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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS SEPTEMBER 2019
Editorial | Expert Point of View | WCOG 2019 | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events
WDHD in Brazil: Prevention of Gastrointestinal Cancer
— Social Actions in the Northeast of Brazil
On 29 May 2019 both the Sociedade
de Gastroenterologia do Piauí and
the Sociedade de Gastroenterologia
do Paraíba held events to celebrate
WDHD 2019.
Piauí
On the evening of 29 May 2019, the
Sociedade de Gastroenterologia do
Piauí (SGP) celebrated Gastroenterologists
Day and WDHD 2019 in
grand style! We thank the audience,
the speakers, the SGP participants
who carried out the event, and all
the sponsors and supporters who
believed in our work and recognized
that our social action has an important
impact for all of us. The public
was very attentive to the lectures and
actively participated in the WDHD
at Teresina Shopping. Our event was
a success!
In addition to educational lectures,
we offered vaccinations and
rapid tests. Cancer nutritionist Dr.
Socorro Coelho presented on the
guidelines of nutrition in the prevention
of cancer of the digestive system.
Also Dr. Lucidio Baldoino spoke on
the prevention of stomach cancer.
Other speakers included Joceli Santos,
Jozelda Duarte and Sabas Vieira.
Paraíba
Gastroenterology Society of Paraíba
held its social action at the Tambiá
Shopping Center in João Pessoa,
Paraiba. This event was carried out in
partnership with leagues of students
and related gastroenterology societies.
We thank the audience,
the speakers, the SGP
participants who carried
out the event, and all the
sponsors and supporters
who believed in our work
and recognized that
our social action has an
important impact for all
of us.
Audience at the WDHD social action in Teresina
Shopping
The Gastroenterology Society of Paraíba
Sociedade de Gastroenterologia do Piauí
Students of nutrition with Dr. Socorro Coelho
Brochures from the social action at the Tambiá
Shopping
Welcome to the social action at the Tambiá
Shopping Center