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The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie. Read the UpFront of the January 2022 issue of Frontline Gastroenterology: https://fg.bmj.com/content/13/1/1 The full issue is now online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/13/1 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology, Mark Beattie. You can read here: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/7/541. The full issue is now online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/7 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

This podcast is focused on the paper "Serum ammonia use: unnecessary, frequent and costly”, published online in Frontline Gastroenterology in August 2021. Dr Oliver Tavabie, Trainee Associate Editor of FG and Hepatology SpR at the Royal London Hospital, interviews the authors Drs Elizabeth Aby, Andrew Olson and Nicholas Lim, from the University of Minnesota. Read the paper on the Frontline Gastroenterology website: https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2021/08/17/flgastro-2021-101837. Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology, Mark Beattie. You can read here: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/6/449. The full issue is now online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/6 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

Dr Philip Smith, Social Media and Associate Editor of FG and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital interviews Dr Gaurav Nigam who is an Academic clinical fellow in Gastroenterology in Oxford Deanery, UK. This podcast is focused on the paper "Curriculum review : investigation and management of dysphagia" published online in Frontline Gastroenterology in August 2021 - https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2021/08/02/flgastro-2021-101917

This podcast is focused on the paper "Anorexia nervosa and the gastrointestinal tract”, published online in Frontline Gastroenterology in August 2021. Dr Philip Smith, Social Media and Associate Editor of FG and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital interviews Dr Wisam Jafar, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Nutrition Lead at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK. Read the paper: https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2021/08/19/flgastro-2021-101857

The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie. Read the UpFront of the September 2021 issue of Frontline Gastroenterology: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/5/359 The full issue is now online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/5 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

Dr Philip Smith, Social Media and Associate Editor of FG and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK interviews members of the UK ‘Green Endoscopy’ group, Dr James Maurice, Hepatology registrar at St Mary's Hospital in London, Dr William Stableforth, Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, and Dr Bu Hayee Consultant Gastroenterologist, King’s College Hospital, London. This podcast focuses on the groups' work to date and the paper 'Green endoscopy: using quality improvement to develop sustainable practice' which was published online in Frontline Gastroenterology in 2021. Related article: https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/07/flgastro-2021-101874

This month Dr Sunny Raju is joined by the fantastic Dr Jenny Epstein, a leading paediatric gastroenterologist and paediatric endoscopist, based in West London to learn about recent advances and how to practically manage Eosinophilic oesophagitis. Read the full article at https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2020/09/06/flgastro-2019-101313 now.

The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie. Read the UpFront of the July issue of Frontline Gastroenterology: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/4/261 The full issue is now online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/4 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

Associate editor Dr James Maurice discusses current developments in our understanding of the Gut Microbiome in GI disease pathophysiology with Dr Ben Mullish, following his recent paper in the March 2021 issue 'The Gut Microbiome: what every gastroenterologist needs to know.' https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/2/118 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

Dr Philip Smith, Associate and Social Media Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, UK, interviews Dr Nick Thompson, who is a Consultant Gastroenterologist in the Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Thompson has helped develop Newcastle as a regional centre for parenteral nutrition support and the hospital was recently designated as one of the Integrated Intestinal Failure Centres in England. Dr Thompson is the senior author on the guidance document "British Intestinal Failure Alliance (BIFA) guidance - haematological and biochemical monitoring of adult patients receiving home parenteral nutrition". Read the paper: https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2021/02/16/flgastro-2020-101758

The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie. Read the UpFront of the May issue of Frontline Gastroenterology: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/3/167 The full issue is now online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/3 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

Associate editor Dr James Maurice interviews Dr Srivathsan Ravindran, JAG research fellow at St Marks Hospital, London. They talk about developing a culture of improving patient safety in endoscopy, and how the 'Case of the Month' model can be used to create valuable learning opportunities for endoscopy teams following patient safety incidents. Read the review on the Frontline Gastroenterology website: https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2020/10/09/flgastro-2020-101600 Related links: https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/2/160 https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2020/08/19/flgastro-2020-101561 https://www.thejag.org.uk/CMS/Page.aspx?PageId=207

The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie. Read the UpFront of the March issue of Frontline Gastroenterology: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/2/85 The full issue is now online: fg.bmj.com/content/12/2 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

Dr James Maurice interviews Dr Dhiraj Tripathi, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, about the UK Adult Liver Transplantation guidelines recently published in Frontline Gastroenterology. In this second episode, they discuss recent developments in organ allocation and utilisation and post-transplant care. Read the related paper on the FG website: https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/5/385 In the first part of this podcast - https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/liver-transplantation-guidelines-part-1-pre-operation?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/frontline-gastroenterology - there's a general overview of liver transplantation in the UK, followed by the selection and workup of potential liver transplant recipients. Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

In this double-episode, Dr James Maurice interviews Dr Dhiraj Tripathi, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, about the UK Adult Liver Transplantation guidelines recently published in Frontline Gastroenterology. In the first part, they discuss a general overview of liver transplantation in the UK, followed by the selection and workup of potential liver transplant recipients. Look out for the second part in the next few days. The conversation moves on to recent developments in organ allocation and utilisation, and post-transplant care. Read the related paper on the FG website: https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/5/375 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

Dr Philip Smith, Associate Editor and Social Media Editor of FG and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, is joined in conversation with Professor Mark Beattie, Editor in Chief of FG and Professor of Paediatric Gastroenterology at Southampton Children’s Hospital in Southampton, and Dr James Maurice, Associate editor and former trainee editor of FG and Senior Hepatology Fellow at King’s College Hospital, London, to discuss the 'Best Frontline Gastroenterology papers of 2020'.  The papers are listed below with links:  Consensus standards of healthcare for adults and children with inflammatory bowel disease in the UK https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/3/178  British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)-led multisociety consensus care bundle for the early clinical management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/4/311  Adult liver transplantation: A UK clinical guideline - part 1: pre-operation https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/5/375  Adult liver transplantation: UK clinical guideline - part 2: surgery and post-operation https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/5/385  Diagnostic ileocolonoscopy: getting the basics right https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/6/484  Rational investigations in irritable bowel syndrome https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/2/140  Medical liver biopsy: background, indications, procedure and histopathology https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/1/40  Neuroendocrine tumours: what gastroenterologists need to know https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2020/09/22/flgastro-2020-101431  Practical guide to the management of chronic pancreatitis https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/3/253

The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie. Read the UpFront of the December issue of Frontline Gastroenterology: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/1/1 The full issue is now online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/12/1 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie. Read the UpFront of the November issue of Frontline Gastroenterology: https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/6/423 The full issue is now online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/6 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

Dr Philip Smith, Associate Editor and Social Media Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, UK, interviews Dr Mohid Khan, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Lead of the Wales NET Service in Cardiff, Wales, UK. The podcast is focussed on the paper "Neuroendocrine Tumours – What Gastroenterologists Need to Know" published in Frontline Gastroenterology in September 2020. It can be found here: https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2020/09/22/flgastro-2020-101431

The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie. Read the UpFront of the September issue of Frontline Gastroenterology: https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/5/339 The full issue is now also online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/5 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

Jejunal feeding decisions can be complex in individuals with no clear structural abnormality. Dr Sunny Raju is joined by Dr Peter Paine, consultant gastroenterologist at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, to get his thoughts on the matter. Read the full article at https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/5/397

From specific management issues to medicines, psychotherapy, diet, and exercise. This is an extended podcast about every aspect of IBS for health care professionals. Jonathan Segal, trainee editor at Frontline Gastroenterology, is joined by Professor Alex Ford and Dr Chris Black to discuss their recent paper “Best management irritable bowel syndrome” - fg.bmj.com/content/early/2020/…lgastro-2019-101298 This is the link for the mentioned review "Rational investigations in irritable bowel syndrome" - fg.bmj.com/content/11/2/140 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie. Read the UpFront of the July issue of Frontline Gastroenterology: https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/4/255 The full issue is now also online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/4

Dr Philip Smith, Associate Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology, and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool interviews Dr Cathryn Edwards, BSG President and Consultant Gastroenterologist, Torbay Hospital, Torbay, Devon and Dr Ian Penman, BSG Vice President Endoscopy and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, on the BSG guidance entitled "Recommencing gastrointestinal endoscopy in the deceleration and early recovery phases of COVID-19 pandemic". Read the related articles: - https://www.bsg.org.uk/covid-19-advice/bsg-guidance-on-recommencing-gi-endoscopy-in-the-deceleration-early-recovery-phases-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/ - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2020-101492 Acknowledgements: Huge thanks go to Dr Ian Penman BSG VP Endoscopy; Professor Colin Rees and the BSG Endoscopy Quality Improvement Group; the BSG Endoscopy Section; the BSGNA; and the BSG Executive and its President, Dr Cathryn Edwards

Trainee editor of Frontline Gastroenterology, James Maurice, interviews Hazel Woodland (University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust) and Ben Hudson (Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust) on their recent publication in Frontline 'Palliative care in liver disease: what does good look like?" - https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/3/218.

Dr Vincent Cheung (Translational Gastroenterology Unit and NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, UK) discusses his recent paper 'Immunotherapy-related hepatitis: real-world experience from a tertiary centre' published in Frontline Gastroenterology. For more information, please read: https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/4/364

Frontline Gastroenterology's Editor-in-Chief Mark Beattie talks to Amritpal Dhaliwal (Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK) about the importance of pathophysiology and management of Nutrition in Cirrhosis including discussion about what the clinical relevance of Sarcopenia in liver disease, how to assess it and how to best manage it. This podcast accompanies her recently published paper Nutrition in liver cirrhosis: a case based overview https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/2/155

The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie. They include Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Liver Disease, Parenteral Nutrition and Eye signs in GI disease. Read the UpFront of the March issue of Frontline Gastroenterology: https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/2/83 The full issue is now also online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/2.

Dr Philip Smith discusses the new UK IBD Standards, recently published in Frontline Gastroenterology, with first author of the standards, Rukshana Kapasi, Chair of IBDUK and Director of Health Service Development at Crohn's and Colitis UK. Read the paper: https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2019/07/19/flgastro-2019-101260

Mark Beattie discusses with Ashley Bond (Intestinal Failure Unit, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust) his recent review published in the Frontline Gastroenterology journal, “Diagnosis and management of catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients on home parenteral nutrition” available here; https://fg.bmj.com/content/11/1/48.

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 pancreatitis and how a clear diagnosis is vital for ongoing care with early multidisciplinary input to help guide treatment and manage complications. Read the full article: fg.bmj.com/content/10/3/253.

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 read the related paper: https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2019/06/06/flgastro-2019-101211

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://fg.bmj.com/content/10/4/325.

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 current diagnostic and management challenges in acute pancreatitis. Read the article on the FG website: https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/3/292.

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 procedures, is the topic of the conversation between Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie and Professor Colin Rees (Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, UK). Read the related paper online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/2/148.

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.bmj.com/content/10/2/155.

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, St Mark’s Hospital, London. They also discuss a variety of simulation modalities including in-situ simulation and how this fits into the UK-based ISREE strategy. This Frontline Gastroenterology podcast relates to the review “Improving safety and reducing error in endoscopy: simulation training in human factors”, included in the April 2019’s issue of the journal and is accessible here: fg.bmj.com/content/10/2/160

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: https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/2.

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 paper recently published by the journal and the training opportunities for young gastroenterologists. Listen until the end for details of the upcoming British Society of Gastroenterology Endoscopy Live 2019, which will be held on the 7th and 8th of March in Gateshead, UK (https://www.bsg.org.uk/events/bsg-endoscopy-live.html). Read the full review paper on the FG website: Deep sedation and anaesthesia in complex gastrointestinal endoscopy: a joint position statement endorsed by the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), Joint Advisory Group (JAG) and Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2019/01/09/flgastro-2018-101145

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 ([email protected]) 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/content/10/1/35 Curriculum based clinical reviews: Autoimmune hepatitis and complexities in management - https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/1/77 Research: Quality improvement initiative to reduce adverse effects associated with parenteral nutrition overfeeding - https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/1/67 Research: Gender differences in leadership, workforce and scholarly presentation within a national society: a gastroenterology perspective - https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/1/2 Research: Attitudes to out-of-programme experiences, research and academic training of gastroenterology trainees between 2007 and 2016 - https://fg.bmj.com/content/10/1/57

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 in the UK @alcochange Next month's twitter debate will be on the 8th June and co-hosted with the British Society of Gastroenterology @BritSocGastro. The debate is entitled: “With the current capacity crisis in the NHS, what is the future of specialist endoscopy?” and will be led by Professor Pradeep Bhandari (@gastro3570) a Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist at Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust, and winner of both the Hopkins Endoscopy Award and Crystal Award for his contributions to the field of gastroenterology” Please follow #FGDebate and #BSG2016

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 purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Our next #FGDebate will be on Thursday 28th April 2016 8-9 BST with Dr Gautam Mehta. The topic this month will be ‘Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: All you need to know’.

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 February 2016, at 8-9pm GMT entitled, ‘Gastroenterology Training in the UK and Beyond’. The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Dr Johnson has provided the slides used in the #FGDebate to help those interested in the topics covered. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative. You can view the debate here >> https://storify.com/frontgastro_bmj/frontline-training View the slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2aZuY6foZ0wSjhyblo4OW1qMDc0VEJseXhPZEEtb0J0cFZB/view?usp=sharing

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, 'Frontline IBD: Travel and IBD - advice from the IBD Passport'. The purpose of the podcast is to 'fill any gaps' the #FGDebate may have left. Ms Greveson has provided the slides used in the #FGDebate to help those interested in the topics covered. We hope you enjoy this and that it is informative. View the slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17cG_yIHu9t64MkofVZkH8uAz99lodsVUAorVyikEQcg/edit?usp=sharing The next #FGDebate is with Dr Gavin Johnson, Consultant Gastroenterologist at UCLH and ex BSG Education Chair, on Tuesday 23rd February 2016, at 8-9pm GMT and will discuss, 'Frontline Training: The shape of gastroenterology training in the UK and beyond’.