow
14:30 Interventional radiology in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
Dr Hamish Ireland, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
15:00 Break

Session 8

Chair: Dr Alexandra Thompson, Consultant Hepatologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

15:30 Coagulation in liver disease
Dr Mike Williams, Consultant Hepatologist, Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, NHS Lothian
16:00 Liver transplant - the referrer's perspective
Dr Jude Morris, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
16:30 Close of Day Two

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

We are delighted to welcome delegates to this IN-PERSON ONLY course in the College.

 

Registration Fee 

 - One Day

Registration Fee 

- Two Day 

Standard Fee £290 £490
RCPE Fellow, Collegiate & Associate Member £180 £300
Allied Health Professionals £180 £300
RCPE Retired Fellow & Foundation Member £75 £130

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.

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 a member of RCPE – please contact the Event Co-ordinator.

Refugee doctors – free places may be 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 14 days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund.

Booking Terms & Conditions

Please read the College’s full event booking T&Cs regarding event changes, CPD, and data protection. 

While this in-person course is aimed mainly at trainees and consultants, it is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff.  If you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event .

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 live event on the 7 March 2025, with certificates being issued shortly after this. 

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed. 

Joining us in the College:  

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, there are some meeting rooms that have restricted access. For further information and assistance, please contact the event coordinator responsible for the event.  

Prayer and Parent room: We provide a prayer room at all our hybrid/In-person events, and a member of staff will be able to direct you to this space on the day of the event. We can also provide a parent room at our events where required. If you are interested in this facility, please contact the event coordinator.  

Commercial Sponsorship: Many events are supported by commercial companies taking exhibition space. Health professionals and NHS Managers are invited to visit the company stands during the breaks. Companies interested in sponsoring this, or other events listed on our event pages should contact the event coordinator.  

Exhibitors/Sponsors play no part in the planning or delivery of our events, 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. 

Event co-ordinator
Margaret Farquhar
Telephone
+ 44 (0)131 247 3636
Email
m.farquhar@rcpe.ac.uk
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Courses
Thu 6 - Fri 7 Feb | 2 Day Event
Thu 08:30 - Fri 16:30
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
+ 13
Activity code: tbc

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