Professor Talley and Dr Duncanson at UEGW 2026.
United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW) was recently held to great acclaim in Barcelona and online, from October 17 – 20.
This year, 122 countries participated, 5407 total abstracts were accepted, and 14100+ delegates were registered to attend. The penultimate event for digestive health experts continues to grow year after year. UEGW has confirmed its highly anticipated 2027 edition will be hosted in Copenhagen and online, from October 16 – 19.
Some highlights from this year’s edition included the live endoscopy session, and an introductory course on ultrasound in IBD. Professor Talley also attended “a collegial and convivial dinner with distinguished friends and colleagues”, organised by Jonas Ludvigsson .
Professor Nick Talley and Dr Kerith Duncanson represented the CRE-TGH, presenting their own posters, and on behalf of CRE-TGH researchers.
Professor Talley presented 3 abstracts in one day on behalf of the team as part of the moderated abstract presentation program. He shared research from Ronen Ben Jacob, with “Mortality Risk In Chronic Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, And Functional Dyspepsia In Primary Care Patients” and Associate Professor Natasha Koloski, with “Prior Abdominal And Pelvic Surgery Is Associated With An Increased Risk Of A Subsequent Diagnosis Of Disorders Of Gut–Brain Interaction In Primary Care “, and “Is There An Association Of Ovarian Cancer And Disorders Of Gut Brain Interaction In Primary Care?”.
He also presented on behalf of Ren Yutang, with “The association between psychological morbidity and gastroesophageal reflux disease: a primary care network study on the impact of overlapping disorders of gut brain interaction” and Natasha Koloski “Disorders Of Gut-Brain Interaction (Dgbi) And Parkinson’s Disease: Are Dgbi A Risk Factor For Neurodegenerative Disease?” (Dr Koloski had three posters accepted for UEGW 2026- an outstanding achievement.)
Dr Kerith Duncanson presented our data on the oral microbiome and disorders of gut-brain interaction, on behalf of Stella-Maris Egboh, “Investigating The Oral Microbiome As A Possible Biomarker For Disorders Of Gut Brain Interaction” .
“It was a great session and very well attended (considering it was the last day)”, Dr Duncanson reported on Stella-Maris Egbohs’ presentation.
Dr Duncanson also presented her work with Dr Emily Hoedt: “Microbiome‑driven Histidine Metabolism Contributes To Histamine Signalling In Irritable Bowel Syndrome”.
Congratulations to all CRE-TGH researchers who presented, and had abstracts and posters accepted. Thankyou to Professor Nick Talley and Dr Duncanson for representing the CRE at a global level, and continuing to work towards our aims of actively facilitating collaboration and research opportunities internationally.