FG Podcast

This edition covers Eosinophilic Oesophagitis, Catheter-related bloodstream infections and acute liver failure. Part of the January 2020 issue is also dedicated to inflammatory bowel disease, including monoclonal antibody therapy as well as antibiotics and probiotics Read the UpFront of the January issue of Frontline Gastroenterology and the full issue: fg.bmj.com/content/11/1.

Chronic pancreatitis is an irreversible fibroinflammatory disorder of the pancreas. It develops due to multiple causes, the most common of which is alcohol. In this podcast, Trainee Associate Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology Suneil Raju and Professor Andrew Hopper, Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, UK, discuss a practical guide to the management of chronic pancreatit...

This edition has a special focus on the practical management of polyposis syndromes. The highlights of the October issue of Frontline Gastroenterology also include infliximab, chronic diarrhoea in the elderly and gastroenterology training in the UK. Read the UpFront of the July issue of Frontline Gastroenterology and the full issue: fg.bmj.com/content/10/4. The UpFront is available here: https://f...

Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie talks to Professor Alexander Ford, Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, St. James's University Hospital, UK, about irritable bowel syndrome. IBS is a common chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder, with an estimated population prevalence of 10%, which more commonly affects women and younger individuals. Listen to the conversation and rea...

Trainnee Associate Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology Suneil Raju discusses with Professor Andreas Münch, (Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden) the recognition, assessment, diagnosis and management of Microscopic Colitis. Read the full article: https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2019/07/05/flgastro-2019-101227

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 curr...

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.

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 p...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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/co...

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?"

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...

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...

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 Febr...

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, 'Frontl...

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...

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...

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...

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 Gas...

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 Endosco...

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 Hepatolo...

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...