gastroenterology. It will be useful for all teachers ofgastroenterology and any general reader who has aneed to know what is new in gastrointestinal motility.

Joseph A. Rinaldo, Jr., MDSouthfield, Michigan

News & Notices

The Israel Gastroenterological Society:Fall Meeting

On November 9th and 10th, the Israel Gastroen­terological Society held its semiannual meeting at theDan Carmel Hotel, Haifa, in conjunction with thepediatric gastroenterologists. There were about 150participants for the two days and the following is asummary of the highlights of the meeting.

Auslaender et al. described the occurrence of he­patic veno-occlusive disease and immune deficiency ina Lebanese baby brought to Israel for treatment.Krugliac et al. demonstrated the regional variations ofintragastric pH before and after cimetidine. Golan andKeren, in a prospective trial, found that cimetidinemaintenance therapy prevented peptic complaints inpatients receiving chronic antirheumatic drug treat­ment, while Reisfeld et al. found in a prospective trialthat cimetidine, 400 mg twice daily, was as effectivefor duodenal ulcer therapy as the usual dosage givenfour times daily. Kofler et al. described a group of sixpatients with treated achalasia in whom manometricand radionuclide studies demonstrated that their per­sistent dysphagia was mainly due to a motor disturb­ance in the esophageal body; thus, redilating or oper­ating the lower esophageal sphincter would not relieveall their symptoms. Two panel discussions were held:one, chaired by Dr. Rozen, was on electrocoagulationof bleeding lesions; the other, chaired by Dr. Novis,was on the various treatments available for retainedbile duct stones.

Digestive Disease WeekMay 21-22, 1983Sheraton Washington HotelWashington, D.C.

American Gastroenterological Association Post­graduate Course, May 21-22, 1983: "Clinical Evalua­tion of Common Gastrointestinal Problems." Director:Konrad H. Soergel, MD; Co-director: Walter J. Hogan,MD. CME credit: 14 hours. Tuition: AGA members­$150.00, nonmembers-$175.00, qualified residentsand AGA trainee members-$50.00. Advanced regis-

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tration required as course attendance will be limited.The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Postgraduate Course, May 22, 1983: "Peptic Ulcer."Director: James C. Thompson, MD. CME credit: 8hours. Tuition: SSAT members-$150.00, nonmem­bers-$175.00, trainees-$75.00.

American Society for Gastrointestinal EndoscopyPostgraduate Course, May 26-27, 1983: "Gastro­intestinal Endoscopy in Clinical Practice." Director:Michael V. Sivak, Jr., MD. CME credit: 11 hours.Tuition: A/S/GIE members-,-$175.00, nonmembers­$235.00, trainees-$65.00, SG assistants-$65.00.

For more information on the above three courses,please contast: Registration Supervisor, Charles B.Slack, Inc., 6900 Grove Road, Thorofare, New Jersey08086; telephone (609)848-1000

Two A/S/G/E-approved endoscopycourses

An endoscopy course approved by the A/SIGlEand entitled "Endoscopic Sphincterotomy" will begiven on September 28 and 29, 1983, at the SofitelL'hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This course is de­signed for endoscopists already experienced in endo­scopic sphincterotomy and endoscopic retrogradecholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Another ap­proved course, "Update ERCP," will follow on October30 and 31, 1983, and is designed for physicians whoare trained but not yet experienced in ERCP. Forfurther information, contact Stephen E. Silvis, MD,Veterans Administration Hospital, 54th Street and48th Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417.

Laparoscopy-Diagnostic andTherapeutic Techniques

A postgraduate course, "Laparoscopy-Diagnosticand Therapeutic Techniques," sponsored by the Uni­versity of South Florida College of Medicine, will beheld November 30 to December 2, 1983, at the Con­temporary Resort Hotel, Walt Disney WorId, LakeBuena Vista, Florida. This course will be presented byan international faculty as a series of lectures andworkshops discussing basic principles as well as recentadvances in the diagnostic and therapeutic techniquesof laparoscopy. These lectures will serve to set thestage for extended panels with faculty-registrant dis­cussion of the practical clinical aspects of laparoscopictechniques. Registration and room accommodationswill be limited.

For information, contact H. Worth Boyce, Jr., MD,USF Medical Center-Box 19, 12901 North 30thStreet, Tampa, Florida 33612; telephone (813)974­2034.

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