Esophagram - Volume 9 / Issue 11

Volume 9, Issue 11 - November 2022

2023 World Congress Scientific Program Co-Chairs Confirmed

The ISDE is pleased to announce the World Congress Scientific Program Committee Co-Chairs for the 2023 Congress, Nicholas J. Shaheen from the University of North Carolina Faculty of Medicine, Rebecca Fitzgerald from the University of Cambridge, and Wayne L. Hofstetter from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

This multi-specialty committee is currently developing a program that covers a range of topics devoted to increasing scientific and medical knowledge of the esophagus in disease and in health. Join us in Toronto, Canada next September 8-10, 2023 for the 19^th ISDE World Congress.

Continue reading the 2023 Program Chairs Announcement.

Early Career Member Category Introduced

We are pleased to introduce a member category specifically for early-career individuals who are less than five (5) years in consultancy. Early career members can access all the benefits for 30% less or more than the full member rate. Special rates are also available for colleagues in developing countries, and benefits include:

Join a community of like-minded professional peers
Receive member-only updates and invitations to educational events or research surveys
Enjoy an electronic subscription to the Diseases of the Esophagus Journal
Discounted rates to the 2023 ISDE World Congress in Toronto, Canada from September 8-10, 2023

Join or Renew Your Membership Before December 31^st

With the end of the year fast approaching, it’s time to renew your ISDE membership. New memberships or renewals submitted from now until the end of the year are carried over to 2023. If you aren’t a member, don’t miss out. There are multiple levels of membership to suit your circumstances including:

Regular Member* – physician, surgeon
Developing Country Member* – physician or surgeon from a developing country
Early-Career Member – physician or surgeon with less than five years of consultancy
Early Career Developing Country Member – physician or surgeon with less than five years of consultancy from a developing country
Associate Health Professional – non-physician health professionals interested in the esophagus including (but not limited to) health educators, medical science liaisons (MSL), nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists, physical therapists, researchers, scientists, and speech therapists.
Member-in-training* - anyone currently in residency or fellowship training or shall be in pursuit of an advanced degree in a field of scientific inquiry

*Joint memberships available with the European Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ESDE) and Chinese Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (CSDE)

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This month's Editors Choice Articles:

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Laparoscopic total fundoplication is superior to medical treatment for reducing the cancer risk in Barrett’s esophagus: a long-term analysis

Members Only - Original Article

Hot off the press. A single-center experience demonstrates reflux control and decreased progression rates among patients with Barrett's when comparing surgical fundoplication to medical management.

Read the full article here.

Raising Awareness for GERD Week

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Week, or GERD week for short occurred, November 20-26, 2022 and ISDE put out a series of awareness raising posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Our goal is to provide ways for our members and community at large working with this disease to raise awareness of your expertise within your own networks. To this end, we invite you to share these posts with your own message by following or visiting us on social media.

GERD Week Twitter Polls

In recognizing GERD week, ISDE also posted Twitter polls to our members regarding clinical questions frequently encountered in GERD management. Thank you to all of those who voted and see the results below. If there are other clinical polls that our members would like to see, feel free to message us.

Early Registration Deadline is Tomorrow - December 1^st

The ESDE is the premier multi-disciplinary European organization, a branch of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE), covering all aspects of esophageal diseases and disorders. Its annual meetings aim to gather together all specialties involved in the clinical management and research of esophageal diseases. The recent, rapid developments in molecular biology, diagnosis, staging, and treatments for esophageal both benign and malignant diseases require continuous education.

To learn more and register visit www.esde2023.be