The Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation (APDWF) comprises four professional medical non-profit organizations, namely, the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE), the Asian-Pacific Society of Digestive Endoscopy (A-PSDE), the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), and the International Society for Digestive Surgery-Asian Pacific Section (ISDS). These societies have common interest in diseases of the digestive system, including the oesophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestine and bowel.
Congress & Host | Total Participation |
APDW 2019 (Kolkata, India) | - |
APDW 2018 (Seoul, Korea) | 3,800 |
APDW 2017 |
2,800 |
APDW 2016 |
2,900 |
APDW 2015 |
3,100 |
APDW 2014 |
2,900 |
APDW 2013 |
5,500 |
APDW 2012 |
2,400 |
APDW 2011 |
2,300 |
APDW 2010 |
2,600 |
APDW 2009 |
2,300 |
APDW 2008 |
2,000 |
APDW 2007 |
1,500 |
APDW 2006 |
1,200 |
APDW 2005 |
2,400 |
APDW 2004 |
2,000 |
APDW 2003 |
1,200 |
President |
Kentaro Sugano |
Secretary General |
Seige Kitano |
Treasurer |
Kelvin Ng |
Executive Member |
Masao Omata |
Member |
Fan Dai-Ming Geroge Lau Michael Li Manoj Kumar Sharma Hisao Taijiri Go Wakabayashi John Wong Justin Wu |
Ex Officio, 2018 - 2020 |
Goh Khean-Lee |