BSGIE Newsletter

The 27th GEEW (Gastroenterology and Endotherapy European Workshop) will take place at the Brussels Exhibition Centre from Monday, June 22, to Wednesday, June 24, 2009.

Established in 1983 and held every year in June, this meeting has become established as one of the largest European Workshops in its field and attracts approximately 900 participants coming from 60 different countries.

The overall goal of this course is to provide information about current technology and to enhance knowledge in gastroenterology and endotherapy. The meeting will demonstrate the new technologies and future prospects of endotherapy that will be discussed with the audience during live demonstrations and State of the Art lectures.

Designed for endoscopists and gastroenterologists but also for physicians in training as well as for nurses and GI assistants, the meeting will include live video demonstrations permitting interchanges between faculty and registrants during procedures, using interactive personal computer assistance, lectures and quizzes. To encourage interactive discussion, each half day will end with a GEEW Questions and Answers time, lead by a group of experts, to clarify and discuss the live cases and the topic of the session.

A live broadcast will be audio-visually transmitted to the Brussels Exhibition Centre from four endoscopic suites located at Erasme Hospital. In controversial cases, a consensus will be sought by means of the interactive electronic voting system.

Course Directors:
Jacques Devière
Nadine Bourgeois
Michel Cremer
Olivier Le Moine
André Van Gossum

Guest Faculty:
Marc Barthet (France)
Guido Costamagna (Italy)
Pierre Deprez (Belgium)
Paul Fockens (The Netherlands)
Marc Giovannini (France)
Greg Haber (Canada)
Rob Hawes (USA)
Paul Kortan (Canada)
Horst Neuhaus (Germany)
Hiroyuki Ono (Japan)
Nageshwar Reddy (India)
Richard I. Rothstein (USA)

Further information and online registration available at www.live-endoscopy.com

The auditorium, 26^th GEEW, Brussels

The Grand Place, Brussels