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®).

The programme subjects to minor changes that may occur. Participants are kindly requested to visit the programme regularly.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

FRIDAY JULY 1, 2022

07.00-09.00 Hands-on Workshops
08.00-08.15 Opening session
08.15-09.45 Upper GI Session
Moderators: (Chair) G. Costamagna (IT), A. Mandides (GR), K. Paraskeva (GR)
08.15-08.37 Endoscopic Resection of early Gastric and Duodenal Cancers
N. Yahagi (JP)
(Discussion)
08.37-09.00 Endoscopic management of subepithelial GIT lesions
R. Kiesslich (DE)
(Discussion)
09.00-09.22 Full thickness endoscopy – Where are the limits?
P. Zhou (CN)
(Discussion)
09.22-09.45 Endoscopic management of early OES neoplasia
M. Bourke (AU)
(Discussion)
09.45-10.45 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part I
Moderators: (Chair) P. Meier (DE), R. Kiesslich (DE), C. Liatsos (GR), S. Goulas (GR), I. Kaliakmanis (GR), S. Dokas (GR), T. Tsionis (GR)
10.45-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-12.00 IBD Session I
Moderators: (Chair) K. Katsanos (GR), N. Viazis (GR), M. Tzouvala (GR)
11.00-11.12 New developments in disease monitoring
G. Parkes (UK)
11.12-11.24 Environmental risk factors & treatment of IBD in non – Western world
R. Banerjee (IN)
11.24-11.36 The future of IBD Therapy
S. Danese (IT)
11.36-11.48 Drug de-escalation in IBD. When, how, and for whom?
J-F Colombel (USA)
11.48-12.00 Q&A
12.00-12.30 Keynote lecture
Moderator: K. Triantafyllou (GR), I. Papanikolaou (GR)
12.00-12.30 The future of endoscope disinfection, disposable scopes and minimizing risk
H. Neuhaus (DE)
12.30-13.30 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part II
Moderators: (Chair) N. Reddy (IN), M. Omar (KU), P. Kostopoulos (GR), V. Papastergiou (GR), S. Kouvaras (GR), D. Tsounis(GR)
13.30-14.30 Lunch Break 
14.30-15.30 Metabolic & Obesity Session
Moderators: (Chair) I. Goulis (GR), I. Vlachogiannakos (GR), K. Thomopoulos (GR)
14.30-14.50 Emerging Endoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Treatments
J. Deviere (BE)
(Discussion)
14.50-15.10 Non-invasive diagnosis of NASH and liver fibrosis: Current status and future perspectives
N. Perakakis (USA)
(Discussion)
15.10-15.30 A Personalized Approach to Endoscopic Bariatric therapies
R. Sharaiha (USA)
(Discussion)
15.30-16.30 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part III
Moderators: (Chair) L. Aabakken (NO), D. Dandakis (GR), N. Eleftheriadis (GR), A. Giannakopoulos (GR)
15.30-17.30 Hands-on Workshops
16.30-17.30 Pancreatic & Biliary Session
Moderators: (Chair) N. Reddy (IN), P. Arcidiacono (IT), A. Polydorou (GR)
16.30-16.42 Management of peripangreatic fluid collections EUS guided Rendezvous
M. Giovannini (FR)
(Discussion)
16.42-16.54 Emerging EUS Guided Therapies
P. Arcidiacono (IT)
(Discussion)
16.54-17.06 Management of difficult biliary stones
N. Reddy (IN)
(Discussion)
17.06-17.18 Advances in intraductal treatment of biliary and pancreatic pathology
M. Tantau (RO)
(Discussion)
17.18-17.30 Endoscopic papillectomy. Guidelines update
S. Seewald (CH)

 

SATURDAY JULY 2, 2022

07.00-09.00 Hands-on Workshops
08.00-09.00 Lower GI Session
Moderators: (Chair) H. Neuhaus (DE), S. Basioukas (GR), G. Tribonias (GR)
08.00-08.15 Management strategy in patients with large colon polyps: ESD
H. Yamamoto (JP)
(Discussion)
08.15-08.30 New Technologies for Colorectal Cancer Screening – From Capsule colonoscopy to artificial intelligence
L. Aabakken (NO)
(Discussion)
08.30-09.00 Optimal treatment selection and technique for colonic polyps 2022
M. Bourke (AU)
(Discussion)
09.00-10.00 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part IV
Moderators: (Chair) L. Aabakken (NO), D. Kapetanos (GR), P. Tassios (GR), E. Panagou (GR)
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
10.30-11.00 Presidential Lecture
Chair: I. Katsogridakis (GR)
10.30-11.00 Endoscopic treatment of GERD: is there still a chance?
G. Costamagna (IT)
11.00-12.00 IBD Session II
Moderators: (Chair) I. Koutroumbakis (GR), D. Christodoulou (GR), O. Giouleme (GR), V. Komporozos (GR)
11.00-11.15 The future of IBD therapy
A. Spinelli (IT)
11.15-11.30 Use of biomarkers for treatment optimization in IBD
G. Parkes (UK)
11.30-11.45 Can we prevent IBD?
J-F Colombel (USA)
11.45-12.00 Q&A
12.00-13.00 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part V
Moderators: (Chair) G. Costamagna (IT), S. Michopoulos (GR), E. Skotiniotis (GR), E. Vlachou (GR), K. Mimidis (GR), A. Nikolopoulos, (GR)
13.00-14.00 Lunch Break 
14.00-15.20 Esophagus: Motility Disorders and More
Moderators: (Chair) P. Meier (DE), S. Seewlald (CH), P. Kasapidis (GR), G. Mavrogenis(GR), K. Delis (GR)
14.00-14.20 How big a problem is GERD after POEM? Can we prevent it?
H. Inoue (JP)
(Discussion)
14.20-14.40 Beyond POEM- Novel Approaches to managing Zenker’s and other Esophageal diverticulae
J. Martinek (CZ)
(Discussion)
14.40-15.00 Management of Luminal and Functional Stenoses in the Upper GI Tract
P. Meier (DE)
(Discussion)
15.00-15.20 Endoscopic therapy for gastroparesis? The Bloated truth
P. Benias (USA)
(Discussion)
15.20-16.20 Live Procedure Demonstrations Part VI
Moderators: (Chair) G. Costamagna (IT), M. Giovannini (FR), A. Kogevinas (GR), A. Kofokotsios (GR), A. Ntailianas (GR), V. Ntelis (GR)
15.30-17.30 Hands-on Workshops