The EQIP Haemostasis Course, Sheffield (UGI Bleeds Course)
Medical Education Centre
Northern General Hospital, Sheffield S5 7AU
Introduction
A one-day haemostasis course in line with the objectives of British Society of Gastroenterology’s Endoscopy Quality Improvement programme (BSGEQIP).
The course included lectures on upper GI bleeds and its management followed by hands on experience on porcine and synthetic models .This course offers high quality training endoscopy in a friendly environment with experts in the field.
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09:00-09:15 Registration
In the Exhibition Area
09:15-10:45 Session 1
Welcome & Review of course objectives
Lecture Theatre
Mo Thoufeeq
Case Scenario 1
Lecture Theatre
Case Scenario 2
Lecture Theatre
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Session 2
Case Scenario 3
Lecture Theatre
Case Scenario 4
Lecture Theatre
12:00-13:00 Lunch & Networking
Postgraduate Common Room
13:00-17:00 Hands-on Training
Clinical skills Lab/ Undergraduate common room/Seminar rooms
Nilanga Nishad, Mo Thoufeeq, Kirthi Chenduran, Hiba Suliman, Ruchit Sood, Imran Aziz, Sundas Hasan, Gudveig Eike, Pradeep Mundre, Anjan Dhar, David Leonard, Muhammad Shahrukh
Mo Thoufeeq: Course Director
Mo Thoufeeq is a Consultant Gastroenterologist with an interest in GI Endoscopy. He is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sheffield. He is an elected member of British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) Endoscopy Clinical Research Committee. He is an active member of BSG Endoscopy Quality Improvement Programme (EQIP) team and the joint national lead for UGIB. He is the Clinical Lead for South Yorkshire Integrated Care Systems (ICS).
He is a Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BSCP) accredited Colonoscopist and a faculty of Sheffield Endoscopy Training Centre.
He is very keen on training being a member of standard setting group of Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE) Gastroenterology, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), UK. He offers a Fellowship Programme in EMR in Sheffield. He is involved with training internationally and will be BSG International Committee’s chair from 2023. He has run endoscopy courses in India, Malta and in Cairo.
Faculty Members
Dr Nilanga Nishad
is a GMC‑registered gastroenterologist with more than a decade of postgraduate experience in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He currently serves as an advanced endoscopy fellow at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, having previously worked at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust and overseas experience in Sri Lanka in high volume centres. His clinical background includes extensive exposure to advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy in high‑volume tertiary centres.
He has a particular clinical and academic focus on acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). His hands‑on expertise spans emergency endoscopy, endoscopic haemostasis for peptic ulcer bleeding, variceal band ligation, cyanoacrylate injection for gastric varices, and the management of high‑risk patients in acute and high‑dependency settings. Working within 24‑hour GI bleeding services has equipped him with significant experience in complex UGIB care.
Dr Nishad is also an active trainer and faculty member in endoscopy, contributing to more than six national BSG EQUIP Sheffield UGIB courses and regularly mentoring trainees in OGD and colonoscopy. His research interests include endoscopy, UGIB outcomes, and evidence‑based approaches to gastrointestinal bleeding, supported by publications, presentations, and ongoing clinical audit work. He remains committed to high‑quality training and advancing standards in endoscopy and GI bleeding management.
Dr Hiba Suliman
Dr Hiba Suliman is an ST7 Gastroenterology Speciality Trainee. She is particularly enthusiastic about endoscopy and has a growing special interest in the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding as well as lower GI advanced endoscopic techniques include complex polypectomies. In addition to her clinical commitments, Hiba contributes to regional training and education through her role as a committee of the annual North West Gastroenterology Conference.
Dr Ruchit Sood
Dr Ruchit Sood is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds. He has an interest in all aspects of diagnostic and interventional luminal endoscopy, but particularly in the endoscopic management of Barrett’s oesophagus and early gastric cancer, colorectal endoscopic resection, and upper GI endoscopic ultrasound. After completing his medical degree from the University of Sheffield, Dr Sood undertook the major part of his gastroenterology training in Leeds, which included an advanced endoscopy fellowship, and the award of a Doctorate in Medicine research degree from the University of Leeds. He has a wide range of research interests, resulting in more than 50 peer-reviewed publications. He is currently the clinical lead for the regional Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, as well as for endoscopy governance and the gastrointestinal bleeding service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
Dr Sundas Hasan
Dr Muhammad Shahrukh
Dr Shahrukh is a Gastroenterology Specialty Registrar within the East Midlands South Deanery, currently working at University Hospitals of Leicester. He has a strong interest in endoscopy, with a focus on developing expertise in advanced endoscopic techniques, particularly EUS. His clinical interests include luminal gastroenterology, hepatobiliary medicine, and therapeutic endoscopy.
Dr Gudveig Eike
Dr Imran Aziz
Dr Pradeep Mundre
Dr Kirthi Chenduran
Professor Anjan Dhar
Dr David Leonard
Dr David Leonard is an interventional Endoscopy research fellow at University College London Hospital. He is currently undergoing a PHD at University College London on the use of Endoscopic vacuum therapy for the treatment of transmural defects in the gastrointestinal tract.
Dr Sophia Than
Dr Than is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, a position held since 2020. Dr Than is independent with upper GI gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy and polypectomy. She completed the Training the Colonoscopy Trainers (TCT) course in May 2026. She was an endoscopy training lead for the UHCW NHS Trust for 2 years.
Course Location: Medical Education Centre, The Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield, S5 7AT
Reaching us by Car
Car parking around the hospital is extremely limited and there is a small charge – remember to bring change with you. You can also pay with a smartphone using the free Park Indigo app.
From the M1
- Exit the motorway at J34 (Meadowhall) and follow signs for Sheffield City Centre (A6109).
- Continue on the A6109 past Meadowhall to the Brightside roundabout.
- Take the third exit, signposted Hillsborough (A6102).
- Continue to follow the A6102, go straight across at the Fir Vale traffic lights then after about half a mile turn right into the hospital grounds (Herries Road entrance).
From the City Centre
- Follow Barnsley Road (A6135) to Fir Vale.
- To reach the Barnsley Road entrance go straight on at the Fir Vale traffic lights.
- The hospital entrance is the first turning on the left.
- To reach the Herries Road entrance turn left at the Fir Vale traffic lights onto Herries Road. The entrance is about half a mile on the right.
Reaching us via Train
If you are arriving at Sheffield Train Station the hospital is around 15 minute taxi ride away or around 25 minutes via public transport.
Public Transport
Car parking around the hospital is extremely limited so public transport is often the easiest way to get to us.
The hospital is well served by public transport, with several bus stops within easy reach. Up-to-date information about public transport links and Park & Ride sites is available from Travel South Yorkshire. Travel Line Tel: 01709 51 51 51 www.travelsouthyorkshire.com
