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. |
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 |
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