the asian-pacific society for digestive endoscopy

THE ASIAN-PACIFIC SOCIETY

FOR

DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY

EIGHTH BULLETIN

2021

Editor-in-Chief: SEIGO KITANO, PRESIDENT

The Asian-Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy

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CONTENTS

LIST OF HONORARY PRESIDENTS AND PAST EXECUTIVES ………………………..2

BOARD OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL (2020-2024) ….…………………….….….….3

ADDRESSES

President’s Address ……………………………………………………………………………4

Vice-President’s Address ……...………………………………………………………………5

Condolence Message ..…..………………………………………..…………………….…….6

LIST OF MEMBER SOCIETIES…………………………………………………….…………8

INTRODUCTION OF MEMBER SOCIETIES………………………………………………..9

A-PSDE E-LEARNING & WEBINAR PROGRAMME (2020)…….……………………….37

A-PSDE ENDOSCOPY HANDS-ON TRAINING WORKSHOP (2004-2014).………….38

A-PSDE ASIAN PACIFIC TRAINING PROGRAM (2015-2020)……………….…………41

THANK YOU MESSAGES ….……………………………………………………………….54

HISTORICAL REPORTS …………………………………………………………………….59

PORTRAITS OF GOVERNING BOARD (2020).…………………………………………..75

PORTRAITS OF COUNCILORS.……………………………………………………………76

CONTACT OF COUNCILORS………….………………………………………….………..84

CONTACT OF MEMBER SOCIETIES ……..…………………………………….…….…..89

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LIST OF HONORARY PRESIDENTS AND PAST EXECUTIVES

Honorary Presidents

KIDOKORO, Tsutomu, Japan*

TAKEMOTO, Tadayoshi, Japan*

NIWA, Hirohumi, Japan*

CHAO, William S.C., Hong Kong*

Past Presidents

1966-1976 TASAKA, Sadataka, Japan* 1976-

1983 MASUDA, Masasuke, Japan* 1983-1984

YOSHITOSHI, Yawara, Japan* 1984-1988

KIDOKORO, Tsutomu, Japan* 1988-1992

TAKEMOTO, Tadayoshi, Japan*

1992-2000 NIWA, Hirohumi, Japan*

2000-2014 CHAO, William S.C., Hong Kong*

Past Vice-Presidents

1966-1984 HAYASHIDA, Takeo, Japan*

1984-1988 NAGY, Gabriel S, Australia

1988-1992 NIWA, Hirohumi, Japan* 1992-

1996 ALVAREZ, Sol Z, Philippines

1996-2000 CHAO, William S.C.,Hong Kong*

2000-2008 FUJITA, Rikiya, Japan

2008-2014 KITANO, Seigo, Japan

Past Secretaries General

1966-1983 YOSHITOSHI, Yawara, Japan*

1983-1992 NIWA, Hirohumi, Japan*

1992-1996 NAKAMURA, Takashi, Japan

1996-2000 FUJITA, Rikiya, Japan

2000-2008 CHUNG, Sydney S.C., Hong Kong

2008-2014 LAU, Y.W. James, Hong Kong

Past Treasurer

2002-2014 CHAN, Angus C.W., Hong Kong

Deceased*

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BOARD OF GOVERNING COUNCIL (2020-2024)

President: KITANO, Seigo, Japan Vice President : TAJIRI, Hisao, Japan Secretary General: LI, Michael K.W., Hong Kong, China Honorary Treasurer: CHAN, Angus, Hong Kong, China Treasurer: INOMATA, Masafumi, Japan Councilors: 30 councilors SEDIQI, K.Q., Afghanistan STRESSER, Simone, Australia KAFFES Arthur, Australia AHMED, Faruque, Bangladesh KY, Vutha, Cambodia ZHANG, S.T., China LAU, James Y.W., Hong Kong, China CHIU, Philip W.Y., Hong Kong, China PHILIP, Mathew, India LAKHTAKIA, Sundeep, India ABDULLAH, Murdani, Indonesia SYAM, Ari Fahrial, Indonesia MALEKZADEH, Reza, Iran YAHAGI Naohisa, Japan YAMAMOTO Hironori, Japan CHOI, Kyu Yong, Korea YOON, Yong Bum, Korea HO, Shiaw-Hooi, Malaysia OYUNTSETSEG, Khasag, Mongolia MYINT, Thein, Myanmar SCHAUER Cameron, New Zealand KHAN Aamir Ghafoor, Pakistan DE LUSONG, Mark Anthony A., Philippines ONG, Evan G., Philippines FOCK, K.M., Singapore DE ZOYSA, Ishan, Sri Lanka LIN, Jaw Town, Chinese Taiwan HOU, Ming-Chih, Chinese Taiwan RERKNIMITR, Rungsun, Thailand LONG, Ta, Vietnam

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President’s Address KITANO, Seigo, Japan (2014-2020)

It is my great pleasure to publish A-SPDE 8th Bulletin in 2020 as my first presidential term. Thanks to Prof. William Chao’s historical strong leadership as a past president which I have taken over since 2016 officially, A-SPDE has continuously grown to be such a successful society with many national societies in Asian Pacific regions. With the great contributions and commitments from all societies, I am very much proud of our enthusiasms in terms of educations and development of endoscopy. Our main activities, the continuous training courses of endoscopy, “A-PSDE Indochina Regional Training Program” in Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand, and also, Indonesia and Cambodia Training Program are very successful and contribute a great opportunity for the education to the future endoscopists in those areas. We have been training the young excellent endoscopist led by many famous experts in these fields more than 1,500 trainees. In this training program, A-PSDE cooperate with AMETS (Asian Medical Education and Training Support) in regards to selecting and dispatching the faculties from Japan as the trainers since 2018. We, A-PSDE would like to continuously cooperate with AMETS for the future activities. I am confident that A-PSDE continues to make a progress in the coming future and grow its activities with our great society members and councilors. Hope to see you all in any A-PSDE activities such as a hands-on training course and in the coming APDW2021, KL in August 2021.

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Vice-President’s Address

TAJIRI, Hisao, Japan (2014-2020)

Professor Seigo Kitano, President of APSDE, has been showing us a strong leadership not only in organizing the society but also in training the Asian local trainers. As witnessed by many, APSDE has gained a rapid growth and world reputation since its foundation in 1973. At present, we have members from 23 countries (Afghanistan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mongolia, and Iran). In particular, APSDE hands-on training courses are the major eye-opening events whenever / wherever organized in Asia. As the Chair of the Education Committee of APSDE, I am very honored and pleased to have played an essential role to support the local organizers to host various hands-on courses in selection of venues and instructors among many candidate cities and experts. APSDE has been conducting training programmes for endoscopists in the Asia-Pacific Region since 2004. The programme was then expanded into the Indochina region, and over the past 5 years, we've seen success in Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia. We have also developed training plans in Mongolia and Malaysia which will launch its first activity in 2021. As the demand for APSDE training programme increases, we recognize a need to collaborate with endoscopy experts from the regions to develop contents with quality and training protocols. Therefore, we have established a new organization for the training activities in 2020 by Chair: Prof. Hisao Tajiri and Vice-Chair: Prof. Kazunari Murakami. Objectives and goals of APSDE education committee and workgroups are as follows; inviting the faculties for workshops of educational content so that committee members can understand APSDE activities more, reviewing content of APSDE programme to establish good learning goals for training activities, developing educational content database for quality standardization across ASPDE workshops, and working with like-minded experts from across Asia to develop high-quality training protocols. We would like to further improve APSDE activities with your cooperation. The future of APSDE is promising!!

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Condolence Message NIWA, Hirohumi, Japan

(Hon. Presient of A-PSDE)

Professor Hirohumi Niwa, Honorary President of The Asia Pacific Society for Digestive

Endoscopy (A-PSDE) and Honorary President of Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy

Society, passed away at the age of 87 on Saturday, February 25, 2017. I herewith express

my sympathies and condolences.

Professor Niwa was played a role of President of A-PSDE from December 1992 to March

2000 as he was the 6th President of our society since it was established in 1966. He was

also performed Secretary General of A-PSDE from 1983 to 1992 with serving as a councilor

for long years. In addition, he has been in office of Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy

during the 48 years before he was appointed as Honorary President, he was appointed as

Chairman of the Finance Committee and a member of the Japanese Journal Editing

Committee, and his excellent leadership helped the Society to run smoothly.

Looking at the history of endoscopes, by Professor Niwa, it was emphasized that the

development and development of endoscopes did not suddenly happen one day, but that

they have gradually developed along with the progress of peripheral science and technology

in light of past achievements and failures. He pointed to the endoscopist in the right direction

for the future of the gastrointestinal endoscopy. Also, he played a leading role in the training

course for endoscopy internationally for collaboration with Asian countries which he was

enthusiastic about the educational activities of many young doctors in developing countries.

I was be able to get an involved as an educational committee chairman as A-PSDE from the

beginning of the training course, and now I managed to develop the group as the president

of A-PSDE with its successful training courses in Asia about 16 times per year.

In 2007 he hosted Asia-Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) as a chairman and it was led to a

successful meeting. Furthermore, he had served as the President of the World

Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society for three and a half years from March 2002 to

September 2005, and establish a soil where Japanese gastroenterologists can play an

active role internationally.

Professor Niwa, thank you very much for all your support. We would like to express our

deepest condolences here as well as to our sincere achievements.

With deepest sadness,

Seigo Kitano

President (2014-2020)

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Condolence Message William S.C. Chao, Hong Kong

(Hon. Presient of A-PSDE)

Professor William SC Chao, Honorary President of A-PSDE, passed away on 13 August,

2017.

William SC Chao, MD, graduated from the University of CHIBA, Japan and did his residency

training in England and worked as a consultant at the Prince of Wales Hospital and St. Ann’s

General Hospital before returning to Hong Kong in 1979 to start his practice.

Professor Chao has served as President Elect and President of the World Endoscopy

Organization (WEO), the first Chinese to be elected since WEO/OMED established in 1966

and President of the Asian-Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE). He is also the

founding President of the Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy (HKSDE).

A veteran gastrointestinal specialist who excels in endoscopy, Professor Chao is noted for

his remarkable effort and achievement in educating future endoscopists and promoting the

use of the technology, particularly in China and other medically less privileged countries in

Asia. For over four decades, he has been traveling extensively for delivering lectures and

organizing courses in different parts of Asia. To maximize results from limited resources, he

established the “hands-on” training model, under which local doctors with suitable

experience are selected to perform operational procedures under the supervision of expert

endoscopists. In China alone, more than 50 hands-on teaching workshops have been

organized in different cities since 1990, with many thousand endoscopists benefited from

such basic orientation courses on diagnostic and/or therapeutic endoscopy.

In 2000-2014, Professor Chao was elected President of the APSDE and became the first

Chinese who held this prominent position up to now. He continued his interests in developing

therapeutic endoscopy in the region and helped established many recognized endoscopy

teaching centers in China, Australia, Thailand and Vietnam. He is also an honorary professor

of over 35 universities in China and Honorary Consultant of the Chinese Society of Digestive

Endoscopy. He is also awarded Medal of Honour (MH) by Hong Kong Government in 2004.

On behalf of A-PSDE, we wish to express our condolences to his family during this sad time.

We will never forget his achievements and his tremendous contributions made to A-PSDE.

With deepest sadness,

Michael Li

Secretary General (2014-2020)

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NATIONAL SOCIETIES: 23 members Afghanistan Afghanistan Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Society Australia Gastroenterological Society of Australia Bangladesh Bangladesh Gastroenterology Society Cambodia Cambodian Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy China Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy Hong Kong Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy India Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India Indonesia The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy Iran Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Japan Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society Korea The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Macau Macau Society of Digestive Endoscopy Malaysia Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mongolia Mongolian Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Myanmar Myanmar Gastroenterology & Liver Society New Zealand New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology Pakistan Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology & G.I. Endoscopy Philippines Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy Singapore Gastroenterological Society of Singapore Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Society of Gastroenterology Taiwan The Digestive Endoscopy Society of Taiwan Thailand Thai Association for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Vietnam Vietnam Association of Gastroenterology

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The Asian-Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy

The Asian-Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE) was established in 1966

and was legally established under Hong Kong law thereby providing all members with

legal protection under the Presidency of Prof William S.C. Chao. The constitution was

posted to members in October 2002.

In 2014, Prof Seigo Kitano was elected to be the President, the headquarters of the

society was situated in Japan. During the Presidency, He especially made considerable

efforts toward education, such as train-the-trainers workshops and organizing therapeutic

endoscopy symposia in various countries.

The objects for establishing the APSDE are to make the Asian Pacific region excel in

education and research in all aspects of digestive endoscopy and Gastroenterology. It is

also a bridge to co-ordinate and correlate the efforts of organisations, companies,

associations and societies interested in the cause, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and

diseases with a view to reducing morbidity and mortality. APSDE also aims at promoting,

developing and assisting medical profession in the study of information concerning the

causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of digestive diseases.

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Afghaniatan Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Society President: Prof. Abdul Qasem Ahmadi Vice president: Prof. Dr . Sherinaqa Zarif. Secretary: Dr. Khawaja Qamaruddin Sediqi Contact no: 0093799322727 Email: [email protected] Head to financial committee: Dr Samea Husham ( 0700244527) Office Location: Kabul Number of Members: 27

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Gastroenterological Society of Australia The Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) is the peak body for the discipline of gastroenterology and hepatology in Australia and sets, promotes and continuously improves the standards of practice, training and research in gastroenterology and hepatology in Australia. This is achieved through leadership in gastroenterology and hepatology, supporting and improving best practice in care, advocacy for our members and the community, and engagement with our members to support their professional life. Objectives GESA aims to: • Promote the advancement of knowledge, and maintain standards, in the practice of gastroenterology, hepatology and pancreatology. • Promote and foster research in basic and clinical science in these areas • Provide guidelines to relevant professional associations and colleges and to governments, on the training of clinicians and the practice of gastroenterology in Australia. Research Foster basic and clinical research programs through research grants, scholarships, fellowships and awards and through assistance with collaborative study, design and data collection of multi-center clinical trials, statistical aspects and reporting. Education GESA promotes the education of healthcare professionals and consumers in a variety of ways including its annual Scientific Meeting, Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) and by supporting the credentialing of endoscopists. Regulatory Advice GESA advises Government, Professional Associations and other relevant bodies on regulatory matters relating to gastroenterology.

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Bangladesh Gastroenterology Society

Current President's Name : Prof. Mahmud Hasan Current Secretary General's Name : Prof. Faruque Ahmed No of members : 256 Major events of this year : a) Annual conference and Scientific seminar –

Hold on Feb 2020 jointly with British Society of Gastroenterology. b) Research methodology workshop jointly with Indian expert in Feb 2020. c) GI endoscopy workshop with hand on training in Feb 2020. d) Monthly Gut Club meeting on March 2020 e) Zoom webinar on Effect of Ramadan Fasting on GI health f) Zoom webinar of Gut microbiota to observe WDHD 2020 with one Indian expert as speaker. g) Zoom webinar on GERD. h) zoom webinar on NAFLD to observe International NASH day. i) Zoom webinar on Liver disease jointly with British Society of Gatroenterology.

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Cambodian Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Activities and Goals of Cambodian Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

I-Goals: Assemble Cambodian hepato-gastroenterologist & Endoscopist to promote the advancement of knowledge and to conduct research in the field of Digestive Endoscopy. II-Objective: - Further advancement in endoscopic diagnosis and therapy. - Provide to members latest knowledges in gastrointestinal diseases and endoscopy. - Benefits the profession and the public by promoting the ongoing research in endoscopy and

preparing the scientific journal in the near future. - Help resident in hepato-gastroenterology access to up-to-date and quality education. - Join with national and international associations to promote excellence and innovation in

endoscopy in Asia-Pacific and create guideline related to hepato-gastroenterology and endoscopy. III-Activities: - Online: Facebook page: CAGE CAMBODIA. - Educational seminars and lectures were taken place once a week. - CME was arranged once a month. - Holding Annual scientific meeting in February with National and International speakers. - Promoting researches for our members. - Helping doctoral students complete their thesis on gastrointestinal endoscopy. - Relationship with other international societies. - Outreach training organized in conjunction with APSDE and Calmette hospital 3 times per year. - Endoscopy Club E-conference (ECE) teleconference IV-Result: - Annual scientific meeting on 22nd February 2020 - 9 boards and 93 members - Strategies: workshop endoscopy with national of endoscopy center and international of endoscopy

center.

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Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy Gastrointestinal endoscopy was first introduced from Japan into China around 1970 used Fiberoptic Endoscopy. Subsequently the Japanese doctors went to China to teach Endoscopy in 1975. From 1973 ERCP was introduced to China by Dr. Chen Min-zhang, who was the Minister of Ministry of Public Health of China. Around 1985 they intended to establish the Endoscopy Society which was not allowed during that time. After over 3 years struggle, with the help of Dr. William S.C. Chao to negotiate with the Authority explaining the importance of having an independent Endoscopy Society, then China Society of Digestive Endoscopy (CSDE) was finally established in 1989 in Beijing. Dr. Chao promised to organize a joint International Meeting between Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy and Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy in every 2 years. Since then during the last 20 years, 10 joint International Meetings have been organized. During the establishment, the President of CSDE was Dr. ZHANG Jin-kun, then Dr. YU Zhong-lin and Dr. ZHANG QI-lian, Dr. LI Zhao-shen and the current President is Dr. Zhan Shu-tian. All of them made great efforts to improve the wide application of gastrointestinal endoscopy in China. With the commitment of these Chinese endoscopists, the application of gastrointestinal endoscopy was widely available in China and much experience had been accumulated in the management of various digestive diseases. With help of Dr. William S.C. Chao and Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy, the 1st Global Chinese Conference on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2005 (GCCGE 2005) was held in Shanghai, China from November 10 to 12, 2005. The GCCGE 2005 had gathered the leading experts in the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy such as Drs. William S.C. Chao, Nib Soehendra, Joseph Leung, Sydney C.S. Chung, Lok Tio, Joseph Sung, Yang. K. Chen, Kenneth Chang, and others. Thousands of Chinese endoscopists benefited from this training model and became leaders in their local centers. The 2nd Global Chinese Conference on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2009 (GCCGE 2009) was also held in Shanghai with great success. CSDE and other three Chinese societies (Chinese Society of Surgery, Chinese Society of Hepatology, and Chinese Society of Gastroenterology) successfully took the host of the 2013 Asian Pacific Digestive Week and World Congress of Gastroenterology (APDW/WGO) jointly.

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Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy

The Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy (HKSDE) was founded by Dr. William Chao, Frank

Cheng, Joseph Leung and Sydney Chung in 1982. HKSDE aims to facilitate education, training and

development of endoscopy in Hong Kong and Asia Pacific region. Prior to the formation of HKSDE,

Dr. Frank Cheng was already a veteran Councilor of the Asian-Pacific Society for Digestive

Endoscopy (APSDE), representing the first Hong Kong medical professional sitting on the board of

this regional body.

Over the past 3 decades, technological advances and breakthrough innovations have made

landmark achievements in both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. As a leading loco-regional

society, HKSDE is dedicated to providing quality training programmes in basic and advanced

endoscopy targeting at both knowledge and skills transfer. HKSDE organized its first International

Workshop on Therapeutic Endoscopy with live demonstration in December 1985. Being the first of

its kind in the world, the workshop received overwhelming responses. It subsequently became an

annual event since 1987. Each year, this international event attracts more than 800 delegates from

over 20 countries and the 3-day programme features didactic lectures, live demonstrations of more

than 50 cases of various endoscopy techniques as well as the pathology session.

HKSDE has also been serving as an important key to the development of endoscopy in China. Under

Dr. Chao’s leadership, HKSDE joined hands with the Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy

(CSDE) and conducted several Chinese Therapeutic Endoscopy workshops in the 1990s. With Hong

Kong’s reunification to China, there has been increasing demand for collaboration in education and

development of endoscopy between Hong Kong and China, especially in ERCP for treatment of

hepatobiliary diseases. One of the important initiatives from HKSDE was the organization of hands-

on endoscopy and ERCP training courses in the mainland. The hands-on training courses had been

successful with more than 450 endoscopists being trained by experts from Hong Kong and China.

In collaboration with the Endoscopy Centre of Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of

Hong Kong, an advanced fellowship programme was established to facilitate endoscopy training of

endoscopists from mainland. The programme was supported by a Foundation established by Dr.

Chao. Up to date, more than 50 scholarship recipients of the programme are appointed as Professors

by their respective hospitals/ universities, serving as leaders for education and training of endoscopy

in China.

HKSDE will continue to serve its role in advancing digestive endoscopy and upholding the standard

of endoscopy for Hong Kong, China and Asia.

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Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI) is the professional body of Gastrointestinal Endoscopists from India. The Society was formed 34 years ago and has grown steadily. Currently, it has 1625 life members. SGEI Membership is offered only to individuals having a postgraduate degree (MD/DNB in Medicine, Pediatrics or MS/DNB Surgery) and received a formal training or are actively pursuing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. The society holds two annual meetings each year. First, is in February-March which usually has a 2-day live workshop, covering both basic and advanced endoscopic procedures. The second one, is a part of joint national meeting with Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) and Indian Association for Study of Liver (INASL) organized in October-November each year. In addition, there are a several regional and mid-term meetings, often catering to sub-specialties like small bowel endoscopy, ERCP, EUS etc. Members of the society have subsidized registration charges for these meetings. The society, along with other national societies, successfully conducted the APDW2019 at Kolkata. The midterm virtual SGEI meeting was held on 15-16th August 2020. And the next midterm SGEI meeting is scheduled on January 23-24, 2021. SGEI publishes an endoscopy journal titled - Journal of Digestive Endoscopy (JDE), that has 4 issues every year, including a video section. The first issue of journal was released in January 2010. The journal provides a chance for GI Endoscopist from India and around the globe to publish their work including review articles, case reports, original papers, innovations, book reviews, summary of other published articles. SGEI recently initiated a novel Gastro-intestinal Endoscopy Technician Training (GETT) program for teaching and upgrading the skills of the Endoscopy Technicians. GETT is a structured teaching program conducted 4 times each year at several regional centers by nodal experts. Also, disinfection guidelines, credentialing of Endoscopists & Endoscopy Centers, as well as standard terminology are other activities of society. The society collaborates with other societies such as WEO, OMED & American Society of GI Endoscopy (ASGE) for various workshops. International experts regularly visit India for interactive sessions and conferences. The society has also incorporated some of the world leaders in the field as Honorary members. SGEI has a website (www.sgei.co.in) where all details of the society are available.

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The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy

The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy (ISDE) was established on December 2, 1973, with its main committee located in Jakarta. ISDE consists of: (1) The Legislative, consisting of the National Congress and the National Work Conference; (2) The Executive Board, consisting of the Commission and Branch Commission; (3) The Joint Commission, is coordination between The Indonesian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG), The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy (ISDE), and Indonesian Society for the Study of the Liver (Ina-ASL); and (4) Particular Board, which consists of the Expertise Advisory Board, the Gastroenterohepatology Professor Forum and the Competency Assessor Board which aims to assess competence and provide competency certificate recommendations for ISDE members. As annual events, ISDE organizes Jakarta International GI Endoscopy Symposium & Live Demonstration (JIGES-LD), which consists of Symposium and Endoscopy Workshop presenting both domestic and foreign speakers. In addition, the joint commission of ISG-Ina Asl-ISDE organizes the National Congress and National Work Conference every 3 years and ISDE committee meeting periodically. Upcoming event Virtual Indonesian Digestive Disease Week (IDDW) & Virtual EUS-ERCP Workshop 2020 October 16th, 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th, 2020

Latest Event 1. Gastrointestinal Workshop and Expert Discussion of Endoscopy Webinar 2020 July 19th, 2020 & August 2nd, 2020 2. Safe and Timely Return to Routine Endoscopy during Covid-19 Pandemics Webinar May 30th, 2020 3. Hands-on Endoscopy Workshop on Models and Jakarta International GI Endoscopy Symposium

& Live Demonstration (JIGES-LD) 2019 August 1st – 3th, 2019 Venue: Shangri La Hotel, Jakarta

4. WEO Research Workshop in conjunction with JIGES-LD 2019 August 1st, 2019 Venue: Shangri La Hotel, Jakarta 5. Hands-on Workshop on EUS/ERCP & Indonesian Digestive Disease Week 2019 April 24-27, 2019 Venue: Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta 6. Medical Post Graduate Program in Gastroenterology April 14, 2019 Venue: Grand Mercure Harmoni Hotel, Jakarta 7. Gastrointestinal Workshop and Expert Discussion of Endoscopy 2019 February 10, 2019 Venue: Double Tree by Hilton, Jakarta 8. 3rd A-PSDE Outreach Training

November 26-30, 2018 Venue: Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta

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The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy

Last Conference National Congress and Annual Scientific Meeting of The Indonesian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG), The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy (ISDE), and Indonesian Association for the Study of The Liver (Ina-ASL) September 11th – 14th, 2019 Venue: Novotel Hotel Palembang, Indonesia

Survey 1. Effect of Covid-19 on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Service in Indonesian Hospitals, 2020 2. Survey of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Service, 2019 3. Survey of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Cost in Indonesian Hospitals, 2019 Fellowship Examination Board of Basic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy In June 2020, ISDE held a fellowship examination board for basic gastrointestinal endoscopy competence, which was attended by 248 ISDE member of endoscopic internists who provide gastrointestinal endoscopy services in Indonesia

Publication Official Journal of The Indonesian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG), The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy (ISDE), and Indonesian Society for the Study of the Liver (Ina-ASL) is The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy (pISSN: 1411-4801; eISSN: 2302-8181). This journal is an academic journal which has been published since December 2000.

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Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology The Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (IAGH) was established in 1993 and currently has more than 2000 members including gastroenterologists, internists, and GI fellows. The educational programs and face-to-face interaction and information exchange allows physicians to share knowledge and techniques that can be applied to their future patients. Members are kept informed and up-to-date with the most modern methods for diagnosis and treatment, thereby improving the level of medical care.IAGH has been established to meet our country's educational, research, health, and medical needs, and has come a long way in achieving these goals. Here is a brief description of the activities of the Association since its official establishment:

Conferences: Since its inception, IAGH has been holding monthly conferences on the latest in gastrointestinal and liver disease. The first conference was held at Ibn-e-Sina Hall of Tehran University School of Medicine on 1994 and since then the meetings are held regularly on the last Thursday of each month. The conference is now held in the IAGH Conference hall. The annual list of conferences including dates, title, and name of speakers becomes available on the IAGH web site each July. The conference is broadcasted live on the IAGH web site and remote participants have the opportunity to actively participate in discussions. For more information: https://www.iagh.org/en/page/Monthly-Meeting Congresses: Visit below webpage to check the latest congresses held by IAGH. https://www.iagh.org/en/page/Congress Seminars: The IAGH holds many educational seminars for gastroenterologists. For more information: https://www.iagh.org/en/page/Seminars Workshops: The IAGH holds numerous diagnostic and therapeutic workshops for members and non-member physicians. For more information: https://www.iagh.org/en/page/Workshops Certification of endoscopy qualification for internists: In a very important endeavor, IAGH, by obtaining legal authorization, provides a scientific and practical endoscopic training program for internists in well-equipped training centers around the country and certifies internists who have successfully completed this course to perform diagnostic upper endoscopy and rectosigmoidoscopy throughout the country. This program has been able to address some of the shortcomings caused by the lack of gastroenterologist in some parts of the country. IAGH Publications:

I. Govaresh Journal II. Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases - Medical educational CDs on the latest scientific developments in the world in English. - Dozens of different educational and scientific CDs for members. - Summaries of a large number of scientific international meetings and congresses on

CDs.Numerous booklets, diagnostic, therapeutic and educational brochures for patients and physicians

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Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society

Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society was established as Japan Gastrocamera Society in 1959 and the title of the society was changed to Japan Endoscopy Society in the 3rd General Assembly held in 1961 with a view to include a broader range of endoscopy. In 1962, the society got an official authorization as an incorporated association. In 1973, the title of the society was changed to Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society to focus on the gastroenterological endoscopy, and in 1979, the society was approved to affiliate with the Japanese Association of Medical Sciences.

The society had a membership of only 280 at the time of establishment, but it has grown over 34,500 at this moment. It is one of the largest medical societies in Japan. JGES is dedicated to advancing patient care and welfare, by promoting digestive disease research through endoscopy, developing and advancing minimally invasive endoscopic practice.

Milestones

Milestones 50s-60s • Gastrocamera era; development and improvement of gastrocamera • Study on diagnostic method and classification on early gastric cancer • 1955 1st Gastrocamera Meeting

1958 Japan Gastrocamera Society established 1959 1st Congress of Japan Gastrocamera Society Journal in Japanese published “Gastroenterological Endoscopy” 1961 Renamed to Japan Endoscopy Society, Number of members reached to 1,000 1962 Establishing classification of early gastric cancer

Milestones 70s-80s • Fiberscope era; advancing clinical studies • Endoscopic diagnosis application expansion to esophagus, duodenum and colon • Further development through new endoscopic methods

- Biopsy, hemostasis, chromoendoscopy, ERCP, EST, EUS diagnosis etc. 1973 Renamed to Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society 1985 Number of members reached to 10,000 1989 Journal in English published; “Digestive Endoscopy”

Milestones 90s - now • Entering to videoscope era; promotion on education and further clinical studies • Further advancement in endoscopic diagnosis and development of therapeutic procedures

- Magnifying endoscopy, image enhanced endoscopy (NBI, AFI, IRI, etc.), capsule endoscopy, balloon enteroscopy, EMR, ESD, POEM, LECS, interventional EUS, AI endoscopy, etc. 1993 DDW Japan established (Current J-DDW) 2015 JED (Japan Endoscopy Database) Project started 2019 Number of members reached to 34,000

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Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society

Activities

• Promoting endoscopic researches • Educational seminars and lectures • Two congresses every year – Individual annual meeting in spring – J-DDW in autumn • Regional meetings – Meetings held by 10 regional chapters • Mass survey in endoscopy complications • Publication of Guidelines • Education board system – Board certified fellows - 19,516 members – Board certified trainers - 6,360 members • Endoscopic co-medical system • Relationship among international societies

– WEO, APSDE, joint symposiums with CSDE (China), KSGE (South Korea), ESGE (Europe), ASGE (USA) and RENDO (Russia)

Journals

• “Gastroenterological Endoscopy” – Official journal in Japanese – Published monthly since 1959 • “Digestive Endoscopy” – Official journal in English (Impact Factor 3.64 in 2018) – Published bimonthly since 1989 – Official journal of APSDE and WEO – Published by Wiley

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The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE) was founded on August 14, 1976. Over the last 40 years, it has become one of the largest institutes in Korea with over 8,000 members. The Seminar of KSGE has been regularly held biannually since 1989 and over 3,000 members participate in each seminar. The most critical role of the KSGE is to promote the active academic activities of its members. In order to expand its capacity, the first International Digestive Endoscopy Network (IDEN) was held in 2012, since then IDEN has been held every year. Through IDEN, we had a joint symposium with American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in 2014 and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in 2015. These two joint-symposiums has been held in every IDEN. Total of 843 doctors from 32 countries participated in IDEN 2019. IDEN 2020 will take place from September 24 to 26 in Busan with the theme of ‘One Step Ahead!, Towards the Best Insights on Advanced Endoscopy’, IDEN has been held usually in June, however, it is postponed to September due to the concerns of COVID-19 this year. We are expecting more than 1000 participants from over 30 countries. Also, we have been running the program named as ‘Asia Young Endoscopist Awards Program (AYEA)’ since 2014 to promote technical advancement and collaboration among international societies of GI endoscopy. Every year, around 200 young endoscopists have been participated in this program so far. From this year ‘AYEA’ would be changed to ‘International Young Endoscopist Awards(IYEA)’ in order to expand worldwide. In this year, KSGE is organizing the fourth edition of ‘Korea Digestive Week 2020 (KDDW 2020)’ from November 19 to 21 in Seoul with seven member societies, the Korean Society of Gastroenterology, Korean Association for the Study of the Liver, Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Korean Pancreatobiliary Association, Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases, and Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer. In 2012, the first National Endoscopic Quality Improvement Program was performed by KSGE, and 1,016 hospitals with over 100 beds were evaluated their quality of endoscopic ability. Since then, this program has been held every 3 years by KSGE. In 1981, the first issue of the Journal of Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy was published. This journal was published in English since September 2011 issue under the official title of Clinical Endoscopy (CE). The journal was linked to PubMed Central (PMC) on June 28, 2012, and Scopus on November 11, 2013. Currently, 8,300 doctors and scientists are regular members of KSGE. Since 1996, KSGE has issued the Subspecialty Board of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy to doctors who have completed one year of fellowship in the division of gastroenterology at 96 training hospitals, which are qualified by KSGE. The number of the accumulated members of Subspecialty Board is 7,673 in 2020.

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Macau Society of Digestive Endoscopy Macau Society of Digestive Endoscopy (MSDE) was founded in 2012 and with around 100 members up to this summer. We are committed to serve as a platform for the education and exchange of experiences among our medical and nursing colleagues working in the Endoscopy services. Since the use of digestive endoscopy started off in the early 60s of last century as a diagnostic tool. With the steadfast dedication of our predecessors, endoscopy has become an indispensable tool for the standard treatment of various gastrointestinal diseases. The recent integration with conventional surgery, laparoscopy and even robots had further taken the potential application of digestive endoscopy to another exciting level. MSDE has implemented a series of webinar seminars to junior medical providers under Covid-19 at Macau.

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Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology The Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (MSGH) was registered with the Registrar of Societies Malaysia on 24th May 1994. The objectives of the Society include promotion of the art and science of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and implementation of regular training program for doctors and paramedical staff in the various fields of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. The Malaysian Society officially joined the APSDE in 1996 when Professor KL Goh assumed the position of President of the Malaysian Society.

Over the years MSGH has organized annual live endoscopy workshops, annual scientific meetings, clinical meetings and CPD activities. The annual live endoscopy workshop organized in collaboration with the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur since 1993 has gone from strength to strength. The annual scientific meeting – GUT – is a well-established event with both local and overseas participation. Another event which has been organized recently is the Sabah Endo QE (Queen Elizabeth) workshop which is organized on alternate years since 2013. The MSGH celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2019.

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Mongolian Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Mongolian Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (MSGE) was established in 2006. It is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that integrates over 110 members who are professional gastroenterologist, endoscopic doctors, nurses, engineers and scientists. Our society is working for their common interest and goals. The MSGE operates in compliance with the Mongolian national laws and regulations for non-governmental and non-profit organization. Aims:

・ Introduce new technology for gastrointestinal endoscopy field

・ Introduce novel treatment methods for endoscopic diagnosis and treatment

・ Continues training for endoscopic doctors, nurses and staffs

・ Keeping discussion for improving national guideline and updating standard methods

・ Supporting academic research

・ Health education in prevention of precursors of digestive tract in the community based on such activities our society is promoting public health policy to diminish digestive diseases, cancer and it’s precursors diseases.

Achievements:

・ In 2006 just after establishing our society, first we conducted a nationwide endoscopic equipment survey. That time 92 percent of all national endoscopy system was optical fibroscopy system.

・ In 2008 we submit the proposal to Mongolian government to renew endoscopy system. Collaborating with policymakers of the Ministry of Health we replaced all optical fibroscopy system to upgrade 100% video system. It allowed us to improve the quality of diagnosis and treatment of digestive tract diseases

・ Since 2006 every year we have been organizing professional meeting for digestive disease week and twice a year conducting endoscopic training course for endoscopic doctors and nurses

・ Previously endoscopic doctors were graduated from surgeons and radiologists in Mongolia. Fortunately since 2008 we changed this structure to endoscopic doctors graduated from Gastroenterologist which allowed us for improving our skills and preparing internationally qualified specialists.

・ In the field of research, active research and support activities for national and international research are being conducted.

International relations: Since 2006, we have been collaborating between Japan, USA, Austria, Germany, Korea and Taiwanese institution for sharing knowledge during academic conferences and practical training in Mongolia. Since 2015, we have been organizing training for the zoom with NBI endoscopy technology for detection of early stage cancer and therapeutic endoscopy practice training collaboration with Asian Novel Bio-Imaging and Intervention Group (ANBIG).

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Mongolian Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Recent activities and updates:

• Our society is collaborating with Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) since 2019. Under AMDA support two Mongolian endoscopic doctors are trained in Japan for three months. The Japanese endoscopist visited to Ulaanbaatar twice for teaching endoscopic procedures.

• Since 2020 we are also collaborating with the Development Center of Asia (TEMDEC). Under TEMDEC support one Mongolian endoscopist visited to Japan for learning endoscopy for one month and two more doctors are going to go to Japan for the training in the end of this year. The Japanese doctors visited to Ulaanbaatar for organizing endoscopic training and making the agreement. We also participated teleconference with TEMDEC.

• In 2020 May 29, World Digestive Health Day (WDHD), we organized the training for the patients.

• In 2020 June 28, Mongolian Digestive Disease Week (MDDW), we organized online training for the Mongolian gastroenterologist. Around 80 participants were attended the meeting.

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Myanmar Gastroenterology & Liver Society (MGLS)

MGLS was established since 2000 including gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, physician and surgeons. There were various activities including public talks, International Symposium, Local endoscopy workshops, Hepatitis B vaccination program conducted after establishment of MGLS. MGLS is one of speciality society of Myanmar Medical Association. MGLS was subdivided into Myanmar Gastroenterology Association (MGA) and Myanmar Hepatology Association (MHA). Current MGLS President is Professor Thein Myint (since 2019 February). Current MGA President is Prof Nwe Ni and current MHA President is Prof Naomi Khaing Than Hlaing respectively.

President Prof. Thein Myint

No of Committee member 15

No of member 140

Conference 6th Myanmar International Gastroenterology and Hepatology Conference, 2020 8-9 February 2020, Yangon, Myanmar

Publication 1. Hepatitis B treatment guideline (2018) 2. Hepatitis C treatment guideline (2018) 3. Upper GI bleeding treatment guideline (2017) 4. H.Pylori treatment guideline (2017) 5. Dyspepsia treatment guideline (2019) 6. Cirrhosis of liver treatment guideline (2015) 7. Bowel preparation protocol (2020) 8. CRC screening (2019)

Others 1. Colonoscopy Workshop, Refresher course at Yangon General Hospital, National Endoscopy Center (WGO) (20-21 Feb 2020)

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New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology

In 1966, several years before the widespread introduction of endoscopy, the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology (NZSG) was formed. Whilst NZSG was originally formed to promote the study and practice of Gastroenterology in New Zealand, over recent years there has been an increasing requirement for the Society, in partnership with the RACP, to be responsible for advanced training in Gastroenterology. The Society, in conjunction with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is also responsible for the Conjoint Committee for Endoscopy Training. One of the biggest challenges facing NZSG at present is the introduction of a Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. New Zealand has the highest incidence of colorectal cancer in the world. Each year there are around 1200 deaths from colorectal cancer and 2700 new cases diagnosed. International experience would suggest this death rate could be reduced by as much as 15% with the implementation of a screening programme. However, it is a huge task to introduce a screening programme. Colonoscopy volumes alone will probably increase by 50%. For any screening programme to be effective a very high standard has to be maintained, particularly with respect to diagnostic procedures. The NZSG is aware of this and in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, New Zealand is running “Train the Trainer” workshops to ensure a high standard of training is achieved. From its inception, the NZSG has fostered research and educational and travel grants as well as research support are offered, usually in conjunction with Industry sponsorship.

Further information on the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology can be found at www.nzsg.org.nz.

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Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and GI Endoscopy

Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G I Endoscopy (PSG) is the first GI Society in Pakistan

and has a Chapter for all four Province and a Federal and international Chapter. Membership in

only offered Doctors having major diploma and fellowship. The vision of the Society is to up bring

the gastroentrlogist service in country and provide the forum for exchange of experience by holding

the seminar, workshop, conferences, public awareness program and publishing its research journal.

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Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy The Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy (PSDE) was founded in 1976 as twin society with the Philippine Society of Gastroenterology (PSG). It is a member of World Endoscopy Organization (WEO) and APSDE. It currently has 454 members, all Internists-Gastroenterologists. Together with the Philippine Society of Gastroenterology, the PSDE continues to certify new Gastroenterologists and GI endoscopists. There are a total of seventeen (17) training institutions scattered in the islands of Luzon, Visayas and soon Mindanao, accredited under the PSDE. We seek to expand membership and accredit more training institutions to be able to serve the 110M Filipinos in all the Regions of the country, and we aspire to have a more significant role in this part of Asia. Regular monthly inter-hospital conferences for Fellows are hosted by the PSDE, and for this year we have shifted our much attended inter-hospital conferences to more time and resource efficient teleconferencing. In 2019, the PSDE also began a partnership with the Academy of Endoscopy under Prof. Roy M. Soetikno in conducting workshops to educate trainers and first year Fellows in basic endoscopy skills. We also actively collaborate with endoscope providers for various workshops in ESD and EUS. In the near future, the PSDE shall be moving towards providing curricula and accreditation for training in ERCP, EUS and other interventional endoscopic disciplines. The PSDE encourages innovation in endoscopy and fully supports research as a tool to further expertise in the country. The PSDE participates actively and provides state-of the art lectures in endoscopy during the annual Philippine Digestive Health Week (PDHW). Every October, the society also holds a 2-3 day endoscopy conference called “ENDOSCOPYCON Philippines”. In collaboration with Telemedicine Development of Asia (TEMDEC), this annual conference has been showcasing demos from both local experts and foreign masters from various countries outside of the Philippines. As the recognized authority on all things endoscopy related, the PSDE takes upon itself to disseminate appropriate information relevant to the local health situation. On March 10, 2020 (with update on March 19, 2020) the PSDE issued the COVID-19 Clinical And Procedural Guidance for the GI Endoscopy Unit and Team.

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Gastroenterological Society of Singapore The Gastroenterological Society of Singapore was formed in the mid-1980s with the objectives to: 1. To advance the knowledge and practices of gastroenterology in Singapore;

2. To promote research in gastroenterology in Singapore hospitals;

3. To promote regional and international cooperation in gastroenterology; and

4. To organize meetings, seminars, conventions and publish materials to educate doctors, nurses and

the public in the field of gastroenterology.

Since its inception, GESS has been organising its Annual Scientific Meeting and National Live Endoscopy Workshop. In 2006, the society combined the 2 meetings and renamed it to GIHep Singapore. GIHep Singapore has since been very successful, with more than 1400 participants attended GIHep Singapore 2019. Over the years, the programme has also expanded to include Pre-conference Symposium such as IBD-COE, Masterclass in Endoscopy, Functional Motility, Liver, and Luminal GI. In recent years, the Gastroenterology Nursing Programme was introduced to include topics on Endoscopy, Liver, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Nutrition. GESS also has been active in collaborating with international and regional societies in advancing the knowledge and practices of Gastroenterology. In 1995, GESS collaborated with American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) to hold its first Asian AGA meeting in Singapore. Since then, GESS has continued to host other successful regional meetings in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, such as the Asian Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) in 2003 and 2011, and the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Liver Week in 2013. In 2018, GESS organised the Program for Endoscopic Teachers (WEO-PET) in collaboration with the World Endoscopy Organization. Apart from organizing highly successful meetings, GESS is also active in providing trainings to GI trainees, holding its Postgraduate Course and Basic Endoscopy Workshop annually. These programmes were also extended to the regional trainees, providing them with travel grant.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

President: Dr. Tju-Siang CHUA President-Elect: Dr. David ONG Secretary: Dr. Poh-Seng TAN Treasurer: A/Prof. Jason CHANG Scientific Chair: A/Prof. Stephen TSAO Committee Members: Dr. Christopher CHIA, Dr. Christopher KONG Dr. How Cheng LOW, Dr. Alex SOH, Dr. Yu-Tien WANG Co-opted Members: Dr. Constantinos ANASTASSIADES, Prof. Tiing-Leong ANG, Dr. Kenneth KOO Dr. Andrew KWEK, Dr. Kieron LIM, Dr. Damien TAN Board of Trustees: Prof. Kwong-Ming FOCK Prof. Han-Seong NG Dr. Pock-Liok NG Status Currently, GESS has over 240 Ordinary Members and more than 700 Associate members.

Upcoming Events GESS Postgraduate Course Jan 2021 GIHep Singapore 2021 8 – 11 July 2021

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The Sri Lanka Society of Gastroenterology History Gastroenterology is a specialty that is widely acclaimed all over the world with large societies been established in all the developed countries, (USA, UK, Germany, Japan to mention a few) and grouped together into regional bodies like Asia Pacific, European, African under one big organization – the world organization of Gastroenterology, Digestive Endoscopy and Colo Proctology – holding large congresses on a periodic basis, attended by thousands of participants. It was about this time in 1965 that Prof. Kuwai Nakayama visited Sri Lanka from Japan and with that visit the sun began to rise and give light to Gastroenterology in this country. Prof. Nakayama was a giant in G I surgery – especially in Oesophageal surgery. He was a great craftsman and, speed was his forte and he could perform three Oesophagectomies during a morning session. At that time there were no Gastroenterologists or Gastroenterology in this country, but the late Dr D F de S Goonewardene was known as the surgeon for the stomach. Prof. Nakayama valued his visit so much, that he decided to donate a Gastroscope to Sri Lanka, but he could not give it to a single individual. So, the first Gastroenterology society was hurriedly formed to receive this donation, and Dr D F de S Goonewardene was elected the first President. The society comprised a cross section of Colombo specialists, which included even a chest physician. Prof. Nakayama donated the first flexible Gastroscope to this country, and it was used exclusively by Dr D F de S Goonewardene on selected patients. The G E Society had very few activities like an occasional lecture by a visiting examiner for the Primary FRCS exam. It was in 1967 that Dr. Nihal Markus proceeded to England for postgraduate studies as a Commonwealth Scholar. In UK at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh under Prof. Strong he had a special training in Gastroenterology under the famous Professor Circu. He returned to his motherland, but was not fortunate to have the specialty recognized. Nevertheless he practiced and taught Gastroenterology wherever he worked – Trincomalee, Ratnapura, Negombo & Galle. In 1973, Prof Dayasiri Fernando having trained in Gastrointestinal Surgery, under the guidance of giants in the field like Prof. John Goligher at University department of Surgery (Leeds) returned to Sri Lanka & started practicing GI Surgery. He left for U.K. again in 1976, after being awarded the Smith and Nephew Fellowship for training in Gastrointestinal surgery. He returned to Sri Lanka in 1977 full of enthusiasm with a vision to establish Gastroenterology as a specialty in this country. But he was confronted with a very firm „No‟ from a very hostile bureaucracy – the same barrier Dr. Nihal Markus faced. To them it was – “ what is gastroenterology? No it‟s not important.” Those who had vision like Dr Malinga Fernando and Dr Joe Fernando, two top level administrators at the time, together with Dr Upali Amarasuriya, the then M.S. of Kalubowila Hospital helped them enormously, when Gastroenterology was struggling to be born in this country. At that time the facilities for diagnosis and treatment were minimal. G.I. imaging was very limited. Barium meal and screening, Barium enema, Cholecystogram, I.V. Cholanigiogram (with all its complications) and per op. cholangiograms were the order of the day. There was no U.S. scanning In 1981, again after much persuasion the first Gastroduodenoscope (end viewing) was brought to this country – a big step forward. We could now view with accuracy the lumen of the upper G.I tract, take biopsies and take photographs using the endoscope. It was only a fibro optic endoscope and did not have a separate endoscopy room to house it. So, the endoscopies were done in the corridor of the operating theatre which was a make shift arrangement.

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The Sri Lanka Society of Gastroenterology

In 1983 the Gastroenterology unit was shifted to the Colombo General Hospital. At Prof Dayasiri

Fernando‟s request the PGIM created an Endoscopy unit in the University Department of Surgery,

where he was appointed to be in charge. The Chairman of the Nawaloka Group of Hospitals agreed to

build a small unit attached to ward 18. The Minister of Health declared this open on the 10th of May

1984. This is the first separate Endocscopy unit of the General Hospital Colombo. Another, slim

endoscope was donated by well wishers from Japan and it was used on children, gingerly moving onto

sclerotherapy of Oesophageal varices of both adults and children. At about the same time, in 1985, Sri

Jayewardenepura hospital started Endoscopy and Dr. N S Jayasinghe and Dr Yoheswaram were sent

on a Japanese government scholarship for training in ERCP and colonoscopy. They returned and Dr.

Jayasinghe started ERCP for the first time in Sri Lanka.

In December 1986, Dr Gamini Buthpitiya was the first to do a colonoscopy in the country at Peradeniya, using his personal colonscope. Teaching of Gastroenterology began at this stage with the PGIM, SLMA and the College of Physicians arranging special lectures. In 1986 Dr. Nihal Markus was called back to his creator and eternal rest. Prof Dayasiri Fernando with the blessings of his teachers and senior colleagues, and with the help of a group of keen and enthusiastic young doctors saw the birth of the new Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Society of Sri Lanka. He was elected the President and Prof. Janaka de Silva, held the post of the secretary. Dr. P.T. de Silva, Vice President of the Society, delivered the inaugural Nihal Markus oration. Within a very short period of time the Society was accepted and elected to the governing councils of both Asia Pacific Society of Gastroenterology and Asia Pacific society of digestive Endoscopy. We were also elected to the ethics committee and the minimally invasive surgery committee of the world organization of gastroenterology. Money was required to maintain our membership and as our finances were limited, Japanese Society of Gastroenterology paid our subscriptions for many years, as a friendly gesture, to a developing sister society. A few years later, the society was rewarded with the decision of the governing councils to hold a mini congress of Asia Pacific in Sri Lanka. This was done amidst turbulence in the country and the bombing of the Kolonnawa oil tanks. The Chief Guest on this occasion was the Prime Minister, late Sirimavo Bandaranaike and the guest of honor was Minister of Justice Prof G L Peiris. Another important activity that was organized was the Joint Academic Sessions with the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka. The specialty of Gastroenterology (Surgical) was approved for training by the PGIM in 1990, thanks to the untiring efforts of Prof. Dayasiri Fernando, The year 1990 also witnessed significant advance in the field of GI surgery. With a personal gift of a stapling device, from the American Embassy the anastomosis of bowel in low anterior resection began, using this instrument. The other significant advance was when Dr K L Fernando did the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 1992, using his own instruments, at Ragama. This was a giant step forward for G.I. surgery. The Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital purchased a laparoscope and laparoscopic instruments and Dr Yoheswaran started performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 1993. The Dept. of surgery, Colombo soon followed at the GH Colombo purchasing a Laproscope with donations from friends and well-wishers. This was then followed by Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Teaching Hospital Kandy in 1998. At present there are gastroenterology and GI surgery units in all teaching and provincial hospitals with specialists in gastroenterology and GI surgery. All advanced procedures in therapeutic endoscopy and advanced laparoscopic GI surgery is performed regularly in these training centres. In future the Medical & Surgical divisions of the Gastroenterology in this country will advanced further in to sub specialties like Hepatology, colorectal surgery, hepatobiliary Surgery & Upper GI Surgery.

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The Digestive Endoscopy Society of Taiwan

The Digestive Endoscopy Society of Taiwan (DEST) represents national societies of endoscopy in Taiwan which was officially established in 1992 with 584 members and until now there were more than 1650 active members comprise of endoscopists of gastroenterology, pediatrics, general surgery and colorectal surgery. The DEST is run by the Governing Council with one president and 30 councilors. There are 11 committee and 12 working groups in DEST. The former include institutional development committee, member qualification committee, research committee, education committee, clinical practice committee, board review committee, international cooperation committee, technician committee, teaching hospital accreditation committee, ethic committee and primary affairs committee, the latter are composed of endoscopic resection & tumor ablation, biliary-pancreatic endoscopy, mid-gut and capsule endoscopy, colonoscopy, AI、 IEE and innovation endoscopy, motility and endoscopic

enteral nutrition, EUS and neuroendocrine tumor, interventional IBD, endoscopic hemostasis and GI stenting, FMT, simulation teaching working group and endoscopy center directors meeting. The DEST income is derived from membership fees and from a proportion of the profits of the annual meetings. The aims of our society are to: 1. Promote the researches on gastrointestinal endoscopy 2. Publish publications on gastrointestinal endoscopy 3. Hold academic activities on gastrointestinal endoscopy periodically 4. General affair relevant to gastrointestinal endoscopy in Taiwan 5. Participate actively in international activities in the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy with the

members of international societies of digestive endoscopy including APSDE and WEO. The periodic activities of DEST include: 1. Annual meeting held in July/August annually 2. Annual combined meeting with Gastroenterology Society of Taiwan in March annually 3. Educational program for DEST members annually 4. Educational program for guaranteeing quality and safety of gastrointestinal endoscopy annually 5. Video endoscopy case discussion meeting seasonally 6. Conference on early GI cancer and innovative endoscopy conference twice per year 7. Educational program for gastrointestinal endoscopy technicians twice per year 8. Live demonstration twice per year 9. EUS stimulator training four times per year 10. Endoscopic animal training – basic third per year

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Thai Association for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (TAGE) TAGE has been continuously growing, while the members including surgeons and physicians from all over the country. The association annually holds 3 academic events in Thailand, namely Live Demonstration, Endoscopy Challenge, and Therapeutic Days. Also, TAGE cooperates with international organization in organizing various events and activities every month. Furthermore, the Executive Board has always been delivering lectures, spreading knowledge, and attending many academic activities. There have been major changes this year, namely the outbreak of COVID-19; TAGE fortunately held an academic seminar in February just before the pandemic and cooperated with China in giving lectures on the disease. Later on, we provided national advice about COVID-19 and also had articles about the virus published in international journals. In Thailand, doctors in each provincial hospital can presently provide international standard endoscopy services; and quite a large number of hospitals competent to perform advanced endoscopic procedures including Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP) and Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) are located in each region of the country to provide patients with medical services, knowledge, and trainings constantly. During the outbreak, knowledge and information on endoscopy are shared and exchanged through media and social media. Next year, TAGE is going to intentionally pursue the same policies; yet our methods to spread knowledge are mainly dependent upon the COVID-19 situation. Nonetheless, TAGE determines to achieve our ambition to spread and broaden our knowledge of gastrointestinal endoscopy, as well as to be a national and regional medical hub abidingly.

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Vietnam Association of Gastroenterology

The Vietnam Association of Gastroenterology (VNAGE) has been officially established since April 22, 1994 by a decision of Vietnam Government and signed by Vietnam Prime Minister. VNAGE is the national association that involves all activities in the field of Gastro-Entero-Hepatology and Gastrointestinal endoscopy in a country with more than 86 millions people. VNAGE has five local branches including VNAGE in Hanoi (in the North of Vietnam), in Ho Chi Minh City (in the South of Vietnam) and in Thua Thien- Hue, Quang Nam-Da Nang and Khanh Hoa (in the Middle of Vietnam). ⚫ The last annual scientific meeting of the Vietnam Association of Gastroenterology (VNAGE)

has been organized in Hanoi on November, 21 – 23, 2019. During this event, a new steering committee of VNAGE for the term 2019 – 2024 has been elected.

⚫ Professor Bang Hong MAI, the president of 108 Central Military Hospital in Hanoi, has been elected as the president of VNAGE for the term 2019 – 2024.

⚫ Assoc Professor Khien Van VU continues to serve as the Secretary General of VNAGE and

Dr. Dung DQ HO continues to serve as president of the Vietnam Federation of Digestive Endoscopy (VFDE), which is a chapter under VNAGE.

⚫ The next annual scientific VNAGE meeting will be held in Hanoi on November 6-7, 2020. The

annual scientific meeting of VFDE this year has been canceled due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The next VFDE meeting will be held on April 9-10, 2021 in Hue City, Vietnam.

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A-PSDE E-learning & Webinar Programme (2020)

We are very excited to announce the official launch of the A-PSDE E-learning & Webinar Programme! Selected trainees who enroll into this new A-PSDE training programme will be taught through our A-PSDE Learning Studio online platform & mobile app, as well as webinars conducted by our expert faculties. With the global travel ban and uncertainties arising in 2020, A-PSDE Learning Studio enabled us to provide an easy-to-use learning platform for trainees whom we are committed to, to keep learning any time, anywhere. Our international experts have prepared various training modules consisting of lectures, videos and bite-size quizzes to enhance the learning experience of all trainees.

Course in 2020

EUS Course #1 Basic Anatomy & Interventional EUS

- E-learning course open for Indonesia Trainee - Regional Webinar on 28 Nov 2020

ERCP Course #1 Training in Diagnostic and Therapeutic ERCP - E-learning course open for Vietnam Trainee - Regional Webinar on 18 Dec 2020

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A-PSDE Endoscopy Hands-on Training Workshop (2004-2014)

2004-2014

8-9 Mar 2004 Bangkok, Thailand

1st APSDE Hands-on Training 16-17 Dec 2005 Bangkok, Thailand

2nd APSDE Hands-on Training

22-25 Mar 2006 Bangkok, Thailand

3rd APSDE Hands-on Training

27-28 Jun 2006 Hanoi, Vietnam

4th APSDE ERCP Hands-on Training

23-24 Aug 2007 Hanoi, Vietnam


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16 Oct 2007 Kobe, Japan

Live Demonstration Workshop in APDW 2007 21-22 Jul 2008 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


30-31 Aug 2010 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


20-21 Aug 2011 Hanoi, Vietnam

8th APSDE ERCP Hands-on Training 10-11 Aug 2012 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


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20-21 Dec 2013 Hanoi, Vietnam

10th APSDE ERCP Hands-on Training 5-6 Sep 2014 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


A- PSDE Endoscopy Hands-on Training Workshop

Summary (2004-2014)

Number of Workshops

Hands-on Training 11

Live Demonstration 1

Total: 12

More than 210 trainees have joined the trainings!

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A-PSDE Asian Pacific Training Program (2015-2020) (Former A-PSDE Indochina Regional Training Program)

Outreach Training Progamme since 2015 Myanmar: Since 2015 In collaboration with Myanmar Gastroenterology Association (MGA) Vietnam: Since 2016 In collaboration with Vietnamese Federation for Digestive Endoscopy (VFDE) Cambodia: Since 2019 In collaboration with Cambodian Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (CAGE)

2015

10-11 Nov Yangon, Myanmar

1st APSDE Outreach Training on EUS and ERCP in Myanmar

2016

20-21 May Yangon, Myanmar

2nd APSDE Outreach on EUS & ERCP in Myanmar 10-11 Jun Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

3rd APSDE Outreach on EUS & ERCP in Vietnam 8-9 Oct Hanoi, Vietnam

4th APSDE Outreach Training on EUS & ERCP in Vietnam 28-29 Nov Mandalay, Myanmar

5th APSDE Outreach Training on EUS and ERCP in Myanmar

2017

30-31 Mar Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

6th APSDE Outreach Training in Myanmar - EUS and ERCP 19-20 Aug Hue, Vietnam

7th APSDE Outreach Training in Vietnam - EUS and ERCP 7-8 Sep Yangon, Myanmar

8th APSDE Outreach Training in Myanmar - EUS and ERCP 7-8 Oct Hanoi, Vietnam

9th APSDE Outreach Training in Vietnam - EUS and ERCP

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2018

19-20 Feb Yangon, Myanmar

10th APSDE Outreach Training in Myanmar - Advanced EUS and ERCP 16-18 May Yangon, Myanmar

11th APSDE Outreach Training in Myanmar - Basic and Advanced Colonoscopy 16-17 Jun Hanoi, Vietnam

12th APSDE Outreach Training in Vietnam - Therapeutic Endoscopy (POEM, ESD)

17-18 Aug Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

13th APSDE Outreach Training in Vietnam - Therapeutic Endoscopy (POEM , ESD)

2019

27-28 Mar Phnom Penh, Cambodia

14th APSDE Outreach Training in Cambodia - Basic Endoscopy & ERCP 25-26 Apr Yangon, Myanmar

15th APSDE Outreach Training in Yangon - EUS & ERCP 6-9 Aug Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

16th APSDE Train-the-trainer Workshop in Vietnam -NBI, EUS, ERCP and ESD 28-29 Nov Phnom Penh, Cambodia

17th APSDE Outreach Training in Cambodia - Upper GI Endoscopy & NBI

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Local Training Progamme since 2016 Myanmar: Since 2016 In collaboration with Myanmar Gastroenterology Association (MGA) Vietnam: Since 2016 In collaboration with Vietnamese Federation for Digestive Endoscopy (VFDE)

2016

4-5 Feb Yangon, Myanmar 1st APSDE MGA Local Workshop on Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy 27-28 Aug Hanoi, Vietnam 2nd APSDE VFDE Local Workshop on EUS, ERCP & ESD

2017

14-16 Jun Yangon, Myanmar 3rd APSDE MGA Local workshop on OGD and Colonoscopy 22-23 Jun Can Tho, Vietnam 4th APSDE VFDE Local workshop on Colonoscopy and ERCP

2018

5-6 May Da Nang, Vietnam 5th APSDE VFDE Local workshop - Basic ERCP and Therapeutic Endoscopy (Pancreato biliary) 22-24 Aug Yangon, Myanmar 6th APSDE MGA Local workshop on Basic Colonoscopy and Therapeutic Endoscopy

2019

3-4 Jun Yangon, Myanmar 7th APSDE MGA Local workshop – Colonoscopy 19-20 Jul Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 8th APSDE VFDE Local workshop - NBI, ESD, POEM

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Regional Train-the-trainer Training Progamme since 2016 *Restructured as Advanced Course in 2019 In collaboration with Thai Association for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (TAGE)

2016

5-9 Jul Bangkok, Thailand

1st APSDE Indochina Regional Train-the-trainer for Endoscopy

2017

7-8 Jan Bangkok, Thailand 2nd APSDE Indochina Regional Train-the-trainer Course – Advanced EUS and ERCP


3rd APSDE Indochina Regional Train-the-trainer Course - ESD & POEM

2018

7-8 Jan Bangkok, Thailand 4th APSDE Indochina Regional Train-the-trainer Course - Basic Endoscopy and ERCP


5th APSDE Indochina Regional Train-the-trainer Course - Basic Endoscopy and ERCP

2019

15-16 Aug Bangkok, Thailand 1st APSDE Indochina Advanced Course for MGA - EUS & ERCP

12-13 Nov Bangkok, Thailand 2nd APSDE Indochina Advanced Course for VFDE - Advanced ERCP

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Local Train-the-trainer Progamme since 2016 Myanmar: Since 2016 In collaboration with Myanmar Gastroenterology Association (MGA) Vietnam: Since 2016 In collaboration with Vietnamese Federation for Digestive Endoscopy (VFDE)

2016

26 Sep -7 Oct Yangon, Myanmar

1st APSDE MGA Local Train-the-trainer Workshop

7-10 Nov Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2nd APSDE VFDE Local Train-the-trainer Workshop

2017

5-9 Dec Hue, Vietnam

3rd APSDE VFDE Local Train-the-trainer Workshop -- All Procedures--

2018

9-12 Jan Yangon, Myanmar

4th APSDE MGA Local Train-the-trainer Workshop - Part 1

8-9 Feb Yangon, Myanmar

4th APSDE MGA Local Train-the-trainer Workshop - Part 2 follow up

3-5 Oct Yangon, Myanmar

5th APSDE MGA Local Train-the-trainer Workshop - EUS & ERCP

9-12 Oct Hanoi, Vietnam

6th APSDE VFDE Local Train-the-trainer Workshop - NBI, ESD, EUS & ERCP

2019

5-7 Aug Yangon, Myanmar

7th APSDE MGA Local Train-the-trainer Workshop – Colonoscopy

8-12 Oct Hue, Vietnam

8th APSDE VFDE Local Train-the-trainer Workshop (EUS & ERCP)

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Preceptorship Progamme since 2017 Preceptorship in Thailand: Since 2017 In collaboration with Thai Association for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (TAGE) 2017

5 Jun - 28 Jul Bangkok, Thailand

1st APSDE Preceptorship Programme

30 Oct - 24 Nov Bangkok, Thailand

2nd APSDE Preceptorship Programme

2018

26 Feb - 23 Mar Bangkok, Thailand

3rd APSDE Preceptorship Programme

13 Nov - 8 Dec Bangkok, Thailand

4th APSDE Preceptorship Programme

2019

3 Sept - 28 Nov 2019 Bangkok, Thailand


Nov 2019 - Apr 2020 Bangkok, Thailand


Preceptorship in Japan: Since 2018 In collaboration with Oita University

2018

1 Nov - 25 Jan '19 Oita, Japan

1st APSDE Preceptorship Programme in Japan

2019

2 July - 25 Sept 2019 Oita, Japan

2nd APSDE Preceptorship Programme in Japan

2 Oct - 26 Dec 2019 Oita, Japan

3rd APSDE Preceptorship Programme in Japan

7 Jan - 30 Mar 2020 Oita, Japan

4th APSDE Preceptorship Programme in Japan

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Indonesia Training Progamme since 2017 In collaboration with The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy (ISDE) 2017

11-15 Sep Jakarta, Indonesia

1st APSDE Indonesia Programme

2018

26-30 Mar Jakarta, Indonesia

2nd APSDE Indonesia Programme

26-30 Nov Jakarta, Indonesia

3rd APSDE Indonesia Programme

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A-PSDE Asian Pacific Training Program

Summary (2015-2020)

Number of Workshops

Outreach Training 17

Local Training 8

Regional Train-the-trainer Training 5

Regional Advanced Course 2

Local Train-the-trainer 8

Preceptorship in Japan 4

Preceptorship in Thailand 6

Indonesia Training 3

Total: 53

Total Number of trainees: 1,561

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THANK YOU MESSAGE

On behalf of A-PSDE, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to below organizations for the big

contribution to the A-PSDE Indochina Regional Training Program.

Without your contribution, we could not continue the training in the Asia Pacific region so smoothly,

we really appreciate it.

A-PSDE Training Program is in collaboration with: Asian Medical Education and Training Support (AMETS)

Thai Association for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (TAGE)

Supported by: Olympus Corportaion of Asia Pacific Limited

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UCDELSA HCDELSA JSP JSES JGES Independent

Hospitals

3 Hospitals

9 Hospital

s

28 Universities

JGE

5 Societies

JSRE

Asian Medical Education and Training Support (AMETS)

General Incorporated Association

Secretariat: Oita University

Members (Endoscopy-related organization)

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AMETS Business (1) Providing support to the development of medical professionals in Asia

(2) Organizing promotion activities and joint research activities related to advanced

endoscopic technology (3) Arranging exchange programme related to medical technology in Asia (4) Disseminating information related to the development of medical professionals through

documents, publications, etc. (5) Performing any other businesses required in order to achieve the purpose of AMETS

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THANK YOU MESSAGE

I would also like to extend our appreciation to the faculties for our past training courses as the trainers,

I am sure that the trainees have learnt a lot from your expertise.

In alphabetical order

China

Wen Li Yao Fang

Hong Kong

Angus Chan Enders Ng

Hon Chi Yip James Lau

Joseph Sung Michael Li

Vivien Wong Yuk Tong Lee

India

Jahangeer Basha Mohan Ramchandani

Nabi Zaheer Rajesh Gupta

Rakesh Kalapala Rupa Banerjee

Sundeep Lakhtakia Vikram Bhatia

Japan

Akio Katanuma Arata Sakai

Eiji Umegaki Haruo Ikeda

Hideyuki Shiomi Hiroshi Kashida

Hiroyaki Isayama Hiroyuki Ono

Hisao Tajiri Ichiro Yasuda

Junko Fujisaki Kazuhisa Okamoto

Kazunari Murakami Kenichiro Imai

Kensuke Fukuda Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

Mitsuhiro Kida Naoshi Yahagi

Naotaka Fujita Rikiya Hasegawa

Ryo Ogawa Shin-ei Kudo

Shoichi Saito Shomei Ryozawa

Shuji Shimizu Tadayoshi Okimoto

Takahiro Kurosu Takao Ohtsuka

Taku Sakamoto Toru Kaneko

Yohei Ikenoyama Yoshihisa Saida

Yoshinori Igarashi Yousuke Nakai

Yusuke Saito Yuzo Kodama

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Macau Edward Lai

Malaysia

Alex Leow Ida Hilmi

K. L. Goh

Singapore

Andrew Kwek Ang Tiing Leong

Charles Vu Christopher Khor

Chua Tju Siang

South Korea

Hwoon Yong Jong

Taiwan

Han-mo Chiu Hsiu-Po Wang

Thailand

Amrit Tansawet Anchali Krisanachinda

Anusak Yienpruksawan Aroon Siripun

Chainarong Phalanusitthepha Cherdsak Iramaneerad

Gompol Suwanpimolkul Hathaiwan Moungthard

Jaksin Sottisuporn Jirat Jiratham-opas

Naruemon Wisedopas Nithi Thinrungroj

Nonthalee Pausawasdi Panida Piyachaturawat

Parit Mekaroonkomol Patarapong Kamalaporn

Phonthep Angsuwatcharakon Phuphat Vongwattanakit

Pises Pisespongsa Pitulak Aswakul

Piyapan Prueksapanich Pradermchai Kongkam

Rapat Pittayanon Rungsun Rerknimitr

Somchai Leelakusolvong Supakij Khomvilai

Tanyaporn Chantarojanasiri Thawatchai Akaraviputh

Thawee Rattanachu-ek Uayporn Siriyuyuen

Varayu Prachayakul Wiriyaporn Rititid

Vietnam

Khanh Cong Pham

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Historical Reports Governing Boards: 1996-2020

Elected: September 15, 1966, Tokyo, Japan (Term: 1966-1972)

President: S. Tasaka, Japan

Vice-President: T. Hayashida, Japan

Secretary General: Y. Yoshitoshi, Japan

Councilors: 17 members

S.Z. Alvarez, Philippines U. Poshakrishna, Thailand

Askan, Iran H. Sato, Japan

S. Goulston, Australia J.S. Shah, India*

K.D. Koh, Korea J.L. Sung, Republic of China

T. Kondo, Japan B.L. Talwar, India

A. Makalinao, Philippines C. Tasman-Jones, New Zealand

M. Masuda, Japan P.R. Walpita, Ceylon

Z. Paykoc, Turkey S. Yamagata, Japan

B. Philips, Hong Kong

* Additionally elected Councilors as of July 16, 1970.

Elected: February 8, 1972, Quezon, Philippines (Term: 1972-1973)





S.Z. Alvarez, Philippines U. Poshakrishna, Thailand

S. Goulston, Australia H. Sato, Japan

K.D. Koh, Korea J.S. Shah, India

T. Kondo, Japan J.L. Sung, Republic of China

A. Makalinao, Philippines B.L. Talwar, India

M. Masuda, Japan C. Tasman-Jones, New Zealand

Z. Paykoc, Turkey P.R. Walpita, Ceylon

B. Philips, Hong Kong S. Yamagata, Japan

Representatives:*

G.S. Nagy, Australia F. Pineda, Philippines

G. Nicholson, New Zealand H.S. Sachideva, India

J.Y. Perez, Jr, Philippines V. Viranuvatti, Thailand

* Those who have responsibilities on correspondence with Fellows of the Society in each country, but

have no voting powe

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Elected: April 2, 1973, Kyoto, Japan (Term: 1973-1976)





S.Z. Alvarez, Philippines Z. Paykoc, Turkey

F.C.Y. Cheng, Hong Kong J.Y. Perez, Jr, Philippines*

(successor to B. Philips) U. Poshakrishna, Thailand

W.P. Fung, Singapore* H. Sato, Japan

S.J.M. Goulston, Australia J.S. Shah, India


T.Kondo, Japan B.L. Talwar, India

A.U. Makalinao, Philippines C. Tasman-Jones, New Zealand

M. Masuda, Japan V. Viranuvatti, Thailand

G.S. Nagy, Australia* P.R. Walpita, Ceylon

R.T.L. Pang, Indonesia* S. Yamagata, Japan

Representatives:*

G. Nicholson, New Zealand H.S. Sachideva, India

F. Pineda, Philippines

* Additionally elected Councilors.

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Elected: May 29, 1976, Singapore (Term: 1976-1980)

Past President: S. Tasaka, Japan

President: M. Masuda, Japan




S.Z. Alvarez, Philippines T. Sakita, Japan

B.P. Billington, Australia (successor to M. Masuda)

(successor to S. Goulston) H. Sato, Japan

F.W.K. Chen, Singapore J.S. Shah, India

(successor to W.P. Wang) C.S. Sinnatamby, Sri Lanka

F.C.Y .Cheng, Hong Kong (successor to P.R. Walpita)



A.U. Makalinao, Philippines C. Tasman-Jones, New Zealand

G.S. Nagy, Australia V. Viranuvatti, Thailand

R.T.L. Pang, Indonesia T.H. Wang, Republic of China*

Z. Paykoc, Turkey S. Wilairatana, Thailand

J.Y. Perez, Jr, Philippines (successor to U. Poshakrishna)

S. Yamagata, Japan

* Additionally elected Councilors.

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Elected: September 24, 1980, Taipei, ROC (Term: 1980-1984)

Honorary President: S. Tasaka, Japan

President: M. Masuda, Japan* Y. Yoshitoshi, Japan** Vice-President: T. Hayashida, Japan

Secretary General: Y. Yoshitoshi, Japan H. Niwa, Japan** Councilors: 22 members

S.Z. Alvarez, Philippines T. Sakita, Japan

B.P. Billington, Australia H. Sato, Japan

F.W.K. Chen, Singapore*** J.S. Shah, India

F.C.Y. Cheng, Hong Kong C. Sinnatamby, Sri Lanka



G.S. Nagy, Australia C. Tasman-Jones, New Zealand

R.T.L. Pang, Indonesia V. Viranuvatti, Thailand

Z. Paykoc, Turkey T.H .Wang, Republic of China

J.Y. Perez, Jr, Philippines S. Wilairatana, Thailand

F. Pineda, Philippines S. Yamagata, Japan

(successor to A.U. Makalinao)

* Deceased: November 4, 1982.

** Served: 1983-1984, the remaining term of late M. Masuda. *** Succeeded Y. Yoshitoshi, the former Secretary General **** Resigned: September 24, 1984 and his successor had not been elected.

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Elected: September 5, 1984, Jakarta, Indonesia (Term: 1984-1988)

Honorary President: S. Tasaka, Japan

Past President: Y. Yoshitoshi, Japan*

President: T. Kidokoro, Japan

Vice-President: G.S. Nagy, Australia

Secretary General: H. Niwa, Japan


S.Z. Alvarez, Philippines J.Y. Perez, Jr, Philippines

F.C.Y. Cheng, Hong Kong F. Pineda, Philippines

H.J. Choi, Korea M.S. Quraishy, Pakistan**

(successor to K.D. Koh) T. Sakita, Japan

D. Edge, New Zealand H. Sato, Japan

(successor to C. Tasman-Jones) J.S. Shah, India

D.P.A. Fernando, Sri Lanka J.L. Sung, Republic of China

(successor to C. Sinnatamby) T. Takemoto, Japan***

H. Hilmy, Indonesia** (successor to T. Kondo)

J.Y. Kang, Singapore B.L. Talwar, India

(successor to S.L. Brooy, succeeded: F.W.K. Chen)

G.L. Newstead, Australia V. Viranuvatti, Thailand

(successor to N. Gallagher) T.H. Wang, Republic of China

R.T.L. Pang, Indonesia S. Wilairatana, Thailand

Z. Paykoc, Turkey S. Yamagata, Japan

* Approved as Honorary President as of September 5, 1984. ** Additionally elected Councilors *** Served as Councilor (successor to T. Kondo) from November 20, 1987 to October 12, 1988.

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Elected: October 12, 1988, Seoul, Korea (Term: 1988-1992)

Honorary President: S. Tasaka, Japan*, Y. Yoshitoshi, Japan**

Past President: T. Kidokoro, Japan

President: T. Takemoto, Japan

Vice-President/

Secretary General: H. Niwa, Japan***


S.Z. Alvarez, Philippines J.Y. Perez, Jr, Philippines

F.C.Y. Cheng, Hong Kong F. Pineda, Philippines

H.J. Choi, Korea M.S. Quraishy, Pakistan

K.W. Choi, Korea*** B. Krishna, Rau, India

Daldiyono, Indonesia (successor to J.S. Shah)

(successor to R.T.L. Pang) T. Sakita, Japan

D. Edge, New Zealand S.C. Shah, India

(successor to C. Tasman-Jones) (successor to B.L. Talwar)

D.P.A. Fernando, Sri Lanka J.L. Sung, Republic of China

J.Y. Kang, Singapore A.G. Thahir, Indonesia

(Successor to S.L. Brooy) (Successor to H. Hilmy)

G.L. Newstead, Australia V. Viranuvatti, Thailand

(successor to N.D. Gallagher) T.H .Wang, Republic of China

H. Okabe, Japan S. Wilairatana, Thailand

(successor to H. Sato) S. Yamagata, Japan

Z. Paykoc, Turkey

* Deceased: July 22, 1990. ** Deceased: October 12, 1992.

*** Decided that the ex-Secretary General shall take office as the acting Secretary General temporarily until the Secretary General is officially nominated.

**** Additionally elected Councilor.

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Elected: December 2, 1992, Bangkok, Thailand (Term: 1992-1996)

Honorary President: T. Kidokoro, Japan, T. Takemoto, Japan

Past President: T. Takemoto, Japan

President: H. Niwa, Japan

Vice-President: S.Z. Alvarez, Philippines

Secretary General: T. Nakamura, Japan


W.S.C. Chao, Hong Kong H. Okabe, Japan

(successor to F.C.Y. Cheng) J.Y. Perez, Jr, Philippines

H.J. Choi, Korea F. Pineda, Philippines

K.W. Choi, Korea M.S. Quraishy, Pakistan

Daldiyono, Indonesia B. Krishna Rau, India

D.P.A. Fernando, Sri lanka T. Sakita, Japan

K.M. Fock, Singapore S.C. Shah, India

(successor to J.Y. Kang) J.L. Sung, Chinese Taiwan

H. Fukutomi, Japan* A.G. Thahir, Indonesia

(successor to M. Ishikawa) V. Viranuvatti, Thailand

M. Lane, New Zealand T.H .Wang, Chinese Taiwan

(successor to D. Edge) S. Wilairatana, Thailand

F. Macrae, Australia

(successor to G.L. Newstead)

* Succeeded M. Ishikawa, who succeeded S. Yamagata as of August 10, 1990 but deceased on February24, 1992.

Note: Turkish Society of Gastroenterology announced its withdrawal from APSDE and the affiliation with ESGE ON March 28, 1994.

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Elected: September 21, 1996, Yokohama, Japan (Term: 1996-2000)

Honorary President: T. Kidokoro, Japan, T. Takemoto, Japan

President: H. Niwa, Japan

Vice-President: W.S.C. Chao, Hong Kong

Secretary General: R. Fujita, Japan


H.J. Choi, Korea J.Y.Perez, Jr, Philippines

K.W. Choi, Korea F. Pineda, Philippines

S. Chung, Hong Kong M.S. Quraishy, Pakistan

(successor to W. Chao) B.K .Rau, India

Daldiyono, Indonesia S.C. Shah, India

D.P.A. Fernando, Sri Lanka A.G. Thahir, Indonesia

K.M. Fock, Singapore V. Viranuvatti, Thailand

H. Fukutomi, Japan C.Y. Wang, Chinese Taiwan

K.L. Goh, Malaysia* (successor to J.L. Sung)

N.X. Huyen, Vietnam* T.H. Wang, Chinese Taiwan

M. Lane, New Zealand S. Wilairatana, Thailand

B. Laurence, Australia T. Yamakawa, Japan

(successor to F. Macrae) (successor to T. Sakita)

T. Nakamura, Japan

(successor to H. Okabe)

* Newly affiliated Societies.

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Elected: March 13, 2000, Hong Kong (Term: 2000-2004)

Honorary President: NIWA, Hirohumi, Japan

President: CHAO, William S.C., Hong Kong, China

Vice-President: FUJITA, Rikiya, Japan

Secretary General: CHUNG, Sydney S.C., Hong Kong, China

Treasurer: CHAN, Angus C.W., Hong Kong, China


CHOI, Heung Jui, Korea CHOI, Kyoo Wan, Korea

SUNG, Joseph J.Y., Hong Kong, China MANAN, Ch., Indonesia

FERNANDO, Dayasiri, P.A., Sri Lanka FOCK, K.M., Singapore

KITANO, S., Japan GHO, Khean-Lee, Malaysia

HUYEN, Nguyen X., Vietnam LANE, Mark R., New Zealand

LAURENCE, Bernard H., Australia NAKAMURA, Takashi, Japan

PEREZ, Jesus, Y., Jr., Philippines PINEDA, Florencio, Philippines

QURAISHY, Mohammed S., Pakistan RAU, B. Krishna, India

SHAH, Sharad C., India THAHIR, A. Rani, Indonesia

LUENGROJANAKUL, P., Thailand WANG, Cheng-Yi, Chinese Taiwan

PAN, S., Chinese Taiwan WILAIRATANA, Sommai, Thailand

YAMAKAWA, Tatsuo, Japan ZHANG, Q.L., China

1. Succeeded W.S.C., Chao as of January 31, 1997. 2. Newly elected as of April 30, 1977. 3. Succeeded F. Macrae as of January 10, 1999 4. Succeeded H. Okabe as of January 31, 1997. 5. Succeeded JL., Sung as of January 10, 1999. 6. Succeeded T. Sakita as of January 10, 1999. 7. Succeeded S.S.C. Chung, 2000. 8. Appointed in March 2003.

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Elected: October 3, 2004, Beijing, China (Term: 2004-2008)



Vice-President: FUJITA, Rikiya, Japan

Secretary General: CHUNG, Sydney S.C., Hong Kong, China

Honorary Treasurer: CHAN, Angus C.W. Hong Kong, China


LAURENCE, Bernard H., Australia ZHANG, Qi-Lian, China

WANG, Cheng-Yi, Chinese Taiwan PAN, S., Chinese Taiwan

SUNG, Joseph Y.J., Hong Kong, China RAU, B. Krishna, India

SHAH, Sharad C., India MANAN, Ch, Indonesia

RANI, A., Indonesia KITANO, Seigo, Japan

NAKAMURA, Takashi, Japan YAMAKAWA, Tatsuo, Japan

CHOI, Heung Jui, Korea CHOI, Kyoo Wan, Korea

GOH, K.L., Malaysia LANE, Mark, New Zealand

QURAISHY, Mohammed S., Pakistan PEREZ, Jesus.Y., Philippines

PINEDA, Florencio, Philippines FOCK, K.M., Singapore

FERNANDO, Dayasiri P.A., Sri Lanka LUENGROJANAKUL P., Thailand

WILAIRATANA, Sommai, Thailand HUYEN, N.X., Vietnam

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Elected: Sep 15, 2008, New Delhi, India (Term: 2008-2012)

Hon. President: NIWA, Hirohumi, Japan


Vice-President : KITANO, Seigo, Japan

Secretary General: LAU, James Y.W., Hong Kong, China



SEDIQI, K.Q., Afghanistan

LAURENCE, Bernard, Australia

ZHANG, Q.L., China

WANG, C.Y., Chinese Taiwan

LIN, Jaw-Town, Chinese Taiwan

SUNG, Joseph J.Y., Hong Kong, China

RAU, B.K., India

REDDY, D. Nageshwar, India

SIMADIBRATA, Marcellus, Indonesia

ABDULLAH, Murdani, Indonesia

FUJITA, Naotaka, Japan

YAHAGI, Naohisa, Japan

TAJIRI, Hisao, Japan

CHOI, Kyu Yong, Korea

YOON, Yong Bum, Korea

GOH, K.L., Malaysia

WYETH, John, New Zealand

UMAR, Mohammad, Pakistan

ZANO, Felix M., Philippines

ONG, Evan G., Philippines

FOCK, K.M., Singapore

PRIYANTHA, T.G. Amal, Sri Lanka

RERKNIMITR, Rungsun, Thailand

TA, Long, Vietnam

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Elected: Dec 7, 2012, Bangkok, Thailand (Term: 2012-2016)



Vice-President : KITANO, Seigo, Japan

Secretary General: LAU, James Y.W., Hong Kong, China




LAURENCE, Bernard, Australia

ZHANG, Q.L., China

WANG, C.Y., Chinese Taiwan

LIN, Jaw-Town, Chinese Taiwan

SUNG, Joseph J.Y., Hong Kong, China

RAU, B.K., India

REDDY, D. Nageshwar, India

SIMADIBRATA, Marcellus, Indonesia


FUJITA, Naotaka, Japan

YAHAGI, Naohisa, Japan

TAJIRI, Hisao, Japan



GOH, K.L., Malaysia

WYETH, John, New Zealand

UMAR, Mohammad, Pakistan

ZANO, Felix M., Philippines



PRIYANTHA, T.G. Amal, Sri Lanka


TA, Long, Vietnam

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Elected: Nov 24, 2014, Bali, Indonesia (Term: 2014-2016)

*Officer Bearer changed due to the retirement of Prof William Chao


CHAO, William S.C., Hong Kong, China

President: KITANO, Seigo, Japan

Vice-President: TAJIRI, Hisao, Japan

Secretary General: LI, Michael K.W., Hong Kong, China

Treasurer: INOMATA, Masafumi, Japan



LAURENCE, Bernard, Australia (2014-2015)

NORTON, Ian, Australia (2015-2016)

ZHANG, Q. L., China

LAU, James Y.W., Hong Kong, China

RAU, B. Krishna, India (2014-2016)

REDDY, D. Nageshwar, India (2014-2016)

GOENKA, Mahesh Kumar, India (2016)

RATHOD, Vipulroy, India (2016)


MAKMUN, Dadang, Indonesia

YAHAGI Naohisa, Japan

YAMAMOTO Hironori, Japan



GOH, K.L., Malaysia

MYINT Thein, Myanmar

WYETH, John, New Zealand (2014-2016)

WALMSLEY, Russell, New Zealand (2016)

KHAN Aamir Ghafoor, Pakistan

ZANO, Felix M., Philippines (2014-2016)

DE LUSONG, Mark Anthony A., Philippines (2016)



SAMARASEKERA, Nandadeva, Sri Lanka (2014-2015)

PEIRIS, Ranjith, Sri Lanka (2015-2016)

LIN, Jaw Town, Chinese Taiwan

WANG, H. P., Chinese Taiwan


LONG, Ta, Vietnam

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Elected: Nov.6, 2016, Kobe, Japan (Term: 2016-2020)

Honorary President: NIWA, Hirohumi, Japan*

CHAO, William S.C., Hong Kong, China**







NORTON, Ian, Australia (2016-2017)

TEOH, Narci, Australia (2017-2019)

STRESSER, Simone, Australia (2019-2020)

KAFFES Arthur, Australia (2020)

AHMED, Faruque, Bangladesh***

MAK, Sopheak, Cambodia (2018-2020) ***

KY, Vutha, Cambodia (2020)

ZHANG, S.T., China


CHIU, Philip W.Y., Hong Kong, China (2018-2020)

GOENKA, Mahesh Kumar, India (2016-2020)

RATHOD, Vipulroy, India (2016-2018)

LAKHTAKIA, Sundeep, India (2018-2020)

PHILIP, Mathew, India (2020)


SYAM, Ari Fahrial, Indonesia

MALEKZADEH, Reza, Iran***





GOH, K.L., Malaysia (2016-2019)

HO, Shiaw-Hooi, Malaysia (2019-2020)

OYUNTSETSEG, Khasag, Mongolia***

MYINT, Thein, Myanmar

WALMSLEY, Russell, New Zealand (2016-2020)

SCHAUER Cameron, New Zealand (2020)

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DE LUSONG, Mark Anthony A., Philippines



PEIRIS, Ranjith, Sri Lanka (2016-2020)

DE ZOYSA, Ishan, Sri Lanka (2020)

WANG, H. P., Chinese Taiwan (2016-2020)

LIN, Jaw Town, Chinese Taiwan (2016-2019, 2020)

HOU, Ming-Chih, Chinese Taiwan (2019-2020)


LONG, Ta, Vietnam

* Deceased: February 25, 2017

** Deceased: August 13, 2017

*** Newly affiliated Societies

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Elected: Dec.10, 2020, A-PSDE AGM (WEB) (Term: 2020-2024)







STRESSER, Simone, Australia

KAFFES Arthur, Australia

AHMED, Faruque, Bangladesh

KY, Vutha, Cambodia

ZHANG, S.T., China


CHIU, Philip W.Y., Hong Kong, China

PHILIP, Mathew, India

LAKHTAKIA, Sundeep, India


SYAM, Ari Fahrial, Indonesia

MALEKZADEH, Reza, Iran





HO, Shiaw-Hooi, Malaysia

OYUNTSETSEG, Khasag, Mongolia

MYINT, Thein, Myanmar

SCHAUER Cameron, New Zealand


DE LUSONG, Mark Anthony A., Philippines



DE ZOYSA, Ishan, Sri Lanka

LIN, Jaw Town, Chinese Taiwan

HOU, Ming-Chih, Chinese Taiwan


LONG, Ta, Vietnam

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Portraits of Governing Board (2016-2020)

President KITANO, Seigo Japan

Vice-President TAJIRI, Hisao Japan

Secretary General LI, Michael Hong Kong

Honorary Treasure CHAN, Angus Hong Kong

Treasurer INOMATA, Masafumi Japan

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Portraits of Councilors

SEDIQI, Khawaja Qamaruddin Afghanistan

STRASSER, Simone Australia

KAFFES, Arthur Australia

AHMED, Faruque Bangladesh

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KY, Vutha Cambodia

ZHANG, S.T. China

LAU, J.Y.W. Hong Kong

CHIU, Philip Hong Kong

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PHILIP, Mathew India

LAKHTAKIA, Sundeep India

ABDULLAH, Murdani Indonesia

SYAM, Ari Fahrial Indonesia

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MALEKZADEH, Reza Iran

YAHAGI, Naohisa Japan

YAMAMOTO, Hironori Japan

CHOI, Kyu Yong Korea

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YOON, Yong Bum Korea

HO, Shiaw-Hooi Malaysia

OYUNTSETSEG, Khasag Mongolia

MYINT, Thein Myanmar

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SCHAUER, Cameron New Zealand

KHAN, Aamir Ghafoor Pakistan

DE LUSONG, Mark Anthony A. Philippines

ONG, Evan G. Philippines

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DE ZOYSA, Ishan Sri Lanka

LIN, Jaw Town Taiwan

HOU, Ming-Chih Taiwan

RERKNIMITR, Rungsun Thailand

LONG, Ta Vietnam

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Contact Information of APSDE Councilors

Councilor Mailing Address Fax Number/Email Address

Seigo Kitano (President)

President, Oita University 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu Japan 879-5593

Fax: 81-97-549-6039 Email: [email protected]

Hisao Tajiri (Vice-President)

Department of Innovative Interventional Endoscopy Research The Jikei University School of Medicine 3-25-8 Nishi-shinbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461 Japan

Fax: +81-5400-1782 Email: [email protected]

Michael Li (Secretary-General)

c/o Surgery Center 2/F, Li Shu Fan Block, HK Sanatorium & Hospital 2 Village Road Happy Valley, Hong Kong

Fax: 852-2892-7511 Email: [email protected]/ [email protected]

Angus C.W. Chan (Hon. Treasurer)

c/o Surgery Center 2/F, Li Shu Fan Block, HK Sanatorium & Hospital 2 Village Road Happy Valley, Hong Kong

Fax: 852-2892-7511 Email: [email protected]/ [email protected]

Masafumi Inomata (Treasurer)

Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine 1-1, Idaigaoka, Hazama-machi, Yufu, Oita, JAPAN 879-5593


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K.Q. Sediqi Aliabad Teaching Hospital Shahr e arah, Kabul Afghanistan

Tel: 93-799-322727 Email:[email protected]

Simone Strasser Level 1, 517 Flinders Lane Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia


Arthur Kaffes Level 1, 517 Flinders Lane Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Faruque Ahmed Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh


Vutha Ky #462c1, BLV Movivong, Sangkat Tonlebasac, Khan Chamkamon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia


[email protected]

S. T. Zhang Beijing Friendship hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.

James Y.W. Lau

Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

Fax: 852-3505-4708 Email: [email protected]

Philip W.Y. Chiu

Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong


Mathew Philip Lisie Institute of Gastroenterology Lisie Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India.682018 Tel: +91 9846045469


Sundeep Lakhtakia SGEI secretariat, First Floor, Cluster I AIG Hospitals, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032 Telangana, India


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Murdani Abdullah Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Japan Diponogoro No.71, Jakarta, 10430, Indonesia

Email: [email protected]/ [email protected]

Ari Fahrial Syam Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Jl.Salemba 6 Jakarta Pusat 10430 Indonesia

Fax: +62-21-314 2454 Email: [email protected]

Reza Malekzadeh Professor of Medicine President Iranian Association of gastroenterology and hepatology Tehran Iran. Postal Code: 14117-13135


Naohisa Yahagi Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Research and Development for Minimally Invasive Treatment, Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582 Japan

Fax: +81-3-5363-3895 Email: [email protected]

Hironori Yamamoto Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University 3311-1 Yakushiji Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan

Fax: +81-285-40-6598 Email: [email protected]/

[email protected]

Kyu Yong Choi Division of Gastroenterology Department of Medicine Our Lady of Mercy Hospital The Catholic U. of Korea 665 Bupyong 6-dong Bupyong-gu, Incheon 403-720, R. of Korea


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Yong Bum Yoon 245 Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-799, Korea


Shiaw-Hooi Ho Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Jalan Universiti, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Fax: +60379604190 Email: [email protected]

Khasag Oyuntsetseg

Mongol – Japan Teaching Hospital, 12th Khoroo, Bayanzurkh District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Email: oyuntsetseg.kh@ mnums.edu.mn

Thein Myint Department of Gastroenterology Yangon General Hospital No.245,Myo ma Kyaung Street, Lanmadaw township, Yangon, Myanmar. 11131 Tel: +95 9 5100530

Fax: 01 1220392 Email: [email protected]

Cameron Schauer

C/O Department of Gastroenterology North Shore Hospital 124 Shakespeare Road, Takapuna, Auckland New Zealand 0620

Phone: +64210368637 Email: [email protected]

Aamir Ghafoor Khan

Head of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Lady Reading Hospital 42-E Jamal ud din Afghani Road University Town Peshawar, Pakistan Tel: 00923008580105


Mark Anthony A. De Lusong

Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy, Inc. Suite 419-420, Prince David Condominium, 305 Katipunan Avenue Loyola Heights 1108 Quezon City, Philippines


Evan G. Ong Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy, Inc. Suite 419-420, Prince David Condominium, 305 Katipunan Avenue Loyola Heights 1108 Quezon City, Philippines


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K.M. Fock Changi General Hospital Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 Simei Street 3 Singapore 529889

Email: Kwong_Ming_Fock@ cgh.com.sg

Jaw Town Lin Superintendent, Digestive Medicine Center, China Medical University Hospital. 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, Taiwan, 40447, R.O.C.


Ming-Chih. Hou 21F-18, No. 50, Sec. 1, Chung-Hsiao (Zhong-Xiao) W. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Fax: +886-2-2371 0791 Email: [email protected]

Ishan De Zoysa The President, Sri Lanka Society of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine - University of Colombo, Kynsey Road, Colombo - 08, Sri Lanka


Rungsun Rerknimitr Director of Center of Excellence for Innovation and Endoscopy in Gastrointestinal Oncology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand


Ta Long Unit 9, 182A Lo Duc street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi

Fax: 84-4-39-727-427 Email: [email protected]/ [email protected]

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Contact Information of APSDE Member Societies

Afghanistan Afghanistan Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Society (AGES) Address: Aliabad Teaching Hospital, Shararah/Kabul/Afghanistan President: A Q Ahmadi Contact Person: Khawaja Qamaruddin SEDIQI

Tel: 0093-799-322727 Email: [email protected]

Australia Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Address: Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Suite 1, Level 1, 517 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Australia President: Simone Strasser Contact: Fiona Bailey (GESA CEO)

Tel: 61-3-9001-0279 Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.gesa.org.au

Bangladesh Bangladesh Gastroenterology Society Address: Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital, 3rd floor, Mohakhali TB gate, Dhaka. Bangladesh. President: Mahmud Hasan


Cambodia Cambodian Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (CAGE) Address: #462c1, Blv Monivong, Sangkat Tonlebasac, Khan Chamkamon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia President: Vutha Ky Contact: Chanlina Vong / Borathchakra Oung

Tel: 855-1280-8174 855-1182-7426 Email:[email protected]

Website: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CAGECAMBODIA

China The Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy (CSDE) Address: C/O Beijing Friendship Hospital 95 Yong’an Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100050, China

President: Linghu Enqiang

Tel: 86-10-63138200 Email:

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Chinese Taiwan The Digestive Endoscopy Society of Taiwan (DEST) Address: 21F-18, No. 50, Sec. 1, Chung-Hsiao W. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

President: Ming-Chih Hou

Tel: 886-2-23710790 886-2-23710791 Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.dest.org.tw

Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy (HKSDE) Address: c/o CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre, 3/F Li Ka Shing Specialist Clinic (North Wing), Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong President: Heng-tat Leong Secretariat: Phoebe Man

Tel: 852-2632-2644 Fax: 852-2632-4708 Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Website: http://www.hksde.org

India Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI) AIG Hospitals, Mind Space Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana-500032 President: Mathew Philip Contact: Sundeep Lakhatia (Honorary Secretariat)

Tel: 91-9959-071-921 E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.sgei.co.in/

Indonesia The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy (ISDE) Address: Menteng Square Apartment, Tower A, 1st Floor, No. 6 Jl. Matraman Raya 30E Jakarta 10320 Indonesia President: Ari Fahrial Syam Contact: Shinta / Nuvia

Tel: 62-21- 29614303 Fax: 62-21- 23951145 E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected]

Website: http://pbpegi.com

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Iran Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Address: Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, No. 37, 7th Alley, N Kargar St, Tehran, 1439667661, Iran. President: Reza Malekzadeh Contact: Shahin Merat

Tel: 98-21883-3-50613 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Japan Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES) Address: Shin-ochanomizu Urban Trinity Bldg. 4F, 3-2-1 Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan President: Haruhiro Inoue Secretariat: Akiko Tanaka

Tel: 81-3-3525-4670 Fax: 81-3-3525-4677

E-mail: [email protected] (society)

Website: http://www.jges.net

Korea The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE) Address: #817,156 Yanghwa-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 04050, Korea President: Joo Young Cho Secretariat: Miwhie Bang

Tel: 82-2-335-1552 Fax:82-2-335-2690 E-mail: [email protected].

Website: http://www.gie.or.kr OR http://www.gie.or.kr/eng

Macau Macau Society of Digestive Endoscopy (MSDE) Address: Rua Sul Do Patane No.19 Edf Wa Po Business Centre 9E, Macau President: Edward Cheuck-seen Lai Contact: Daniel SHEA (Secretary)

Tel: 853 2855 6207 Fax: 853 2855 6207 E-mail: [email protected]

Malaysia The Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (MSGH) Address: Unit 1.6, Level 1, Enterprise 3B, Jalan Innovasi 1, Technology Park Malaysia (TPM), Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. President: Raja Affendi Raja Ali Contact: Molly Kong, Executive Secretary

Tel: 603- 8996-0700 Fax: 603-8996-4700 E-mail: [email protected]

Website : http://www.msgh.org.my

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Mongolia Mongolian Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (MSGE) Address: Mongol – Japan Teaching Hospital, 12th khoroo, Bayanzurkh district,

Ulaanbaatar, MONGOLIA President: Khasag Oyuntsetseg Contact: Boldbaatar Gantuya

Tel: 976-99810180 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Myanmar Myanmar Gastroenterology & Liver Society (MGLS) Address: Department of Gastroenterology, Yangon General Hospital, No.245, Myo ma Kyaung Street, Lanmadaw township, Yangon, Myanmar. 11131 President: Thein Myint

Tel: +95 9 5100530 Fax: 01 1220392 E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.mgls.asia

New Zealand New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology Inc. (NZSG) Address: c/o The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) 3rd floor, 99 The Terrace, Wellington 6011, New Zealand President: Zoe Raos Contact: Anna Pears

Tel: 64-4-460-8126 Fax: 64-4-472-6718 E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.nzsg.org.nz

Pakistan Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology & G.I. Endoscopy Address: Office No 429, 4th Floor, Kehkashan Mall , Tariq Road, Karachi 75400, PAKISTAN President: Muhammad Sadiq Achakzai Contact: Amanullah Abbasi (General Secretary) E-mail: [email protected]

The Philippines Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy (PSDE) Address: Suite 419-420 Prince David Condominium, 305 Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108, The Philippines President: Marie Michelle S. Cloa Contact: Rowena S. Saguid

Tel: 632- 7989-0921 Fax: 632-436-1556 Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.psde.org.ph

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Singapore The Gastroenterological Society of Singapore (GESS) Address: C/O Wizlink Consulting Pte Ltd, 2, Venture Drive #16-16, Vision Exchange, Singapore 608526 President: Tju-Siang CHUA Contact: Ms Marliyah YUSOFF Mr Steven CHAN

Tel: 65- 6774 5201 Fax: 65- 6774 5203 E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.gastro.org.sg

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Society of Gastroenterology Address: Sri Lanka Society of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Kynsey Road, Colombo - 08, Sri Lanka President: Ishan De Zoysa

Tel: 94-112-691-111 (Ext: 2395)

E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

Thailand Thai Association for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (TAGE) Address: Chulalongkorn Hospital Bhumisiri Mangkhalanusorn Building, 10th Floor 1873 Rama IV Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 President: Pradermchai Kongkam Contact: Mr.Panupong Salard (Secretariat TAGE)

Tel: 66-2256-4356 Fax: E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.thaitage.org/ Vietnam Vietnam Association of Gastroenterology (VNAGE) Address: Unit 9, 182A Lo Duc street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi, Vietnam President: Bang Hong Mai Contact: Ms. Cao Thi Hoa

Tel: 84-4-38-210-678 - 0983 929 442

Fax:84-4-39-727-427 E-mail: [email protected]

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