Table of conTenTs Welcome address II about GasTRo 2009, UeGW ...

scIenTIfIc InfoRMaTIon
lUncH sessIons
Lunch sessions are supposed to be for management
discussion, not didactic teaching
and are offered from Monday to Wednesday
at 12:45 – 14:00. The focus of each session
will be on the daily clinical practice of
gastroenterology. The maximum number
of participants will be strictly limited to 30.
Registrations will be accepted on a “firstcome,
first-served” basis. A lunch will be
provided to all participants. The lunch session
fee is EUR 55. Full registration for the
congress is required.
basIc scIence WoRksHoPs
During the core meeting there will be a
basic science workshop on each day. The
workshops will be aimed at young investigators
and focus on research methodologies,
study design, data analysis etc..
PosTeR eXHIbITIon/PosTeR
RoUnDs
Poster Rounds will be held during the lunch
period. Posters will be displayed from Monday
until Wednesday and will be changed
daily. Selected experts will visit groups of
posters, and the presenter will be expected
to give a 1-2 minute summary of the major
findings described on the poster. The
experts will lead the discussions with other
members attending the poster session. It is
the responsibility of the presenter to ensure
that at least one of the authors is present
during the lunch session to take part in the
poster discussion. The 12 best posters will
be awarded a prize on basis of scientific
merit using the evaluation process of the
GASTRO 2009 UEGW WCOG, London Programme
Committee.
All GASTRO 2009 UEGW WCOG, London
attendees are kindly invited to join the
Award Ceremony, which will be held
each day at 13:45 in the poster exhibition
area. Those authors who receive an
award will be granted free entry to the
Postgraduate Teaching Programme of
next year’s UEGW in Barcelona.
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esGe/oMeD leaRnInG aRea
The Learning Area will be divided into
four sections: The Hands-On Training Centre,
which will offer, in cooperation with
ESGENA/SIGNEA, various forms of handson
training throughout the congress; the
Simulator Centre, which will offer practical
training of many aspects of GI endoscopy,
including some on biological models; the
Lecture Theatre, which will offer lectures on
selected topics and provide an opportunity
for small forum discussions with experts;
and the DVD Learning Centre, with DVD stations
offering individual learning for endoscopy.
The Learning Area will be open during
the general opening hours of the congress.
UlTRasoUnD leaRnInG cenTRe
The Ultrasound Learning Centre will promote
the role of a main diagnostic and interventional
tool in gastroenterology: Clinical
ultrasonography in the hands of the
gastroenterologist. The Ultrasound Learning
Centre will offer Individual Hands-On
Mini Practice, Lectures in Abdominal Ultrasonography
and a Postgraduate Course on
Ultrasonography for the Gastroenterologist
which is designed for both the beginner
and the advanced, offering a mix of
lectures and practical training by expert
gastroenterologists.
coMMon InTeResT GRoUPs
Common Interest Groups will have the opportunity
to meet at the congress outside
the core programme and will be open to
all congress participants. Please see page
301 and following for further information.
sPonsoReD sYMPosIa/saTellITe &
bReakfasT MeeTInGs
Satellite Symposia and Breakfast Meetings
are being organised by pharmaceutical
companies and will be open to all congress
participants. Responsibility for the programme
content remains with the sponsor.