Annual Evidence Update on Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 21-25 March 2011

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases

The fifth Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) will present the results of the Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Project Team’s systematic search to update the results of the 2010 AEU. As in previous years, guidelines, systematic reviews, health technology assessments and economic evaluations retrieved have been read and appraised for their validity and relevance to the busy clinician by leading IBD experts from around the UK. A list of the papers deemed worthy of inclusion, along with expert commentaries by our reviewers, will be freely available on the site at http://www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver from 21 March. Any uncertainties identified from included papers will also be made available (see www.library.nhs.uk/duets for more details).

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver

Annual Evidence Update on Alcoholic Liver Disease: 6-10 December 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases.

NHS Evidence – gastroenterology and liver diseases will be publishing its second Evidence Update on alcoholic liver diseases on 6 December 2010. Alcohol misuse produces a spectrum of liver injury ranging from simple fatty change through alcoholic hepatitis to cirrhosis and, in some 20% of individuals, to hepatocellular carcinoma. We will be presenting an overview of the best systematic reviews from the past year, along with commentaries from experts in the field. We will also provide links to useful policy documents and other items of interest.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver.

Annual Evidence Upate on Hepatitis B and C: 26-30 July 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases.

The Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Collection is launching its fourth Annual Evidence Update on Hepatitis B and C on Monday 26 July 2010. The Project Team has carried out a systematic literature search on Hepatitis B and C to identify all high level evidence published since the date of the last Hepatitis B and C AEU in 2009, including guidelines, systematic reviews, health technology assessments and economic evaluations. Leading experts from around the UK have read and appraised these for their validity and relevance to the busy clinician. A list of the papers deemed worthy of inclusion, along with expert commentaries by our reviewers, will be freely available on the site at from that date.

We welcome feedback about the update - please contact us with any comments on gastroliver@medsch.ucl.ac.uk.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver.

Annual Evidence Update on Oesophago-gastric Cancer: 21-25 June 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cancer and NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases.

The second Annual Evidence Update on Oesophago-gastric Cancer will be prepared jointly by NHS Evidence - cancer and NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases on 21 June 2010. It will include systematic reviews and guidance published since the last Annual Evidence Update in June 2009, clinical commentary by Dr. Jamshed B. Bomanji (on FDG PET) and an overview by Dr Chris Alcock.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cancer and www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver.

Annual Evidence Update on Alcoholic Liver Disease: 7-11 December 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases.

NHS Evidence – gastroenterology and liver diseases will be publishing its first Evidence Update on alcoholic liver diseases on 7 December 2009. Alcohol misuse produces a spectrum of liver injury ranging from simple fatty change through alcoholic hepatitis to cirrhosis and, in some 20% of individuals, to hepatocellular carcinoma. We will be presenting an overview of the best systematic reviews and selected primary research from the past two years, along with commentary from experts in the field. We will also provide links to useful policy documents and other items of interest.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver.