Welcome message George Triadafilopoulos
OESO-SEMPIRE 16th World Conference | Esophagus 2024
Strasbourg | April 23-26, 2024 | Venue: IRCAD France
George Triadafilopoulos (USA)
Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Gastroenterology and GI Endoscopy
President of Honor of OESO, OESO-SEMPIRE
OESO: a revolution in constant evolution
- Organizational resilience – since 1984
- Established independence across many disciplines – original concept
- Global reach – all continents
- Modern aspirations – ever changing
- Inspirational to the young – a forum for friendship and novelty
- Interdisciplinary – breaking institutional barriers and silos
- Equal opportunity for career growth and networking
- Collaboration with industry and foundation partners
- A family beyond family
6 strategic questions for the OESO-Stanford SEMPIRE Platform
1. What is our fundamental goal?
- Value for patients, improving outcomes
- Value for physicians, continuous education
- Value for industry partners, technology adoption
2. What business are we in?
- We care for esophageal disease over the full-care continuum
3. What is our scope?
- We offer organ-specific educational services to promote clinical practice and technology adoption in esophageal disease
4. How are we different?
- Highly organized teams that deliver coordinated public and physician education using OESO-Stanford expert resources
5. What synergies can we create?
- We promote coordinating medical and surgical care for esophageal diseases; technology adoption; teleOESO (distance learning); meetings and fellowships
- Industry synergies
6. Do we have adequate geographic density and scope?
- We represent multiple global sites