It is our great pleasure to extend a warm invitation to you to GIHEP SINGAPORE 2012 to be held in Singapore from 13th – 15th July 2012. This meeting is organised by the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore in collaboration with the Chapter of Gastroenterologists, College of Physicians, Singapore.

GIHEP SINGAPORE 2012 will comprise of an Endoscopy Workshop and Scientific Meeting. The Endoscopy Workshop will feature experienced endoscopists from around the world, demonstrating current approaches to diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal and pancreatico-biliary diseases. The 2-day Scientific Meeting will consist of plenary lectures, state-of-the-art reviews and clinical symposia in gastroduodenal diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases, hepatology, pancreatico-biliary diseases and clinical nutrition by distinguished faculty, both international and local. This year, the scientific meeting will also include a Nursing Workshop providing continuing education to the GI associates and a GP Symposium to share GI knowledge with our primary care colleagues.

An important part of all GI Hep meetings is the free paper session and the poster session. This provides a forum for investigators to present their work and to interact with others in the field. Prizes will be awarded for the best oral and poster presentations. In addition, the organising committee has decided to give out up to 5 travel awards worth S$1000 each to gastroenterologists and trainees from outside Singapore who submit abstracts selected for oral presentation or for the poster round.

This meeting will provide concise clinical updates to practising gastroenterologists, a platform for investigators to present their work, and a forum for GI professionals to interact and network. We invite you to join us for an exciting and intellectually stimulating scientific exchange at GIHEP SINGAPORE 2012.