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Mission
To further the strategic plan by (1) fostering and promoting cooperation with international and foreign medical and scientific organizations concerned with gastroenterology and gastroenterologists; (2) facilitating dissemination of contemporary medical and scientific information abroad; (3) operating an international advisory council, consisting of representatives of non-U.S. national gastroenterology societies, whose purpose shall be to advise the AGA Institute on development of meaningful international programs and facilitate implementation of international programs approved by the AGA Governing Board. For more information on the AGA International Committee's mission and committee structure please view our committee information document.
Committee Members 2011 - 2012
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Committee Chair: |
Rockefeller University |
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| Chair-elect: | Xavier Llor, MD | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| General Membership: | Richard Fedorak, MD | University of Alberta |
| V.K. Viswanathan, PhD | University of Arizona | |
| Raj Kumar Goyal, MD | Harvard University | |
| Rohit Loomba, MD | UC San Diego | |
| Juan Francisco J. Rivera Ramos, MD, PhD | Hospital Español de México | |
| Franco Bazzoli, MD | University of Bologna, Italy | |
| Tarek I. Hassanein, MD, AGAF | Southern California Liver Centers | |
| Tushar Patel, MD, AGAF | Mayo Clinic | |
| Akwi Wasi Asombang, MD | Washington University School of Medicine |
AGA International Members
Roughly 25 percent of all AGA members live outside the U.S. This is a significant demographic of AGA membership and one that AGA is very interested in expanding. The AGA Insitute International Committee strives to ensure that the needs of our international members are consistently met, and understand that these needs are often distinct from those members living in the U.S. For example, approximately 30 percent of AGA members living outside the U.S. hold a PhD or similar degree, compared to only 8 percent of AGA members in the U.S. As a result, in the upcoming year the committee will focus on making links to translated scientific material readily available, and on coordinating with volunteer translators to grow the body of translated material available.
Let us know how we can make the AGA more useful for our international members: Send us your feedback.
International AGA members live in 106 countries all over the world. The chart below shows the number of AGA members from each country (as of August 2010):
| CANADA | 568 | JAPAN | 440 | UNITED KINGDOM | 326 |
| AUSTRALIA | 303 | GERMANY | 220 | NETHERLANDS | 210 |
| MEXICO | 169 | ITALY | 108 | SOUTH KOREA | 98 |
| IRELAND | 95 | SWITZERLAND | 95 | FRANCE | 88 |
| BELGIUM | 86 | BRAZIL | 85 | ISRAEL | 71 |
| SPAIN | 59 | GREECE | 51 | ARGENTINA | 49 |
| THAILAND | 47 | SAUDI ARABIA | 44 | INDIA | 41 |
| SWEDEN | 39 | TAIWAN | 39 | DENMARK | 32 |
| ROMANIA | 30 | CHINA | 27 | NEW ZEALAND | 26 |
| IRAN | 25 | VENEZUELA | 25 | AUSTRIA | 23 |
| TURKEY | 22 | CHILE | 21 | NORWAY | 21 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 20 | COLOMBIA | 20 | PHILIPPINES | 19 |
| HUNGARY | 18 | PAKISTAN | 18 | EGYPT | 17 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 17 | POLAND | 15 | RUSSIA | 15 |
| PORTUGAL | 15 | PERU | 14 | SINGAPORE | 14 |
| HONG KONG | 13 | CZECH REPUBLIC | 12 | ECUADOR | 11 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 11 | FINLAND | 9 | GUATEMALA | 8 |
| SERBIA | 8 | NIGERIA | 8 | INDONESIA | 8 |
| SLOVAKIA | 8 | MALAYSIA | 7 | BANGLADESH | 6 |
| HONDURAS | 6 | URUGUAY | 6 | KENYA | 5 |
| LATVIA | 5 | LEBANON | 5 | EL SALVADOR | 4 |
| KUWAIT | 4 | PANAMA | 4 | QATAR | 4 |
| SYRIA | 4 | UKRAINE | 4 | VIETNAM | 4 |
| COSTA RICA | 3 | JORDAN | 3 | MOROCCO | 3 |
| BAHRAIN | 2 | BARBADOS | 2 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | 2 |
| CROATIA | 2 | CYPRUS | 2 | JAMAICA | 2 |
| TUNISIA | 2 | SLOVENIA | 2 | PUERTO RICO | 2 |
| LIBYA | 2 | PALESTINE | 2 | MAURITIUS | 2 |
| SRI LANKA | 2 | LUXEMBOURG | 2 | ZAMBIA | 1 |
| ARUBA | 1 | AZERBAIJAN | 1 | BAHAMAS | 1 |
| BRUNEI | 1 | BULGARIA | 1 | CAMEROON | 1 |
| CUBA | 1 | ESTONIA | 1 | HAITI | 1 |
| ICELAND | 1 | MAURITANIA | 1 | KOSOVO | 1 |
| SENEGAL | 1 | NEPAL | 1 | MONGOLIA | 1 |
| NICARAGUA | 1 | PARAGUAY | 1 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 1 |
| UZBEKISTAN | 1 | ||||
International members also play a key role in DDW. Nearly half of all DDW 2010 attendees were international participants:
| North America | 7,133 |
| International | 6,326 |
Additionally, over half of all abstracts submitted for DDW® 2010 were submitted by international authors. |
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| U.S. | 3,010 |
| International | 3,619 |
| Total | 6,629 |
Committee Activities
International Committee at DDW 2011
| Session Title | Date | Time | Attendance |
| Best of UEGW European Meeting 2010 | May 8, 2011 | 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | TBD |
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Diarrhea: A Worldwide Scourge |
May 10, 2011 | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | TBD |
| DDW Japanese Language Program | May 10, 2011 | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | TBD |
| The Best of AGA at DDW: En Español | May 10, 2011 | 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | TBD |
AGA-GSSR Journal Club
The AGA International Committee is proud to announce the creation of a new collaborative IBD Journal Club with the Gastroenterological Scientific Society of Russia (GSSR). The club is comprised of AGA and GSSR members who met at the annual AGA/GSSR Course 2010 meeting in Moscow, Russia. The journal articles are selected by Ellen J. Scherl, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, and the club members discuss them over Skype. For more information about the AGA-GSSR Journal Club please contact us.
International Volunteers
We know that AGA members are avid volunteers, but we want to hear what volunteer work you have been doing abroad!
Please complete this form to tell us about where you have volunteered your time outside the U.S.
International Meetings
| Meeting | Date | Location |
| World Health Day | April 7, 2011 | |
| Argentine Society of Gastroenterology (SAGE) | April 7 - 8, 2011 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Semana de las Enfermedades Digestivas (SEPD) | June 11-14, 2011 | Sevilla, Spain |
| 14th International Coeliac Disease Symposium | June 20 - 22, 2011 | Oslo, Norway |
| Train the Trainers | August 11 -16, 2011 | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Pan American Meeting | Fall 2011 | TBD |
| UEGW 2011 | October 21-26, 2011 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| UEGW 2012 | October 20-24, 2012 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| AMG - Mexican GI Society | TBD | TBD |
Educational Materials and Medical Position Statements
- Writing a Publishable Manuscript: Tips and Insights from the Editor of Gastroenterology
- Medical Position Statements (Guidelines)
- Resources for International Authors
- Postgraduate Course Resources
- Patient Resource Center
- AGA Frequently Asked Questions
Translated Materials
The AGA is continuously expanding our body of translated material. Check this site often for links to translated material. If there is something you would specifically like to see translated, or would like to volunteer to translate articles or material please contact Jennifer Gibson.
