IGICS: JGA Keynote Program
IGICS: JGA Keynote Program “International Gastrointestinal Consensus Symposium (IGICS)” is to be held once a year during the annual meeting of JGA as a single-topic conference in which discussions are made on a single topic throughout the conference day.
The intent of this symposium is to foster the academic development of young gastroenterologists from Asian countries and to increase international relations.
The 18th International Gastrointestinal Consensus Symposium (18th IGICS)
| Chairperson | Takayuki Matsumoto, MD., PhD. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University |
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| Date | February 22 (Sat.), 2025 |
| Place | Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo *The 18th IGICS will be held in conjunction with live streaming and Video On Demand |
| Topics | Advanced therapy for inflammatory bowel disease |
| IGICS@keiso-comm.com | |
| Homepage | https://www.keiso-comm.com/giweek2025/igics.html |
IGICS Committee Members
JGA International Exchange Committee Members
| Name | Affiliation | Country |
| Akiko Shiotani | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kawasaki Medical School | Japan |
| Mitsuhiro Fujishiro | Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo | Japan |
| Osamu Handa | Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School | Japan |
| Tadakazu Hisamatsu | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine | Japan |
| Takahisa Matsuda | Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Toho University Omori Medical Center | Japan |
| Yoshinori Morita | Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe University International Clinical Cancer Research Center | Japan |
| Yuji Naito | Department of Human Immunology and Nutrition Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine | Japan |
| Sachiyo Nomura | Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo | Japan |
| Shoko Ono | Department of Gastroenterology, Hokkaido University Hospital | Japan |
| Yutaka Saito | Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital | Japan |
| Mitsushige Sugimoto | Research Center for GLOBAL and LOCAL Infectious Disease, Oita University | Japan |
| Naohisa Yahagi | Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine | Japan |
| Takayuki Matsumoto | Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University | Japan |
IGICS International Active Members
| Name | Affiliation | Country |
| Francis K. L. Chan | Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| Tiing Leong Ang | 1. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Changi General Hospital; 2. SingHealh Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre; 3. YLL School of Medicine, NUS | Singapore |
| Murdani Abdullah | Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital | Indonesia |
| Carla Tablante | Department Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Santo Tomas Hospital | Philippines |
| Varayu Prachayakul | Faculty of Medicine Mahidol university Siriraj hospital Division of Gastroenterology, Department Internal medicine | Thailand |
| Baiwen Li | Shanghai General Hospital | China |
| Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine | ||
| Hwoon-Yong JUNG | Department of Gastroenterology | Korea |
| University of Ulsan College of Medicine | ||
| Asan Medical Center | ||
| Asan Digestive Disease Research Institute |