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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS OCTOBER 2018
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WGO Train the Trainers Khartoum
2018
WGO is proud to announce its Train
the Trainers workshop in Sudan a
resounding success! Since Train the
Trainers began in 2001, over 1,000
educators have attended this unique
program to hone their skills in adult
education. The 26th WGO Train
the Trainers (TTT) workshop took
place this past 18-21 April 2018
in Khartoum, Sudan. This interactive
workshop was organized by the
World Gastroenterology Organisation
(WGO) and the Sudanese Society of
Gastroenterology with support from
the American College of Gastroenterology.
It was made up of 17 modules,
included lectures, small group discussions,
and hands-on sessions while
creating the opportunity for everybody
to engage in an open discussion
on many topics related to teaching
TTT Sudan 2018 was an
intensive four-day course
focused on improving the
abilities and educational
skills of trainers in the field
of digestive health.
TTT faculty and staff
and training. The participants were
divided into break out groups for
sessions that occurred every day. These
groups were named for prominent
locations in Sudan: Kassala, Dongula,
Nyala, Kosti, Wad Madani and
Omdurman.
In particular, TTT Sudan 2018 was
an intensive four-day course focused
on improving the abilities and educational
skills of trainers in the field of
digestive health. Sudan 2018 brought
together renowned faculty members
from WGO (trainers) and participants
(trainees) from 16 different countries
and settings around the world, in an
enabling environment to improve
their potential for teaching. For the
first time a participant came from
Participants, faculty and staff Eritrea, which had never before sent