The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Special Interest Group in Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition was held on Friday, 7 June 2002 in Chepstow, South Wales.

It was regarded as a great success and the meeting was attended by over 50 delegates. The presentations covered:

• Fatty Liver - Professor O James (Newcastle)
  
• Chronic Pancreatitis - Dr E Boyd (Abergavenny)
  
• GI Tumour Markers - Dr A Brewster (Cardiff)
  
• Re-Feeding Syndrome - Miss S Jones (Newport)
  
• Endoscopic Mucosal Resection - Dr D R Davies (Caerphilly)
  
• Treatment of IBD - An Update - Dr A B Hawthorne (Cardiff)
  
• Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction - Dr N Y Haboubi (Abergavenny)
  
• The balance between destructive & protective mechanisms in the older stomach - Dr J Newton (Newcastle)
  
• PEG Clinic - Mrs S Lane (Abergavenny)
  
• An unusual case of hepatomegaly - Dr S Tuladhar (Pontefract)
  
• 30-day Morbidity after Colonoscopy in the Elderly - Dr S Bruce (St-Leonards-On-Sea)

The AGM of the group will be held during the Autumn meeting of the BGS at the Novotel Hotel, London on Friday, 18 October 2002, during the lunch time.
The Special Interest Group hopes to increase its membership and invites doctors, specialist nurses, dietitians and therapists to join the group. In particular, it would encourage membership amongst specialist registrars.

For details on gaining membership of the group, contact:

Dr Nadim Y Haboubi
Secretary of the British Geriatrics Society Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition SIG
Adult Medicine Department
Nevill Hall Hospital
Brecon Road
Abergavenny NP7 7EG

Email: becky.jones@gwent.wales.nhs.uk