Foreword from the APDW 2024 Congress president

The APDW Congress last came to Bali in 2014 to great success, and we are pleased to once again welcome you to the beautiful island of Bali.

This year, we received more than 1500 abstracts from 1100 authors for presentation at the APDW2024 Congress. Within this abstract supplement, we have curated some of the best and most exciting research carried out over the past year.

The digitization of medical education over the past few years has significantly improved the ease of access to knowledge, but has also resulted in the compartmentalization and regionalization of medical education across the Asia-Pacific region.

Through APDW 2024, we seek to reaffirm the core ideals of the APDWF with the deepening of understanding and collaboration with colleagues across the myriad yet important specialties spanning gastroenterology, hepatology, digestive endoscopy, and digestive surgery.

The great response in terms of registrations and abstract submissions has reaffirmed our belief that the diversity of solutions made possible by a multidisciplinary approach represents the greatest ideal in optimizing patient management and that the APDW Congress serves as an important vehicle in which to connect with colleagues across diverse backgrounds and experiences to elevate the standards of our patient care.

On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee, thank you for joining us for the finale of this incredible 2-year journey. I trust that the knowledge revealed in this abstract supplement will serve you well in your practice.

Professor Dadang Makmun

President, APDW2024-Bali