Vlaamse Vereniging voor Gastroenterologie

www.vvge.be

Belgian Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

www.bsgie.org

Belgian Association for the Study of the Liver

www.basl.be

Belgian Group of Digestive Oncology

www.bgdo.org

The Belgian Cancer Registry Foundation – Procare

www.registreducancer.org

Coma Science Group

www.coma.ulg.ac.be/

Blog abdominal imaging

www.abdominalimagingucl.com

About Gastroenterology in Belgium

Due to the Federal structure and the two main cultural communities of Belgium, Gastroenterology has evolved in separate ways.

1. Flemish Community (Flanders)

• 4 University GI & Hepatology Training Centers
  • KUL (Leuven)
    http://organigram.kuleuven.be/1/50000628e.htm
  • VUB (Brussels)
    http://www.az.vub.ac.be
  • RUG (Ghent)
    http://www.uzgent.be/diensten/dienst_63.cfm
    
  • UIA (Antwerp)
    http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=*GENHOME
• 1 Flemish GI Society (Vlaamse Vereniging voor Gastroenterologie)
  http://www.vvge.be
• 1 Flemisch GI Journal
  Tijdschrift voor gastro-enterologie
• 2 annual Meetings
  spring & autumn meetings

2. French Speaking Community (Wallonia & Brussels)

• 3 University GI & Hepatology Training Centers
  • UCL (Louvain-en-Woluwe)
    http://www.md.ucl.ac.be/gaen/
  • ULB (Brussels)
    http://www/ulb.ac.be/erasme/fr/services/medicaux/gastro/index.htm
  • Ulg (Liège)
    http://www.chuliege.be/sm/31.htm
• 1 GI Society (Société Royale Belge de Gastro-entérologie)
  http://www.srbge.be
• 1 Journal
  http://www.acta-gastroenterologica.be/start.htm
• 2 Annual Meetings
  June & October

3. Others

• 1 Gastroenterology and Endotherapy European Workshop (June)
  http://www.live-endoscopy.com
• 1 Belgian Liver Diseases Association & Meetings
  http://www.basl.be
• 1 Belgian Group of Digestive Oncology and Meeting
  http://www.bgdo.be
• 1 Belgian Society for GI Endoscopy and Meeting
  http://www.bsgie.org

4. Common activities

• Belgian Week of Gastroenterology (February)
  http://www.belgianweek.be

5. Statistics

Number of specialists: ((1.02.2015)) 24.756
Number of GP: ((1.02.2015)) 18.000
Number of Gastroenterologists: (1.02.2015) 704
Number of Internists: (1.02.2015) 1590
http://statbel.fgov.be/

V. Lamy
2006-07-20