St. Luke’s to host International Symposium on Gastroenterology and Hepatology

International experts in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology will be speaking at the 4th Liver and 2nd Gastroenterology International Symposium hosted by St. Luke’s Institute of Digestive and Liver Diseases (IDLD) on June 1 and 2, 2013 at the Henry Sy, Sr. Auditorium of St. Luke’s-Global City. Entitled “Controversies in Gastroenterology and Hepatology,” the two-day event will take on various topics that are relevant in today’s clinical practice.

“The symposium will tackle several controversies and hopefully, find answers to these issues in gastroenterology and hepatology. We have also invited speakers who are willing to share their expertise in their respective specialties such as viral hepatitis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis and liver cancer. These are among the liver conditions that are prevalent in today’s population,” says Dr. Joseph Bocobo, overall chairperson for the symposium.

Speakers include Dr. Robert Gish from the University of California San Diego Medical Center; Dr. Patrick Kamath and Dr. W. Ray Kim, both from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota; Dr. Lino J. de Guzman of the Loma Linda University in California; and Dr. Vu Kwan of the Westmead Hospital in Sydney, Australia.

Among the topics in gastroenterology to be covered include Barrett’s Esophagus, obscure GI bleeding, colon cancer screening, acute pancreatitis, esophagealvarices, foreign body ingestion, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and eosinophilic esophagitis.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits will be given for Philippine Medical Association (PMA) and Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) participants.

For more information, contact St. Luke’s Patient Experience Division at (02) 7230101/0301 ext. 4220/ 4221, direct line (02) 7239574 or visit the St. Luke's website.

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