Vol. 6 Issue 9 - September/October 2019

President's Update ISDE president Prateek Sharma summarizes the latest society highlights and its many achievements. Focusing on the society’s aim to serve our community better and to bring more content relevant to esophageal diseases in a user-friendly manner, important decisions have been made. The launch of the new ISDE website earlier this year as well as the decision and announcement to move to Annual ISDE World Congresses are just some of the many accomplishments Dr. Sharma will elaborate during his presidential message .

Barrett’s Esophagus (BE) is associated with long-term GERD and is a risk factor for esophageal cancer. Current practice is to screen select patients who have multiple risk factors for esophageal cancer and monitor those patients diagnosed with BE for development of precancerous change (dysplasia). Patients who are at higher risk of progressing to esophageal cancer may benefit from endoscopic therapy.

RTD 4. Episode 1. Management of Barrett's Esophagus Listen to our expert roundtable discussion on the management of Barrett’s Esophagus. This series is presented in three episodes covering screening and diagnosis, assessment, and endoscopic therapy. Watch the first video and find out what the multi-disciplinary specialists  panelists have to say about Screening and Diagnosis for Barrett’s Esophagus .

ISDE presidential biography On behalf of the ISDE, Diseases of the Esophagus invites you to read the ISDE presidential biography of Joerg Ruediger Siewert written by Arnulf Hoelscher .   These biographies are being published as part of the celebration for the 40th anniversary of the first ISDE Congress during the upcoming 2020 ISDE Congress in Toronto. We hope you find the series an informative look at the history of the ISDE over the past 40 years.   Sincerely, Giovanni Zaninotto and Neil Gupta Editors in Chief, Diseases of the Esophagus (DOTE)

Joerg Ruediger Siewert ISDE president 1989 - 1992 J R Siewert’s clinical focus was oncological surgery, especially of the upper gastrointestinal tract but also functional, benign diseases of the esophagus and stomach. The classification of adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction in Type I, II, and III is combined with his name.  Find out more about Professor Siewert's great achievements and ISDE's continuous development in his presidential biography.

Mark your calendars for ISDE 2020: September 20-23, 2020 Toronto, Canada The 17th World Congress for Esophageal Diseases takes place only one year from now. Make sure to reserve the date  and join us in Toronto, Canada to be part of a highly engaging program and enjoy opportunities to connect with peers. Invited sessions will be announced soon.  Stay tuned! 

ESDE 2019 Annual Meeting: Come to Athens, Greece The Executive Board of the European Society for Diseases of the Esophagus and the ESDE 2019 Congress President Theodore Liakakos invite you to attend this year's ESDE Annual Meeting in Athens, Greece on November 20-22, 2019, less than two months away. See all program highlights and important general information on the congress website. Become an ESDE Member and save on registration fees. 

Literature Updates The Role of Continuing Perioperative Chemotherapy Post Surgery in Patients with Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: a Multicenter Cohort Study Soft-Tissue Metastases From Esophageal Cancer  Additional Patient Factors may Predict Survival in Esophageal Cancer Better than TMN Alone After Esophagectomy Risk Prediction of Postoperative Pneumonia After Subtotal Esophagectomy Based on Preoperative Serum Cholinesterase Concentrations Prognostic Significance of Skeletal Muscle Loss During Early Postoperative Period in Elderly Patients with Esophageal Cancer  Long-Term Outcomes of Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy in the Prone versus Lateral Position: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis Comparison of costs and short-term clinical outcomes of per-oral endoscopic myotomy and laparoscopic Heller myotomy Visit the ISDE Literature Updates Online for more.

Industry Events  United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week, October 19-23, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain Japan Digestive Disease Week (JDDW), November 21-24, 2019 in Kobe, Japan 2020 Course of the Foregut Disease Foundation, February 6-11, 2020 in Maui, HI, USA Canadian Digestive Diseases Week (CDDW), February 28-March 1, 2020 in Montreal, Canada

4th International Meeting of the Federation of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (FNM 2020), March 23-28, 2020 in Adelaide, Australia

To see if there is a meeting in your area visit the Upcoming Industry Events page.

Endorsed by ISDE ISDE is committed to promoting the exchange of scientific and medical knowledge of the esophagus among specialists in the field and may endorse medical meetings that are consistent with the vision and mission of the society. Programs of sufficient relevance and quality developed by other societies or organizations that align with the mission of ISDE are eligible for endorsement, subject to review and approval. For more information and to receive a copy of the ISDE Policy on Meeting Endorsement please contact info@isde.net .

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