BSG ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019
Among the Endoscopy Village stations was one in which trainee colonoscopists could practice finding small polyps within a pig colon using the Pentax G-EYE system. Providing basic polypectomy practice, the pig model allowed polyps to be removed. In the ‘Develop skills in managing peptic ulcer bleeding’ station, endoscopists had available a pig stomach with several bleeding points, to practice and upskill their use of several haemostatic accessories - including injection technique, bipolar therapy and clip deployment. In the Papilla station, delegates could practise and upskill their ERCP skills on a semisynthetic model. A wide selection of accessories were available, including the use of biliary stents. Another Papilla station enabled ERCP practitioners to try out the new SpyGlass direct visualisation system for cholangioscopy on a synthetic model. A further station entitled ‘A primer in endoscopy without the pain’ allowed novices to get hands-on experience with an endoscope on the EndoSim endoscopic simulator; while the Diagnostic gastroscopy station provided delegates with the opportunity to practice transnasal endoscopy techniques using the new higher definition fujinon endoscope on a synthetic model. Understanding diathermy is fundamental to safe polypectomy, EMR and ESD, and also important for the effective management of GI bleeding. On the final station visitors could use the Olympus ESG-300 unit to learn how to balance heating versus cutting, as well as argon plasma coagulation.
Symposia and awards
The event featured more than 50 symposia from all the sections of the BSG, with oral presentations, clinical updates, debates, and poster rounds.
Monday opened with the masterclass
section, covering a variety of topics from endoscopic management of upper GI bleeding; by Professor Adrian Stanley, consultant gastroenterologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary; and post cholecystectomy abdominal pain, by Dr Kofi Oppong, consultant gastroenterologist,
Safety of Vedolizumab Subcutaneous Formulation for Ulcerative Colitis: Results of the VISIBLE Trial.” The winner of the Frontline
Gastroenterology prize for “Best patient benefit in gastroenterology” was presented to Dr Emma Robinson (Dundee) for OTH-11: “Intelligent liver function testing (iLFT) in action.”
President Cathryn Edwards and Mr Filip Baert holding the Open Gastroenterology Award for best scoring abstract at BSG 2019.
The winner of the Gut prize for the “Best basic science abstract for oral presentation” was presented to Dr Ruairi Lynch (Edinburgh) for OTH-12: “Therapeutic Interleukin 4 modulates monocyte dynamics and accelerates repair following acute liver injury.”
Research awards
Poster and oral communication prizes were funded by the BSG Research Committee’s budget. l The BSG Hopkins Prize for Endoscopy 2019: “Changing everyday clinical practice through endoscopic research” by Prof David Sanders
President Cathryn Edwards and Hayley Leyland, who won the BSG 2019 Nursing Award.
Freeman Hospital; to assessing the malnourished patient, by Dr Charlotte Rutter, consultant in gastroenterology and intestinal failure at University Hospital Southampton.
Prizes and awards
A number of awards were presented by BSG president Dr Cathryn Edwards and the BSG congratulated all winners for their hard work.
Journal prize winners were awarded on an individual basis and certificates were presented during the research-focused Plenary session at BSG 2019 on Thursday 20 June 2019.
The winner of the Open Gastroenterology prize for the “Best clinical science abstract for oral presentation” was awarded to Nicola Heggs (Takeda) for OTH-12: “Efficacy and
l Sir Francis Avery Jones Research Award 2019: “Liver senescence – How the liver can grow without growing old or lumpy” by Dr Thomas Bird
l Sir Arthur Hurst Lecture 2019: “Host microbe interactions in the intestine: New therapeutic strategies for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases” by Prof Fiona Powrie.
A total of 15 entries for the new service delivery prize were received and the winner of the BSG Clinical Services & Standards Committee Service Development Prize 2019, was Dr Jane Chalmers and colleagues, on behalf of the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals and the University of Nottingham. The award was given for “the development of a new diagnostic pathway to detect chronic liver disease across primary and secondary care.” Four highly commended awards went to Dr Mohid Khan at Cardiff & Vale UHB; Dr Stuart McPherson at Newcastle upon Tyne hospitals & Newcastle University; Professor Shaji Sebastian at IBD Hull; and Dr Victoria L McCune at the Microbiome Treatment Centre, University of Birmingham. The Nursing Award was presented to
Hayley Leyland, for the Home Parenteral and Intestinal Failure Service in Newcastle Upon Tyne, which covers North East England & Cumbria.
Janssen Bursaries
The BSG and Janssen announced that a total of six sponsored places had been awarded for BSG members to attend the Annual Meeting. Supported by Janssen Bursaries, the sponsorship was available to BSG trainee and consultant members, and each sponsored place was awarded following competitive application and judging by the BSG Education Committee.
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