WELCOME
Welcome to the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (known as BSPGHAN), the national, professional and academic society which represents specialty colleagues working for infants, children and young people with digestive and liver disorders.
WHO WE ARE
BSPGHAN is a society that brings together colleagues from a range of professional disciplines and is recognised by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) as the society responsible for this field of paediatric medicine.
BSPGHAN’s membership is renowned for its friendliness and inclusivity. Membership stands at around 500 members, comprising consultants and specialist trainees in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition; affiliated health care professionals such as specialist dieticians, nurses, pharmacists, clinical psychologists and scientists. This breadth of membership is a great benefit to the society and the wide range or professionals serve to represent our models of care for families. BSPGHAN has Professional groups and Working Parties to advocate for the key issues that our patients face.
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News and Updates
President Update 7th June 2020
Dear members This week there is has been much to watch. We are uncertain what releasing of lockdown means in terms of keeping our patients and ourselves safe; what antibody testing of NHS staff may mean, if contact tracing, and wearing of surgical masks in public, and...
BSPGHAN Updated Shielding Guidance and Advice on Returning to School for Children with Gastrointestinal, Liver and Nutritional problems
Dear members, Please find: 1. BSPGHAN Updated shielding guidance and advice on returning to school for children with gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional problems and 2. BSPGHAN IBD Working Group - Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19 in children with...
President Update 17th May 2020:
1. BSPGHAN Award
2. Return to school -RCPCHadvice
3. ESPGHAN Parental advice
4. JAG accreditation and endoscopy recovery
BSPGHAN awardI am delighted to announce that Kwang Yang Lee has been awarded a BSPGHAN award for innovation in recognition of his significant achievements. You will be aware that Kwang Yang has redeveloped the BSPGHAN web site to offer a professional appearance, high...
President Update 10th May 2020 Presidents update – BSPGHAN consensus statements on paediatric endoscopy recovery and EoE; Responses from Survey; • Thanks from BSPGHAN to charitable partners • Advocacy for trainees •Articles of interest
BSPGHAN is working to support recovery and restoration plans. We are revising the list of conditions for children who should be shielded in line with what we know about the risks associated with COVID-19. This work, with the RCPCH, should provide the basis for advice...
President Update 3rd May 2020
I hope this email finds you in continuing good health. We are taking stock while coming through a "peak " of hospitalisations and set to enter the second phase in the NHS’s response to Covid-19. On April 29th we heard from the...
COVID-19 and the gastrointestinal tract: emerging clinical data
Recent journal publication: COVID-19 and the GI tract: emerging clinical data. Authors: Professor Mark Beattie, Dr James Ashton and Dr Ian Penman. Full article is free to download https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2020/04/27/flgastro-2020-101507
COVID 19 Grid Trainees – Update from CSAC 26th April 2020
I hope everyone is staying safe and keeping well during these unprecedented times when we are all having to think, work and function in very different ways – very stressful and very tiring, including the challenge of trying to practice Paediatric Gastroenterology with...
President Update 23 April 2020- 1. NICE Guidance gastro and liver conditions 2. CCUK Decision tree for children 3. Vulnerable children guidance 4. Zoom teaching for trainees
Dear members, I hope this message finds you well. BSPGHAN has been working with key stakeholders on rapid guidance. Please have a look at the following links- 1. COVID-19 rapid guideline on gastrointestinal and liver conditions https://www.nice.org.uk/covid-19...
President Update: Sunday 19th April 2020 1. BSPGHAN IBD WG Position statement 2. BSG IBD Covid WG Guidance 3. RCPCH Guidance on shielding 4. Non Covid publication
Dear Members “For all those people who are finding it difficult at the moment: the sun will shine on you again and the clouds will go away.” Captain Tom Moore has to date raised more than £25m for NHS Charities Together https://www.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk/ His...
President Easter Message to BSPGHAN members
Dear all I hope this finds you all well and spending time to rest and restore your batteries over the long weekend. The anticipation of working in different ways and the pressure of making new judgements for patient care has been stressful. The calmness of the NHS...
Registration for Master Class and Trainees Meeting now Open https://bspghan.org.uk/registration-for-master-class-and-trainees-meeting-now-open
President update 28th July 2020 Shielding advice - What will change from 1 August https://bspghan.org.uk/president-update-28th-july-2020shielding-advice-what-will-change-from-1-august
President Update 13th July 2020 https://bspghan.org.uk/president-update-13th-july-2020