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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS APRIL 2018
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The World Gastroenterology
Organisation
(WGO)
originated largely
due to the initiative
of Dr. Georges
Brohée (1887-
1957), a Belgian Surgeon and
Radiologist who promoted modern
Gastroenterology, in particular by
founding the Belgian Society of
Gastroenterology in 1928 and by
organizing the first International
Congress of Gastroenterology in
Brussels in 1935. His continuing
efforts culminated in the constitution
of the “Organisation Mondiale de
Gastro-entérologie” (OMGE) on 29
May 1958 in Washington, DC, USA
where the first World Congress of
Gastroenterology was held. The
organization was officially renamed
the World Gastroenterology Organisation
(WGO) in May 2007.
About the WGO Georges Brohée
Medal and Lecture
A Brohée Lecture is delivered during
each World Congress of Gastroenterology
to commemorate Georges
Brohée, the founder of the first International
Association of Gastroenterology.
The Brohée Lecturer is chosen by
the WGO Governing Council from
either the host country or the respective
region. A Medal is presented to
the nominated lecturer during the
World Congress in which the lecture
is presented.