This course will be held July 14-15, and October 6-7, 2005 in Charleston, South Carolina. The course is designed for endoscopy nurses and assistants who have an interest in basic endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). Through didactic lecture and live case demonstrations, the course teaches anatomy and physiology, equipment and accessories, maintenance and care of equipment. For more information, contact Sylvia Holmes, MUSC Digestive Disease Center, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, 210 CSB, Charleston, SC 29425; phone 843-792-7821; e-mail holmess@musc.com.
6th Annual Update in Gastroenterology—University at SEA
This course will be held July 21-30, 2005 on a 2-day land/7-day cruise of Tahiti, French Polynesia. The agenda includes updates in GERD, Barrett's esophagus, endoscopic therapy for GERD, hepatitis C, celiac disease, probiotics, IBD, colon cancer screening, and other GI topics. Clinical faculty is from George Washington University School of Medicine and the University of California at San Francisco. For more information, contact Continuing Education, Inc, 5700 4th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33703; phone 800-422-0711, or visit www.continuingeducation.net.
APDW 2005—Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2005: Rediscovery of Asia for Gastrointestinal Diseases
This conference will be held September 25-28, 2005 in Seoul, Korea, in conjunction with the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE), the Asian Pacific Society of Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE), the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL), and the International Society for Digestive Surgery (ISDS). For more information, contact Secretary General, Jin-Ho Kim, MD, Professor of the University of Ulsan, # 1510 Hyosung Olympic County II, 175-12, Chamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-220, Korea; phone 82-2-412-0673; fax 82-2-412-0674; e-mail jhkm@amc.seoul.kr, or visit www.APDW2005.org.
World Congress of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus: Pathophysiology, Medical and Surgical Management of Oesophageal Disorders
This seminar will be presented on February 22-25, 2006 at the Adelaide Convention Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. For more information, contact Janine Power at isde@sapmea.asn.au, or visit www.sapmea.asn.au/isde.
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