35 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS MAY 2016 Editorial | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2016: EGHS-WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events VII Latvian Gastroenterology Congress with International Participation Aleksejs Derovs, MD, PhD Head of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Clinic Riga East Clinical University Hospital Riga, Latvia The VII Latvian Gastroenterology Congress with International participa-tion was held on December 5, 2015 in Riga, Latvia. The congress was attended by more than 1,150 medical professionals, including: physicians, pharmacists, residents, students, and nurses. Both national and internation-al lecturers (from the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Israel, UK, Russia, and Croatia) presented the lat-est scientific accomplishments in the field of gastroenterology, hepatology, nutrition, and endoscopy. It is one of the biggest international congresses organized in Eastern Europe, bringing Assist. Prof. Aleksejs Derovs_Era of monoclonal antibody therapy in inflammatory bowel diseases. Gastroenterology vs. Cardiology myths and reality: Assist. Prof. Aleksejs Derovs (Latvia), Dr. Ilja Zakke (Latvia), Prof. Leonid B. Lazeb-nik (Russia), and Dr. Liga Kozlovska (Latvia). medical specialists interested in the field of gastroenterology together for the seventh time. The Congress Plenary session was opened by Professor Aivars Lejnieks (Latvia), who reminded attendees of the essential role of a healthy rela-tionship between doctor and patient in clinical practice, while Professor Juris Pokrotnieks (Latvia) marked the development of gastroenterology in Latvia and Professor Joost PH Drenth (Netherlands), as an official United European Gastroenterology represen-tative, the development of gastroen-terology in the European Union since the very beginning. National and international spe-cialists covered the fields of gastro-enterology, surgery, endocrinology, radiology, and pathology, speaking about diagnostics and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), diverticulosis, pancreas diseases, appendicitis, and gastrointestinal bleeding. They emphasized monoclo-nal antibody treatment possibilities in IBD, the importance of magnetic resonance enterography in early IBD detection, and the importance of capsule endoscopy in iron deficiency anemia diagnostics in order to start early anemia treatment with intra-venous iron medication, as well as neuroendocrine tumor role in the clinical practice. Professor Gian Dorta (Switzerland) shared his experience in radio frequency ablation therapy in patients with Barrett’s esophagus. Specialists recapped the new line treat-ment options for patients with viral hepatitis and HIV infection, empha-sizing the role of diagnostics, correct result interpretation, and early treat-ment approach, stating that patients should be directly interviewed and diseases should be openly discussed. Professor Alastair Forbes (UK), as an opinion leader in the nutrition field, spoke of successful treatment options
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