Diagnosis of Achalasia: meeting with achalasia experts

## Diagnosis of Achalasia: meeting with achalasia experts

with:

Majid Hashemi FRCS, Consultant Upper GI Surgeon
and guest speakers including:

• Professor Anthony Hobson PhD, Clinical Physiology Scientist, Director Functional Gut, London
• Dr Dipesh H Vasant MB ChB MRCP PhD, Consultant Gastroenterologist & Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Manchester, Neurogastroenterology Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
• Dr Sacheen Kumar Consultant Upper GI surgeon, Royal Marsden Hospital

This meeting brings together people with achalasia and a panel of expert health professionals - to enable people with achalasia to get information from the experts and have their key questions answered. Questions on achalasia diagnosis are invited in advance.

At the meeting we will:

• Have a gastroenterologist, physiologist and upper GI surgeons on the panel, who will give an overview of achalasia diagnosis and answer your questions related to achalasia diagnosis.
• Give attendees an update on what we’ve achieved as a charity in the past year and an update on our misdiagnosis policy research project.

For the best chance of your questions being answered, please send them by Tuesday 28 January at the latest. Please send your questions to Amanda Ladell on: [amandaladell@achalasia-action.org](mailto:amandaladell@achalasia-action.org)

There will be an opportunity to use the ‘chat’ function to ask questions during the session, but we cannot guarantee that we can answer all of them. You are also welcome to join the meeting and just listen.
This meeting will take place on Google Meet, with the session being open for logging on 10 minutes beforehand. Due to issues with large numbers attending, all those taking part except for speakers will normally be muted.

Please also look out for the smaller informal virtual meetings, where conversations with others with achalasia will be easier and give the opportunity for following up on unanswered questions and issues arising from the meeting. You cans sign up for these meetings here: https://www.meetup.com/achalasia-104/

If you are interested in finding out more about achalasia, please visit our website and sign up for our newsletters: https://www.achalasia-action.org/newsletter/

All meetings are free for participants to join, as our specialist speakers give their time to Achalasia Action for free. Achalasia Action is a small, fully volunteer-led charity with no paid staff or premises. We strive to operate an efficient and effective organisation that fulfils our charitable purpose to improve the lives of people with achalasia and their loved ones.

We would be unable to continue our charitable support, information and research activities without the generous donations of our supporters. If you felt that the meeting provided you with valuable insight, and you can afford to, please consider making a donation to us on: https://www.achalasia-action.org/donate/

You can also support us by volunteering or fundraising for us. If you'd like to find out more, please contact us on: [info@achalasia-action.org](mailto:info@achalasia-action.org)

Looking forward to seeing you at 5.30pm on 3 February 2025.

Amanda Ladell
Patient Support Coordinator

Silvia DaveyChair,
Achalasia Actionhttps://www.achalasia-action.org/