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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS OCTOBER 2018
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around the world to submit and present
their latest research findings and,
to support the quality of submissions,
UEG offers a number of awards.
UEG Week Barcelona 2017
Awards
Research Prize
Jesper Lagergren is a Consultant Surgeon
at the department of Molecular
Medicine and Surgery at the Karolinska
Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden
and was awarded the distinguished
UEG Research Prize 2017 for his outstanding
project ‘The aetiology, prevention
and treatment of oesophageal
cancer’. The overarching goal of his
research is to improve clinical practice
and to contribute to an improved
prognosis for future patient survival.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Anthony Axon has been a clinical
Gastroenterologist for 40 years and
was the first to draw attention to the
requirement for effective disinfection
in endoscopy, and to recognize
the need for a closed disinfection
system. His involvement with UEG
started with his membership on the
Scientific Committee 1996-1999 and
culminated in his Chairmanship of
UEG Council 2006-2007. During
his Presidency UEG has expanded its
activities further and Professor Axon
played a part in its success.
Top Abstract Prize Awardees
Yuichi Mori, Jonas Rosendahl, Wai
Keung Leung, Baris Mercanoglu,
Anaïs Larabi - € 10,000 go to each
of these top 5 abstracts submitted to
UEG Week 2017.
Journal Best Paper Award
This year’s UEG Journal Best Paper
Award went to Clive Wilder-Smith, as
the first author of the winning article:
Gastro-oesophageal reflux is common
in oligosymptomatic patients with
dental erosion: A pH-impedance and
endoscopic study.
Congress recordings - UEG Week
24/7
The congress experience continues.
UEG Week 24/7 features all core
scientific lectures from UEG Week
Barcelona 2017: www.ueg.eu/
week/24-7
Share with us the future of digestive
health and visit UEG Week in
Vienna, 20-24 October, 2018! Register
at: www.ueg.eu/week
Audience at UEG Week
WGO exhibit at UEG Week