Third Digestive Endoscopy Symposium October 6-7, 2012 Radisson blu Hotel, Salwa,

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, 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), 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 (, 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