Proton pump inhibitors should continue to be used
Challenges for specialty outlined during meeting
Upper GI bleeding mortality rates remain unacceptably high — international expert
Amount of public bariatric surgeries being carried out is ‘totally inadequate for demand’
Irish Society of Gastroenterology Summer Meeting 2018
Irish Society of Gastroenterology 2017 Annual Winter Meeting
Gastroenterologists to gather in Killarney
Proton pump inhibitors should continue to be used
February 12, 2019
Challenges for specialty outlined during meeting
February 12, 2019
Upper GI bleeding mortality rates remain unacceptably high — international expert
February 12, 2019
Amount of public bariatric surgeries being carried out is ‘totally inadequate for demand’
February 12, 2019
Irish Society of Gastroenterology Summer Meeting 2018
January 16, 2019
Irish Society of Gastroenterology 2017 Annual Winter Meeting
January 16, 2019
Gastroenterologists to gather in Killarney
January 16, 2019
ISG to host important debate on direction of gastroenterology
The Irish Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) Summer Meeting will feature an important discussion on the future direction of the specialty, as well as scientific presentations on latest treatment advances, President Prof Laurence Egan told Catherine Reilly Members of the Irish Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) have overwhelmingly stated their wish to focus exclusively on gastroenterology and…
Call to double IBD nurses in health service
The Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease (ISCC) has called on Minister for Health, Simon Harris to double the number of specialist Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) nurses from 14 to at least 28. The ISCC said it met with Minister Harris six months ago where it delivered a petition, containing over 3,600 signatures, supporting…
Spotlight on inflammatory bowel disease
Dr IS Reynolds and Mr Reza Kalbassi highlight the latest diagnosis and management approaches to Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) account for the majority of cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), although there are several rarer variants, such as microscopic colitis, diversion colitis, indeterminate colitis and Behçet’s disease. …
Alcohol-related liver disease hospital admissions in Ireland soar in ten-year period
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD)-related hospital admissions in Ireland increased by 23 per cent over ten years, while hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-related admissions increased by 300 per cent in the same period, new research presented at the Irish Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) 2018 Annual Winter Meeting shows. The study, presented by researchers from the National Liver Transplant…
Gastroenterologists would prefer ‘inherent capacity’ — ISG President
Gastroenterologists would prefer to see investment in public endoscopy infrastructure rather than relying on private contractors to help deliver services, according to the President of the Irish Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) Prof Laurence Egan. Speaking to the Medical Independent (MI) ahead of the ISG’s Winter Meeting on 21-23 November, Prof Egan said there was a…
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