12 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS SEPTEMBER 2015 Editorial | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2015: AGW/WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events World Digestive Health Day 2015 Heartburn: A Global Perspective WDHD 2015 events have so far been celebrated in over 20 countries, with many events still scheduled to take place this year! WGO thanks each member society, organization, health-care professional and participant for helping spread the word about the management of heartburn. There is still time to plan your 2015 event around Heartburn: A Global Perspective! While the official date of WDHD is May 29th, many events take place throughout the year. Past events include public campaigns, courses and lectures on treatments of the current theme, marathons, walkathons, national meetings, press conferences, television and radio interviews, creating a country’s own WDHD Day, publications and much more. For questions regarding WDHD or to officially submit your event for placement on the calendar, please email info@worldgastroenterol-ogy. org. Please also visit the WDHD 2015 website to request a copy of the 2015 WDHD logo for use in promot-ing this year’s WDHD campaign. For a full list of events taking place in celebration of WDHD 2015, visit http://www.worldgastroenterology. org/wgo-foundation/wdhd/wdhd- 2015/wdhd-2015-events-success-sto-ries. Have you held a 2015 WDHD event that you would like to share on the website or in e-WGN? Please submit your event here! With events continuing to take place through the end of 2015, we are pleased to feature the follow-ing WDHD 2015 events that have recently taken place! Chilean Society of Gastroenterology Celebrates World Digestive Health Day Ana Maria Madrid, MD Professor Head, Laboratory of Motility and Functional Digestive Disorders Gastroenterology Service of the Hospital of the University of Chile Independencia, Región Metropolitana, Chile Edith Perez de Arce, MD Internist, Hospital of the University of Chile Independencia, Región Metropolitana, Chile The Chilean Society of Gastroenterol-ogy, in conjunction with the Hospital of the University of Chile (HCUCH), participated in the celebration of World Digestive Health Day on 29 May 2015. The central theme this year was “Heartburn and Gastro-esophageal Reflux.” The event was chaired by Dr. Marco Arrese, MD, President of the Chilean Society of Gastroenterology, and Dr. Jorge Hasbún, MD, Director General of HCUCH. The organization of the event was led by Dr. Ana Maria Madrid, MD,
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