January, 17 – 18, 2025
Scientific Program
| Friday, 17th of January 2025 Terra Hall, Ramada Plaza by Wyndham |
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| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration and Welcome Coffee |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Session 1: Advanced Endoscopy Bogdan Mateescu, Eugen Dumitru, Mihai Rimbaș, Gabriel Constantinescu |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Keynote 1: Artificial Intelligence in Endoscopy: Current Applications Cristina Tocia |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Keynote 2: Emerging Techniques in Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Mihai Rimbaș |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Keynote 3: Complex ERCP Cases - Experts' Opinions and Approaches Vasile Șandru |
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Interactive Quick Quiz (Audience Q&A): What to do in Endoscopy Disasters (2 cascade cases) Cristian Tefas, Voicu Mercea |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Discussions |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Session 2: Pancreatology Mariana Jinga, Raluca Costache, Andrada Seicean, Cristian Gheorghe |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Keynote 1: EUS-FNA/FNB: Clinical Relevance and Best Practices Vasile Balaban |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Keynote 2: Advances in Diagnosis & Therapy of Fluid Collections Mădălina Ilie |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Interactive Quick Quiz (Audience Q&A): Clinical Decision-Making for Pancreatic Lesions (2 cascade cases) Bogdan Ungureanu, Vlad Iovănescu |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Elevating the Standard of EUS Rolf Ball State of the Art presentation, organized with the support of Temco-Olympus |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Session 3: Hepatology Liana Gheorghe, Corina Pop, Mirela Ionescu, Răzvan Iacob |
| 13:30 - 13:45 | Keynote 1: Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) Mirela Ionescu |
| 13:45- 14:00 | Keynote 2: Anticoagulation in cirrhosis: To thin or not to thin? Speranța Iacob |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Interactive Quick Quiz (Audience Q&A): Hepatology Experts Discuss Complex Liver Cases (2 cascade cases) Daniela Tăbăcelia, Larisa Săndulescu |
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Session 4: IBD Alina Tanțău, Dan Ionuț Gheonea, Cristian Țieranu, Lucian Negreanu |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Keynote 1: Beyond Recent AGA (UC) and ECCO (CD) Guidelines Lucian Negreanu |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Keynote 2: Personalized Medicine in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Roxana Zaharie |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Keynote 3: Suture for the Future: Best Ileocecal Resection in CD Octavian Enciu |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Interactive Quick Quiz (Audience Q&A): Approaching Complicated IBD (2 cascade cases) Andreea Bota, Cristian Țieranu |
| 15:45 - 15:55 | Monofer: Efficacy and Safety of High-Dose Intravenous Iron for the Patients with Iron-Deficiency Anemia and IBD Mihai Andrei State of the Art presentation, organized with the support of Ewopharma |
| 15:55 - 16:05 | RINVOQ - A Revolution in Ulcerative Colitis Management Dan Ionuț Gheonea State of the Art presentation, organized with the support of Abbvie |
| 16:05 - 16:15 | RINVOQ - Accepted the Challenge in IBD Cristian Țieranu State of the Art presentation, organized with the support of Abbvie |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Discussions |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee Break |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Endoscopy Live Demos Andrada Seicean, Mariana Jinga, Adrian Săftoiu |
| Live Demonstration 1: EUS-Guided Interventions Shyam Varadarajulu Orlando, Florida, USA |
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| Live Demonstration 2: Hybrid EUS-ERCP Techniques Carlos-Robles Medranda Guayaqil, Ecuador |
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| Interactive Commentary from Experts & Moderators | |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | GI Oncology Cristina Dițescu, Zeno Spârchez |
| 18:00 - 18:15 | Tumor Board: Multidisciplinary Case Discussion (gastroenterology, radiology, oncology, surgery, ICU, pathology etc.) Cristian Iaciu, Valentin Calu, Cezar Stroescu, Radu Pârvulețu, Simona Dima, Ștefăniță Dima, Ana Cristina Roșu, Irina Tudose, Ana Maria Curte |
| 18:15 - 18:45 | Interactive Quick Quiz (Audience Q&A): Approaching GI tract Cancer Scenario (2 cascade cases) Simona Maria Badiu, Andreea Cazimirovitz |
| 18:45 - 19:00 | Preparing Intestinal Microbiota of the Colorectal Patient before Interventional Procedures Dan Ionuț Gheonea State of the Art presentation, organized with the support of Innergy |
| 19:30 - 19:45 | Official Opening Ceremony Viorel Jinga , Rector, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Mugur Ardelean, Manager, Elias Emergency University Hospital Liana Gheorghe , President, Romanian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Adrian Săftoiu , Scientific Coordinator |
| 20:00 - 23:00 | Welcome Cocktail |
| Friday, 17th of January 2025 Mincu Hall, Ramada by Wyndham Bucharest Parc |
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| Time / Session | GastroIntestinal Nursing Workshop Innovative Practices in GI Nursing |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Welcome of Participants Daniela Roman, Daniela Păduraru, Daniela Burtea |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Session 1: Fundamentals of Digestive Health Care |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Keynote 1: Management of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tudor Arbănaș |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Keynote 2: Enteral Nutrition Protocols and Monitoring Georgeta Arbănaș |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Elevating the Standard of Endoscopy Adrian Săftoiu |
| 12:00- 12:15 | Interactive Questions and Answers: Principles of Preparation and Monitoring in Digestive Endoscopy (pre-, intra- and post-procedural) Alexandru Vădineanu |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Discussions |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Session 2: IBD and Biologic Therapies |
| 13:30 - 13:45 | Keynote 1: Monitoring of Biological Substances in IBD Cristian Țieranu |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Keynote 2: Safety Protocols for Biological Infusions Andreea Bota |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Principles and Complications in Parenteral Iron Therapy Mihai Andrei |
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Session 3: Advanced Endoscopy Techniques and Interventional Support |
| Keynote 1: Innovations in Endoscopy Accessories for Gastrointestinal Nurses (cold vs. hot handles, clips, including OTSC, FTRD, Padlock etc.) Daniela Păduraru |
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| Keynote 2: Innovations in Advanced Interventional Endoscopy Accessories (EUS and ERCP) Daniela Burtea |
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| Hands-on 1: Endoscopy Line Accessories (filters, hoses, caps etc.), including for reprocessing Nicoleta Dîlvărea |
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| Hands-on 2: Microbiological Testing of Endoscopes and the Use of Interventional Endoscopy Accessories Cecilia Constantinescu |
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| 16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee Break |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Endoscopy Live Demos (Terra Hall) Andrada Seicean, Mariana Jinga, Adrian Săftoiu |
| Live Demonstration 1: EUS-Guided Interventions Orlando, Florida, USA |
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| Live Demonstration 2: Hybrid EUS-ERCP Techniques Guayaqil, Ecuador |
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| Interactive Commentary from Experts & Moderators | |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Closing Remarks |
| 19:30 - 19:45 | Official Opening Ceremony Terra Hall, Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Viorel Jinga , Rector, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Mugur Ardelean, Manager, Elias Emergency University Hospital Liana Gheorghe , President, Romanian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Adrian Săftoiu , Scientific Coordinator |
| 20:00 - 23:00 | Welcome Cocktail |
| Saturday, 18th of January 2025 Terra Hall, Ramada Plaza by Wyndham |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Welcome Coffee |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Session 5: Gastroenterology Mircea Diculescu, Liliana Mirea, Mircea Mănuc, Ioan Sporea |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Keynote 1: Management of Intestinal Failure: The not-so-new kid on the block Cristian Cobilinschi |
| 09:15- 09:30 | Keynote 2: Endohepatology: The One-Stop Shop Gheorghe Bălan |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Interactive Quick Quiz (Audience Q&A): Future Directions in Advanced Hepato-Gastroenterology (2 cascade cases) Ionuț Saizu, Alina Constantin |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Revestive (teduglutide) - What if You Could Free Your Patients from PN/IV? Cristian Țieranu State of the Art presentation, organized with the support of Takeda |
| 10:15 - 10:25 | BioGaia Gastrus: Double Action for GI Tract Microflora Vlad Iovănescu State of the Art presentation, organized with the support of Ewopharma |
| 10:25 - 10:30 | Discussions |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Session 6: Future of Endoscopic Surgery Mihai Ciocîrlan, Marcel Tanțău, Cătălin Copăescu, Adrian Miron |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Keynote 1: EMR fan club Alex Constantinescu |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Keynote 2: ESD fan club Mihai Ciocîrlan |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Interactive Quick Quiz (Audience Q&A): Clinical Decision-Making in Interventional Endoscopy (2 cascade cases) Ioan-Cristian Nedelcu, Sorin Coman |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Pushing the Boundaries of Bariatric Endoscopy Bogdan Mateescu State of the Art presentation, organized with the support of Boston Scientific |
| 12:20 - 12:30 | Discussions |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Session 7: Future of Hepato-Gastroenterology Alina Popescu, Roxana Șirli, Cătălin Sfarti, Vasile Drug |
| 12:30 - 12:45 | Panel Discussion: Beyond the Guidelines: What’s Next in luminal GI? Cristian Roșianu |
| 12:45 - 13:00 | Panel Discussion: Beyond the Guidelines: What’s Next in extraluminal GI? Cătălin Sfarti |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Interactive Quick Quiz (Audience Q&A): Clinical Decision-Making for HBP (2 cascade cases) Bogdan Miuțescu, Darius Heredea |
| 13:30 - 13:45 | Closing Ceremony and Conclusions |
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