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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS OCTOBER 2018
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of Edinburgh, Glasgow, London,
and Australia, the American College
of Gastroenterology, the American
Gastroenterological Association, the
Hong Kong College of Physicians and
the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.
He is concurrently Mok Hing
Yiu Professor of Medicine of CUHK,
an Academician of the Chinese Academy
of Engineering of the People’s
Republic of China, an Academician of
the Eurasian Academy of Sciences and
a Founding Member of the Academy
of Sciences of Hong Kong.
As a renowned scientist in gastroenterology,
Professor Sung’s research
interests include intestinal bleeding,
Helicobacter Pylori, peptic ulcer, hepatitis
B, colorectal cancer, and other
cancers related to the digestive system.
Professor Sung and his team proved
the relationship between H. Pylori and
peptic ulcer diseases. They were first in
demonstrating that a course of antibiotics
lasting a week can cure H. Pylori
infection and successfully treat peptic
ulcers and minimize their relapse. At
the same time, he and his research
team pioneered the use of endoscopic
treatment for ulcer bleeding to reduce
the need for operative surgery. These
research results have a major impact
on and have changed the practice of
gastroenterology worldwide.
Professor Sung is a renowned researcher
in gastroenterology and hepatology.
He led a group of experts from
15 Asia-Pacific countries to launch
colorectal cancer screening research in
2004, and has laid down clear guidelines
and promoted colorectal screenings
in the region. Because of his work
in cancer screening and prevention,
Professor Sung was honored by the
Prevent Cancer Foundation of the
United States with the Laurel Award
in 2008. In 2009, his seminal lectures
on peptic ulcer bleeding won him the
Marshall and Warren Lecture Award.
In the same year, he was also awarded
the Endoscopy Award of the German
Society of Gastroenterology.
In 2003, Professor Sung led his
medical team to fight against the
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS) and was named “Asian Hero”
by Time magazine in recognition of
his outstanding contributions.
In 2013, he received the Master of
the World Gastroenterology Organisation
(MWGO) Award from the
World Gastroenterology Organisation
& WGO Foundation.
19th Joint Annual Scientific
Meeting in Hong Kong
The 19th Joint Annual Scientific
Meeting was successfully held on 23
September 2017 and attended by
more than 100 healthcare professionals.
This year, the meeting was incorporated
into Asian Pacific Digestive
Week 2017. The meeting is an annual
scientific event jointly organized by
six societies for gastrointestinal and
hepatobiliary diseases in Hong Kong,
namely 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 and
the Hong Kong IBD Society.
Two case discussions were presented.
The first case presented by
Dr. Michael Ko was a young patient
with Wilson’s Disease complicated by
pregnancy. The second case presented
by Dr. Kevin Liu was a patient with
signet ring cell carcinoma of the
stomach with peritoneal metastasis
mimicking Crohn’s Disease. Both
panelists and delegates participated
actively throughout the discussions.
(Reprinted with permission of The
Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology)
e-Poster presentations
APDW scientific session
APDW presentation