United European Gastroenterology

About

Founded in 1992, United European Gastroenterology (UEG), is a professional non-profit organisation combining European societies concerned with digestive health. Its mission is to improve the prevention and care of digestive diseases in Europe through providing education, supporting research and improving clinical standards.

Structure

UEG as an organisation encompasses Ordinary Members and National Society Members. 16 Ordinary Members are organisations in the field of Gastroenterology and related disciplines representing their specialty on a pan-European level. The scope of these societies ranges from gastroenterological medicine and surgery to focused organ-oriented and special interest associations. 46 National Gastroenterology Societies are direct members of UEG. The UEG Council is the governing body of UEG and assigns the Executive Committee, composed of President, Vice President, Secretary General and Treasurer.

The operating body is formed by committees. Each committee is assigned a set of responsibilities and tasks associated with the different activities of UEG.

UEG is a Regional Affiliate Association of the World Gastroenterology Organisation. UEG is a member of the European Medicines Agency, the Alliance for Biomedical Research, the AC Forum, and Pancreatic Cancer Europe.

The current president of UEG is Michael Manns

Previous presidents and chairmans of the UEG:

Headquarters

The House of European Gastroenterology (HEG) is UEG's home and offers a meeting point and communication hub to the European gastroenterological community. The HEG is situated in the heart of Vienna, near the Rathaus (City Hall) in a 19th century building.

UEG Week

UEG Week is the largest congress of its kind in Europe. It is held once a year, currently on two venues, Vienna, Austria and Barcelona, Spain. It has been running since 1992 and now attracts more than 14,000 people from around the world. It features the latest advances in clinical management and research in the field of digestive and liver disease. A two-day Postgraduate Teaching Programme is also held on occasion of UEG Week. The programme provides continuing medical education for gastroenterologists in training and practice. The last congress, the UEG Week 2016 was held in Vienna, Austria from October 15–19, 2016. UEG Week 2017 will be held in Barcelona, Spain from October 28 to November 1, 2017.

Education

UEG provides educational online and classroom courses in the field of digestive and liver disease and an online library currently containing over 23 000 items.

UEG EU Affairs

UEG aims to act as a united voice of European gastroenterology in the Institutions of the European Union and the governments of the member states in order to promote digestive health in Europe.

Awards and grants

UEG offers awards and grants in the following fields and categories: grants for researchers under the age of 40, grants to researchers having achieved the highest level of international recognition, funds for innovative educational programmes and international scientific collaborations, a prize honouring outstanding contribution to gastroenterology and UEG, international scholarships awards, prizes for best abstracts and travel grants.

UEG Journal

Focuses on coverage of both translational as well as clinical studies from different fields of gastroenterology. This year UEG Journal received its first full impact factor of 2.93, placing it 32 out of 78 titles in the Gastroenterology and Hepatology category of the Journal Citation Reports®.

Report on Paediatric Digestive Health

A report investigating the current state of digestive health in children across Europe.

UEG White Book: Survey of digestive health in Europe

Summary of burden of digestive diseases in Europe and an assessment of the breadth and quality of current service provision.