Entry level membership for physicians-in-training is available at a rate of $50 annually.  This includes an electronic subscription to Diseases of the Esophagus, the world's premier journal devoted to esophageal disorders, thanks to the generosity of Wiley-Blackwell.

Announcements

The abstract submission deadline for the 2010 ISDE Biennial Congress has been extended to March 31, 2010!  This provides plenty of time to prepare your best work for presentation in Kagoshima in September 2010. We are seeking abstracts for oral presentations, posters, and videos. Travel awards are available for 30 abstracts containing descriptions of original, unpublished research. 

We are delighted to announce that the publisher of our journal, Diseases of the Esophagus, will fund two Wiley-Blackwell Young Investigator Awards for original research submitted for the 2010 ISDE Congress. The awards will help support travel costs to the Congress. Information regarding these awards can be found here.

Wiley-Blackwell [make this an active link] and the ISDE now offer reduced rate membership and subscriptions to Diseases of the Esophagus to members-in-training, at the low cost of $50 for e-only journal access.  Consider inviting your trainees to participate in this entry-level program, and get them started on a career-long relationship with ISDE.

Recently the ISDE created a committee charged with developing a consensus statementson management of Barrett high grade dysplasia. The report of this committees will be presented at the 2010 Biennial Congress of the ISDE in Kagoshima, Japan, Sep 3-5. Future committees will focus on database participation, clinical research, and scholarships for travel and research.

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