News and Events
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St Mark's academic course-The Role of Psychology in G.I. Biofeedback Therapy - Date: 15 March 2012
This one day course aims to offer a brief introduction and an exploration of the key psychological factors that can influence patient's gut function. It can also provide insight into how patient behaviours have an impact on the healthcare professional.
The course is open to nurses or physiotherapists who may provide biofeedback or a colorectal service for patients with functional bowel disorders.
Maximum 20 participants on first come first serve basis.
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St Mark's Advanced Colorectal Workshop 12th-14th March 2012
Course Convenor: Mr Ian Jenkins
The Advanced Colorectal Workshop aims to promote the surgical craft of Coloproctol-ogy through demonstration, practicals, live surgery and discussion of techniques.
Emphasises advanced technical aspects in Coloproctology to encourage their safe and uniform adoption, the Workshop has been revised to accommodate the ACPGBI / ISCP Curriculum and is targeted at Trained Surgeons and Senior Trainees.
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St Mark's academic course-Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Common Issues Discussed in Depth - Date: 23 March 2012
Course Convenors: Prof Robin Phillips, Dr Ailsa Hart
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News of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Open Information Day
Inflammatory bowel disease open information day
Saturday the 12th of November 2011
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"Living with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease"
"Living with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease"
An Open Information Day at St. Mark's Hospital, Northwick Park, Harrow
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State-of-the-art upgrade to endoscopy training
Thanks to charitable donations from the Masons and Olympus KeyMed, the endoscopy training facilities at St Mark's has recently had a much-needed upgrade.
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ASiT Medal Winner 2011: Miss Sreelakshmi Mallappa from St Mark’s
We are very pleased to announce that ASiT Medal Winner 2011: Miss Sreelakshmi Mallappa MBBS, MRCS(Eng), MRCS(Ed) from St Mark’s.
ASiT Medal
Sponsored by Ansell, ASiT’s most prestigious prize is awarded to the best presentation from a surgical trainee. This is selected from the highest scoring abstracts delivered as part of the ASiT Medal oral presentation session. The winner is presented with the ASiT Medal and invited to present their work in the ASiT Session at the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland International Surgical Congress.Conference: Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) Surgical Conference, Sheffield. 15-17 April 2011.
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St Mark's New Course: Laparoscopy in Emergency Surgery Study Day
Course Convenor: Mr Janindra Warusavitarne, Mr Alberto Isla
Date: 14th October 2011
This course aims to review the current indications for laparoscopic surgery in the management of the most common abdominal emergencies. The course is helpful for all surgeons involved in acute care and brings together several experts in laparoscopy who use it regularly in the emergency setting.
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St Mark's New Course: Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Common Issues Discussed in Depth
A multi disciplinary team of pathologists, radiologists, nurses, gastroenterologists ( paediatric and adult), nutritional experts and surgeons.
Suitable for medical and surgical consultants, trainees and specialist nurses.
Course Organiser: Professor Robin Phillips, Dr Ailsa Hart
Date: 27th May 2011
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St Mark's Academic Institute Postgraduate Teaching Term 2011
16th May - 10th June 2011
10th October - 4th November 2011
For many years St Mark's Academic Institute has run highly prestigious teaching terms for intestinal Surgeons. This four week programme is suitable for surgeons with an interest in intestinal and colorectal disease. The programme includes lectures, open seminars, attending theatres and outpatient departments and the opportunity to spend time in the various hospital departments. There is also free time for personal study.
Now, due to popular demand a new parallel programme has been developed for gastroenterologists with a specific interest in luminal disease. This four week programme includes lectures, open seminars, ward rounds and the opportunity to observe complex endoscopic procedures. Applicants will be able to attend routine hospital meetings including Grand Rounds, Journal Club and Radiological and Pathological Reviews.
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New Consultant Staff
Dr Morgan Moorghen joined St Mark’s hospital in October 2010 as a consultant gastrointestinal histopathologist. Until recently he was at Bristol Royal Infirmary where he was the lead GI histopathologist and also held a number of management positions. He has longstanding expertise in all aspects of GI pathology and has a major research interest in cell proliferation in colorectal cancer.
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St Mark's New Course: The Role of Psychology in G.I. Biofeedback Therapy
This one day course aims to offer a brief introduction and an exploration of the key psychological factors that can influence patient's gut function. It can also provide insight into how patient behaviours have an impact on the healthcare professional.
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New Consultant Staff
Dr Adam Haycock is a consultant physician and gastroenterologist who joined the consultant staff in 2011. He specialises in endoscopy with a particular interest in colonoscopy and therapeutic endoscopy, including polypectomy, endoscopic mucosal resection, stent insertion, stricture dilatation and treatment of bleeding lesions.
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St Mark's Workshop on Anal Fistula
Course Convenor: Professor Robin Phillips Colorectal Clinical Director of St Mark's Hospital
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St Mark's in the headlines
St Mark's Hospital featured in yesterday's Daily Mail health section. The feature follows a patient from St Mark’s Psychological Medicine Unit and reports on the growing body of scientific evidence to show a link between psychological feelings such as stress and gut problems.
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St Mark’s Hospital fish oil study could find solution to bowel cancer
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St Mark's celebrates its 175th anniversary
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St. Mark's groundbreaking diagnostic test in The Daily Telegraph
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St Mark's in the news
Following the publication of "Once-only flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in prevention of colorectal cancer: a multicentre randomised controlled trial" (Atkin et al) in the Lancet last week, St Mark's Consultant Nurse Maggie Vance was interviewed by Sky News and Channel 4. You can watch the Sky News story using this link.
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New Consultant Staff
We are pleased to welcome Dr Ayesha Akbar to our consultant staff. Her clinical interests include general gastroenterology with a focus in inflammatory bowel disease. She also has an interest in abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome, especially in the overlap cases with inflammatory bowel disease, and sits on the British Society of Gastroenterology Neurogastroenterology committee.
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National training programme in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
St. Mark's Hospital is offering consultant surgeons the opportunity to train in Laparoscopic Colorectal surgery under the guidance of Mr Robin Kennedy.
The national trainingprogramme is being rolled out as an initiative under the leadership of Professor Mike Richards, the Department of Health's Cancer Action Team.
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St. Mark's official opening of laparoscopic theatre
On 17th November 2008, TV presenter Lynn Faulds-Wood, founder of Lynn's Bowel Cancer Campaign, and TV broadcaster John Stapleton officially opened the newly built laparoscopic theatre.
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Daily Mail - Laparoscopic Bowel Surgery
St Mark's consultant surgeon, Mr Robin Kennedy, features inDaily Mail's Me and My Operation about one woman's life-saving laparoscopic bowel surgery.
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