Unintended weight loss: what’s the diagnosis?
Dr Sonya Jey explains the importance of considering and excluding sinister causes of unintentional weight loss and explores some clinical scenarios in which unintentional weight loss is a feature
The new BSG guideline on inflammatory bowel disease and the role of the GP
Dr Kevin Barrett reviews the 2019 inflammatory bowel disease guideline from the British Society of Gastroenterology, and distils essential information for primary care
New standards for IBD aim to improve patient experience and outcomes
Dr Kevin Barrett and Jackie Glatter discuss how the new IBD Standards encourage a patient-centred framework for safe, consistent, high quality, personalised care
Inflammatory bowel disease: NICE updates advice on remission
Sarah Cripps highlights key learning points from the updated NICE recommendations on the management of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
Top tips: dyspepsia
Dr Sophie Nelson provides 10 top tips for the assessment and management of dyspepsia in adults in primary care
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IBD UK inflammatory bowel disease standards
This CPD activity consists of 5 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) designed to test your knowledge on inflammatory bowel disease.
Inflammatory bowel disease
This CPD activity consists of 5 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) designed to test your knowledge on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in primary care—you will then be prompted to reflect on your learning.
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