Frontline Gastroenterology

from BMJ and BSG publishes articles to support the education and practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, hepatologists and allied health professionals globally.

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Frontline Gastroenterology publishes articles that accelerate adoption of innovative and best practice in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology and clinical nutrition. Frontline Gastroenterology is especially interested in articles on multidisciplinary research and care, focusing on both retrospective assessments of novel models of care as well as putative future directions of best practice. Specifically Frontline Gastroenterology publishes articles in the domains of clinical quality, patient experience, service provision and medical education.

Frontline Gastroenterology is an official publication of the British Society of Gastroenterology and is a companion journal to Gut and BMJ Open Gastroenterology. The journal is affiliated with the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) and British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN).

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Current Issue

Frontline Gastroenterology affiliation with BASL

We are delighted to announce that Frontline Gastroenterology is now the official journal partner of the British Association for Study of Liver Disease (BASL).

We look forward to working closely with BASL and its membership going forward.

Find out more about the collaboration here.

13 January 2025

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Education in Gastroenterology

Access educational content from our gastroenterology titles with accompanying interactive Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) for self-assessment.

Read the article and test your knowledge by answering the MCQs.

Claim 0.5 CME/CPD credits for each completed module.

All MCQ modules are hosted on BMJ Learning and are free to access for BSG members and journal subscribers.

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Featured Video

#FGGlobal Webinar: The Problematic Pouch

7 May 2025

Watch our recent #FGGlobal Frontline Gastroenterology (FG) webinar and based on the review article published in FG by Kamal et al, “Chronic pouchitis: what every gastroenterologist needs to know”. In the webinar the discussion focuses on everything from deciding who is the right patient for a pouch, to clinical presentation, differential diagnoses, how to the perform the perfect pouchoscopy and how to manage refractory cases. The webinar has a panel of leading international experts in gastroenterology and colorectal surgery who guide you through this challenging condition and answer many of your questions. Don’t miss out catching up watching this whistlestop tour of everything you need to know about a pouch! Chairs: Dr Eathar Shakweh Dr Irene Perez Dr Kohilan Gananandan Speakers: Mr Gianluca Pellino Dr Aline Charabaty Dr Jonathan Segal Mr Phil Tozer

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