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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS SEPTEMBER 2019
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the adoption of by-laws, as well as the
election of WGO officers. There shall
be only one vote for each Member
Society.
Tuesday 24 September 2019
While the final day again begins with
sunrise sessions and the Hands-on-
Ultrasonography a highlight is sure
to be the Georges Brohée Lecture,
delivered by Prof. Michael Fried,
entitled “Evidence based medicine:
How good is the evidence?”. Georges
Brohée was the founder of the first International
Association of Gastroenterology.
A medal will be presented to
Prof. Fried by WGO Member Society,
the Société Royale Belge de Gastro-
Entérologie (of which Dr. Brohée was
also a founder).
Master of the WGO Award
The Master of the WGO Award is
the highest honor WGO can bestow
on a member and is granted only to
those individuals who have provided
outstanding dedication to the mission
of the WGO and achieved distinction
in such areas as scholarly research,
teaching, and service to WGO and
the community at large.
The Award was created to recognize
these contributions and by this recognition
provide incentive, encouragement,
and guidance for others to
significantly contribute to their fields.
The Masters of the WGO Award is a
capstone career award and is given in
conjunction with each World Congress
of Gastroenterology.
In 2019 WGO is proud to present
the MWGO Award to the following
individuals during the General Assembly:
T. S. Chandrasekar (India), Henry
Cohen (Uruguay), Daiming Fan
(China), Makki H. Fayadh (Iraq), Peter
Ferenci (Austria), Eamonn Quigley
(USA) and James Toouli (Australia).
For more information and to
register for the World Congress of
Gastroenterology please visit https://
wcog2019.org.