Why did Professor Lindsay choose to specialise in IBD?

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I first became interested in IBD at medical school when I worked on a Gastroenterology ward.  I could see the impact of physicians and surgeons working together had on patient outcomes. I was also interested in immunology and it was around this time that the molecular background to IBD was beginning to be described. This was fascinating and led to the first of the biologics therapies which can make a huge difference to disease control.  This stimulated me to do a PhD in gut immunology. When I was a gastroenterology trainee, I did IBD clinics and could see the differences that all members of the IBD team could make to the lives of our patients.  I really value working with our nurses, dieticians, pharmacists and psychologists in The Royal London IBD clinic.

 

Why is the Patient Panel so important?

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The patient panel provides an invaluable means by which our patients can feedback on the service that we provide and instigate changes.  This was clearly shown when we had to move to telephone clinics at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.  The patient panel was able to let us know the key issues that we needed to consider when planning how to redesign the way we ran outpatient clinics.