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September 2006

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September 2006

Pelvic Floor Disorders: Constipation, Obstructed Defecation and Faecal Incontinence
    Venue: Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Time: August 31 - September 1, 2006
    Organizer: Central Finland Health Care District, Pelvic Floor Research and Therapy Unit, Finnish Society of Digestive Surgeons
    General information: A conference for surgeons and all doctors, who are interested.
    Web-site: http://www.ksshp.fi

7th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato Biliary Association
    Venue: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Time: September 3 - 7, 2006
    Organizer: Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (AUGIS) of Great Britain
    Web-site: http://www.ihpba2006.com/

10th International Congress of Obesity
    Venue: Sydney, Australia
    Time: September 3 - 8, 2006
    Organizer: Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity
    Web-site: http://www.ico2006.com/


International Conference on Surgical Infections
    Venue: Stockholm, Swecen
    Time: September 6 - 8, 2006
    Organizer: European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
    Web-site: http://www.icsi2006.se/9/23312.asp

15th International Congress and Endo Expo
    Place: Boston, MA, USA
    Time: September 6 - 9, 2006
    Organizer: The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
    General information: The Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery Event of the Year!
    Web-site: www.sls.org

Suomen Gastroenterologiayhdistyksen 50-vuotisjuhlakokous, jatko- ja täydennyskoulutuspäivät 5th Erasmus Endoscopy Day
    Venue: World Trade Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Time: September 7 - 8, 2006
    General information: The Erasmus Endoscopy Day is an annual symposium, with focus on state-of-the-art interventions and the frontiers of gastrointestinal endoscopy. The general goal of the meeting is to present novel and standard techniques in an interactive setting, to show the devices and to explore the controversies of interventional endoscopy. This year the Erasmus Endoscopy Day will be a two-day event loaded with live-demonstrations of techiques, technology and procedures. Again we have gathered an excellent faculty that will demonstrate, moderate, lecture and discuss.
    More information: Mrs. Carla Capel
      Erasmus MC
      Po Box 2040
      3000CA Rotterdam
      The Netherlands
    Web-site: www.erasmus.endosc.nl

Colon & Rectal Surgery: Conundrums and Controversies 2006 (69th Annual)
    Venue: Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Time: September 7 - 9, 2006
    Organizer: Office of Continuing Medical Education, University of Minnesota
    General information: Pre-course Workshops:
      NEW: Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Workshop - September 6, 2006 at nearby hospital (full day workshop with didactic and cadaver lab)
      Endorectal Ultrasonography Workshop - September 6, 2006 at Hyatt Regency Hotel (full day workshop with didactic and live patient models)
      AMA Category 1 credits will be provided for these activities. Check our website this summer for more information.
    More information: Office of Continuing Medical Education
      University of Minnesota
      612-626-7600 / 800-776-8636
      E-mail: cmereg@umn.edu
    Web-site: www.cme.umn.edu

17th Annual Gastrointestinal Surgical Pathology - Endoscopic Biopsies of the GI Tract
    Venue: Lister Hill Auditorium, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Time: September 11 - 12, 2006
    Organizer: The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology/American Registry of Pathology
    Web-site: http://www.afip.org/Departments/edu/upcoming.htm

27th Annual Hepatopathology 2006
    Venue: Lister Hill Auditorium, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Time: September 13 - 15, 2006
    Organizer: The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology/American Registry of Pathology
    General information: This course provides a review of commonly encountered problems in diagnostic liver pathology at a level suitable for pathologists and pathology residents, as well as hepatologists, gastroenterologists, and gastroenterology/hepatology fellows. Areas to be covered include hepatitis and other infectious diseases, toxic injury due to alcohol and drugs, cholestasis, developmental and metabolic liver diseases, and neoplasms. The participants will have ample opportunity for microscopic review of material drawn from the files of the AFIP. Over 300 cases, predominantly needle biopsies, will be available for study, and AFIP staff members will be on hand to assist and answer questions.
    Web-site: http://www.afip.org/Departments/edu/upcoming.htm

8th International Congress of The Egyptian Society of Hepatology, Gastroenterologyand Infectious Diseases in Alexandria (ESHGID)
    Venue: Helnan Palestine Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt
    Time: September 13 - 15, 2006
    Organizer: Asian Pacific Association for Study of the Liver (APASL) Egyptian Group of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
    General information: A Alfa-Medica-conference
    Web-site: http://www.alfamedical.com/alfamedical/index.asp

International Workshop on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Digestive Endoscopy
    Venue: Zagreb, Croatia
    Time: September 14 - 15, 2006
    Organizer: Croatian Society of Gastroenterology
    Web-site: http://www.hgd.hr/

American Dietetic Association: Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo
    Venue: Honolulu, HI, USA
    Time: September 16 - 19, 2006
    Organizer: American Dietetic Association
    Web-site: www.eatright.org

Itä-Suomen Lääketiede 2006
    Place: Kuopio, Finland
    Time: September 19 - 21, 2006
    Organizer: Pohjois-Savon Lääkäriyhdistys, Duodecim
    General information: At the Kuopio Music Center
    More information: Raija Kantanen
      Phone +358-17-240 360

Sisätautilääkäriyhdistyksen syyskokous
    Place: Kokkola, Finland
    Time: September 22 - 23, 2006
    Organizer: Suomen Sisätautilääkärien Yhdistys , Förening för invärtes medicin i Finland
    Web-site: www.terveysportti.fi/ssly

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