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144 GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY VOLUME 55, NO. 1, 2002

FROM THE EDITORIAL OFFICE

The “accept dates” published in volume 54 (July-December, 2001) are the “typesetting pending”dates. This error originated in the Editorial Officewith the procedural change to hold “accepted”manuscripts at that site instead of the publisher’soffices pending issue assignment due to contrac-tual page restrictions.

EUS for Nurses

This course, to be held January 24-25, 2002 andagain May 2-3, 2002 at the Medical University ofSouth Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, isdirected by Robert Hawes, Brenda Hoffman,Michael Wallace, and Annette Van Velse. Throughdidactic lecture and live case demonstrations, thiscourse teaches anatomy and physiology, indicationsand contraindications, equipment and accessories,and maintenance and care of the equipment.Contact Tracy Farber; phone 843-792-6864; fax 843-792-4184; e-mail [email protected].

Advanced ERCP for Physicians

This course, to be held February 21-22, 2002 atthe Medical University of South Carolina inCharleston, South Carolina, is directed by PeterCotton, Robert Hawes, and Joseph Leung and isdesigned for gastroenterologists and surgeonsalready performing advanced ERCP techniques.Multiple live cases will be deomonstrated. ContactTracy Farber; phone 843-792-6864; fax 843-792-4184; e-mail [email protected].

EUS for Physicians

This course, to be held March 8-9, 2002 at theMedical University of South Carolina in Charleston,South Carolina, is directed by Robert Hawes,Brenda Hoffman, and Michael Wallace. Delegateswill observe EUS by using radial scanning instru-ments as well as EUS/FNA with curved linear arrayechoendoscopes. Attendees will have the opportuni-ty to perform EUS-guided FNA. Contact TracyFarber; phone 843-792-6864; fax 843-792-4184; e-mail [email protected].

ERCP for Nurses/Assistants

This course, to be held April 18-19, 2002, andagain June 20-21, 2002, at the Medical University ofSouth Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, isdirected by Gerald Chiappone, Phyllis Malpas, PeterCotton, and Robert Hawes. Didactic sessions will bepresented by well-known experts in GI diseases andtreatment. The goal is to provide the nurse andassistant an overview of what is involved in achiev-ing positive patient outcomes in the GI suite.Contact Tracy Farber; phone 843-792-6864; fax 843-792-4184; e-mail [email protected].

63rd Congress of Japan Gastro-enterological Endoscopy Society

This meeting, to be held April 18-20, 2002 in KofuCity, Japan, is directed by Masayuki A. Fujino. Clinicaland basic research relevant to digestive endoscopy willbe presented. There will be symposia, panel discus-sions, workshops, video and poster presentations, andlectures given by prominent experts. Contact CongressSecretariat; e-mail [email protected];homepage http;//www2.convention.co.jp/63jges.

3rd Biannual Esophageal Symposium—Controversies in Esophageal Diseases,A Summit Meeting

This meeting, to be held May 3-5, 2002 at TheRitz Carlton Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio is directed byThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center forSwallowing and Esophageal Disorders, in jointsponsorship with The American College ofGastroenterology. Contact The Cleveland ClinicFoundation Center for Continuing Education; phone216-444 5696 or 800-762-8173; fax 216-445-9406; orwww.clevelandclinicmeded.com.

NEWS & NOTICES

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Choi, instead of Chol, should have been listed asthe fifth author of “Risk factors for recurrence ofprimary bile duct stones after endoscopic biliarysphincterotomy” (2001;54:42-8).

Carvalho, instead of Carvaiho; de Andrade, insteadof de Aridrade; and Coehlo, instead of Coethoshould have been listed as authors of “Experimentalendoscopic repair of gastric perforations with anomental patch and clips” (2001;54:500-4).