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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS OCTOBER 2018
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Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2017
Justin C. Y. Wu, MBChB, MD, FRCP (Lond, Edin),
FHKAM, FHKCP, AGAF
Congress President and Local Organizing Committee Chair
Past President, The Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology
The Asian Pacific Digestive Week
2017 (APDW 2017) themed “The
Future in Digestive Diseases” was held
in Hong Kong from 23 - 26 September
2017 at the Hong Kong Convention
and Exhibition Centre. APDW
2017 was the concerted effort of The
Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology,
Hong Kong Society of Digestive
Endoscopy, Hong Kong Society for
Coloproctology, The Hong Kong
Association for the Study of Liver
Diseases, The Hong Kong Society of
Gastrointestinal Motility, Hong Kong
IBD Society and Hong Kong Society
of Endoscopy Nurses.
It was a very successful Conference
with over 2,800 participants from 44
countries/cities including 197 invited
speakers. Japan, China and Korea
ranked the top three for the number
of participants. The scientific program
was very comprehensive with the postgraduate
course, the Nurses Program
and seven parallel workshops on the
pre-congress day on 23 September.
Named lectures, the live endoscopy
in which WGO supports its Member
Societies and Regional Affiliate
Associations and their activities. The
WGO Distinguished Global Lecture
is a means by which WGO can
even more effectively demonstrate
its commitment to participating in
and supporting the major annual or
biannual meetings of the Regional
Affiliate Associations. WGO appreciates
the opportunity to partner with
its Regional Affiliate Associations and
looks forward to more collaborations
in the future.
Each year, in conjunction with a
WGO Regional Affiliate Association,
WGO awards the WGO Distinguished
Global Lecture to a physician
who has contributed, from a global
perspective, to education and training
being offered on a regional basis.
WGO was privileged to honor Prof.
Joseph J.Y. Sung, who was chosen, in
collaboration with the Asian Pacific
Association of Gastroenterology
(APAGE), to deliver the esteemed
WGO Distinguished Global Lecture,
which was well attended and received.
Prof. Sung’s lecture was entitled “Artificial
intelligence and gastroenterology:
Is there still a role for gastroenterologists?”
Prof. Sung received his medical
degree (MB BS) from The University
of Hong Kong in 1983, and was
conferred PhD in biomedical sciences
by the University of Calgary and MD
by The Chinese University of Hong
Kong (CUHK) in subsequent years.
Professor Sung holds fellowships
from the Royal Colleges of Physicians
workshop, Young Clinician/Investigator
Program, sponsored symposia and
workshops and 56 parallel scientific
sessions were conducted over 3 days,
24-26 September.
Out of 1,002 abstracts received,
786 were accepted for presentation
in different categories, the Young Investigator
Awards, Posters of Distinction
Awards, Best of APDW Plenary
Abstracts, Moderated e-Poster, Pure
e-Poster Display and Video Display.
There were good opportunities
for participants to meet during the
welcome reception, opening ceremony
and faculty dinner. Industry
partners, faculty and delegates enjoyed
the participation in the Conference,
friendship, and cultural experience in
Hong Kong.
WGO Distinguished Global
Lectureship at APDW
The WGO believes that it is important
to continuously expand the ways
APDW Opening Session with Dr. Justin Wu
Panel discussion
Joseph J.Y. Sung (middle) is awarded the
WGO Distinguished Global Lecture, with David
Bjorkman, Past President of WGO and Daiming
Fan, Vice President, APAGE