Welcome

Welcome to the December edition of the NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases newsletter. This bulletin is produced monthly, and aims to update you on:

• Interesting items recently added to the collection
• The latest news items as highlighted by our Clinical Lead
• Upcoming events of interest
• What the project team are currently doing

Recent additions

Here are some recent additions to the website:

• NICE: Imatinib for the treatment of unresectable and/or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours: part review of NICE technology appraisal guidance 86
• NICE: Trastuzumab for the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer
• The Endocrine Society: Endocrine and nutritional management of the post-bariatric surgery patient: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline
• Cochrane Library: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy versus nasogastric tube feeding for adults with swallowing disturbances
• Cochrane: Probiotics for treating persistent diarrhoea in children
• Cochrane: Recombinant human interleukin 10 for induction of remission in Crohn's disease

A full list of additions to the site in November can be found here.

Latest news

Professor Martyn Caplin, Clinical Lead for the GLDSC, has highlighted some of the most interesting recent journal articles, and other news of note:

• Long-term effect of aspirin on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality: 20-year follow-up of five randomised trials
• Diagnostic accuracy of FibroScan and comparison to liver fibrosis biomarkers in chronic viral hepatitis: A multicenter prospective study (the FIBROSTIC study)
• Covered versus uncovered self-expandable nitinol stents in the palliative treatment of malignant distal biliary obstruction: results from a randomized, multicenter study
• Genetic testing for hereditary colorectal cancer: challenges in identifying, counseling, and managing high-risk patients
• Diagnostic performance of Baveno IV criteria in cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Analysis of the F7 liver-1288 study population
• A randomized trial comparing uncovered and partially covered self-expandable metal stents in the palliation of distal malignant biliary obstruction

Events in November and December

The GLDSC maintains a calendar and RSS feed of upcoming events in gastroenterology and hepatology across the country and beyond. The following is the list for the next two months:

• 30 November-3 December: European Colorectal Congress 2010 (St Gallen, Switzerland)
• 2 December: International Consensus Conference on Liver Transplantation for HCC (Zurich, Switzerland)
• 2 December: Pancreatic Society Meeting 2010 (Wishaw, West Midlands)
• 3 December: BDA research symposium for dietitians new to research (University of Ulster, Belfast)
• 9 December: 2010 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Hollywood, Florida, USA)
• 10 December: EASL Clinical School of Hepatology Course 15: endoscopy and liver disease (Barcelona, Spain)
• 10 December: 3rd Hepatology & Gastroenterology post graduate course (Conrad Cairo Hotel, Egypt)
• 10 December: EASL Monothematic conference: alcoholic liver disease (Athens, Greece)
• 12 December: 12th International Workshop on Therapeutic Endoscopy (Conrad Cairo Hotel, Egypt)
• 13 December: Amsterdam Live Endoscopy 2010 (Okura Conference Centre, Amsterdam, Holland)
• 17-18th January: 4th Paris Hepatitis Conference (Paris, France)
• 24th-25th January: 12th International Colorectal Forum (Verbier, Switzerland)

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