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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS FEBRUARY 2019
Editorial | Gastro 2018 | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events
World Digestive Health Day 2018 in Malaysia
Launching of the Malaysian Hepatitis Day 2018 Screening in progress Articles about WDHD in local newspapers
GUT 2018 – Annual Scientific
Meeting
The Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology held their
Annual Scientific Meeting with the
theme “Eliminate Hepatitis Fight
Cancers,” in line with the World
Digestive Health Day 2018. It was
held on 13th to 15th July 2018 at the
G Hotel in Penang, Malaysia. A total
of fifteen overseas faculty, assisted by
local doctors, anchored the scientific
program. The program included three
symposia related to viral hepatitis
which were “Treatment of Hepatitis
B in 2018”, “HCV treatment with
EBR/GZR: From Evidence to Clinical
Practice,” ”Eradicating Hepatitis C”
and other related topics like “Liver
Cancer” and a Meet-The-Expert
Breakfast Session on “Enhancing
Patient Care With Fibroscan.”
The meeting had more than
400 registrations and the Society
sponsored the registration fees of
76 doctors from the government
hospitals and the primary care clinics
in Penang.
MSGH Clinical Meetings
The Society also held two Clinical
Meetings in 2018. The focus at
both these meetings was on Hepatitis
C and the topics were “Viral Hepatitis
- The present and future”, “My
Approach to Management of Chronic
Hepatitis C”, Chronic Hepatitis C
in Special Populations,” “What Can
Primary Care Offer in Managing
Chronic Hepatitis C” and two sessions
of case discussions.
1. 7 January 2018 at the Dermatology
Auditorium, Hospital
Kuala Lumpur;
2. 22 September 2018 at Clinical
Research Centre Auditorium,
Hospital Umum Sarawak,
Kuching, Sarawak attended by
97 healthcare workers
A total of fifteen overseas
faculty, assisted by local
doctors, anchored the
scientific program.