The ESPCG would like to offer congratulations to Prof Greg Rubin who has been elected as ESPCG representative on the UEG Scientific Committee. We wish him much success in this role!

Heinz Hammer, Chair of the Education Committee at UEG, is happy to welcome Pierluigi Fracasso in the committee. Prof Fracasso’s term will be from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2020. The ESPCG would like to wish him many congratulations!  

The board of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences in Maastricht has appointed prof. dr. Jean Muris as per January 1, 2017 as chair of the department of family medicine.  The appointment has a regular term of 6 years.    Prof. dr. Muris succeeds prof.dr. Job Metsemakers, w

   

                Something in the water Infections have long been thought to cause irritable bowel syndrome, but it has not been clear how. It seems that pathogens might be changing the behaviour of our gut microbiota. Knut-Arne Wensaas contribut

Call for Candidates Three positions in the Executive Committee will be available during 2016 and will be decided at the ESPCG Annual General Meeting; on Thursday 16th June, 14.00-16.00: Meeting Room 23, Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark    The positions are Chairman, Treasurer and Com

UEG Education & E-learning The universal source of knowledge in gastroenterology. Choose your way of learning! Online Courses: Check out the UEG Online Courses and get free 1-hour updates on Capsule Endoscopy Benign Liver Lesions Liver Biopsy The Online Course on Irritable Bowel S

  (Brussels, May 26, 2016) Members of the European Parliament, together with European health organisations, are calling for more early screening to prevent digestive cancers that kill more than 500,000 people in Europe every year.   The MEPs against Cancer (MAC), led by MEP

Childhood Obesity – World Digestive Health Day 2016   Ahead of World Digestive Health Day on May 29, United European Gastroenterology is launching a new video to highlight the vital importance of healthy early nutrition in helping to reduce the levels of childhood obesity and the burd

UEG Digestive Health Month in May to shine the light on GI diseases in Europe The first UEG Digestive Health Month will take place this May to increase awareness about digestive health and to highlight how more funding can help to advance our understanding of related diseases. It will