GMC Number: 4715069

Specialty: Care of the Elderly

Telephone: 0117 414 6438

GMC Number: 6025705

Year of first qualification: 2001, University of Bristol

Specialty: Acute Medicine

Clinical interests: Ambulatory Emergency Care

Secretary: Lisa Williams

Telephone: 0117 414 1141

Dr Louise Powter has been a consultant physician at North Bristol NHS Trust since October 2013.

She has an interest in Ambulatory Emergency Care. She is also an IMPACT (Ill Medical Patients Acute Care and Treatment) and Advance Life Support instructor.

She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and the Society for Acute Medicine.

GMC Number: 4406071

Year of first qualification: 1997, University of Bristol

Specialty: Gastroenterology

Clinical interests: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Secretary: Sally Bale

Telephone: 0117 414 6352

Dr Ana Terlevich is the endoscopy training lead for North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT). 

In addition, she has specialist interests in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, nutrition, small bowel disease and Enteroscopy, including wireless capsule enteroscopy and double balloon enteroscopy.  

GMC Number: 6139269

Year of first qualification: 2005

Specialty: Radiology

Clinical interest: Abdominal and trauma radiology

Secretary: Janette Burnett

Telephone: 0117 414 9014

GMC Number: 6130706

Year of first qualification: 1999, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Specialty: Histopathology / Cellular Pathology

Clinical interest: Breast, skin, soft tissues

Secretary: Alison Johnson

Telephone: 0117 414 9830

Dr Demetris Poyiatzis obtained his medical degree at Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary in 1999. Following graduation he decided to pursue a career in pathology. During his residency years, he developed a special interest in tumour pathology and was actively involved in this area at the National Institute of Oncology in Budapest, Hungary.

During Dr Poyiatzis's training in the UK as a Specialist Registrar in Histopathology he was mainly based at Southmead Hospital Bristol but the post involved rotations in both Teaching and District General Hospitals which included Bristol Royal Infirmary, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, and Weston General Hospital. He successfully completed both the FRCPath part 1 and FRCPath part 2 examinations.

He currently works as a Histopathology consultant at Southmead Hospital Bristol and has developed special interest in Breast, Soft Tissue, and Skin pathology. He also reports breast cytology. He participates in general and specialist EQA schemes and also participates in audit work.

Research in Functional Urology

Functional Urology includes very common conditions like urinary incontinence, overactive bladder and benign (non-cancer) prostate disease.

The Bristol Urologial Institute is involved in research that is trying to understand how we can improve the quality of life of men and women who suffer from these conditions. The research spans from laboratory research to try to understand exactly how the brain controls the bladder through new questionnaires and what are the best tests to use for diagnosis, to what is the best operation for incontinence in men. Some of our research funding comes from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)-Health Technology Assessment (HTA) program.

Research in Urology Cancers

The BUI is the busiest urology cancer centre in the country. We are centre of excellence for robotic and open surgery for the treatment of prostate, bladder, renal, testicular and penile cancer.  However, research is an essential part of our work so that advances can be made that bring our patients better outcomes from their disease.

We strive to ensure that our research projects address important questions  which exist concerning all aspects of the treatment of patients with these cancers. We are involved in basic science research with our colleagues in both University of Bristol and the University of the West of England

30th Annual Scientific Meeting 5 & 6 December 2024

Andrology Theme

Meeting Chair: Odunayo Kalejaiye

Invited Professors: 

Professor Arthur Burnett, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA. 
Professor David Ralph, UCLH London
Professor Ian Pearce, Manchester

Visiting Professorial Day - Thursday 5 December
Venue:  Southmead Hospital

Annual Scientific Meeting - Friday 6 December
Venue: Aerospace Museum

2025 Date to be Confirmed

This is a 1-day online course aimed at Healthcare Professionals who are already proficient in urodynamic studies.

The course looks at the role of urodynamics (UDS) in more complex patients including those who present diagnostic and management challenges.

Intended delegates:  doctors, nurses, technicians and/or allied health-care professionals (AHPs) with extensive urodynamic experience. Delegates will be asked to submit their own “problem cases” for discussion.

Learning Points:

• detailed knowledge of the physical principles behind UDS measurement
• knowledge of the indications for specialist urodynamics, including urethral function studies, video-UDS and ambulatory monitoring
• ability to interpret complex urodynamic traces
• ability to recognise difficult artefacts seen during UDS, and the knowledge of how to correct them
• exploration of the benefits of UDS in managing difficult LUT problems in children, women, men and neurological patients by case-based discussions

Course Director: Professor Hashim Hashim
 

Fees: £230

please contact buicourses@nbt.nhs.uk

Certificate in Urodynamics Course 

Upcoming courses:

28 - 29 April 2025 - virtual course FULLY BOOKED
12 - 13 May 2025 - F2F in Bristol FULLY BOOKED

9 - 11th July 2025. virtual course run by the Manchester based team. Booking details below. 
29 - 30th September - F2F in Bristol (bookings now being taken online - see below)
10 & 11th November - Virtual Course (booking being taken online)

London Venue Courses (all face to face):
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th May 2025. Charing Cross Hospital. FULLY BOOKED
Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Guys Hospital. Bookings being taken below
Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th June 2025. Charing Cross Hospital. Booking details below

About the course

The Certificate in Urodynamics course fulfils part of the requirements for completion of urodynamic training programme recognised by the International Continence Society. Course attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance if they attend the whole course. The Certificate can also be used for CME/CPD credits (if applicable). It is mandatory that delegates attend the whole course in order to receive a Certificate of Attendance.

Intended delegates

• Doctors, nurses, technicians and anyone allied to urodynamics who have some urodynamic experience.

This course is not suitable for those who have no urodynamic knowledge or little or no experience. 

Learning points

• Appreciation of the philosophy behind urodynamic studies (UDS) as part of patient investigation
• Knowledge of the basic physical principles behind the measurement of flow and pressure
• Knowledge of the role of UDS in investigating children, women, men and neurological patients
• Ability to recognise artefacts seen during UDS, and the knowledge of how to correct them
• Ability to interpret urodynamic traces
• Knowledge of the techniques of basic and specialist urodynamics, including urethral function and video-UDS 

The quiz

At the end of the course there is an optional multiple choice quiz and we encourage all attendees to undertake this. If a delegate passes the quiz then they will get a Certificate of Passing – the pass mark for the quiz is 80%. If a delegate does not pass the quiz then they will have an option to retake the course within a year, but not earlier than three months, at any of the other BUI Certificate in Urodynamics courses held throughout the year and paying half the course fee.

Passing the quiz is seen as a distinctive measure of quality and reflects the high standards maintained during the course in teaching and establishing Good Urodynamics Practice and is regarded as the first step in gaining competency in urodynamics. Course attendance and passing the quiz is not enough to confer competence so additional training support will need to be provided by regular attendance at urodynamic clinics and competency assessment both informally at these clinics and formally with directly observed procedures and case-based discussions.

Course Director: Prof Hashim Hashim

Fees: £590 virtual, £625 Face to Face.

Places can be booked via our online booking system. Please select the course you wish to attend:

To book London Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Guys Hospital. Medtribe online booking London June 2025

To book London Saturday 28th - 29th June at Charing Cross Hospital. Medtribe online booking 28 29 June

To book the virtual course in Manchester please go to: Medtribe online booking July 2025

To book the September course please go to: Medtribe online booking September 2025

To book the Virtual course in November please go to: Medtribe online booking November 2025 

For more information please contact buicourses@nbt.nhs.uk 

Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th September 2025

About the course

This is a two day Basic UDS course run at the Watershed Conference Centre in the centre of Bristol. The dates are 9th and 10th September 2025

The course covers the theory of urodynamics and offers some hands on sessions with urodynamic equipment and the urodynamic staff.  

Intended delegates: doctors, nurses, technicians and/or anyone allied to urodynamics who have little or no urodynamic experience.

Learning points

• appreciation of the philosophy behind urodynamic studies (UDS) as part of patient investigation
• basic knowledge of the principles behind the measurement of urine flow and pressure
• basic knowledge of the techniques of flow and pressure measurement
• ability to interpret straightforward urodynamic traces
• appreciation of the artefacts seen during UDS
• basic ability to operate urodynamic equipment

Course Director: Professor Paul Abrams

Cost: £520

Online Booking online booking form

For further information contact buicourses@nbt.nhs.uk