8 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS OCTOBER 2017 Editorial | Expert Point of View | WCOG at ACG 2017 | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017 We hope you are planning on joining us at the World Congress of Gastro-enterology at ACG2017 (WCOG at ACG2017) in Orlando, Florida, USA from 13-18 October, 2017. A partnership of the World Gastroenter-ology Organisation (WGO) and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the WCOG at ACG2017 offers a unique platform and the op-portunity to meet and network with a truly international audience. Nota-bly, in a first for a World Congress of Gastroenterology, a number of sessions will be presented in Spanish or in English with simultaneous inter-pretation into Spanish (headsets will be available). Additionally we will feature the “Best of Original Latin American Research (Free Papers/ Abstract Presentations)” session on Wednesday, 18 October. Invite your colleagues to WCOG at ACG2017 Once you have registered for WCOG at ACG2017, be sure to ask your colleagues to join you by download-ing the following image to post via Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook and use hashtag #WCOGatACG2017. Don’t forget to include the meeting website link when you post. Sug-gested copy to post, “Join me at WCOG at ACG2017. Visit world-congressACG2017. org to learn more. #WCOGatACG2017.” • Image for use on Face-book – http://worldcongres-sacg2017. org/wp-content/ uploads/2017/08/17ACG-JoinMe- Facebook-Going.jpg • Image for use on Twitter - http:// worldcongressacg2017.org/ wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ ACG2017-Twitter-Going.png • Image for use on LinkedIn - http://worldcongressacg2017.org/ wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ ACG2017-JoinMe-LinkedIn- Going.png Make sure you follow the WGO social media accounts below, to see other colleagues who are attending WCOG at ACG2017! • WGO Facebook: @WorldGastroOrg http://www.fb.me/WorldGas-troOrg Twitter : @WorldGastroOrg https://twitter.com/WorldGas-troOrg • ACG Facebook: @AmCollegeGastro https://www.facebook.com/Am- CollegeGastro Twitter: @AmCollegeGastro https://twitter.com/AmColleg-eGastro LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin. com/company/american-college-of- gastroenterology Preliminary Program The Preliminary Program for the WCOG at ACG2017, featuring the agendas for all courses, the Scientific Meeting, workshops, luncheons and receptions, as well as the sessions that will be available in Spanish, is available online here at http://world-congressacg2017. org/wp-content/ uploads/2017/07/ACG17_Pre-lim_ Program_web.pdf. Some of the highlights include: Friday, 13 October • GI Pathophysiology Course • WGO-ASGE Endoscopy Course: Viva Endoscopy! • Practice Management Course: Future World: Taking Ownership During Changing Times • What’s New in GI Pharmacology Course • Trainees’ Workshops: Navigating, Networking, and Negotiating Your First Job Saturday, 14 October • Postgraduate Course: Global Ap-proach to Optimal Management of GI Disorders • David Sun Lecture • GI Jeopardy Competition Sunday, 15 October • Postgraduate Course • Hands-on Endoscopy Workshop Center
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