12 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS APRIL 2015 Editorial | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2015: AGW/WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events Upcoming WDHD Events & Celebrations Emirates Digestive Diseases Group Heartburn Awareness Campaign When: May 28-30, 2015 Location: Multiple Locations in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Contact: Dr. Ali Al Fazari (a.almelaih@uaeu.ac.ae) Event Description: Public awareness campaigns will be organized with live shows and interactive sessions and distribution of educational patient materials on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). World Digestive Health Day Session: Barrett’s esophagus. Screening and surveillance. When: May 29, 2015 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Contact: Prof. Björn Lindkvist, Scientific Secretary, Swedish Society of Gastroenterology Event Description: This WDHD session will be held during the yearly meeting of the Swedish Society of Gastroenterology. More information about the yearly meeting is available at http://gastrodagarna.svenskgastroenterologi. se. World Digestive Health Day: Heartburn, A Global Perspective When: May 29, 2015 Location: Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Chile Contact: Ana Maria Madrid (amadrid@ hcuch.cl or anamariamadrid@ gmail.com) Event Description: Sponsored by the Chilean Society of Gastroenterology through its President, Dr. Marco Arrese, and in collaboration with Pharma Laboratory Investi, this session will consist of a stand with videos, talks for the public on heartburn, reflux and esophagitis. Materials will be given out to the public with tips on healthy eating, symptoms and alarms, when to consult, etc. PLAN YOUR OWN WDHD EVENT WGO encourage all Member Societies to participate in World Digestive Health Day 2015 by arranging events in their regions to commemorate this day. We hope that this year’s campaign will help increase awareness of Heartburn worldwide. Have you started planning your event? While the official date of WDHD is May 29, many events take place throughout 2015. 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. You may find a variety of tools and resources which benefit your physicians, other healthcare professionals, patients, and the general public, by visiting http://www.wgofoundation. org/wdhd-2015.html. For questions regarding WDHD, please email info@worldgastroenterology.org. Please also visit the http://www. wgofoundation.org/submit-wdhd- 2015-event to officially submit your event for inclusion on the calendar and to request a copy of the 2015 WDHD logo for your use in promoting this year’s WDHD campaign: “Heartburn: A Global Perspective.”
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