World Gastroenterology
Organisation
President
Richard Kozarek, MD
Seattle, USA
Richard.Kozarek@vmmc.org
Vice President
Henry Cohen, MD
Montevideo, Uruguay
hcohen@chasque.net
Past President &
Chair of Nominations
Eamonn Quigley, MD
Cork, Ireland
e.quigley@ucc.ie
Secretary General
Cihan Yurdaydin, MD
Ankara, Turkey
cihan.yurdaydin
@medicine.ankara.edu.tr
Treasurer
David Bjorkman, MD
Salt Lake City, USA
David.Bjorkman@hsc.utah.edu
Coordinator Education &
Training
James Toouli, MD
Adelaide, Australia
Jim.Toouli@flinders.edu.au
Chair Guidelines &
Publications
Michael Fried, MD
Zurich, Switzerland
Michael.Fried@usz.ch
Division Representative
(IDCA)
G.N.J. Tytgat, MD
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
g.n.tytgat@amc.uva.nl
WGOF Chairman
Bernard Levin, MD
New York, USA
blevin2628@gmail.com
Websites
www.worldgastroenterology.org
www.wgofoundation.org
Executive Secretariat
Medconnect
Bruennsteinstr. 10
81541 Munich, Germany
T: +49 (89) 4141 92 40
F: +49 (89) 4141 92 45
info@worldgastroenterology.org

Train the Trainers:
2011 Application Process Now Open
WGO is pleased to offer one Train the Trainers workshop in 2011 in Chennai, India. The application process for this workshop is now open and we invite our national member societies to present their candidates.
About WGO’s Train the Trainers Program:
Wherever you are in the world, your experience as a trainee will be, in large part, influenced by the quality of input from your trainer. Despite the key role of trainers in the development of future gastroenterologists, it is evident that few, if any, have received formal instruction or training as educators. In an era when the shortcomings of many of the traditional approaches to post-graduate medical education and training have been exposed, this ad hoc approach to the education of our successors is no longer tenable.
The "Train the Trainers" (TTT) program, developed by WGO attempts to correct this deficit. By bringing together trainers from across the globe in intensive and interactive 4 day sessions dedicated to the development of teaching and training skills, WGO has developed a forum for interaction between world leaders in education, for the sharing of experience and the discussion of common problems.
Train the Trainers 2011 is a specially developed workshop which is subsidized by the local partner society, the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, and the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO). The Organisation considers TTT to be one of a number of tangible contributions to the activities of the member societies, hence the reason for asking the societies to nominate their representative for this workshop.
The TTT faculty members donate their personal time and services to the workshop at no charge. In addition, the faculty has spent a considerable length of their own time preparing and evaluating this workshop. They do this in the belief that the workshop provides an important stimulus for participants in encouraging their enthusiasm for education in gastroenterology.
The workshop can only succeed if all participants engage actively in all sessions and social functions. The workshops are organised in out-of-the way places so that participants cannot be interrupted by competing demands, hence we ask for the participant’s total participation in all modules and social functions relating to
the workshop. An additional and very important part of the commitment on the part of the participants is the completion of the Pre-Questionnaire and the On-
Site Evaluation. We ask that every participant make a commitment to provide the organizers with their responses so that we can continually evaluate the effectiveness of the workshop and so that we can meet the expectations of WGO
and the national societies. The national societies have asked that the effectiveness of the TTT workshops be evaluated and we can only do this with the participants assistance. 2011 Workshop Information: Location: Chennai, India Arrival Day: Sunday April 10, 2011 Core Workshop Dates: Monday April 11-Thursday April 14, 2011 Departure: Friday April 15, 2011
Please note the following:
• Applications will only be accepted from official WGO Member Societies
• The deadline to submit applications is August 31, 2010
• Each society is invited to submit the names of two candidates
TTT Applicants must fulfil the following criteria:
• Fluent command of the English language – this is important as many of the breakout sessions require active participation and discussion from all members of the group
• Participants attending the workshop must be responsible for training within their own unit/region and commit to putting the TTT workshop lessons into place in their own teaching environment• Participants are required to have their own medical insurance while attending the workshop
• Participants are required to arrive no later than the specified arrival date and to not depart prior to the specified departure date.
• Applications from member societies will be reviewed for adherence to the above criteria and for the equal distribution of TTT workshop spots amongst national member societies.
• Member societies are invited to cover the costs of travel for their candidates or to arrange other forms of support as WGO is not in a position to cover these costs.
• Single accommodation, catering and onsite expenses as well as all course materials are covered by the local organisers and WGO. A maximum of 5 nights accommodation is provided.
• Should participants wish to bring their partners with them to TTT they will be charged for the additional rooming costs and the social events expenses.
• The participant acknowledges by registration, that he/she has no right to lodge damage claims against the organizers in the event of cancellation due to unexpected events / force majeure or changes to program due to any
reason
• The participant acknowledges by registration that the WGO and the hosting societies are solely responsible for the organizing of Train the Trainers.
Participants who wish to arrive before or depart after the specified arrival and departure days, must clarify their accommodations and other personal expenses which may occur (ground transportation, meals etc.) directly with
the hotel

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