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The Gastroenterology Foundation of South Africa was established in 2006 with the aim of contributing towards the continuing medical education of medical and surgical Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists.
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COVID-19 ECHO Clinic http://www.medicine.uct.ac.za/covid19-echo-clinic |
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News
GHASSA New articles on Non-Alcoholic fat liver disease
Welcome to our new Trustees
It is with great pleasure that we announce and welcome Professor Wendy Spearman and Dr Bilal Bobat as Trustees to the Gastro Foundation of SSA. I hope their tenure will be an enjoyable and successful one.
Professors Jake Krige and Sandie Thomson have been Trustees since the inception of the Foundation and have contributed enormously to the Foundation’s success. They have been integral to the growth of the annual Spier meeting and to all our interest group meetings. I have valued their trust and their continued support. They have been invaluable mentors to me personally, and for this I thank them.
They assume the title Emeritus Trustees and continue as active Trustees of the Foundation.
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COVID-19 ECHO Clinic
As a Hub, the Division of Hepatology and Liver Clinic in the Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur/UCT has been hosting “Viral hepatitis in sub-Saharan Africa” ECHO clinics aimed at delivering expertise on the management of viral hepatitis to under-resourced regions. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Project ECHO at The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque has expanded our licence to run weekly COVID-19 clinician-based virtual meetings on the ECHO ZOOM platform, featuring both international and national clinicians and researchers. These weekly meetings are facilitated by Profs Wendy Spearman and Mark Sonderup and chaired by Prof Graeme Meintjes, Infectious Diseases Specialist, Groote Schuur Hospital/UCT together with a panel of experts including infectious disease specialists, respiratory physicians, critical care specialists, cardiologists and rheumatologists.
These past presentations are available as recordings on the Department of Medicine website www.medicine.uct.ac.za/covid19-echo-clinic
Supported by the Gastroenterology Foundation of Sub Sahara Africa.
- Health-care provision and policy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in sub-Saharan Africa
- Epidemiology, risk factors, social determinants of health, and current management for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in sub-Saharan Africa
Welcome to our new Trustees
It is with great pleasure that we announce and welcome Professor Wendy Spearman and Dr Bilal Bobat as Trustees to the Gastro Foundation of SSA. I hope their tenure will be an enjoyable and successful one.
Professors Jake Krige and Sandie Thomson have been Trustees since the inception of the Foundation and have contributed enormously to the Foundation’s success. They have been integral to the growth of the annual Spier meeting and to all our interest group meetings. I have valued their trust and their continued support. They have been invaluable mentors to me personally, and for this I thank them.
They assume the title Emeritus Trustees and continue as active Trustees of the Foundation.
Read More
COVID-19 ECHO Clinic
As a Hub, the Division of Hepatology and Liver Clinic in the Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur/UCT has been hosting “Viral hepatitis in sub-Saharan Africa” ECHO clinics aimed at delivering expertise on the management of viral hepatitis to under-resourced regions. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Project ECHO at The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque has expanded our licence to run weekly COVID-19 clinician-based virtual meetings on the ECHO ZOOM platform, featuring both international and national clinicians and researchers. These weekly meetings are facilitated by Profs Wendy Spearman and Mark Sonderup and chaired by Prof Graeme Meintjes, Infectious Diseases Specialist, Groote Schuur Hospital/UCT together with a panel of experts including infectious disease specialists, respiratory physicians, critical care specialists, cardiologists and rheumatologists.
These past presentations are available as recordings on the Department of Medicine website www.medicine.uct.ac.za/covid19-echo-clinic
Supported by the Gastroenterology Foundation of Sub Sahara Africa.
Blog
 Cecilia Coccia |
Liver Interest Group Meeting - November 2021 The Liver Interest Meeting took place on 27th November this year and was held at the exquisite Vineyard Hotel, situated on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, Cape Town. The symposium was hosted by the Gastro Foundation of SSA. Gilead. Although a virtual option was available, it was refreshing to see so many colleagues from all over the country in person. read more |
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 Dr Barbara Makumbi |
IBD Interest Group Blog 2021 The Gastroenterology Foundation of Sub-Saharan Africa hosted the annual IBD Interest Group meeting on the 16th of October 2021 and was held in the heart of the Johannesburg business district in Sandton at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel. Due to the COVID pandemic, most conferences have been held online – however the IBD meeting was a hybrid meeting , allowing both a face- to face meeting in addition to the the option of logging on virtually. read more |
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