WHBA INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

SERIES OF SINGLE SPECIALTY INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS ORGANISED BY and UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE WORLD HELLENIC BIOMEDICAL ASSOCIATION IN ATHENS 1999-2007 . Local organizer: Dr Marios Z. Panos MBBS BSc MD FRCP (Lon)
This series, since its inception, has received the support of the World Hellenic Biomedical Association and every one of these meetings, has been placed under the auspices of the Association. The aim of the World Hellenic Biomedical Association is to promote clinical, scientific and educational excellence in Greece and the Hellenic Diaspora. This series of Updates and Postgraduate Seminars are intended to bring together experts from the UK, Greece and its neighbouring countries, to review developments in Gastroenterology and to promote postgraduate training and research among Greek gastroenterologists and surgeons and promote links with the medical fraternity of the Hellenic Diaspora. Our distinguished speakers, all internationally recognized as leaders in their respective fields, have been the following:
1st International Update and Postgraduate Seminar in Hepatology: Hilton Hotel, Athens , 01.10.1999	Speakers: Prof. Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies, University College Hospital, London, Prof. James Neuberger Univ. Hospital, Birmingham, UK Dr John Karani King’s College Hospital, London Prof. Alexander Gimson Addenbrooke’s Hospital,Cambridge University Prof Peter Friend Addenbrooke’s Hospital,Cambridge University Dr Marios Panos Euroclinic of Athens.
2nd International Update and Postgraduate Seminar in Hepatology: held at Aigli Zappeiou, Athens 02.03.2001	Speakers: Mr Thomas Dehn Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK Prof. Alastair Forbes St Mark’s Hospital, London Mr Bruce George J Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Prof Janusz Jankowski Univ. of Birmingham UK A Mantides Navy Hospital, Athens K Marcoglou MMTS Hospital, Athens. Scholarship winner: Dr D Polymeros
3rd International Update and Postgraduate Seminar in Hepatology: held at Athinais Centre, Athens 30.11.2002	Speakers: Dr Marco Bruno Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam Prof. John Neoptolemos Liverpool University Prof. Paul Swain The Royal London Hospital. Scholarship winners: Dr D Lytras and Dr A Christidou
4th International Update and Postgraduate Seminar in Gastroenterology, held at Aigli Zappeiou, Athens on 02.02.2007	Speakers: Dr Kel Palmer Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Dr John Plevris Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Dr Doris Redhead Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Dr Marios Panos Euroclinic of Athens. Scholarship winners: Dr I Tyrmpas and Dr G Stamatis
5th International Update and Postgraduate Seminar in Gastroenterology, held at Aigli Zappeiou, Athens on 02.02.2007	Speakers: Dr John de Caestecker, University Hospital of Leicester Dr John Meenan, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, Dr Mark Scott, Royal London Hospital, Dr Ioannis Karoumpalis, Geniko Kratiko Hospital, Athens. Scholarship winners : Two winners to be announced
The 6th International Update and Postgraduate Seminar in Gastroenterology will take place at the beginning of 2008 and will have the same format as previously, including the award of two scholarships. Dr Marios Z Panos MBBS BSc MD FRCP Director of Gastroenterology Euroclinic of Athens Athanasiadou 9 11521 Athens mpanos@euroclinic.gr