ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 1: NATIONAL INTERVENTIONAL DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY CONFERENCE 2025

Hanoi, May 27, 2025

ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 1

NATIONAL INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPY CONFERENCE 2025

Dear Colleagues

The Vietnam Interventional Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Society (VIGES) would like to respectfully inform all members and colleagues about the plan to organize the 1st National Interventional Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Conference - VIGES 2025 of the Society as follows:

1. THE FIRST NATIONAL INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPY CONFERENCE – VIGES 2025

   1. Time: October 3 & 4, 2025
   2. Location: Muong Thanh Luxury Ha Long Centre Hotel
      No. 2 Ha Long, Bai Chay Ward, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province
   3. Main language of the conference: Vietnamese & English.

2. CONFERENCE PROGRAM

   1. Day 1: October 3, 2025 – Friday Afternoon
      Time: 14:00 – 17:00
      • Continuing Education (CME)
      • Nursing Session
   2. Day 2: October 4, 2025 – All day Saturday
      • Morning: Plenary session
      • Afternoon: Thematic reporting session
   3. CME Grant Conditions:

      - Participate in person or online >70% of the class duration
      - Complete the post-test with a score of ≥ 5

   * Detailed program will be updated on viges.vn in the following notices

   Main topics in the Scientific Conference:

   • Update on new advances in interventional gastrointestinal endoscopy in the world: Plenary session with reports from leading professors in the world in the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy.
   • Update on diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases: Overview and research reports on the role, application and effectiveness of endoscopy in gastrointestinal diseases
   • Update on diagnosis and treatment of pancreaticobiliary diseases: Overview and research reports on the role, application and effectiveness of endoscopy in pancreaticobiliary diseases.
   • Multidisciplinary collaboration in diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases: Reports on management of chronic diseases such as IBD, liver cancer, gastrointestinal cancer...
   • Reports from professional associations: Colorectal Association, Nutrition Association, Radiology Association...
   • Nursing: Disinfection in digestive endoscopy

   This is an opportunity for domestic and foreign experts, members and colleagues from all over the country to meet and exchange on many practical and updated topics. In order for the Conference to be a great success, the Organizing Committee would like to inform and respectfully invite members of the Vietnam Interventional Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Association and colleagues interested in the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy to attend VIGES 2025.

3. FORM AND DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION OF SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

   1. Scientific report format: oral presentation
   2. Báo cáo thuyết trình (oral presentation) presented on Powerpoint, 16:9 ratio according to the attached conference template.
   3. Deadline for submission of reports: From 05/30/2025 to 07/20/2025
      1. Registration and abstract submission: [email protected]
      2. Contact information: Ths.BS. Nguyen The Phuong: 0989 357 621
      3. See details at the following article link: Link

4. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE

   1. Before September 15, 2025: Free of charge
   2. From September 16, 2025 until before the conference: Fee: 500,000 VND/delegate

5. DELEGATE RIGHTS:

   • Conference materials
   • Gala Dinner on the evening of October 3, 2025
   • Lunch on 10/04/2025
   • Certificate of Conference Attendance
   • Continuing Education Certificate if registered and attended the Training class on October 3, 2025

6. REGISTER AND PAY FEES

   Note: Delegates who attend the full duration of the Conference will be granted a Certificate of Attendance of the Conference of the Vietnam Interventional Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Association and a certificate of continuing education for delegates who attend the full duration.

   Registration method:

   Dear delegates, please register to attend in the 2 ways below:

   1. Method 1: Access the link: https://forms.gle/G1vX211NNCPfu3ju7
   2. Cách 2: Scan QR code:

   Fee transfer information:

   Fees are received at the account of Vietnam Interventional Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Association:

   • Account holder: VIETNAM INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPY ASSOCIATION
   • Bank: MBBANK (MB) Dong Da branch
   • Account number (VND): 8458666888
   • Content: Họ và tên – VIGES 2025 – số điện thoại

   (After transferring money, please send the transfer order to CN. Le Ha Linh - 0985 743 050 - Email: [email protected] for the secretariat to confirm and send invitations to attend).

7. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT EXHIBITION

   • Register for pharmaceutical and medical equipment exhibition: 16/08/2025
     (See attached Sponsor's responsibilities and benefits table)

8. SPONSORSHIP IS RECEIVED AT THE ACCOUNT OF THE VIETNAM INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPY ASSOCIATION:

   VIETNAMESE ACCOUNT NAME

   • Account holder: VIETNAM INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPY ASSOCIATION
   • Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank MB BANK (MB) Dong Da branch, Hanoi
   • Account number (VND): 8458666888

   USD ACCOUNT NAME

   • Bank Country: Vietnam
   • Bank Account Number: 8458666888
   • Account Holder Name: HOI NOI SOI TIEU HOA CAN THIEP VIET NAM
   • Swift Codes: MSCBVNVX
   • Bank Name: Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank – Dong Da Branch, Hanoi

9. FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT

   OFFICE OF THE VIETNAM INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPY ASSOCIATION

   • Addess: Digestive - Hepatobiliary Center
     Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong, Hanoi, Vietnam

   Conference Secretariat

   • Ths.BS. Le Phu Tai – General Secretary of the Association – Tel: 098.433.8334
   • CN. Hoang Kieu Ngan – Chief of Office of the Association – Tel: 0372.795.908
   • Email: [email protected]

The Conference Organizing Committee looks forward to receiving enthusiastic participation from all members, colleagues, and those interested in the field of interventional gastrointestinal endoscopy from all regions of the country. Sincerely thank you!

CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE