8 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS FEBRUARY 2017 Editorial | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2016: EGHS-WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events WGO President David Bjorkman most up-to-date information, as well as practical and technological advances delivered by a most esteemed faculty. The International Program Com-mittee, with representatives from both organizations, developed a robust edu-cational program over three days of scientific events, including symposia, forums, debates, and live broadcasting of a series of endoscopy cases. In ad-dition to the keynote speeches, video presentations as well as oral and poster presentations and panel discussions, Gastro 2016 also included onsite hands-on training sessions. Major WGO programs such as the WGO Global Guidelines were incorporated throughout the Scien-tific Program, thus highlighting their relevance to a broad clinical audience. The WGO global guidelines presented at Gastro 2016 were: • H. pylori guidelines • GERD guidelines • IBS guidelines • IBD guidelines Presentations also focused on WGO’s Education and Training pro-grams, including discussion regard-ing Train the Trainers and Training Centers. Delegates had the opportunity to share their work with colleagues and we are pleased to note that a record number of abstracts were submitted. This work was presented in either oral scientific presentations or as posters. The Congress was supported by numerous sponsors who assisted in making Gastro 2016 the success that it was. The Congress partners are ex-tremely appreciative of their generous contributions. The Exhibition Hall, where both WGO and EGHS had booths high-lighting their many programs, offered delegates a showcase of products, services, and expertise from sponsors and exhibitors from around the world. For those who attended we hope that you enjoyed your time in Abu Dhabi and were also able to enjoy some of the local culture that made it a unique destination for Gastro 2016. Be sure to keep reading e-WGN and monitor the WGO website for information on upcoming meet-ings! We look forward to seeing each one of you at upcoming WGO joint meetings, including the next World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG 2017, which will take place 13-18 October 2017 in partnership with the American College of Gastroenterology in Orlando, Florida, USA! Attendees at Gastro 2016 presentation Scientific panel featuring Eamonn Quigley, Makki Fayadh, Asad Dajani and Carolina Olano
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