Third Digestive Endoscopy Symposium October 6-7, 2012 Radisson blu Hotel, Salwa, Kuwait
The Third Digestive Endoscopy Symposium will be two full day postgraduate course on the recent advances of digestive endoscopy and its utility in the management of related gastrointestinal diseases. The symposium will include both lectures and interactive video case presentations.
Objectives:
• Discuss indications, utility, safety and local applicability of the latest endoscopic techniques • Compare and contrast methods for effective endoscopic management of digestive diseases • Participate in interactive discussion to evaluate multidisciplinary plans of digestive diseases management
Intended Audience:
The Symposium is designed for gastroenterologists, surgeons, internists, oncologists, pediatricians, GPs and family practioners, nurses and biomedicals
Expected number of participants: 250
Format:
State-of-the-Art Lectures, Mini Symposia and Endoscopic Procedures Presentations.
Topics
Therapeutic ERCP
Diagnostic and therapeutic EUS (FNA, pseudocyst drainage, anastomosis)
Mucosal resection and submucosal dissection
Capsule endoscopy
Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy in IBD
Bariatric endoscopy
Portal hypertension-related gut bleeding
Post-liver transplant endoscopy
Non-variceal upper GI bleeding
Management of gut strictures (dilatation and stenting)
Management of endoscopic complications (perforation, bleeding)
Image-enhancement endoscopy
Confocal endoscopy
GENERAL INFORMATION
Venue
Al-Hashemi II Hall, Radisson blu Hotel
Tel.: +965 2567 3000
Fax: +965 2575 0155
Radissonblu.com/hotel-Kuwait
Language:
The official language of the symposium is English
Registration
• At New Mowasat Hospital, Marketing Department • By mail to Mrs. Rebecca Camot, New Mowasat Hospital, P.O. Box 6661, Salmiya 22077, Kuwait • Online registration • Onsite registration will be at Al-Hashemi II Hall, Radisson SAS hotel from 8:00.
Registration Fees
Before September 1, 2012: 200 US$
After September 1, 2012: 250 US$
Participants from Kuwait: 15 KD
Registration fee includes all symposium material, lunch and refreshments.
ESGE individual members will have 20% discount.
Letter of Invitation:
A formal letter of invitation can be sent upon request.
Accreditation
CME accreditation has been requested (12 CME credits, Category 1).
Certification
All participants will receive certificate of participation at the end of the symposium.
Faculty
Simon Lo (LA, USA)
Miguel Munoz-Navas (Pamplona, Spain)
Thierry Ponchon (Lyon, France)
H. Senturk (Istanbul, Turkey)
Joseph Sung (Hong Kong, China)
Yousry Taher (Alexandria, Egypt)
Program Saturday, October 6
08:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 Welcome
Mahmoud Omar (Salmiya, Kuwait)
09:30-11:00 Session I
Chairpersons: Anwar AL-ENEZI (Al-Jahra, Kuwait), Mohammed AL-JARALLAH (Hawally, Kuwait), Simon Lo (LA, USA)
09:30-10:00 Lecture
Colon Capsule Endoscopy
Miguel Munoz-Navas (Pamplona, Spain)
10:00-11:00 Endoscopic Procedures Presentation
11:00-11:30 Coffee break and visit to the exhibition
11:30-13:00 Session II
Chairpersons: Metwally AFIFI (Hawally, Kuwait), Emad Bayomi (Salmiya, Kuwait), Thierry Ponchon (Lyon, France)
11:30-12:00 Lecture
Endoscopy and Parasitic Diseases
Yosry Taher (Alexandria, Egypt)
12:00-13:00 Endoscopic Procedures Presentation
13:00-14:00 Lunch and visit to the exhibition
14:00-15:30 Mini Symposium I: Challenges in Managing Non-Variceal upper GI Bleeding
Chairpersons: Stephan PATY (Kuwait City, Kuwait), Thierry PONCHON (Lyon, France), Yosry Taher (Alexandria, Egypt)
14:00 Resuscitation and timing for intervention
Mahmoud Omar (Salmiya, Kuwait)
14:20 Endoscopic management
Joseph Sung (Hong Kong, China)
14:40 Role of SBC
Simon Lo (LA, USA)
15:00 Discussion
15:30-16:00 Coffee break and visit to the exhibition
16:00-17:30 Session III
Chairpersons: Amr GAMAL (Salmiya, Kuwait), Mahmoud AL-SAYED (Jabriya, Kuwait), Miguel Munoz-Navas (Pamplona, Spain)
16:00-16:30 Lecture
Characterization of Colon Polyps
Thierry Ponchon (Lyon, France)
16:30-17:30 Endoscopic Procedures Presentation
17:30-18:00 Take-home Messages from Day 1
Presentation of Day 1 Prize
Program Sunday, October 7
09:30-11:00 Session IV
Chairpersons: Wafaa AL-HASHASH (Al-Sabah Area, Kuwait), Mousa KHOURSHEED (Jabriya, Kuwait), Miguel Munoz-Navas (Pamplona, Spain)
09:30-10:00 Lecture
EMR and ESD in Practice
Thierry Ponchon (Lyon, France)
10:00-11:00 Endoscopic Procedures Presentation
11:00-11:30 Coffee break and visit to the exhibition
11:30-13:00 Session V
Chairpersons: Fahd AL-ASFAR (Jabriya, Kuwait), Walid AL-AZMY (Kuwait City, Kuwait), Thierry Ponchon (Lyon, France)
11:30-12:00 Lecture
Prophylactic management of Esophago-gastric Varices
Mahmoud Omar (Salmiya, Kuwait)
12:00-13:00 Endoscopic Procedures Presentation
13:00-14:00 Lunch and visit to the exhibition
14:00-15:30 Mini Symposium II: Challenges in Evaluating Pancreatic Cysts
Chairpersons: Simon Lo (LA, USA), Mahmoud Omar (Salmiya, Kuwait), Mohamad SAAD (Salmiya, Kuwait)
14:00 MR and CT in the diagnosis of pancreatic cysts
Tarek Darweesh (Salmiya, Kuwait0
14:20 EUS and EUS-FNA in the diagnosis of pancreatic cysts
H. Senturk (Istanbul, Turkey)
14:40 Endoscopic treatment of Pseudo-pancreatic cysts Thierry Ponchon (Lyon, France)
15:00 Discussion
15:30-16:00 Take-home Messages from Day 2
Presentation of Day 2 Prize
16:00-17:00 After-noon Tea with the Experts
How Can I Perform
Safe Polypectomy? Thierry Ponchon, Sameh Fakhry
EUS-FNA? H Senturk, Mahmoud Omar
Gastric Varices Injection? Miguel Munoz-Navas, Emad Bayomi
Stenting for Hilar Tumor? Simon Lo, Walid al-Azmy
Hemospray? Joseph Sung, Yousry Taher