Lars Aabakken is head of GI Endoscopy at Oslo University Hospital/Rikshospitalet.  He is attending doctor and Professor of medicine with special interest in Gastrointestinal endoscopy, documentation systems and clinical research. He is former president of the Scandinavian Association of Digestive Endoscopy, European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Council member of UEG, an current president elect of the World Endoscopy Organization.  He is engaged particularly in WEO outreach training activities in Africa.