Kurdistan digestive days by Kurdistan Gastroenterology association & Kurdistan center for gastroenterology&hepatology.

1. Kurdistan digestive Days: 1-2/11/2013:
Friday 1/112013: Komalayaty social center.
Registration: 8.00 AM.
Opening ceremony: 8.15- 9.00 AM.
Introduction/greetings by the meeting announcer.
Ministry of health or Director of Health talk.
Greetings to the guests from outside Iraq & Sulaimania: Dr.Kalandar Kasnazan.
Digestive Days Talk: Objectives & mission: Dr.Mohamed Omer.
Greetings to Iraqi & Sulaimani leaders in GEH/Endoscopy: Dr.Zuhair Kasir, Dr.Zuhair Bahrani,
dr.Isam Al-Chalabi,Fouad Baban, Jamal Salih, Ara Ohanis: Dr.Mohamed Omer.
Kurdistan center for GEH Achievements: Dr.Hiwa Abubakir.
Session 1: Research topics; 9 - 12 AM.
Chairman: Dr.Fouad Baban, Dr.Aras Aziz,Dr.Sammer Saad.
Updates in Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Dr.Makki Hamadi Fayadh.9-9.45 AM.
ERCP: COMPETITOR OR COMPLRMRNTARY; Dr.Fayez Sundok, Head of Syrian
gastroenterology society.9.45-10 AM.
ERCP: Difficult CBD, Stones: Dr.Fayez Sundok, Head of Syrian gastroenterology society.
10-10.15 AM.
Celiac disease in Najaf up to mid 2013; Dr. Dheyaa Ali Ahmed ;Alnajaf center for GEH.
10.15-10.30 AM.
Endoscopic dilation of esophageal strictures in children; experience at KCGH: Prof. Dr. Adnan
Hamawandi. 10.30-10 45 AM.
The role ERCP in intrabiliary rupture of hydatid cyst of the liver; Dr.Mohamed
Shekhani.10.45-11 AM.
Pigmented gall stones in Sulaimani; Dr.Hiwa Omer; Dr.Aso Hama Saeed.11.00-11 .15 AM.
Astra Zenica company presentation, Dr.Ramzy Bassil.11.15-11.40 AM.

2. Questions & answers.11.40-12.00 AM.
Break: 12.00-12.15 PM.
Session 2: Case reports; 12.15 AM – 1.30 PM.
Chairman: Dr.Jamal Salih; Dr.Barham Salih,Dr. Arif Ali Mohamed.
Large number of fasciola hepatica discovered during ERCP; Dr. Mohamed Shekhani.
12.15-12.30 PM.
A Rare gastric presentation of a common infection. Dr.Diary Ismael,12.30-12.45 PM.
Emergency Whiples’; Dr. Kanazan Serwan.12.45-1.00 PM.
Esophageal candidiasis; A surprising cause; Dr.Hemn Mohamed.1.00-1.15 PM.
Questions & Answers.1.15-1.30 PM.
Lunch: 1.30 - 3 PM.
Session 3: GIT/Hepatology reviews; 3– 4.30 PM.
Chairman:Dr.Adnan Hamawandi; Dr.Baxtiar Salim; Dr. Dheyaa Ali Ahmed.
Stem cell transplantation in chronic liver diseases; Dr.Mohamed Omer Mohamed.3-3.15 PM.
Advances in GIT motility tests; Dr.Heero Ismael .3.15-3.30 PM.
Video capsule endoscopy: experience at KCGH : Dr. Ali Ramadhan3.30-3.45 PM.
Video capsule endoscopy; UK experience; Dr.Barzin Mustafa.3.45-4.00 PM.
AWA Medica talk: 4.00-4.15 PM.
Questions & answers: 4.15- 4.30 PM.
Session 4: symposium on solitary rectal syndrome SRUS; 4.30-5.30 PM.
Pannel: Dr.Aras A ziz, Dr.Kalandar Kasnazan, Dr.Hiwa Abubakr,Dr.Razhan Fouad; Dr.Kawa
Abdulla,Dr.Fayez Sundok.
SRUS: an overiviw, Dr.Aras Lateef.
Surgery for SRUS; Dr.Barham.

3. Defecating proctography; Dr.Kawa Abdullah.
Session 5: Symposium on piles; 5.30-6.30 PM.
Pannel:Dr.Hiwa Omer, ,Dr.Makki H Fayadh; Dr.Sirwan Quaraghi; Dr.Diari,Dr.Ismael Hama
Amin.
Piles: a surgical view; Dr.Kalandar Kasnazan.
Piles: Minimally-invasive treatments;Dr. Ali Ramadhan.
Piles: Becoming a medical disease!! : Dr. Mohamed Shekhani.
Saturday 2/11/2013: 9 AM – 1 PM; Kurdistan center for gastroenterology & heppatology.
Dr.Fayez Sundok presentation; 8-9 AM.
Therapeutic endoscopy live demonstration workshop with video conference; 9 AM-1 PM.
Experts:
Dr.Makki Hamadi Fayadh.
Dr.Fayez Sundok.
Dr.Taha Karbuli.
Dr.Rayadh Al-Sherifi?.
Dr.Hiwa Abubakr.
Dr.Baxtiar Salim.