Training Centers and Outreach

Training Centers
Located in 14 developing countries throughout the world, each WGO Training Center serves as a universal catalyst for trainees who are interested in enhancing their specialization in gastroenterology. Each Center offers comprehensive training, the overall goal being to improve the standards of training and patient care within and surrounding their regions. Click here to see the impact the WGO Training Centers are having across the globe.

Outreach
Administered by the WGO Education and Training Committee, the Outreach Program is designed to facilitate the relationship between equipment manufacturers and/or institutions with Training Centers, public hospitals or clinics in low-resource areas in need of equipment or teaching materials. To become a donor or for more information, please click here

Train the Trainers 2012: Application Process Is Now Open

In collaboration with the Chinese Society of Gastroenterology (CSG), the Train the Trainers workshop was held recently in Xi’an, China from April 16-19, 2012. This TTT workshop saw 49 gastroenterologists from 18 countries participate in four days of interactive learning sessions on a variety of key topics and issues that are confronted by trainer’s everyday in their practice. A full summary will be posted soon. Please check back with us shortly.

Click here to learn more about Xi'an.

New in Global Guidelines

Updated Global Guideline Now Available!

View the updated Obesity Guideline, now with 5 appendices!»

View the updated Probiotics-prebiotics Guideline, in multiple languages, now»

More Recently Updated Guidelines Available:

View the updated Constipation Guideline, now with Cascades

These guideline have been updated and are available in various languages for download free of charge. The Guidelines Homepage is now available in Mandarin! Click below to view.

Become an Ambassador for the WGO Foundation

The WGO Foundation is the philanthropic resource for the WGO, incorporated in 2007, it supports the WGO and its mission. The principal aims of the Foundation in raising funds are firstly, to provide opportunities for training gastroenterologists in developing countries; and secondly, to raise awareness of digestive disorders worldwide. There are several ways you can help WGO. Your generosity can make a difference in the lives of many...

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World Digestive Health Day

WDHD 2012, From Heartburn to Constipation - Common GI Symptoms in the Community: Impact and Interpretation »

Information on WDHD 2012 is now available! Watch your email and the WGO website as more tools, resources & events are created.

Don't forget to submit your WDHD 2012 event by visiting the Submit an Event page!

The WGO is thrilled about the success of World Digestive Health Day on May 29, 2011: Numerous events took place around the world raising awareness about Enteric Infections. See what happened during WDHD 2011!