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@BritSocGastro
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We are delighted to congratulate Dr Chris Lamb on being awarded Sir Francis Avery Jones prize at #BSGLIVE23 🏆 @DrChrisLamb
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That's a wrap on #BSGLIVE23 everyone! 🎉 Thank you to all our attendees, speakers, and industry partners 👏 Have a safe journey home and we look forward to seeing you all again next year for #BSGLIVE24 back in Birmingham!
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Congratulations to Dr Nick Kennedy for being awarded the BSG Presidents Medal
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Congratulations to Dr Louise China for being awarded the @BSGTrainees Leadership & Management Prize
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Congratulations to Prof Emad El-Omar for being awarded the Sir Arthur Hurst Lecture! @emadelomar
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#BSG2021 : Congratulations to Prof @Rutter_Matt who has been awarded the BSG Hopkins Prize Lecture this year 👏 If you missed his lecture on "Improving #Endoscopy Through #Data " make sure you catch it on-demand!
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Congratulations to Dr Michael FitzPatrick on being awarded the @BSGTrainees Leadership & Management Prize 👏 @DoctorFitz
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BSG and BASL have coordinated #COVID19 advice for healthcare professionals in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
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Welcome to our new President and a massive thank you to @CathrynmEdwards for her incredible leadership for the last 2 years at BSG
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"As a charity with a duty of care for our members, patients & colleagues, we have decided the ethical & correct action is to postpone BSG2020 to 8-11 February 2021. We appreciate your understanding & continued support at this time." — BSG President @CathrynmEdwards
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We are delighted to congratulate Dr Ian Penman @GastronautIan on being awarded the President’s Medal at #BSGLIVE23 👏🏻
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The A Team! #changingthefaceofgastroenterology at the first @BritSocGastro SWiGday! Achieving your potential! First class talks,personal experiences and practical approaches for work life balance!
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Congratulations to Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald for being awarded the BSG Sir Arthur Hurst Award and lecture @RFitzgerald_lab
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The BSG has released a series of important documents for service recovery planning, including: • a definition for the epidemic cycle phases • a prioritised list for clinical activities • a practical approach to the delivery and planning of service
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That's a wrap everyone! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who attended #BSGLIVE22 and a huge thank you to our speakers and industry partners 👏 We hope you all have a safe journey home and we look forward to seeing you all again next year!
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We are thrilled to congratulate Dr Sarah Clark on winning the BSG Dame Parveen Kumar for Education and Training Award 2023 for her impressive achievements and work as a trainer! 👏
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Congratulations to @DrChrisLamb on being awarded the prestigious Francis Avery Jones Lecture 👏🏻 Don’t miss his presentation on ‘Developing a career in academic #gastroenterology : Collaborate, Assimilate, Innovate, Communicate, Educate & Celebrate’ at #BSGLIVE23 in hall 1a!
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Awarded remotely this year, we are delighted to recognise the contribution of @DrNickKennedy by awarding him a President's Medal for 2020.
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Today we released additional #COVID19 guidance on our website, including advice for particular patient risk groups. View the updates here:
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Congratulations to Dr James Alexander on being awarded the @BSGTrainees Young Gastroenterologist of the Year Award 👏
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The #BSGLIVE23 fun run has kicked off! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ Delighted the weather has stayed bright and sunny for us this morning 🌞
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Congratulations to Dr Mohid Khan for being awarded the CSSC Service Development Prize! @DrMohidKhan
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Climate change has huge adverse effects on gastrointestinal and #liver health, and the ability to deliver effective healthcare ♻️ We're proud to announce the development of a strategy on #sustainability and the formation of a new working group 👇
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Congratulations to Dr Philip Smith and his team for runner up for the CSSC Service Development Prize! @Philip_J_Smith
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The final touches for #BSGLIVE23 are underway 🔨 ✨ Rain or shine, we can’t wait to welcome everyone to @ACCLiverpool tomorrow! 🎉
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We are sad to announce the passing yesterday of former President, Ian Forgacs. He was a positive force for good in gastroenterology and the BSG. He will be missed by members, staff, colleagues and friends. Rest in peace, Ian.
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At our AGM last night, with a record attendance online, we said ’goodbye’ and ’thank you’ to our outgoing President @CathrynmEdwards She has led us through 2 years of change and challenges and we are very grateful for her leadership.
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Congratulations to @sheiybani for winning the research trainee project pitch at the BSG-NIHR Introduction to Trainee Research event which took place in Birmingham on 1st April! 👏 @bsgtrainees @NIHRresearch
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To support the #gastroenterology / #hepatology communities in these challenging times, we’ve made our library of masterclass videos free to all.
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Founded in 1937, the BSG has grown from a club to be a major force in British medicine focused on the promotion of #gastroenterology and #hepatology within the UK. Check out our timeline for a rundown of key dates and events in our 86 year history 🙌
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Very sad news today of the untimely passing of Richard Driscoll. A huge impact on #IBD & many he worked with #RIP
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Prof. Ailsa Hart gives the Sir Arthur Hurst Lecture at the #BSGLIVE22 Opening Plenary on ‘Bugs, drugs, shrugs and hugs in #IBD ’ 👇
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Our latest Meet our Members interview is with Sarah Marshall, Clinical Programme Manager for the Bowel Cancer Screening centre at St Mark’s Hospital. Read about her career and beginnings in #gastroenterology below 👇 @SarahTom123
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Congratulations to Dr Abhishek Chauhan for being awarded the @BSGTrainees Young Gastroenterologist of the Year - Clinical & Translational Science Prize
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We are delighted to endorse and share the Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) Care Bundle for use in outpatient clinics to ensure that all relevant aspects of PBC management are addressed. Download it here 👇
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Congratulations to Dr Siwan Thomas-Gibson who will deliver this year's BSG Hopkins Prize for Endoscopy lecture at #bsg2018 ! Find out more here: @SiwanTG
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Meet @Philip_J_Smith , Consultant Luminal #Gastroenterologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Royal Liverpool University Hospital. Read about what he enjoys most about his work and the best advice he's received in our latest Meet our Members interview 👇
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The British Society of Gastroenterology was appalled by the findings of this week’s @BJSurgery publication reporting on women and men sexually assaulted and raped in the last 5 years. Whilst this study was undertaken in the surgical workforce it would be naïve to think that this…
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Congratulations to Dr Omer Farouk Ahmad for being awarded the Trainees Young Gastroenterologist of the Year – Clinical & Translational Science! @BSGTrainees
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Thank you to everyone joining our Masterclasses on #GI and #Liver Disorders today at #BSGLIVE22 , it's lovely to see so many of you here! 👋
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Here is our advice on #COVID19 for patients with Gastrointestinal or Liver conditions, particularly those conditions that require immunosuppressive drugs.
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Our UK consensus guidelines on #IBD management have now been published in @Gut_BMJ . All major UK stakeholders in IBD care have been represented through the 81 clinicians and patients who helped make this possible. Thank you all! View the article here:
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We are here, we are ready for #BSG2019 . It promises to be the best ever! Sorry we couldn’t bring sunny weather with us! @CathrynmEdwards @eljtaylor16 @drhfidler @SiwanTG @MishaKabir1
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We are thrilled to share the BSG LIVE’22 highlights video! 🎉 Watch it below 👇 Click here to watch the full extended video:
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We are thrilled to congratulate Prof Brian Saunders on being awarded Sir Arthur Hurst Lecture prize at #BSGLIVE23 🏆
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Acknowledging Dr Phil Smith's inspiration for all the great work he’s done in his life, career, and for the BSG at #BSGLIVE23 today
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Congratulations to Professor @DrAilsaHart on receiving the Bardhan Award at the BSG-endorsed Sheffield #Gastroenterology Symposium! 🏆 Presented by our very own Professor @drreenasidhu1 (Education Chair) and Dr @ThoufeeqMo ( #Endoscopy Committee)
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Welcome to #BSGLIVE23 at the ACC, Liverpool 🤩 We are thrilled to welcome everyone back for our biggest and best annual conference yet! 🎉
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There's an opportunity now to reboot outpatient gastroenterology and hepatology services. Read the consensus of expert opinion which has been developed by the BSG Clinical Services and Standards Committee, BSG Executive and co-opted members #COVID ー19
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Registration is now open for the #BSG2021 Annual Meeting Online! Join us on 8th - 12th November and make sure to register by 1st October to save with the discounted early bird rate🗓️
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We have released updates to our recommendations for #endoscopy activity during the ongoing #COVID19 outbreak. Find the latest guidance here:
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It is with great pleasure that we invite you to our annual meeting, BSG LIVE 22. After 2+ years, we are excited to be able to bring the #gastroenterology community to Birmingham so that together, we may look forward to the future of our speciality
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We're delighted to launch the BSG Trainees Podcast! 📻 Tune in for interviews with prominent #gastroenterologists about their lives, how they came into their line of work, and what their work entails @BSGTrainees
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#BSGLIVE23 has begun! We’re excited to be kicking off the congress with Masterclass today 🙌 We’re also thrilled to have over 2,400 people registered for the week with over 750 joining us for Masterclass 🤩
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As exciting new molecules with differing mechanisms of action enter the therapeutic armamentarium of #IBD 💊 we are delighted to present our next #BSGLIVE23 Web Education interview on 'Masterclass: New Drugs for IBD' with @ibdseb and @anjan_dhar6 👇
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@BritSocGastro ⁩ President ⁦ @CathrynmEdwards ⁩, ⁦ @DrAilsaHart ⁩ and other females leaders @ #ECCO2019 are supporting #IWD and #changingthefaceofgastroenterology
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#IWD2019 another leading lady at @BritSocGastro @SiwanTG , New Dean of St.Marks Academic Institute #changingthefaceofgastroenterology #balanceforbetter
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Congratulations to our new officers @DebbieShawcros1 , BSG Research Deputy Chair, and @ThoufeeqMo , BSG International Deputy Chair! 👏 Find out more about their personal and professional backgrounds 👇 @ResearchBsg
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We are thrilled to be hosting our first face-to-face @BSGTrainees #BSGTaster Course in over 2 years at @SheffieldHosp kicking off day 1 with talks from BSG President @andymveitch & former @RCPhysicians President @bodgoddard 🙌
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Dr Phil Smith speaking to new ST3s on 'IBD & Nutrition Advanced Training Programmes' at our #BSGIntroDay18 . Great turnout today!
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Congratulations to Dr Ian Penman on being awarded the President's Medal at #BSGLIVE23 🎖️ @GastronautIan
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We are delighted to share our latest Meet Our Members interview with John Leeds, Consultant Pancreaticobiliary Physician, Endoscopist and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer. Read it below 👇 @NEndoscopy
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Highlights from our biggest event of the year, through the lenses of our members and delegates: ⚡️ “BSG Annual Conference 2019” #BSG2019
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We estimate there are around 100 endoscopy fellowships across the UK & Ireland. Listing them all centrally will support our trainees, and enable teams to attract strong candidates. It will only take 2 mins to share yours! Thank you for your support.
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“I love being a Gastroenterologist because of the great team I am privileged to work with, the huge diversity of patients I treat and the ability to make a difference every day” #changingthefaceofgastroenterology
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We're delighted to announce that our immediate past president @CathrynmEdwards has been appointed as @RCPLondon registrar. Dr Edwards takes up post in May and is the first woman to be appointed as RCP registrar in over 500 years.
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We are delighted to congratulate Dr Stuart McPherson on being awarded the President's medal #BSGLIVE22 🎖️ @stumcp
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Congratulations to @UmairKamran11 on who's paper was awarded the BMJ Frontline #Gastroenterology Best Abstract for Patient Benefit in Gastroenterology 🎉 @FrontGastro_BMJ
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We're delighted to announce that registration is open for the @BSGSWiG annual conference 🎉 Open to all, this conference will feature talks on supporting #diversity in the speciality, career transitioning, #endoscopy & more! Read the programme & register:
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Meet our member and Workforce Lead @Charl0tteRutter , a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. Read about her route into #gastroenterology and what advancements she's most excited about 👇
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We are very excited to announce the launch of BSG Campus, a new virtual meeting which will be taking place from 21st – 29th January 2021! Read the full programme and register today: #BSGCampus #Gastroevent #Gastroenterology
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#InCaseYouMissedIt : We released the details of our #BSG2019 Prize Winners online. The full list of poster and oral presentation winners can also be downloaded here. Do have a look (and RT if you’re listed/pictured)!
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Congratulations to Babitha Joseph on winning the Nurse Award for Service Development, presented at #BSGLIVE23 @BSGNurses 👏🏻
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Congratulations to Dr Mohammad Farhad Peerally for being awarded the Alistair McIntyre Prize for Improving Gastroenterology Training! @FarhadPeerally2 @BSGTrainees
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This Bowel Cancer Awareness Month @Bowel_Cancer_UK is raising awareness of screening. Taking part is the best way to get diagnosed early
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Dr Ajay Verma @UKGastroDr kicks off session 4 of the annual BSG NIHR introduction to research event for trainees with a talk on conducting impactful research in a busy DGH @BSGTrainees 🏥
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#IBS remains one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders seen by clinicians in both primary and secondary care. Read the latest BSG Guidelines on the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome below 👇
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The #IBD Section of the BSG and the IBD Clinical Research Group recently released their #SARS -CoV2 #vaccination position statement. Read the full statement and key recommendations here:
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The BSG IBD Investigators Day continues this afternoon with an introduction from @ibdseb on #IBD CRG news, which will be followed by a spotlight on trainees and the future of IBD research 🔬 Watch this space for session recordings, to be shared later this week! 📹
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And that concludes #BSG2019 . Thank you to all our delegates, organisers and sponsors. Travel safe and do see us in Liverpool for #BSG2020 !
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Please welcome Prof Pradeep Bhandari as the new BSG Deputy VP #Endoscopy ! 👋 Pradeep is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, and Professor of Gastroenterology at Portsmouth University 👇 @gastro3570
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We're delighted to announce our new #endoscopy case series to challenge your diagnostic skills and help you learn from the experts in the field! Read the first edition below 👇 #takethechallange #takeabite
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That’s a wrap on EndoVillage at #BSGLIVE23 ! Huge thank you to all of our trainers, nurse faculty, and industry support! 🙏🏻
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Half way through day 2 at EndoVillage #BSGLIVE23 Thanks to all our lovely trainers, nursing faculty and delegates! Tell us what you want for next year😃 @BritSocGastro @BSGNurses @BSGTrainees
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Our new President, @awmckinlay sets out his appreciation for @CathrynmEdwards and her term as President. 'An older member was heard to remark, “What is that woman doing?” I would simply have replied, “Taking us into the 21st-century.”
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We are delighted to congratulate Dr Polychronis Pavlidis on winning the BMJ Gut best laboratory science abstract for oral presentation with his presentation on “The interleukin 22/ /neutrophil axis is associated with treatment resistance in ulcerative colitis” 🎉 @PolychronisP
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We are delighted to invite you to join us for our inaugural BSG Supporting Women in Gastroenterology (SWiG) event. The SWiGday theme is ‘Achieving your Potential’ hosted by BSG President Dr Cathryn Edwards on Friday 12th October 9.00am - 5pm at RCP
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The BSG Supporting Women in #Gastroenterology (SWiG) section is committed to supporting diversity and underrepresented groups within the speciality 🤝 Hear our members talk about the SWiG Symposium at BSG LIVE'22, we hope you can join us at #BSGLIVE23 ! #InternationalWomensDay
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We are delighted to congratulate Dr Nuru Noor on being awarded the @BSGTrainees Out of Programme Award 👏 @nuru_noor1
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Happy #InternationalNursesDay from the BSG! Today we're paying tribute to #nurses 👏 thank you for your spectacular hard work and dedication 💙 Our Meet Our Members series interviews some of the amazing nurses in our Society, read them below 👇 @BSGNurses
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Congratulations to Dr Prakash Ramachandran for being awarded the BSG Sir Francis Avery Jones Award and lecture
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#BSGLIVE22 kicks off TOMORROW ⏳ with our fantastic masterclasses on #GI & #liver disorders straight from the experts. Have your ticket at the ready for what is set to be the best BSG annual meeting yet! Register and read the full agenda below 👇
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That's a wrap on the 2022 @BSGTrainees #BSGTaster Course! Thank you to those who attended - we hope you've been inspired to become future #gastroenterologists 🙌 a huge thank you to our speakers & trainers for sharing their time and expertise with us 🙏
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