Conception, pregnancy and inflammatory bowel disease-Current concepts for the practising clinician.

The peak incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) coincides with a woman's prime reproductive years. The management of IBD during pregnancy can be challenging for healthcare professionals, underpinning the need for a multi-disciplinary approach with shared decision-making with the patient. Pre-conception counselling can address patient concerns, improve pregnancy specific IBD patient knowledge and provide a personalized risk assessment, to ensure optimal maternal and fetal outcomes.

Attitudes, perceptions and barriers in implementing therapeutic drug monitoring for anti-TNFs in inflammatory bowel disease: a survey from the Middle East.

Background: A growing body of evidence underscores the beneficial impact of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Objectives: We surveyed clinician attitudes, perceptions and barriers related to TDM in IBD in the Middle East.

Design: A 15-question survey was distributed through national gastroenterological societies in five Middle Eastern countries (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon and Egypt).

Dedicated service improves the accuracy of Barrett's oesophagus surveillance: a prospective comparative cohort study.

Objectives: Standards for Barrett's oesophagus (BO) surveillance in the UK are outlined in the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines. This study aimed to assess the quality of current surveillance delivery compared with a dedicated service.

Design: All patients undergoing BO surveillance between January 2016 and July 2017 at a single National Health Service district general hospital were included.

Glasgow Blatchford Score and risk stratifications in acute upper gastrointestinal bleed: can we extend this to 2 for urgent outpatient management?

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds are a common presentation to emergency departments in the UK. The Glasgow Blatchford score (GBS) predicts the outcome of patients at presentation. Current UK and European guidelines recommend outpatient management for a GBS of 0.

Patients' views on their experience of the delivery of single-sex accommodation within the endoscopy department: is it worth it?

Introduction: Provision of single-sex accommodation (SSA) in hospitals is a key National Health Service objective. Department of Health policy to eliminate mixed-sex accommodation (MSA) was implemented in our endoscopy department in 2011. We found no published studies of patients' views on MSA in endoscopy units.