Beating Bowel Cancer Events

BE LOUD WEEK – An annual fundraising and awareness campaign organised by Beating Bowel Cancer. Takes place in the last week of January each year. To visit the official Be Loud website, click here.

BOWEL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – a month dedicated to raising awareness of bowel cancer, organised by a number of bowel cancer and cancer charities. Takes place in April. Beating Bowel Cancer can provide you with educational and awareness materials if you are planning an event in your surgery, clinic or hospital. Contact info@beatingbowelcancer.org for more information

Local Educational Events

There are many local educational events, which are available to GP’s and non-specialist health care professionals. To access these, you are advised to either contact the Primary Care Educationalist who will be based at your local PCT or the Primary Care Tutor based within the Post-graduate medical centre or education centre of each individual Trust. These individuals will hold information of forthcoming
events, which may include issues concerning colorectal cancer.

National Conferences and Meetings

PRIMARY CARE SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

The PCSG was founded in 1985 to provide a network for general practitioners and others interested in all clinical, research and educational aspects of gastroenterological disorders and in particular their management in primary care. The Society has established links with the British Society of Gastroenterology and a number of other
bodies. They aim to provide a general practice voice and perspective to policy makers and expert bodies, and run various meetings throughout the year. For more information: http://www.pcsg.org.uk/
Contact: The PCSG Secretariat, East Oxford Health Centre, Cowley Road, Oxford. OX4 1XD
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 246283
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 727358
E-mail: secretariat@pcsg.demon.co.uk

ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS

The Royal College of General Practitioners runs education and training courses, as well as events and conferences, some of which may have elements relating to bowel cancer. For more information visit http://www.extension.rcgp.org.uk/press/index.asp
The Royal College of GP's, 14 Princes Gate, Hyde Park
London SW7 1PU
Tel: +44 (0) 207 344 3124
Fax: +44 (0) 207 589 1428
Email: events@rcgp.org.uk

ASSOCIATION OF COLOPROCTOLOGY

The Association of Coloproctology holds an annual scientific meeting, which is attended by delegates worldwide. The 2007 Annual Colorectal Meeting was held in Glasgow from 2-5 July and Beating Bowel Cancer launched our new Just Diagnosed project at the event. We will be at the 2008 meeting, so we hope to see you there!

The Association also organises many other smaller meetings throughout the year. For more information: http://www.acpgbi.org.uk/othermeet/other.html
Contact: Association of Coloproctology of GB and Ireland @ The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35 - 43, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7973 0307
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7430 9235
Email: acpgbi@asgbi.org.uk

THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

The British Society of Gastroenterology holds an annual scientific meeting, which is attended by delegates worldwide. The meeting covers all aspects of gastroenterology but includes presentations specific to endoscopy. The Joint Advisory Group (JAG), which is a subsidiary of the BSG produces guidelines on all endoscopy related issues including those connected with the diagnosis and treatment
of colorectal cancer. Delegates include medical personnel and allied health care professionals involved in this area.
For more information: www.bsg.org.uk
Contact: British Society of Gastroenterology, 3 St Andrews Place, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4LB
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7387 3534
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7487 3734
E-mail: BSG@mailbox.ulcc.ac.uk

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF COLOPROCTOLOGY

The European Council of Coloproctology and the European Association of Coloproctology have recently combined and hold an annual scientific meeting, which is held in different venues throughout Europe. This association is dedicated to the development of coloproctology as a speciality across Europe. As with the ACP meeting all aspects of coloproctology are discussed included in this are presentation. on issues relating to colorectal cancer. For more information: http://www.eacp.org/
Contact: EACP Secretariat, Integrity International Events Ltd, The Coach House, 7 St Alban's Road, Edinburgh EH9 2PA
Tel:+44 (0) 131 624 6040
Fax: +44 (0) 131 624 6045
Email: info@eacp.org

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING
GASTROENTEROLOGY FORUM

This is an annual meeting for RCN members who have specialised in the field of gastroenterology and stoma care. Attendance at the meeting is open to non-members at a slightly increased rate. For more information: www.rcn.org.uk

Contact: The Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN
Tel: + 44 (0) 207 409 3333