The Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Gastroenterology SGG, the Swiss Society of Visceral Surgery SGVC and the Swiss Association for the Study of the Liver SASL is the largest national event in the field of gastroenterology, hepatology and abdominal surgery. It is the most important CPD event for members of these societies. Together with our partner organisation SVEP (Swiss Society of Endoscopy Nurses and Associates) we will have for the first time a joint congress. This symbiosis reflects the day-to-day professional practice of physicians as well as nursing staff.