Read about the Chronic #IBD, #Microscopic #colitis in this paper: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/69da19a6#/69da19a6/50

The BMJ Awards recognise the achievements of UK doctors and their teams who are making a difference to the lives of patients and improving healthcare. Be recognised for your contribution to British medicine, enter today.  Now in their 6th year, The BMJ Awards are set to be bigger and better than ever before, with a... Read More

SAGE Awards, a national awards programme to recognise excellence in gastroenterology, is now accepting entries for 2014 Basingstoke, United Kingdom, 23rd December 2013 – The SAGE Awards – Shire Awards for Gastrointestinal Excellence, is now accepting entries for the 2014 Awards.  This is the 4th year of the awards, which are supported by Shire and are designed to allow individual healthcare professionals, units and... Read More

Read the full story here. http://www.cambridgeresearchcentre.co.uk/all-publications/gastroenterology/gastroenterology-readership/

A new combined blood test for bowel cancer can detect 85 per cent of cases of the disease, research suggests. The simple blood test can also detect 50 per cent of polyps and could be available in Europe from 2015. Click here for the full story.

Long-term intake of dietary fiber is associated with a reduced risk of Crohn’s disease, but not ulcerative colitis, according to a study published in the November issue of Gastroenterology. Click here for more details.

A recent article in the Irish times discusses Bowel Screening, you can read it here.

The Colonic Diverticular Disease is now out for public consultation which can be accessed from the following link below; http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/providers-commissioners/nscc/commissioning-guides/consultation-feedback-form Please do forward this to any contacts who would be interested in giving feedback to the document.

Committee Member, Dr Mike Cohen has recently contributed to the ‘Coeliac Disease Care Map’ Why not take a look by clicking here? Map of Medicine is a visual representation of evidence-based, practice-informed care pathways. A knowledge resource that supports clinically-led service improvement programmes, the Map has been shown to improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare... Read More

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