28th Advanced Gastroenterology & Hepatology Course
Thursday 6 - Friday 7 February
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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
- Alfasigma - Thursday & Friday
- Amgen Ltd - Thursday Only
- Dr Falk Pharma - Thursday & Friday
- Eli Lilly and Company Ltd - Thursday Only
- Flynn Pharma - Thursday Only
- Macromed UK Ltd - Thursday Only
- Orphalan UK - Thursday & Friday
- Takeda - Thursday Only
- 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 Professor John Plevris, Professor and Consultant in Gastroenterology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
Session 1
Chair: Dr Gail Masterton, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
| 09:00 | Colon capsule endoscopy: past, present & future Professor Angus Watson, Clinical Chair of Surgery, University of Aberdeen |
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| 09:30 | New indications of wireless capsule endoscopy and the role of AI Professor John Plevris, Professor and Consultant in Gastroenterology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
| 10:00 | Endoscopic submucosal 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 Professor Peter Hayes, Professor of Hepatology, Centre for Liver & Digestive Disorders, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
Session 5
Chair: Professor Peter Hayes, Professor of Hepatology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
| 09:00 | New therapies for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) Professor Phil Newsome, Professor of Hepatology, King's College, London |
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| 09:30 |
WILFRED (BILL) SIRCUS LECTURE Interactions of alcohol and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 16:00 | Liver transplant - the referrers' perspective Dr Jude Morris, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow |
| 16:30 | Close of Day Two |
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Registration Fee - One Day |
Registration Fee - Two Day |
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| Standard Fee | £290 | £490 |
| RCPE Fellow, Collegiate & Associate Member | £180 | £300 |
| Allied Health Professionals | £180 | £300 |
| RCPE Retired Fellow & Foundation Member | £75 | £130 |
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