KCL Gastro Society

KCL Gastro Society It organises seminars, talks, workshops and practical skill sessions.

KCL Gastro Society aims to raise awareness of gastroenterology, hepatology and GI surgery as a speciality, as well as help medical students prepare for their exams and future training.

🚨 WE’RE HIRING! 🚨Want to get more involved with King’s College London’s Astro Society? 🌌✨ We’re opening applications for...
17/08/2026

🚨 WE’RE HIRING! 🚨
Want to get more involved with King’s College London’s Astro Society? 🌌✨ We’re opening applications for:

🔭 Outreach Officer
📚 Stage 1 Representative
📣 Publicity Officer

Whether you love organising events, connecting with students, or creating content, there’s a role for you!

📝 Applications are NOW OPEN
📅 Deadline: 31/08/26
🔗 Link in bio - apply now and join the team!

Prescribing can be of the OSCE stations students find the hardest — but it doesn’t have to be. We’ll break it down into ...
03/05/2026

Prescribing can be of the OSCE stations students find the hardest — but it doesn’t have to be. We’ll break it down into simple, exam-ready steps so you can walk in and smash it.

📚 We’ll cover:

* Fluid prescribing (maintenance vs resus)
* AKI & electrolyte management
* Drug chart basics

🩺 Key skills:

* Safe, confident prescribing
* Fluid choice & calculations
* Monitoring & escalation 🚨

Make prescribing your strength — not your stress 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

Want to feel more confident approaching lower GI OSCE stations? This session breaks down the high-yield scenarios with a...
26/04/2026

Want to feel more confident approaching lower GI OSCE stations? This session breaks down the high-yield scenarios with a focus on clear structure and patient-centred communication.

📚 What we’ll cover:

* Approach to PR bleeding 🔴
* FIT test counselling & what results mean
* Breaking bad news with confidence

🩺 Key skills:

* Using sensitive, patient-friendly language
* Explaining bowel cancer screening
* Knowing when to refer (2WW criteria) 🚨

Perfect for OSCE prep and clinical placements — especially for 2nd & 3rd years. Don’t miss this one!

Join us for a high-yield session focused on key presentations, management, and patient communication.📚 What we’ll cover:...
19/04/2026

Join us for a high-yield session focused on key presentations, management, and patient communication.

📚 What we’ll cover:

* Differentiating flare vs infection
* Steroid counselling 💊
* Explaining biologics clearly to patients

🩺 Key skills:

* Assessing disease severity
* Explaining investigations (calprotectin, colonoscopy)
* Steroid side effects & monitoring
* Safety netting 🚨

Perfect for OSCE prep and clinical placements — especially for 2nd & 3rd years. Don’t miss this essential gastro session! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

Diarrhoea History & Management 💩Ready to master diarrhoea OSCE stations? Join us for a high-yield session covering key d...
12/04/2026

Diarrhoea History & Management 💩

Ready to master diarrhoea OSCE stations? Join us for a high-yield session covering key differentials, red flags, and exam-ready frameworks.

🔥 We’ll cover:
• Acute vs chronic diarrhoea approach
• Infective causes & when to suspect them 🦠
• Red flags 🚨 (IBD, malignancy, dehydration)
• Key history frameworks (travel, diet, meds, stool chart)
• Essential investigations & initial management

🩺 Core stations:
• Diarrhoea history
• Stool chart interpretation
• Patient counselling (hydration, safety-netting)

🩺 Gastro Soc OSCE Series – Session 4: Jaundice History & ExaminationsReady to master jaundice OSCE stations? Join us for...
04/04/2026

🩺 Gastro Soc OSCE Series – Session 4: Jaundice History & Examinations

Ready to master jaundice OSCE stations? Join us for a high-yield session focused on history taking, examination, and interpreting key findings with confidence.

📚 What we’ll cover:
• Jaundice history
• Causes of jaundice
• Painful vs painless jaundice
• Explaining LFTs
• Explaining USS/MRCP
• Understanding pruritus, pale stools & dark urine

📅 Monday 30th March
⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Perfect for OSCE prep and clinical placements — especially for 2nd & 3rd years. Don’t miss this essential gastro session! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

🩺 Gastro Soc OSCE Series – Session 4: Jaundice History & ExaminationsReady to master jaundice OSCE stations? Join us for...
29/03/2026

🩺 Gastro Soc OSCE Series – Session 4: Jaundice History & Examinations
Ready to master jaundice OSCE stations? Join us for a high-yield session focused on history taking, and comms stations.
📚 What we’ll cover:
• Jaundice history
• Causes of jaundice
• Painful vs painless jaundice
• Explaining LFTs
• Explaining USS/MRCP
• Understanding pruritus, pale stools & dark urine
📅 Monday 30th March
⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
🔗 Teams link on our linktree
Perfect for OSCE prep and clinical placements — especially for 2nd & 3rd years. Don’t miss this essential gastro session! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

🩺 Gastro Soc OSCE Series – Session 3Ready to tackle a high yield OSCE scenarios? Join us for our Acute Abdomen session a...
21/03/2026

🩺 Gastro Soc OSCE Series – Session 3

Ready to tackle a high yield OSCE scenarios? Join us for our Acute Abdomen session and build confidence in managing GI emergencies like a pro.

📚 What we’ll cover:
• PR bleeding assessment & approach
• Melaena vs coffee-ground vomit
• A–E assessment in GI bleeds
• Escalation + when to refer
• Transfusion thresholds made simple
• Dyspepsia in GP settings
• NSAIDs counselling
• Explaining H. pylori clearly
• Red flags & safety netting

📅 Monday 23rd March
⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Perfect for OSCE prep and real-world clinical skills — especially for 2nd & 3rd years. Don’t miss this high-yield session! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

🩺 Gastro Soc OSCE Series – Session 2Ready to level up your abdominal exam skills for OSCEs? Join us for our in-person Ab...
15/03/2026

🩺 Gastro Soc OSCE Series – Session 2

Ready to level up your abdominal exam skills for OSCEs? Join us for our in-person Abdominal Examinations session where we’ll cover everything you need to examine efficiently and confidently in exams.

📚 What we’ll cover:
• Full abdominal exam vs focused exam
• Focused exams: RUQ pain, ascites, abdominal mass
• How to perform the exam efficiently in 6 minutes
• High-yield signs including stigmata of chronic liver disease
• Fluid wave vs shifting dullness
• Hernia exam add-ons

📍 Classroom 7, Hodgkins Building, Guy’s Campus
📅 Monday 16th March
⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Perfect for anyone preparing for OSCEs or wanting to sharpen their clinical examination skills - vital for any 2nd or 3rd years. See you there! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

Gastro Soc OSCE Series - Session 1!🩺Join us for an interactive teaching session on Abdominal Pain presentations 📆Monday ...
08/03/2026

Gastro Soc OSCE Series - Session 1!🩺

Join us for an interactive teaching session on Abdominal Pain presentations

📆Monday 9th March 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
🔗Online via Teams (link on our Linktree)

Learn key OSCE skills and go through practice stations!!
Don’t miss out - join by clicking the link on Linktree!

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