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INAUGURAL MEETING
10 - 11 February – 2007

 Recent advances in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. A meeting designed
for the practising gastroenterologist and surgeon in South Africa.




Dr Chris Kassianides, Prof Joseph Sung, Prof Reid Ally, Dr Jose' Ramos

DATE:
Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 February 2007

VENUE:
The Pharmaceutical Society, 52 Glenhove Road, Melrose, Johannesburg

International Speakers:
Professor Joseph Sung, Hong Kong

PRELIMINARY Topics:
Failed PPI therapy. What to do?
IV PPI therapy and upper GI bleeding

HIV and the liver

Managing pregnancy in IBD
IBD surgery in the era of biologics

VIOXX withdrawal justified – are the new COXIBS different?
Colonoscopy vs virtual Colonography – is it time?
Preoperative DXT for rectal Cancer – indications

 Management Issues
What to do if you are reported to HPCSA
What to do if your funder fails to approve therapy etc

Conference Organisers: Cornucopia Communications
Tel: (+27) (21) 438 3344 Fax: (+27) (21) 438 3345 Email: bini@global.co.za

Preliminary programme
Saturday 10 February 2007 - Sunday 11 February 2007
To view the programme click here