Program 2018

Opening ceremony: Welcome addresses (Main hall)

SESSION 3: Education of young gastroenterologists (Main hall)

Chairs: Štimac D, Ricciardiello L, Nurdan T, Hammer H, Kujundžić M

• United European Gastroenterology: new opportunities for young Gastroenterologists across Europe / Ricciardiello L
• Young Talent Group / Nakov R and YTG team
• Possibility of scientific work for young GIs in EU / Link A, Štimac D
• Women in gastroenterology / Nurdan T
• Translational medicine – NASH / Polić B
• Discussion and questions

Coffee break

SESSION 4: Clinical hepatology III (Main hall)

Chairs: Grgurević I, Kukla M, Salkić N, Wagner M, Bokun T

• State-of-the-art: Noninvasive assessment of liver steatosis and fibrosis / Sporea I
• Serum biomarkers and chronic liver disease / Mehmedović M, Salkić N
• Liver elastography and chronic liver disease – when to perform a liver biopsy / Rainer F, Wagner M
• Nutritional aspects of chronic liver disease especially in pre-transplantation evaluation / Araz F/Boğa S, Boyacıoğlu S
• Patient with NAFLD: diagnosis and management / Ostojić A/Mikolašević I, Kukla M
• Discussion and questions

Poster session I (Poster exhibition area)

Chairs: Puž P, Majerović M, Ražov-Radas M, Kunac N, Bokun T

Lunch symposium – Hepatitis C  (Abbvie) (Main hall) / Chair: Mikolašević | Speakers: Vince A, Virović-Jukić L, Hrstić I and Filipec Kanižaj T

SESSION 5: Intesive care in hepatology and liver transplantation (Main hall)

Chairs: Burra P, Trunecka P, Filipec Kanižaj T, Mikolašević I, Francoz C

• State-of-the-art: NASH, HCC and liver transplantation / Burra P
• Evaluation of patients with acute liver failure – Becchetti C / Sobočan N
• State-of-the-art: Patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure – what is the optimal timing for liver transplantation / Francoz C
• Liver support system devices in patients with ALF and ACLF in the context of liver transplantation / Roux O, Francoz C
• How to prepare patients for liver transplantation / Mazanako M, Trunecka P
• Patients with PSC – before and after liver transplantation / Rainer F, Fickert P
• Discussion and Questions
• Follow-up of liver trasplant recipients (supported by Astellas) / Filipec Kanižaj T

PARALLEL SESSION: Hands-on endoscopy training (Pula/Opatija hall)

Delivered by
Roeya training center

1. EUS-FNA / Eusebi Henry L
2. ERCP / Bokun T
3. Polypectomy / Radić B
4. Bleeding management / Markoš P
   

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5. ESD / Baršić N (supported by Olympus)

PARALLEL SESSION: Hands-on liver ultrasound 1

Intraductory lectures

• Normal US liver anatomy / Grgurevic I
• Basics of liver Doppler / Grgurevic I
• US elastography / Sporea I

Hands-on: basic ultrasound module and ultrasound elastography module /
Tutors: Sporea I, Grgurević I, Lalovac M, Mustapic S, Majerovic M, Moga T, Ghiuchici AM, Stojsavljevic S

Coffee break (Sandoz)

Probiotics symposium (supported by Abela Pharm) (Main hall) / Speakers: Ianiro G, Milivojević V

Clinical gastroenterology – Gut microbiota (Main hall)

Chairs: Hold G, Krznarić-Zrnić I, Tonkić A, Gorkiewicz G, Hammer H

• State-of-the-art: Microbiome and gastrointestinal tumours / Hold G
• The gut microbiota as a diagnostic & therapeutic target / Pollheimer M, Gorkiewicz G
• Rationale therapeutic approach in the eradication of the H.pylori infection / Meštrović A/Perković N, Tonkić A
• Gut microbiota, probiotics and IBD / Milivojević V, Hammer H
• Faecal micorbiota transplantation / Segal J, Ianiro G
• Discussion and Questions
• Probiotics (supported by Oktal Pharma) / Hauser G

Dinner

SESSION 7: Clinical gastroenterology – IBD I (Main hall)

Chairs: Jolly F, Mijandrušić-Sinčić B, Banić M, Krznarić Ž

• Endoscopic evaluation of Crohn´s disease / Gulić S, Krznarić-Zrnić I
• Approach to the patient with mild/moderate Crohn’s disease / Domislović V, Urek M
• Surgery for perianal and fistulizing CD / Holleran G, Warusavitarne J
• Colorectal neoplasia in IBD / Dragašević S, Kalauz M
• Managing IBD and pregnancy / Brozović B, Mijandrušić-Sinčić B
• Discussion and Questions
• Symposium (Janssen) / Ožanić Bulić S and Krznarić Ž

Coffee and dessert with Bismuth (Krka) (Tomislav hall) / Kalauz M, Milić S

SESSION 8: Clinical gastroenterology – IBD II (Main hall)

Chairs: Krznarić Ž, Lukas M, Jolly F, Čuković-Čavka S, Tonkić A

• State-of-the-art: When to start with the biological therapy in IBD patient? / Lukas M
• Approach to the patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis / Diaconu C, Lukas M
• Endoscopic evaluation of ulcerative colitis / Nakov R, Brinar M
• Discussion and Questions
• Symposium IBD (Sandoz) / Krznarić Ž
• Symposium IBD and Clinical Nutrition (Oktal Pharma) / Chair: Krznarić Ž; Speakers: Novak G, Pavić T

PARALLEL SESSION: Hands-on endoscopy training (Pula/Opatija hall)

Delivered by
Roeya training center

1. EUS-FNA / Eusebi Henry L
2. ERCP / Bokun T
3. Polypectomy / Radić B
4. Bleeding management / Markoš P
   

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5. ESD / Baršić N (supported by Olympus)

PARALLEL SESSION: Oral presentation of best abstracts (Zagreb hall) / Chairs: Mikolašević I, Grgurević I, Milić S, Filipec Kanižaj T

• Acute-on-chronic liver disease: epidemiological, analytic and clinical characteristics from 237 cases / Daniel Luna Rodriguez (Spain)
• A single-center experience: Pregnancy outcomes following orthotopic liver transplantation / Mazanko Marina (Czech Republic)
• Obeticholic acid increases cholesterol saturation, hydrophobicity index and FGF19 in human gallbladder bile / Samer Al-Dury (Sweden)
• Association of GERB, gastric atrophy and H. Pylori in Latvia / Danute Razuka Ebela (Latvia)
• Single-capsule bismuth-based quadruple therapy for H. pylori infection: a new window of opportunity? / Catarina Correia (Portugal)
• Correlation between endoscopic and histological scores in ulcerative colitis / Dušanka Šipčić (Serbia)
• The impact of an open access, non-face to face nurse led IBD service on service transformation / Rebecca Reynolds (UK)
• Diagnostic accuracy of serum fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) and total free fecal bile acids as biomarkers of bile acid malabsorption in patients with chronic diarrhea: A pilot study / Ivan Lyutakov (Bulgaria)
• The learning curve for the colonoscopy procedure among gastroenterology residents / Denisa Bucur (Romania)
• Abdominal ultrasound as a standard part of medical check up? / Dinko Bekić (Croatia)

Poster session II (Poster exhibition area)

Chairs: Sremac M, Poropat G, Baršić N, Ladić D, Mikolašević I

Lunch symposium – Short bowel syndrome (Shire) (Main hall) / Schneider S, Krznarić Ž

PARALLEL SESSION: ESPEN Life Long Learning Program (LLL) in nutritional support in GI disorders – part I

Approach to Oral and Enteral Nutrition in Adults Registration

Registration

• Indications, Contraindications, Complications and Monitoring of EN
• Hospital Diet and Oral Nutritional Supplements (Sip Feeds)
• Techniques of Enteral Nutrition
• Formulae for Enteral Nutrition
• Case presentations
• Exam
• Certificates

SESSION 9: Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology – functional disorders of GI tract (Main hall)

Chairs: Pohl D, Marušić M, Tadić M, Ladić A, Bor S

• State-of-the-art: Importance of FGID in gastroenterological clinical practice / Farmer A
• State-of-the-art: The Gut Microbiome and dysmotility up to date guidelines presentatiton / Azpiroz F
• Functional esophageal disorders / Pakoz Betul Z, Bor S
• Functional gastroduodenal disorders / Berber C, Azpiroz F
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Obesity / Heinrich H, Hauser G
• Functional constipation, opioid induced constipation and narcotic bowel / Fritz M, Pohl D
• Discussion and Questions

PARALLEL SESSION: Hands-on liver ultrasound 2

Introductory lectures

• Diffuse liver diseases / Sporea I
• Contrast enhanced US for focal liver lesions / Sporea I

Hands-on: advanced abdominal ultrasound with Doppler module, contrastenhanced ultrasound module / Tutors: Sporea I, Grgurević I, Lalovac M, Mustapic S, Majerovic M, Moga T, Ghiuchici AM, Stojsavljevic S

Coffee break Symposium Takeda – Why early approach matters in IBD? (Main hall) / Krznarić-Zrnić I, Novak G

SESSION 10: Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology – Gastrointestinal tumours (Main hall)

Chairs: Dobrila-Dintinjana R, Šimunić M, Kalauz M, Hritz I, Ljubičić N

• State-of-the-art: Personalized medicine in gastrointestinal tumours / Dobrila-Dintinjana R
• H.pylori – gastric cancer – diagnostic work up / Venerito M, Tepeš B
• Colorectal stents for management of malignant colonic obstructions / Bogut A, Štimac D
• Esophageal stents in the management of the malignant esophageal obstruction / Vrebalov-Cindro P, Puljiz Ž
• HCC – therepeutic options / Barekova L, Štabuc B
• Discussion and Questions
• Symposium – gastric cancer

Dinner

PARALLEL SESSION: ESPEN Life Long Learning Program (LLL) in nutritional support in GI disorders – part II (Zagreb hall)

Nutritional Support in Gastrointestinal Diseases

• Compromised Gut
• Challenges in treating short bowel syndrome
• Nutrition and gastrointestinal fistulas
• Nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease
• Case presentations
• Exam
• Certificates

SESSION 11: Case-based learning: what gastroenterologist needs to know about the pathohistological analysis? (Main hall)

Chairs: Brčić I, Škrtić A, Stojsavljević S, Prka L, Sremac M

• State-of-the-art: Neuroendocrine tumours – new classification / Brčić I
• Autoimmune liver disease / Škrtić A
• Inflammatory bowel disease / Fučkar-Čupić D
• Discussion and Questions

Closing Remarks