Congresses and other events
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The Fira de Barcelona venues hosted a
large number of congresses and corpo-
rate meetings in 2015. Particularly im-
portant sectors were the health sciences
and technology, two areas that Fira has
focused on particularly in recent years,
and which draw tens of thousands of top
professional participants to the city.
Events in the field of health
UEG – United European Gastroenterol-
ogy Week, which took place on October
24 to 28 at the Gran Via venue with the
participation of more than 13,000 special-
ists in digestive disorders, is one of the
most important international meetings
in this specialty. The scientific meet-
ing, which entails great organisational
complexity and features a large number of
presentations, addressed issues of great
importance, such as new treatments
and techniques linked to the prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of digestive and
liver diseases through surgery, gastroin-
testinal oncology and endoscopy (colon,
pancreas, oesophagus, cystic fibrosis,
obesity and Crohn’s disease, among
other issues).
33rd Congress of the European Society
of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
(ESCRS), September 5 to 9. This is one of
the most important events in this surgical
specialty and was attended by more than
8,000 professionals. The meeting pro-
gramme included presentations of the lat-
est medical advances and the celebration
of Glaucoma Day 2015, focused on this
condition, which, according to the World
Health Organisation (WHO), is the second
most important cause of blindness in
the world.
54th annual meeting of the European
Society of Paediatric Endocrinology, from
October 1 to 3, focused on issues con-
cerning the prevention of disorders related
to diabetes, hormones and metabolism
problems, among others, and on present-
ing the latest therapeutic developments
in this field, such as a new technique to
produce cells with the capacity to secrete
Fira de Barcelona promotes
medical and technology
congresses that bring
together thousands of top
professionals every year.
