Dr Philip Smith, Digital and Education Editor of Gut and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK interviews Professor Mario Dinis-Ribeiro from the Department of Gastroenterology at Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center & RISE—Health Research Network, Porto, Portugal, on the paper "The road to a world-unified approach to the management of patients with gastric intestinal metaplasia: a review of current guidelines" published in paper copy in Gut in October 2024.