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Scientifi c InformationR. Giuli, MD, FACS – Professor of SurgeryOESO – 2 Blvd Pershing – 75017 Paris / FrancePh. +33 (0)1 55 37 90 15 – Fax +33 (0)1 55 37 90 40 robert.giuli@oeso.org

ContactSYMPORG SARue Rousseau 30 – 1201 Geneva / SwitzerlandPh. +41 (0)22 839 84 84 – Fax +41 (0)22 839 84 85oeso2017@symporg.ch

14th World Conference

Global perspectives in Esophageal diseases

GenevaSeptember 2-5, 2017

Sessions – September 1

Dear colleagues, in all disciplines,

In cooperation with the University of Geneva,it is our pleasure to invite you to the14th congress of OESO / OESO Foundation.This event will illustrate the continuation of OESO’s relentless pursuit, carried on since its founding, to achieve benchmark syntheses in Esophagology.

The original OESO format of Questions/Answers in 5 minuteswill be applied throughout the 46 sessions, which will deal with the 19 disciplines represented in OESO.

You will have the opportunity to make your choiceamong sessions that will go deeply into precise topicsin a variety of domains, as well as purely clinical sessionswith debates on such subjects as alternative therapies for GERD, surgical innovations, classifi cation of cancers, etc…, all targeted on your everyday practice.

Several sessions will be left to the initiative of young investigators,and a number of Training Courses will be available in the program,pertaining to Endoscopic Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, or Robotics,with Simulation devices of the latest generation at your disposalin the brand new Learning Center of the University of Geneva, as wellas in the University Hospital. They will be organized for beginners and for experts.

Posters and oral presentations, related to any topic on the upper digestive tract will be welcome. The Conference is constructed in order to maximize the contactbetween Industry and faculty and attendees.

*The aim is to present, in a true trans-disciplinary way,the study of one organ, the esophagus, in all its aspects,from its physiological functions to diverse possible pathological evolutions.

Throughout four intense days, you will have golden opportunities to meet world renowned specialists from all fi elds, to extend your knowledge, and to benefi t from daily hands-on sessionson a vast range of specializations.

The 14th OESO Conference in Geneva promises to be enriching,and one of a kind.

See you there next year!

R. Giuli, MD, FACS, Founder & Deputy Director of OESO Executive Director of the OESO Foundation

VenueCICG International Congress Center of Geneva

Preliminary ProgramSee on www.oeso.org

PresidentLee L. Swanström (USA-France)

Co-PresidentsJie He (China) – Michio Hongo (Japan)

Secretary Bruno Zilberstein (Brazil)

Local Organizing CommitteePresidents: Olivier Huber (Switzerland)

Stefan P. Mönig (Switzerland)

Members:Jean-Louis Frossard (Switzerland)

Philippe Morel (Switzerland)

Arnaud Roth (Switzerland)

Laura Rubbia-Brandt (Switzerland)

Paul M. Schneider (Switzerland)

Radu Tutuian (Switzerland)

Congress Advisory CommitteePresidents:Kenric M. Murayama (USA)

George Triadafi lopoulos (USA)

Post-Graduate Courses Directors:Henry D. Appelman (USA)

Navtej S. Buttar (USA)

C. Prakash Gyawali (USA)

Peter Pokieser (Austria)

Roger P. Tatum (USA)

Michael B. Ujiki (USA)

Peter C. Wu (USA)

Young Investigators CommitteePresident: Junichi Akiyama (Japan)

Organized jointly byOESO – The OESO Foundation University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG)

OESO 14th World Conference - Geneva - September 2-5, 2017

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