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Symposia and Workshops
of the Falk Foundation

Scientific dialogue

The Falk Foundation has been organizing internationally recognized scientific symposia and workshops in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology since 1967. So far, the foundation has arranged over 270 events, which have drawn in some 130,000 participants from over 110 countries.
Falk Foundation’s events provide scientific and medical information of an outstanding quality, and attract some of the most renowned speakers in the field.

50 years of international Falk Symposia

HALF A CENTURY OF PROMOTING MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE

Freiburg. This year, Falk can look back on 50 years of success. Since the first event in 1967, the international Symposia have built up a superb reputation; today they are considered to be among the best gastroenterology and hepatology training events worldwide. More...

Fall back on the proven – utilize innovations: the treatment of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis calls for more individualization

Symposium 206, Madrid (Spain), March 2017

Madrid. A variety of new therapeutic options have been developed in recent years for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), especially in the field of biologics. But despite all innovations, proven therapeutic options such as 5-aminosalicylates and immunomodulators should not be lost sight of. More...