The Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy (JAG) will be
attending the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) conference
(BSG Live’26) at the ACC Liverpool on 22–25 June 2026.

Attending the BSG annual conference is highly important to
the JAG programme. We spoke with JAG chair, Tom Lee, to
provide an insight into why our attendance matters, the
activities we will be involved in, and our aims for this year’s
conference.

To find out more, click the link 🔗 jag-attendance-at-bsg-live-26-a-discussion-with-jag-chair-tom-lee.pdf

The whole team at JAG are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr Srivathsan Ravindran (Vats), who we had the privilege of knowing and working with. A former JAG Clinical Fellow and dedicated, highly respected physician, educator and researcher in gastroenterology; a loving husband, son and brother.

We share this obituary, prepared by Professor Siwan Thomas-Gibson, in tribute to his life and legacy:

https://stmarksacademicinstitute.org.uk/obituary-dr-srivathsan-ravindran/

Responsibility for the assessment of the competence of doctors who have trained and independently practice endoscopy overseas lies with the employing trust/unit. To date, there has been no recommended approach to assessing these individuals. An assessment of competence also applies to doctors who have trained and practice independent endoscopy overseas who are progressing the portfolio (previously CESR) pathway route. In response to feedback from trusts and the need to formally assess doctors training through the portfolio route, the JAG training group agreed guidance linked here.