This conference will provide an excellent arena to discuss the latest developments and practical management of inflammatory bowel disease and will be indispensable for practitioners working across all aspects of gastroenterology as well as those looking to specialise.

Sessions will include:
• IBD genetics: how are from bench to bedside?
• Confocal laser microscopy for the diagnosis of IBD
• Endoscopic treatment of Crohn’s disease
• Therapeutic efficacy of pro-biotics
• Current challenges in biological therapy
• Extraintestinal manifestations including arthritis, pulmonary complications, oro-facial granulomatosis and iron-deficiency anaemia
• Advances in laparoscopic surgery
• Perianal complications
• Intestinal transplantation