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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BSPGHAN Virtual Annual Meeting- New Dates Announced
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the organising committee we are delighted to announce that the BSPGHAN Virtual Annual Meeting is now confirmed for Tuesday 27th April – Thursday 29th April 2021.
Please visit the Conference Website for more information and registration.
Please SAVE THE DATE in your diaries and don’t forget to book your study leave.
We are honouring previous registrations – no need to book again. Please share these dates with your colleagues and anyone who may be interested in joining this meeting
We are not asking for any new abstract submissions – all posters and oral presentations will remain as notified.
We look forward to seeing you in April.
BSPGHAN 2021 Organising Committee
News and Updates
Children who are CEV & vaccination advice
Dear members Children who are CEV & vaccination advice Following our involvement in the development of the College's advice on children and young people who are clinically extremely vulnerable, I would like to highlight the College's recent statement on the...
Frontline Gastroenterology- Online Access Now Available for BSPGHAN Members
BSPGHAN Council are delighted to announce that we have consolidated an affiliation with Frontline Gastroenterology. FG is an official publication of the British Society of Gastroenterology and is a companion journal to Gut and BMJ Open Gastroenterology. Frontline...
Shielding Advice 5th January 2021
Dear members, Please accept our very best wishes for 2021 to you all from all on BSPGHAN council.As we enter the third national lockdown, with surges of cases of the new variant of Covid19 and rates of transmission high nationally, government has issued guidance on...
End of Year Message from BSPGHAN President
Dear members Wishing you all good health and companionship in the festive season. 2020 has been especially difficult for so many families, organisations and our social and healthcare. The year has however been notable for positivity - the many acts of kindness...
Second BSPGHAN Masterclass- 20 Years of Intestinal Rehabilitation: What Do We Know Now?
This is a recording of the talk delivered by Professor Christopher Duggan, consultant paediatric gastroenterologist at Boston Children's Hospital and the medical director of the Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation, on 28 October 2020. This video will be open...
Recurrent Abdominal Pain- Mark Beattie
This is a recording of the talk delivered by Professor Mark Beattie, consultant paediatric gastroenterologist at Southampton Children's Hospital, on 2 December 2020. Video editing by KYL.
Preparing for the Consultant Interview
This is a recording of the talks delivered by Dr Lakshmi Selvarajan, consultant paediatric gastroenterologist at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, and Dr Chayarani Kelgeri, consultant paediatric hepatologist at Birmingham Children's Hospital at the trainees'...
President Report 9th November: BSPGHAN COVID-19 – guidance on clinically extremely vulnerable children and young people
COVID-19 - guidance on clinically extremely vulnerable children and young people More evidence has emerged that shows there is a very low risk of children becoming very unwell from COVID-19, even for children with existing health conditions. Most children originally...
Updated RCPCH Covid-19 guidance 6th November 2020
https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/covid-19-guidance-clinically-extremely-vulnerable-children-young-people
President Update 1st November 2020 (1) NEW – BSPGHAN AFFILIATION WITH FRONTLINE GASTROENTEROLOGY
BSPGHAN Council are delighted to announce that we have consolidated an affiliation with Frontline Gastroenterology. This arrangement offers an exciting opportunity for BSPGHAN members to receive:- Free access to the online publication as a benefit of membership....
Upcoming Events
I hope everyone is getting excited for #BSPGHAN2021 especially looking forward to these sessions https://conference.bspghan.org.uk/parallel #Gastroenterology #Associates #Trainees #PeGHAN
The team at Great Ormond Street Hospital are inviting applications for a full time Paediatric Consultant with a special interest in Nutrition and Intestinal Failure. Interested applicants can visit https://www.jobs.nhs.uk using reference 271-MDL-2995971
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