January, 15-16, 2026
Scientific Program
- Day 1 - Thursday, 15th of January 2026
- Day 2 - Friday, 16th of January 2026
- Day 3 - Saturday, 17th of January 2026
| Day 1 - Thursday, 15th of January 2026 Europa Hall, Ramada Plaza Bucharest |
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| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Session 1: Real World Endoscopy Cristina Dițescu, Cătălin Sfarti, Eugen Dumitru |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Keynote 1: Upper GI Bleeding Hemostasis (3x) in Endoscopy – Clinical Validation & Real-Life Use Andrei Olteanu, Maria Alexe, Andreea Bota, Florin Ochea |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Live Case 1: Real-Life Decisions in Upper GI bledding Cluj-Napoca Team: Cristian Tefas, Voicu Mercea, Marcel Tanțău Constanța Team: Cristina Tocia, Andrei Dumitru, Eugen Dumitru |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Session 2: Pancreatology Live & Interactive Mariana Jinga, Andrada Seicean, Cristian Gheorghe |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Keynote 2: High-risk pancreatic cancer clinics: hereditary syndromes, surveillance strategies, cystic lesions Vasile Balaban |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Live Case 2: Real-Life Decision Making in EUS/ERCP Floreasca Team: Mădălina Ilie, Vasile Șandru, Gabriel Constantinescu Military Hospital Team: Cristian Nedelcu, Raluca Costache, Mariana Jinga |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | To be announced |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Session 3: Bariatric Endoscopy Dan Ionuț Gheonea, Bogdan Mateescu |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Keynote 3: The future of bariatric interventions in the GLP-1 era Dan Ionuț Gheonea |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Live Case 3: How do I do Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Craiova Team: Vlad Iovănescu, Bogdan Ungureanu, Dan Ionuț Gheonea Colentina Team: Theodor Voiosu, Andrei Voiosu, Bogdan Mateescu |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | To be announced |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | Session 4: IBD & Precision Therapies Cristian Țieranu, Alina Tanțău, Lucian Negreanu |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Keynote 4: Mucosal Healing vs Histologic Healing vs Molecular Healing – what should be the new target Monica State |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Live Case 4: From the EUS/ERCP spectrum Florida Team: Ji Young Bang, Shyam Varadarajulu Amsterdam Team: Rogier Voermans, Roy van Wanrooij |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | To be announced |
| 19:00 - 19:30 | Official Opening Ceremony Europa 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) Bogdan Mateescu (President, Romanian Society of Digestive Endoscopy) Cristian Gheorghe (Honorary President of SRED & SRGH) Adrian Săftoiu (Scientific Coordinator) |
| 19:30 - 22:30 | Networking Cocktail |
| Day 2 - Friday, 16th of January 2026 Europa Hall, Ramada Plaza Bucharest |
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| 09:00 - 10:30 | Session 5: EndoHepatology in Action Liana Gheorghe, Speranța Iacob, Ioan Sporea |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Keynote 5: What is New in Hepatology Guidelines Răzvan Iacob |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Live Case 5: Challenging Endoscopy Cases Iași Team: Gheorghe Bălan, Cătălin Sfarti, Vasile Drug Elias Team: Cristian Țieranu, Andrei Olteanu, Adrian Săftoiu Municipal Hospital Team: Alex Constantinescu, Mihai Radu Pahomeanu, Lucian Negreanu |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Session 6: Non-Invasive Markers and Imaging Corina Pop, Alina Popescu, Larisa Săndulescu |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Keynote 6: What is New in Fibrosis and Steatosis Evaluation Răzvan Iacob |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Live Case 6: HBP Clinical Decisions Cluj-Napoca Team: Voicu Rednic, Cristina Pojoga, Andrada Seicean Timișoara Team: Bogdan Miuțescu, Roxana Șirli, Alina Popescu |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | To be announced |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Session 7: Surgery & Oncology Interferences Cristian Iaciu, Ștefăniță Dima, Cezar Stroescu |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Keynote 7: Interventional Radiology vs Endoscopy vs Surgery – who owns what in HBP tumors? Valentin Calu |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Live Case 7: Interventional EUS in HBP Copenhagen Team: Lene Brink, Peter Vilmann Milan Team: Mara Petrone, Matteo Tacelli, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | To be announced |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | Session 8: Future of Interventional Endoscopy Mihai Ciocîrlan, Mircea Mănuc, Marcel Tanțău |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Keynote 8: What is New in Organ Preserving Resections: EMR/ESD, full-thickness resection, clips/sutures Cristian Ioan Nedelcu |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Live Case 8: Polyp Management in 2026 Fundeni Team: Ionuț Adrian Saizu, Bogdan Cotruță, Cristian Gheorghe Agrippa Ionescu Team: Dana Bilous, Mihai Ciocârlan |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | To be announced |
| 18:30 - 18:45 | Closing Ceremony and Key Takeaways |
| Day 3 - Saturday, 17th of January 2026 Center of Innovation and eHealth – UMF Carol Davila, Bucharest |
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| 09:00 - 14:00 | Hands-On Sessions Trainers: Cristian Țieranu, Andrei Olteanu, Vasile Balaban, Ionuț Saizu, Cristian Nedelcu, Alina Constantin Nurses: Daniela Păduraru, Alex Vădineanu, Sabin Olteanu, Cecilia Constantinescu, Bogdan Toma |
| Station 0 | Endoscopy Simulator (Symbionics) |
| Station 1 | Foreign Body & Stent Tricks |
| Station 2 | Bleeding Hemostasis Models (adrenaline, clips, coag-grasper, bipolar & heater probe) |
| Station 3 | EMR/ESD ex vivo (marking, lifting, resection, defect assessment, OTSC) |
| Station 4 | ERCP Cannulation/Sphincterotomy (duodenoscope trainer) |
| Station 5 | EUS-FNB on phantom (22G FNB; fanning; wet-suction/slow-pull) |
| Station 6 | US interventions (biopsy, RFA, fusion) |
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