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Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation (APDWF)

Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation (APDWF)

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

The Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation (APDWF) comprises of four professional medical non-profit organizations, namely, the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE), the Asian-Pacific Society of Digestive Endoscopy (A-PSDE), the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), and the International Society for Digestive Surgery-Asian Pacific Section (ISDS-AP). These societies have common interest in diseases of the digestive system, including the oesophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestine and bowel. The Federation is set up to organise an annual scientific meeting in collaboration with the member societies.

Mission & Structure:
• To advance science and education in gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and surgery for the benefit of public health.
• To promote and co-ordinate, throughout Asia-Pacific countries and beyond, discussion and exchange of ideas and results relating to the diagnosis, treatment, research and prevention of digestive diseases.
• To provide a suitable medium for the dissemination and discussions of the latest results in the field of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, digestive surgery and related subjects.
• To promote and organize and annual scientific meeting: Asian Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) devoted to all aspects of digestive diseases.
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