Abstracts

Case Studies

A dedicated track for the clinical case that changed how you practise.

The track

Why we run a case track

The case study track is the most practical part of the MBTL programme. It gives clinicians a place to present a single real patient (the presentation, the reasoning, the microbiome data if it was used, the decision, and the outcome) and to open that reasoning to an expert panel and the room.

Cases do not need a happy ending. Some of the most valuable sessions in previous editions have been about interventions that did not work, and why.

Submission

Case study requirements

Length

Maximum 400 words

Structure

Presentation · Investigation · Management · Outcome · Learning points

Patient consent

Written consent required; a consent statement must appear in the submission

Anonymisation

No identifiable data in text, images or tables

Deadline

31 July 2027

Presentation

10 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of panel discussion

Topics

Case study topics

Submit your clinical case under one of the following.

What makes a strong case

Selection criteria

It teaches something

The panel is looking for a transferable learning point, not an unusual diagnosis for its own sake.

The reasoning is visible

Show us how the decision was made, including the options you rejected.

It is honest

Uncertainty, complications and negative outcomes are welcome and often the most instructive.

It connects to the science

The strongest cases link a clinical decision to the evidence presented elsewhere in the programme.

The case that taught the room most last year was one where the intervention failed. Bring us those too.

Chair, Clinical Case Sessions

Present a case

Case study submissions close on 31 July 2027.