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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS JULY 2019
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Continued from: TTT Bucharest: A Global “United Nations” Gathering
sessions put what we have learned into practice and solidified
our teaching concepts. There were concise sessions on
different aspects of research. I really found the sections on
appraisal and credentialing useful, as these are relevant to my
daily clinical practice. And tips on setting multiple choice
questions: I finally have guidance!
The content of this workshop can be potentially very
impactful for gastroenterologists in China and Asia. China
is in the midst of modernizing its medical teaching and
training methods up to international standards. Gastroenterology
is one of the fastest-growing specialties in China,
and the content of this workshop will be highly useful for
Chinese institutions aspiring to improve their teaching and
training standards. Hopefully WGO can take a leading
role in this. In addition, this workshop was truly a global
“United Nations” gathering with participants from all six
continents. It was great to meet new gastroenterology friends
from Argentina, Croatia, Madagascar, Guatemala, and of
course Romania!
I would like to wholeheartedly thank the faculty members
of this workshop for the enlightening learning experience,
including Drs. Jean-Christophe Saurin, Damon Bizos, Guilherme
Macedo, David Bjorkman, Emmanuelle Williams,
Harshit Khara and Kelly Burak. Thoroughly impressed by
their wholehearted dedication to education! And of course a
million thanks to the Romanian Society of Gastroenterology
for being the best host possible and providing an enriching
dose of Romanian culture! I fully support the conducting
of similar TTT workshops in the future and the devotion of
WGO to improving gastroenterology educational standards
worldwide.
Continued from: Train the Trainers, Bucharest: A Romanian Perspective
Also this concept of intensive and interactive workshops,
practicing teamwork, gave me a great opportunity for me
to learn better.
I was impressed by the concept of a flipped classroom
and the presentation how to make multiple choice questions,
given by Professor Kelly Burak. I will definitely try
to implement these techniques in my department.
Professor Harshit Khara talked to us about credentialing,
interpersonal skills and team working, which was a very
interesting presentation.
Professor Guilherme Macedo made a very good presentation
about professionalism, which many will definitely
remember for a long time now.
Professor Chris Mulder explained publications and
publication politics, which gave us a lot of clues to why
somebody is published and why they are not.
Professor Jean-Christophe Saurin was our principal chair
throughout the sessions, made the sessions very interactive
and has shared many of his ideas about gastroenterology
and endoscopy.
I have to note our Romanian teachers Professors Anca
Trifan, Carol Stanciu and Catalin Sfarti who delivered
great presentations about evidence-based medicine and
publications.
Professor Emmanuelle Williams spoke to us about assessment
and appraisal and she did a wonderful job moderating
the breakout session.
Last, but not least, Professor Cihan Yurdaydin, with
his impressive experience as editor, gave us an interesting
presentation of critical appraisal of an article, followed by a
very useful teamwork in the breakout session.
Finally, I have to emphasize how successful the social
side of the event was organized by the Romanian Professors
Trifan, Stanciu and Sfarti. Many participants appreciated
it as superlative and will keep many, many wonderful
memories.
Professor Harshit Khara organized a WhatsApp group
for all TTT attendees which we used to exchange photos,
films and ideas. Thank you very much Harshit!
Thank you very much WGO! Thank you very much
SRGH!
Continued from: Four Days of Intense Work and Fun in Bucharest,
Romania!
rest, Romania that was planned to take place from 1-4 April,
2019 in partnership with Romanian Society of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology (SRGH).
From the very beginning, the event was highly organized.
All details were perfectly taken care of so precisely and carefully,
thanks to the highly skilled organizing team who made
our task an easy one. The warm welcome provided to me,
along with the wonderful hand-made Romanian souvenir
upon my arrival to Bucharest seemed so promising with a
unique event to come.
The TTT had a unique structure, mixing hard work with
fun. A total of 50 participants from all over the world, making
it a cosmopolitan event, first met during the welcome
dinner on the first day of arrival and never imagine how we
would feel on the last day!
Dividing the group into smaller working groups was a
very effective idea which allowed people to interact in a
friendly and professional manner, breaking geographical,
language and cultural boundaries.
The content of the course was extraordinarily practical and
highly focused on the skills we need to encounter everyday,
the challenges in the training field. Shorter lectures, longer
breakout sessions and small group workshops made the long
days so interesting and interactive. Very rich topics were