The 14th Annual Saudi Gastroenterology Association (SGA) and 3rd Saudi Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and Transplantation (SASLT) Meeting - Majid A. Almadi, MBBS, MSc (Clinical Epidemiology), FRCPC
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The 14th Annual Saudi Gastroenterology Association
(SGA) and 3rd Saudi Association for the Study of
Liver Diseases and Transplantation (SASLT) Meeting
Majid A. Almadi, MBBS, MSc (Clinical Epidemiol-ogy),
The annual Saudi Gastroenterol-ogy
Association (SGA) meeting was
held in combination with the Saudi
Association for the Study of Liver
Diseases and Transplantation (SASLT)
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 19-21
January 2016. The conference covered
a vast area pertaining to gastroenter-ology
and hepatology. The meeting
featured prominent national and
international faculty in their respec-tive
fields, including faculty from:
Belgium, Canada, India, Italy, Japan,
Singapore, UAE, and the USA.
Some of the international faculty
that attended the meeting included:
Professor Gert Van Assche (Belgium),
Professor Hiroyuki Isayama (Japan),
Professor Jan Tack (Belgium), Profes-sor
Lawrence Khek-yu Ho (Singa-
FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
President of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
Therapeutic Endoscopy Program Director
Division of Gastroenterology, King Khalid University Hospital, King
Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
pore), Professor Takuma Higurashi
(Japan), Professor Mark Sulkowski
(USA), Professor Massimo Colombo
(Italy), Dr. Mohammad Al Haddad
(UAE), Professor Remo Panaccione
(Canada), Dr. Vinay Dhir (India),
Professor Yasushi Sano (Japan), and
Professor Zobair Younossi (USA).
A number of specialized courses
were held prior to the meeting in the
field of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
in collaboration with the Asian EUS
group (AEG) and in the use of narrow
band imaging in collaboration with
the Asian NBI group (ANBIG). Both
of these courses included didactic
lectures as well as hands on experi-ence.
In addition, there was a course
on the use of FibroScan® with its vari-ous
applications in a spectrum of liver
disorders. Also, the World Endoscopy
Organization (WEO) participated
with its Better Endoscopic Service
Training (BEST) program with a
focus on training and excellence in
endoscopy.
The conference targeted regional
gastroenterologists as well as inter-nists,
surgeons, radiologists, and
researchers. The topics covered areas
Some of the chairpersons of the SGA meeting. Dr. Mahmoud Mosli, one of the speakers.
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