Scientific Program

5th Athens International Symposium on Digestive Diseases 2022, ATHENS, Greece, 01/07/2022 – 02/07/2022 has been granted 16 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).

 

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

FRIDAY JULY 1, 2022

07.00-09.00 Hands-on Workshops
08.00-08.15 Opening session
08.15-09.35 Upper GI Session
Chairperson: G. Costamagna (IT)
Moderators: A. Mantides (GR), K. Paraskeva (GR)
08.15-08.30 Endoscopic Resection of early Gastric and Duodenal Cancers
N. Yahagi (JP)
(Discussion 5′)
08.35-08.50 Full thickness endoscopy – Where are the limits?
P. Zhou (CN)
(Discussion 5′)
08.55-09.25 Endoscopic management of early OES neoplasia
M. Bourke (AU)
(Discussion 10′)
09.35-10.45 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part I
Chairperson: P. Meier (DE)
Moderators: D. Tzilves (GR), K. Ekmektzoglou (GR), S. Goulas (GR), I. Kaliakmanis (GR), S. Dokas (GR)
10.45-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-12.15 IBD Session I
Chairperson: K. Katsanos (GR)
Moderators: N. Viazis (GR), M. Tzouvala (GR)
11.00-11.15 New developments in disease monitoring
G. Parkes (UK)
11.15-11.30 Environmental risk factors & treatment of IBD in non – Western world
R. Banerjee (IN)
11.30-11.45 The future of IBD Therapy
S. Danese (IT)
11.45-12.00 Drug de-escalation in IBD. When, how, and for whom?
J-F Colombel (USA)
12.00-12.15 Q&A
12.15-12.45 Keynote lecture
Chairperson: I. Papanikolaou (GR)
12.15-12.45 The future of endoscope disinfection, disposable scopes and minimizing risk
H. Neuhaus (DE)
12.45-13.45 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part II
Chairperson: M. Tantau (RO)
Moderators: M. Omar (KU), P. Kostopoulos (GR), V. Papastergiou (GR), S. Kouvaras (GR), D. Tsounis(GR)
13.45-14.30 Lunch Break 
14.30-15.25 Metabolic & Obesity Session
Chairperson: I. Goulis (GR)
Moderators: I. Vlachogiannakos (GR), K. Thomopoulos (GR)
14.30-14.45 Emerging Endoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Treatments
J. Deviere (BE)
14.45-15.00 Non-invasive diagnosis of NASH and liver fibrosis: Current status and future perspectives
N. Perakakis (USA)
(Discussion 5′)
15.05-15.20 A Personalized Approach to Endoscopic Bariatric therapies
R. Sharaiha (USA)
(Discussion 5′)
15.25-16.30 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part III
Chairperson: L. Aabakken (NO)
Moderators: D. Dandakis (GR), G. Anagnostopoulos (GR), N. Margetis (GR), A. Giannakopoulos (GR), D. Tzitzi (GR)
15.30-17.30 Hands-on Workshops
16.30-18.00 Pancreatic & Biliary Session
Chairperson: N. Reddy (IN)
Moderators: P. Arcidiacono (IT), A. Polydorou (GR), D. Panagiotakopoulos (GR)
16.30-16.45 Management of peripangreatic fluid collections EUS guided Rendezvous
M. Giovannini (FR)
16.45-17.00 Emerging EUS Guided Therapies
P. Arcidiacono (IT)
(Discussion 5′)
17.05-17.20 Management of difficult biliary stones
N. Reddy (IN)
(Discussion 5′)
17.25-17.40 Advances in intraductal treatment of biliary and pancreatic pathology
M. Tantau (RO)
(Discussion 5′)
17.45-18.00 Endoscopic papillectomy. Guidelines update
S. Seewald (CH)
(Discussion 5′)

 

SATURDAY JULY 2, 2022

07.00-09.00 Hands-on Workshops
08.00-09.15 Lower GI Session
Chairperson: H. Neuhaus (DE)
Moderators: S. Bassioukas (GR), G. Tribonias (GR), I. Virlos (GR)
08.00-08.15 Management strategy in patients with large colon polyps: ESD
H. Yamamoto (JP)
(Discussion 5′)
08.20-08.35 New Technologies for Colorectal Cancer Screening – From Capsule colonoscopy to artificial intelligence
L. Aabakken (NO)
(Discussion 5′)
08.40-09.10 Optimal treatment selection and technique for colonic polyps 2022
M. Bourke (AU)
(Discussion 5′)
09.15-10.15 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part IV
Chairperson: H. Neuhaus (DE)
Moderators: E. Linghu (CN) , D. Tabakopoulos (GR), T. Tsionis (GR), D. Kapetanos (GR), I. Stasinos (GR), E. Panagou (GR)
10.15-10.45 Coffee Break
10.45-11.15 Presidential Lecture
Chair: I. Katsogridakis (GR)
10.45-11.15 Endoscopic treatment of GERD: is there still a chance?
G. Costamagna (IT)
11.15-12.15 IBD Session II
Chairperson: I. Koutroubakis (GR)
Moderators: D. Christodoulou (GR), O. Giouleme (GR), V. Komporozos (GR)
11.15-11.30 The future of IBD surgery
A. Spinelli (IT)
11.30-11.45 Use of biomarkers for treatment optimization in IBD
G. Parkes (UK)
11.45-12.00 Can we prevent IBD?
J-F Colombel (USA)
12.00-12.15 Q&A
12.15-13.15 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part V
Chairperson: N. Reddy (IN)
Moderators: S. Michopoulos (GR), E. Skotiniotis (GR), Ch. Zavos (GR), E. Vlachou (GR), K. Mimidis (GR)
13.15-14.00 Lunch Break 
14.00-15.20 Esophagus: Motility Disorders and More
Chairperson: P. Meier (DE)
Moderators: S. Seewald (CH), P. Kasapidis (GR), G. Mavrogenis(GR), K. Delis (GR), A Manolakis (GR)
14.00-14.15 How big a problem is GERD after POEM? Can we prevent it?
H. Inoue (JP)
(Discussion 5′)
14.20-14.35 Beyond POEM – Novel Approaches to managing Zenker’s and other Esophageal diverticulae
J. Martinek (CZ)
(Discussion 5′)
14.40-14.55 Management of Luminal and Functional Stenoses in the Upper GI Tract
P. Meier (DE)
(Discussion 5′)
15.00-15.15 Endoscopic therapy for gastroparesis? The Bloated truth
P. Benias (USA)
(Discussion 5′)
15.20-16.50 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part VI
Chairperson: G. Costamagna (IT)
Moderators: K. Varytimiadis (GR), A. Kogevinas (GR), A. Kofokotsios (GR), D. Bakos (GR), N. Margetis (GR)
15.30-17.30 Hands-on Workshops