IGICS: JGA Keynote Program
IGICS: JGA Keynote Program “International Gastrointestinal Consensus Symposium (IGICS)” is to be held once a year during the annual meeting of JGA as a single-topic conference in which discussions are made on a single topic throughout the conference day.
The intent of this symposium is to foster the academic development of young gastroenterologists from Asian countries and to increase international relations.
The 19th International Gastrointestinal Consensus Symposium (19th IGICS)
| Chairperson | Akiko Shiotani, MD., PhD. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kawasaki Medical School |
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| Date | February 21(Sat.), 2026 |
| Venue | Kumamoto-Jo Hall * The 19th IGICS will be held on-site only and will be streamed On Demand at a later date. |
| Topics | Asian perspective for Gastrointestinal diseases in the era of H. pylori eradication |
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| Homepage | https://www.keiso-comm.com/giweek2026/igics.html |
IGICS Committee Members
JGA International Exchange Committee Members
| Name | Affiliation | Country |
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| Yutaka Saito | Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital | Japan |
| Mitsuhiro Fujishiro | Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo | Japan |
| Osamu Handa | Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School | Japan |
| Tadakazu Hisamatsu | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine | Japan |
| Takao Itoi | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University | Japan |
| Takahisa Matsuda | Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Toho University Omori Medical Center | Japan |
| Yuji Naito | Department of Human Immunology and Nutrition Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine | Japan |
| Sachiyo Nomura | Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University | Japan |
| Shoko Ono | Department of Gastroenterology, Hokkaido University Hospital | Japan |
IGICS International Active Members
| Name | Affiliation | Country |
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| Francis K. L. Chan | Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| Tiing Leong Ang | 1. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Changi General Hospital; 2. SingHealh Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre; 3. YLL School of Medicine, NUS | Singapore |
| Murdani Abdullah | Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital | Indonesia |
| Carla Tablante | Department Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Santo Tomas Hospital | Philippines |
| Varayu Prachayakul | Faculty of Medicine Mahidol university Siriraj hospital Division of Gastroenterology, Department Internal medicine | Thailand |
| Baiwen Li | Shanghai General Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine |
China |
| Hwoon-Yong Jung | Department of Gastroenterology University of Ulsan College of Medicine Asan Medical Center Asan Digestive Disease Research Institute |
Korea |
| Han-Mo Chiu | Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital | Taiwan |