I have recently been chosen as a trainer for the new ACT (Advanced Training in Constipation) management courses in the East of England. The aim of the course is to standardise the evidence-based understanding and treatment of constipation throughout Britain using the most up-to-date peer reviewed research.
Tracey Price wins the runner-up prize at the NACC 2012 IBD Nurse of the Year Awards To read more click on this link.
This months Ambassador Magazine advertises the opening of the new Small Bowel Capsule Enteroscopy Service at the Luton & Dunstable FT University Hospital
I was delighted to hear that after years of dedication to her role, our local IBD patients have nominated Sister Tracey Price for the Crohn’s and Colitis UK IBD Nurse of the Year Award.  She has done exceptionally well and of the 486 nurses nominated this year, she has been short-listed into the final five. I would like to thank all…
The most common method for delivering BT involves visual estimation of the location of LES and injection of 1 mL aliquots (20 to 25 units BT/mL) into each of four quadrants approximately 1 cm above the Z-line. The Z-line is the squamocolumnar junction, which corresponds to the gastroesophageal junction in the absence of Barrett’s esophagus. Initial response rates 70-90% One…
Finally after 2 years, the equipment for our new small bowel capsule enteroscopy service has arrived. We have a small waiting list of 26 patients to catch up on, but will then be able to offer it at the point of need to both inpatients and outpatients conforming to NICE guidance.
This week we finally opened our new faecal calprotectin service. Presently we are calibrating our system with samples donated from volunteers, but shortly we will be able to offer this routinely to our catchment patients. Faecal calprotectin is a neutophil degradation product which can be used as a non-invasive marker of inflammation. My own published research demonstrated a direct correlation…
Finally, within the next few weeks we hope to open our new capsule enteroscopy service at the L&D.