Calprotectin in Primary Care – Dr James Turvill

Dr. James Turvill, Consultant Gastroenterologist at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was one of the experts speaking at Alpha Laboratories Digestive Diseases Day in November 2017 where he discussed the application of calprotectin testing in clinical care.

Since 2008 Dr. Turvill has developed a research interest in the use of biomarkers to facilitate in the diagnosis and monitoring of gastrointestinal disease. Currently he is working with Y&H AHSN in the implementation of a faecal calprotectin care pathway to support NICE DG11 and with the Y&H Cancer Alliance in the introduction of FIT in patients with suspected colorectal cancer.