Table of Contents Message from the Chair...............................................................................................................................................3 David Armstrong, MA, MB BChir, FRCPC, FRCP (UK), Canada World Digestive Health Day 2015 Steering Committee.............................................................................................4 WDHD 2015 Supporter and Partners From the Past Chair and Vice Chair of the WGO Foundation.....................................................................................5 Eamonn Quigley MD, FRCP, FACP, FACG, FRCPI, USA, Past Chair, WGO Foundation Richard Hunt, FRCP, FRCPEd, FRCPC, MACG, AGAF, MWGO, Canada, Vice Chair, WGO Foundation Investigations in Heartburn.........................................................................................................................................6 Mary Yeboah Afihene, MD, Ghana Heartburn – Underlying Mechanisms.........................................................................................................................9 David Armstrong, MA, MB BChir, FRCPC, FRCP (UK), Canada Worldwide Epidemiology of Gastroesophageal Disease........................................................................................12 Serhat Bor, MD, Turkey Treatment of GERD: Overview for Patients..............................................................................................................15 Colin W. Howden, MD, USA The Family Practitioner’s Approach to Heartburn...................................................................................................17 Pali Hungin, MD FRCP FRCGP, United Kingdom Role of Dietary Factors in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease................................................................................19 İsmail Hakkı Kalkan, MD, Turkey Ülkü Dağli, MD, Turkey Extra-esophageal manifestations of gastro-esophageal reflux disease..............................................................21 Urvashi Hooda, MD, India Varocha Mahachai, MD, Thailand Govind K Makharia, MD, DM, DNB, MNAMS, India The Pharmacist’s Approach to Heartburn................................................................................................................25 Warren A. Meek RPh, BSc (Pharm) FFIP, Canada Differential Diagnosis of Heartburn..........................................................................................................................31 Frank Zerbib MD, PhD, France World Digestive Health Day WDHD May 29, 2015 WGO HANDBOOK HEARTBURN: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 2
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