Contact person: Dr. Louis Ferrant Contact Email: louis.ferrant@uantwerpen.be Number of members: 15 Aims To do research, organise lectures, consensus meetings and to do critical appraisals of scientific literature in the field of gastro-enterology. Links to specialist groups The Belgia

Contact person: Bohumil Seifert Contact email:  seifert@terminal.cz Number of members: 10 Aims To promote high standards of primary care gastroenterology. To mediate ESPCG expertise to GPs in the Czech Republic. To support interdisciplinary GE-GP understanding and cooperation. To crea

Contact person: Dr. Jon Eik Zwisler Contact email:  jzwisler@health.sdu.dk Number of members: 5 Aims To develop a guideline for management of dyspepsia in general practice In collaboration with “The Danish College of General Practitioners”. Links to specialist groups No formal lin

Contact person: Heidi-Ingrid Maaroos / Marje Oona Contact email:  Heidi-Ingrid.Maaroos@ut.ee / Marje.Oona@ut.ee Number of members: 11 Aims To promote research and development of gastroenterology within the Estonian primary care. To carry on collaborative doctorate studies in primary c

Contact person: Martin Rasmussen Contact email:  martin.rasmussen@tampere.fi Number of members: 55 Aims To promote research and development of gastroenterology among the Finnish primary care doctors and participate in continuing medical education Links to specialist groups: The Finnis

Contact person: Christos Lionis Contact email:  lionis@galinos.med.uoc.gr Number of members: 50 Aims To promote relevant to GI disorders knowledge and research in Primary Care in Greece. To disseminate evidence based information and guidelines to the Greek Primary Care practitioners.

Contact person: Pierluigi Fracasso Contact email: pierlu@hotmail.com Number of members: 30 Aims Education in gastroenterology, primary care gastroenterolgy studies, meeting rganization. Links to specialist groups Member of SIGE (Italian Society of Gastroenterology). Links to GP Colleg

Contact person: Dr. Jean Muris Contact email:  n.j.dewit@umcutrecht.nl Number of members:  25 Aims Kick-off Postgraduate Expert Training GI disease for GPs (GPwsi). Links to specialist groups NVGE Links to GP College NHG Sources of funding MLDS Planned activities Implementation Postgr

Contact person: Knut-Arne Wensaas Contact Email: knut-arne.wensaas@uni.no Number of members: 10 Aims The aim of the group is to advance the understanding and management of gastrointestinal disorders in general practice through research, teaching and dissemination of knowledge. Links t

Contact person: Jerry Budden Contact email: jerry@satellitepr.com Number of members: 40 Aims To promote collaborative work between gastroenterologist and primary care doctors. To promote research and development of primary care gastroenterology in Poland. Participate in improving cont