Gastroenterology Association Annual Meeting 03-05 February 2016, Hilton Hotel,

The Annual Scientific Meeting will take place at The Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, Ballroom A, B&C, Lobby floor.

WEDNESDAY 03.02.2016 Educational Day (sponserd by Jannesen) Ballroom C ״Plenary session - Updates in gastroenterology״ 15:00-16:40

Chairs: Eran Goldin and Alex Geller 15:00 ESD: Has the time come? Pro: Harold Jacobs, , Con: Ori Segol, Carmel Medical Center, 15:30 How to perform EMR? How and what to inject, cautery principles, snare selection Yael Kopelman, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, 15:50 Endoscopic diagnosis and management of upper and lower GI bleeding - current guideline recommendations Ian Gralnek, HaEmek Medical Center, 16:20 What's new in modern liver surgery - From minimally invasive to transplantation Ido Nachmany, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 16:40-17:00 Smoothies and donuts

״?Looking into the crystal ball - What can we expect in 2016״ 17:00-19:00

Chairs: Alex Fich and Ehud Meltzer 17:00 IBD Iris Dotan, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 17:20 Motility Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Belgium 17:40 What to do if your patient is no longer responding to PPI? Ram Dickman, , 18:00 When will HCV be eradicated in Israel - Hopes and hypes TBD 18:20 Advanced molecular based therapy for GI malignancies Dan Aderka, , 19:00-20:00 Special dinner 20:00 Danny Sanderson LIVE!

THURSDAY 04.02.2016

08:45- 09:00- 09:00- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:05 10:35 10:35 GI nurses program How to improve gut motility? Sexuality, functionality, pregnancy and Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the GI Motility Society) surgery in IBD Chairs: Yosef Lisi and Roy Dekel (sponsored by the IBD society) Chairs: Eran Israeli and Eran Zittan Precedex - patients Evidence based approach to Functional female sexuality cooperation during endoscopy constipation Idan Militscher, Tel Aviv Sourasky 08:45 09:00 09:00 Mrs. Galina Grberger, Hadasa Ein Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Medical Center Carem Medical Center, Jerusalem Belgium Local and international How to treat fecal incontinence? Fecundity and sexuality developmentand progress for Yishai Ron, Tel Aviv Sourasky dysfunction in the IBD patient 09:20 09:20 09:05 IBD nurse Medical Center Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Mrs. Simona Bar, Rabin medical Medical Center in Jerusalem center, Petah Tikva Functional abdominal pain: Novel techniques in perianal HCV did we succeed to Focus on antidepressants IBD surgery 09:35 09:35 distinguish the diseases? Rita Brun, Rambam Medical Oded Zmora, Sheba Medical 09:25 Mrs. Keren Tzaref, Shiba Medical Center, Haifa Center, Ramat Gan center, Ramat Gan I am bloated and uncomfortable Approach to abdominal IBD Managing infection control in please help me doc! surgery 09:50 09:50 endoscopy unit Yehuda Ringel, Rabin Medical Petachia Reissman, Shaare 09:45 Mr. Alexander Michlin, Rambam Center, Petah Tikva Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Medical Center, Hiafa Chronic GI diseases post traveling 10:05 Eli Schwartz, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 10:05- The Israeli approach to 10:05 Original abstracts Tea Break 10:30 constipation: Finally we have 10:20 our own guidelines Dan Carter, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

10:35-11:00 Tea Break

10:30- 11:00 - 11:00 - Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 13:00 12:00 12:00 Nurses program How to improve my colonoscopy skills Microbiome target Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the Endoscopy Society) Chairs: Nitzan Mahrshak and Chairs: Yona Avni and Itamar Pomeranz Yehuda Chowers Ambulatory colonoscopy, Cholangioscopy - Who? When? Fecal microbial transplantation process review How? in Israel - where do we stand? 11:00 11:00 10:30 Mrs. Lilia Rozenfeld, Bnei-Zion Dov Wengrover, Shaare Zedek Nitsan Maharshak, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Haifa Medical Center in Jerusalem Sourasky Medical Center Tips and tricks for polypectomy - Mood disturbances and the Improving experience and what you should be doing microbiome satisfaction of children and 11:20 11:20 Fabiana Binyaminov, Meir Omry Koren, Bar-Ilan School of parents undergoing endoscopy 10:50 Medical Center, Medicine procedures Mrs. Rachel Leshem Namedar, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan Avoiding, recognizing and Treating fistula post bariatric The microbiota as biomarkers treating complications? surgery 11:40 11:40 for GI tumors 11:10 Iyad Khamaisi, Rambam Medical Mr. Fares Tachibash, Rambam Uri Gophna, Medical Center, Hiafa Center, Haifa

IBD unit optimization 11:30 Mrs. Revital Barkan, Tel Aviv Sorasky Medical Center Support group for ibd patients - ״our experience 11:50 Mrs. Rina Assulin, Rambam Plenary session Best Original Plenary session Best Original Medical Center, Haifa abstracts abstracts 12:00 12:00 Fecal transplantation Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital 12:20 Nitzan Maharcheck, Tel Aviv Kariv Kariv Sorasky Medical Center RFA procedure, the nurse role 12:40 Lena cichulin, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

13:00-14:30 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - King Solomon Hall TAKEDA symposia TBD Chairs: Iris Dotan Management of IBD - current concepts and future directions real life experience with vedolizumabin israel Uri Kopylov, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Therapeutic options for specific scenarios: Post infections The pregnant patient Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Colonic Crohn's disease Eran Israeli, The elderly patient Uri Kopylov, PFIZER symposia NEW ERA - Direct Oral Anti Coagulants - indications and complications Asher Winder, The coagulation expert, Director Department of Hematology, Head of Thrombosis and Hemostasis Unit, The gastroenterologist point of view Adi Lahat, Gastroenterology department, Sheba Medical Center TTR-FAP the importance of early diagnosis - the Gastroenterologist Impact Menachem Sade, Neurology, Wolfson Medical Center RAFA education symposium Chairs: Ram Dickman and TBD How can my paper be accepted? Jan Tak, University of Leuven, Belgium

14:45- 14:45- 14:45- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 16:15 16:15 16:15 Pediatric gastroenterology program Obesity therapy: Tablet, scope or knife The liver is part of us Chairs: Michael Wilschanski and (Sponsored by the Nutrition Section) (Sponsored by the Israel Liver society) Ron Shaoul Chairs: Sigal Fishman and Chairs: Michal Carmieli and Yakov Maor Irit Chermesh Bariatric surgery in Israel - What Autoimmune hepatitis you should know! Ziv Ben Ari, Sheba Medical 14:45 Original abstracts 14:45 14:45 Dean Keren, Rambam Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Center, Haifa Endoscopic evaluation and Primary biliary cirrhosis - Not treatments for bariatric surgery any more 15:00 complications 15:00 Ran Tur Kaspa, Rabin Medical Mati Shnel, Tel Aviv Sourasky Center, Petah Tikva Medical Center Emerging endoscopic therapies Primary sclerosing cholangitis Diagnostic characteristics of for obesity and diabetes 15:15 15:15 Ran Oren, Hadassa Medical monogenetic IBD Alon Lang, Sheba Medical Center, Jerusalem David Wilson, Professor of Center, Ramat Gan pediatric gastroenterology and Medical treatment for obesity: Granulomatous hepatitis 15:30 nutrition, Royal Hospital for new drugs in the pipe line Rifaat Safadi, Hadassa Medical 15:30 15:30 Sick Children, Edinburgh and Gabriela Liberman, Sheba Center, Jerusalem childlike and health, University of Medical Center, Ramat Gan Edinburgh, UK Drug induced liver injury Side effects of the modern diet 15:45 15:45 Oren Shibolet, Tel Aviv Sourasky Rakefet Arieli, Nutritionist Medical Center Pathology overview in AIH, PBC Leptin - anti-leptin therapy and PSC 16:00 Arieh Gertlaer, Hebrew 16:00 Orit Pappo, Sheba Medical Universityof Jerusalem Center, Ramat Gan

16:15-16:40 Tea Break

16:40- 16:30- 16:30- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 18:00 18:00 18:00 Pediatric Gastroenterology program Updates in viral hepatitis and beyond: Update on GI malignancies Chairs: Dan Turner and Batia Weiss (Sponsored by the Israel Liver Society) (Sponsored by the GI Oncology Society) Chairs: Ziv Ben Ari and Rifaat Safadi Chairs: Zohar Levi and Melhem Alaa Can we eradicate HBV? Pancreatic cancer, who needs Amir Shlomai, Rabin Medical screening and how? 16:40 Original abstracts 16:30 16:30 Center, Petah Tikva Erez Scapa, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center HDV management Mice at the service of 16:45 Marius Braun, Rabin Medical humans: tailoring patient’s Center, Petah Tikva chemotherapy to his own Fatty liver disease unique genetic make-up 16:45 Shira Zilber-Sagi, Department of Izhak Haviv, , School of 17:00 Epidemiology, Haifa University Medicine

Treatment of HCC New insights into genetic 17:15 Rawi Hassan, Ha'Emek Medical testing for GI malignancies Treatment of resistant pediatric 17:05 IBD Center, Afula Hagit Baris, Rambam Medical David Wilson, Professor of Portal hypertension ascites: Center, Haifa pediatric gastroenterology and hepato - renal and minimal The cutting edges of EUS- what 17:20 nutrition, Royal Hospital for 17:30 hepatic encepalopathy we can do in 2016 and what to Sick Children, Edinburgh and Michal Carmieli-Hagai, Medical 17:25 anticipate childlike and health, University of center of Western Galilee Jesse Lachter, Rambam Medical Edinburgh, UK Center, Haifa 17:40 Original abstracts 18:00- Ballroom C 18:30 17:45 Original abstracts Chairs: Timna Naftali and Zamir Doron

18:00 Flash Abstracts (3+1)

18:30-19:30 IGA business meeting Ballroom B 18:30 We care for you our dear fellows: Report of the exams committee Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 18:40-19:30 Do we need super specialization in gastro? 18:40 For: Yheuda Chowers, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 18:50 Against: Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 19:00 Report of the society's poll Revital Kariv, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 19:10 Open discussion: All 19:30-21:00 The crystal Abbvie dinner symposium Chair: Yheuda Chowers 21:00-23:00 Yair Lapid and Amnon Abramovich: We do have a splendid unique country FRIDAY 05.02.2016

08:15-09:20 Neuroendocrine tumors breakfast symposium

Chairs: Erwin Santo and Elizabeth Half

08:15 Molecular basis and genomics Ido Wolf, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 08:35 New horizons for somatostatin analogues in NETs: what remains to be learned? Simona Glasberg, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 08:55 From bench to bedside. Novel therapies for NETs Philippe Ruszniewski, University of Paris VII, France

09:15- 09:15- Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:45 10:45 Controversy in nutrition? Not anymore! Gastro in the community - Not what Chairs: Zamir Halpern and Nadir Arber you were thinking (Sponsored by the community gastroenterology section) Chairs: Dan Keret Introduction: Nadir Arber, IBD clinic in the community 09:15 Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 09:15 Eyal Shahar, , Sugar or artificial sweetener Multidisciplinary community 09:30 Coke-Zamir Halpern, Tel Aviv clinic for the treatment of Sourasky Medical Center 09:45 morbid obesity Pepsi Max-Shira Zelber-Sagi, Dan Keret, Clalit Health Services, 09:40 Department of Epidemiology, Jerusalem district Haifa University Fat or sugar Prevalence and treatment 09:50 Low carb diet Iris Shai, Soroka patterns of Jewish and Arab Medical Center, Be'erSheva 10:15 patients in the community Low fat diet-TBD Fabiana Binyaminov, 10:00 Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba The obese paradox 10:10 It is better to be fat-Ayelet Kalter, Clinical Dietitian Use of cannabis in patients with It is better to be slim-Dror Dicker, IBD: effect on disease activity 10:20 Rabin Medical Center, Petah 10:30 and social function Tikva Timna Naftali, Meir Medical Personalized diet Center, Kfar Saba 10:30 Eran Elinav, Weizmann Institute of Science

10:45-11:05 Morning latte and cappuccino Ballroom C 11:05 The new vaad Chairs: Yona Avni, Eitan Scappa, Rami Eliakim 11:15 The health basket: myths and secrets behind the curtains Chair: Nadir Arber, President elect of the IGA ,Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Yonatan Halevy, CEO Sharee Zedek Medical Center 12:00 Adjourn Israel Gastroenterology Association Annual Meeting 03-05 February 2016, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

The Annual Scientific Meeting will take place at The Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, Ballroom A, B&C, Lobby floor.

WEDNESDAY 03.02.2016 Educational Day (sponserd by Jannesen) Ballroom C ״Plenary session - Updates in gastroenterology״ 15:00-16:40

Chairs: Eran Goldin and Alex Geller 15:00 ESD: Has the time come? Pro: Harold Jacobs, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem Con: Ori Segol, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa 15:30 How to perform EMR? How and what to inject, cautery principles, snare selection Yael Kopelman, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 15:50 Endoscopic diagnosis and management of upper and lower GI bleeding - current guideline recommendations Ian Gralnek, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula 16:20 What's new in modern liver surgery - From minimally invasive to transplantation Ido Nachmany, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 16:40-17:00 Smoothies and donuts

״?Looking into the crystal ball - What can we expect in 2016״ 17:00-19:00

Chairs: Alex Fich and Ehud Meltzer 17:00 IBD Iris Dotan, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 17:20 Motility Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Belgium 17:40 What to do if your patient is no longer responding to PPI? Ram Dickman, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva 18:00 When will HCV be eradicated in Israel - Hopes and hypes TBD 18:20 Advanced molecular based therapy for GI malignancies Dan Aderka, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 19:00-20:00 Special dinner 20:00 Danny Sanderson LIVE!

THURSDAY 04.02.2016

08:45- 09:00- 09:00- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:05 10:35 10:35 GI nurses program How to improve gut motility? Sexuality, functionality, pregnancy and Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the GI Motility Society) surgery in IBD Chairs: Yosef Lisi and Roy Dekel (sponsored by the IBD society) Chairs: Eran Israeli and Eran Zittan Precedex - patients Evidence based approach to Functional female sexuality cooperation during endoscopy constipation Idan Militscher, Tel Aviv Sourasky 08:45 09:00 09:00 Mrs. Galina Grberger, Hadasa Ein Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Medical Center Carem Medical Center, Jerusalem Belgium Local and international How to treat fecal incontinence? Fecundity and sexuality developmentand progress for Yishai Ron, Tel Aviv Sourasky dysfunction in the IBD patient 09:20 09:20 09:05 IBD nurse Medical Center Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Mrs. Simona Bar, Rabin medical Medical Center in Jerusalem center, Petah Tikva Functional abdominal pain: Novel techniques in perianal HCV did we succeed to Focus on antidepressants IBD surgery 09:35 09:35 distinguish the diseases? Rita Brun, Rambam Medical Oded Zmora, Sheba Medical 09:25 Mrs. Keren Tzaref, Shiba Medical Center, Haifa Center, Ramat Gan center, Ramat Gan I am bloated and uncomfortable Approach to abdominal IBD Managing infection control in please help me doc! surgery 09:50 09:50 endoscopy unit Yehuda Ringel, Rabin Medical Petachia Reissman, Shaare 09:45 Mr. Alexander Michlin, Rambam Center, Petah Tikva Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Medical Center, Hiafa Chronic GI diseases post traveling 10:05 Eli Schwartz, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 10:05- The Israeli approach to 10:05 Original abstracts Tea Break 10:30 constipation: Finally we have 10:20 our own guidelines Dan Carter, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

10:35-11:00 Tea Break

10:30- 11:00 - 11:00 - Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 13:00 12:00 12:00 Nurses program How to improve my colonoscopy skills Microbiome target Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the Endoscopy Society) Chairs: Nitzan Mahrshak and Chairs: Yona Avni and Itamar Pomeranz Yehuda Chowers Ambulatory colonoscopy, Cholangioscopy - Who? When? Fecal microbial transplantation process review How? in Israel - where do we stand? 11:00 11:00 10:30 Mrs. Lilia Rozenfeld, Bnei-Zion Dov Wengrover, Shaare Zedek Nitsan Maharshak, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Haifa Medical Center in Jerusalem Sourasky Medical Center Tips and tricks for polypectomy - Mood disturbances and the Improving experience and what you should be doing microbiome satisfaction of children and 11:20 11:20 Fabiana Binyaminov, Meir Omry Koren, Bar-Ilan School of parents undergoing endoscopy 10:50 Medical Center, Kfar Saba Medicine procedures Mrs. Rachel Leshem Namedar, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan Avoiding, recognizing and Treating fistula post bariatric The microbiota as biomarkers treating complications? surgery 11:40 11:40 for GI tumors 11:10 Iyad Khamaisi, Rambam Medical Mr. Fares Tachibash, Rambam Uri Gophna, Tel Aviv University Medical Center, Hiafa Center, Haifa

IBD unit optimization 11:30 Mrs. Revital Barkan, Tel Aviv Sorasky Medical Center Support group for ibd patients - ״our experience 11:50 Mrs. Rina Assulin, Rambam Plenary session Best Original Plenary session Best Original Medical Center, Haifa abstracts abstracts 12:00 12:00 Fecal transplantation Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital 12:20 Nitzan Maharcheck, Tel Aviv Kariv Kariv Sorasky Medical Center RFA procedure, the nurse role 12:40 Lena cichulin, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

13:00-14:30 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - King Solomon Hall TAKEDA symposia TBD Chairs: Iris Dotan Management of IBD - current concepts and future directions real life experience with vedolizumabin israel Uri Kopylov, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Therapeutic options for specific scenarios: Post infections The pregnant patient Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Colonic Crohn's disease Eran Israeli, The elderly patient Uri Kopylov, PFIZER symposia NEW ERA - Direct Oral Anti Coagulants - indications and complications Asher Winder, The coagulation expert, Director Department of Hematology, Head of Thrombosis and Hemostasis Unit, Wolfson Medical Center The gastroenterologist point of view Adi Lahat, Gastroenterology department, Sheba Medical Center TTR-FAP the importance of early diagnosis - the Gastroenterologist Impact Menachem Sade, Neurology, Wolfson Medical Center RAFA education symposium Chairs: Ram Dickman and TBD How can my paper be accepted? Jan Tak, University of Leuven, Belgium

14:45- 14:45- 14:45- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 16:15 16:15 16:15 Pediatric gastroenterology program Obesity therapy: Tablet, scope or knife The liver is part of us Chairs: Michael Wilschanski and (Sponsored by the Nutrition Section) (Sponsored by the Israel Liver society) Ron Shaoul Chairs: Sigal Fishman and Chairs: Michal Carmieli and Yakov Maor Irit Chermesh Bariatric surgery in Israel - What Autoimmune hepatitis you should know! Ziv Ben Ari, Sheba Medical 14:45 Original abstracts 14:45 14:45 Dean Keren, Rambam Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Center, Haifa Endoscopic evaluation and Primary biliary cirrhosis - Not treatments for bariatric surgery any more 15:00 complications 15:00 Ran Tur Kaspa, Rabin Medical Mati Shnel, Tel Aviv Sourasky Center, Petah Tikva Medical Center Emerging endoscopic therapies Primary sclerosing cholangitis Diagnostic characteristics of for obesity and diabetes 15:15 15:15 Ran Oren, Hadassa Medical monogenetic IBD Alon Lang, Sheba Medical Center, Jerusalem David Wilson, Professor of Center, Ramat Gan pediatric gastroenterology and Medical treatment for obesity: Granulomatous hepatitis 15:30 nutrition, Royal Hospital for new drugs in the pipe line Rifaat Safadi, Hadassa Medical 15:30 15:30 Sick Children, Edinburgh and Gabriela Liberman, Sheba Center, Jerusalem childlike and health, University of Medical Center, Ramat Gan Edinburgh, UK Drug induced liver injury Side effects of the modern diet 15:45 15:45 Oren Shibolet, Tel Aviv Sourasky Rakefet Arieli, Nutritionist Medical Center Pathology overview in AIH, PBC Leptin - anti-leptin therapy and PSC 16:00 Arieh Gertlaer, Hebrew 16:00 Orit Pappo, Sheba Medical Universityof Jerusalem Center, Ramat Gan

16:15-16:40 Tea Break

16:40- 16:30- 16:30- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 18:00 18:00 18:00 Pediatric Gastroenterology program Updates in viral hepatitis and beyond: Update on GI malignancies Chairs: Dan Turner and Batia Weiss (Sponsored by the Israel Liver Society) (Sponsored by the GI Oncology Society) Chairs: Ziv Ben Ari and Rifaat Safadi Chairs: Zohar Levi and Melhem Alaa Can we eradicate HBV? Pancreatic cancer, who needs Amir Shlomai, Rabin Medical screening and how? 16:40 Original abstracts 16:30 16:30 Center, Petah Tikva Erez Scapa, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center HDV management Mice at the service of 16:45 Marius Braun, Rabin Medical humans: tailoring patient’s Center, Petah Tikva chemotherapy to his own Fatty liver disease unique genetic make-up 16:45 Shira Zilber-Sagi, Department of Izhak Haviv, Safed, School of 17:00 Epidemiology, Haifa University Medicine

Treatment of HCC New insights into genetic 17:15 Rawi Hassan, Ha'Emek Medical testing for GI malignancies Treatment of resistant pediatric 17:05 IBD Center, Afula Hagit Baris, Rambam Medical David Wilson, Professor of Portal hypertension ascites: Center, Haifa pediatric gastroenterology and hepato - renal and minimal The cutting edges of EUS- what 17:20 nutrition, Royal Hospital for 17:30 hepatic encepalopathy we can do in 2016 and what to Sick Children, Edinburgh and Michal Carmieli-Hagai, Medical 17:25 anticipate childlike and health, University of center of Western Galilee Jesse Lachter, Rambam Medical Edinburgh, UK Center, Haifa 17:40 Original abstracts 18:00- Ballroom C 18:30 17:45 Original abstracts Chairs: Timna Naftali and Zamir Doron

18:00 Flash Abstracts (3+1)

18:30-19:30 IGA business meeting Ballroom B 18:30 We care for you our dear fellows: Report of the exams committee Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 18:40-19:30 Do we need super specialization in gastro? 18:40 For: Yheuda Chowers, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 18:50 Against: Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 19:00 Report of the society's poll Revital Kariv, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 19:10 Open discussion: All 19:30-21:00 The crystal Abbvie dinner symposium Chair: Yheuda Chowers 21:00-23:00 Yair Lapid and Amnon Abramovich: We do have a splendid unique country FRIDAY 05.02.2016

08:15-09:20 Neuroendocrine tumors breakfast symposium

Chairs: Erwin Santo and Elizabeth Half

08:15 Molecular basis and genomics Ido Wolf, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 08:35 New horizons for somatostatin analogues in NETs: what remains to be learned? Simona Glasberg, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 08:55 From bench to bedside. Novel therapies for NETs Philippe Ruszniewski, University of Paris VII, France

09:15- 09:15- Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:45 10:45 Controversy in nutrition? Not anymore! Gastro in the community - Not what Chairs: Zamir Halpern and Nadir Arber you were thinking (Sponsored by the community gastroenterology section) Chairs: Dan Keret Introduction: Nadir Arber, IBD clinic in the community 09:15 Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 09:15 Eyal Shahar, Clalit Health Services , Tel Aviv district Sugar or artificial sweetener Multidisciplinary community 09:30 Coke-Zamir Halpern, Tel Aviv clinic for the treatment of Sourasky Medical Center 09:45 morbid obesity Pepsi Max-Shira Zelber-Sagi, Dan Keret, Clalit Health Services, 09:40 Department of Epidemiology, Jerusalem district Haifa University Fat or sugar Prevalence and treatment 09:50 Low carb diet Iris Shai, Soroka patterns of Jewish and Arab Medical Center, Be'erSheva 10:15 patients in the community Low fat diet-TBD Fabiana Binyaminov, 10:00 Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba The obese paradox 10:10 It is better to be fat-Ayelet Kalter, Clinical Dietitian Use of cannabis in patients with It is better to be slim-Dror Dicker, IBD: effect on disease activity 10:20 Rabin Medical Center, Petah 10:30 and social function Tikva Timna Naftali, Meir Medical Personalized diet Center, Kfar Saba 10:30 Eran Elinav, Weizmann Institute of Science

10:45-11:05 Morning latte and cappuccino Ballroom C 11:05 The new vaad Chairs: Yona Avni, Eitan Scappa, Rami Eliakim 11:15 The health basket: myths and secrets behind the curtains Chair: Nadir Arber, President elect of the IGA ,Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Yonatan Halevy, CEO Sharee Zedek Medical Center 12:00 Adjourn Israel Gastroenterology Association Annual Meeting 03-05 February 2016, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

The Annual Scientific Meeting will take place at The Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, Ballroom A, B&C, Lobby floor.

WEDNESDAY 03.02.2016 Educational Day (sponserd by Jannesen) Ballroom C ״Plenary session - Updates in gastroenterology״ 15:00-16:40

Chairs: Eran Goldin and Alex Geller 15:00 ESD: Has the time come? Pro: Harold Jacobs, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem Con: Ori Segol, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa 15:30 How to perform EMR? How and what to inject, cautery principles, snare selection Yael Kopelman, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 15:50 Endoscopic diagnosis and management of upper and lower GI bleeding - current guideline recommendations Ian Gralnek, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula 16:20 What's new in modern liver surgery - From minimally invasive to transplantation Ido Nachmany, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 16:40-17:00 Smoothies and donuts

״?Looking into the crystal ball - What can we expect in 2016״ 17:00-19:00

Chairs: Alex Fich and Ehud Meltzer 17:00 IBD Iris Dotan, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 17:20 Motility Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Belgium 17:40 What to do if your patient is no longer responding to PPI? Ram Dickman, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva 18:00 When will HCV be eradicated in Israel - Hopes and hypes TBD 18:20 Advanced molecular based therapy for GI malignancies Dan Aderka, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 19:00-20:00 Special dinner 20:00 Danny Sanderson LIVE!

THURSDAY 04.02.2016

08:45- 09:00- 09:00- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:05 10:35 10:35 GI nurses program How to improve gut motility? Sexuality, functionality, pregnancy and Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the GI Motility Society) surgery in IBD Chairs: Yosef Lisi and Roy Dekel (sponsored by the IBD society) Chairs: Eran Israeli and Eran Zittan Precedex - patients Evidence based approach to Functional female sexuality cooperation during endoscopy constipation Idan Militscher, Tel Aviv Sourasky 08:45 09:00 09:00 Mrs. Galina Grberger, Hadasa Ein Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Medical Center Carem Medical Center, Jerusalem Belgium Local and international How to treat fecal incontinence? Fecundity and sexuality developmentand progress for Yishai Ron, Tel Aviv Sourasky dysfunction in the IBD patient 09:20 09:20 09:05 IBD nurse Medical Center Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Mrs. Simona Bar, Rabin medical Medical Center in Jerusalem center, Petah Tikva Functional abdominal pain: Novel techniques in perianal HCV did we succeed to Focus on antidepressants IBD surgery 09:35 09:35 distinguish the diseases? Rita Brun, Rambam Medical Oded Zmora, Sheba Medical 09:25 Mrs. Keren Tzaref, Shiba Medical Center, Haifa Center, Ramat Gan center, Ramat Gan I am bloated and uncomfortable Approach to abdominal IBD Managing infection control in please help me doc! surgery 09:50 09:50 endoscopy unit Yehuda Ringel, Rabin Medical Petachia Reissman, Shaare 09:45 Mr. Alexander Michlin, Rambam Center, Petah Tikva Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Medical Center, Hiafa Chronic GI diseases post traveling 10:05 Eli Schwartz, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 10:05- The Israeli approach to 10:05 Original abstracts Tea Break 10:30 constipation: Finally we have 10:20 our own guidelines Dan Carter, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

10:35-11:00 Tea Break

10:30- 11:00 - 11:00 - Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 13:00 12:00 12:00 Nurses program How to improve my colonoscopy skills Microbiome target Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the Endoscopy Society) Chairs: Nitzan Mahrshak and Chairs: Yona Avni and Itamar Pomeranz Yehuda Chowers Ambulatory colonoscopy, Cholangioscopy - Who? When? Fecal microbial transplantation process review How? in Israel - where do we stand? 11:00 11:00 10:30 Mrs. Lilia Rozenfeld, Bnei-Zion Dov Wengrover, Shaare Zedek Nitsan Maharshak, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Haifa Medical Center in Jerusalem Sourasky Medical Center Tips and tricks for polypectomy - Mood disturbances and the Improving experience and what you should be doing microbiome satisfaction of children and 11:20 11:20 Fabiana Binyaminov, Meir Omry Koren, Bar-Ilan School of parents undergoing endoscopy 10:50 Medical Center, Kfar Saba Medicine procedures Mrs. Rachel Leshem Namedar, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan Avoiding, recognizing and Treating fistula post bariatric The microbiota as biomarkers treating complications? surgery 11:40 11:40 for GI tumors 11:10 Iyad Khamaisi, Rambam Medical Mr. Fares Tachibash, Rambam Uri Gophna, Tel Aviv University Medical Center, Hiafa Center, Haifa

IBD unit optimization 11:30 Mrs. Revital Barkan, Tel Aviv Sorasky Medical Center Support group for ibd patients - ״our experience 11:50 Mrs. Rina Assulin, Rambam Plenary session Best Original Plenary session Best Original Medical Center, Haifa abstracts abstracts 12:00 12:00 Fecal transplantation Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital 12:20 Nitzan Maharcheck, Tel Aviv Kariv Kariv Sorasky Medical Center RFA procedure, the nurse role 12:40 Lena cichulin, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

13:00-14:30 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - King Solomon Hall TAKEDA symposia TBD Chairs: Iris Dotan Management of IBD - current concepts and future directions real life experience with vedolizumabin israel Uri Kopylov, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Therapeutic options for specific scenarios: Post infections The pregnant patient Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Colonic Crohn's disease Eran Israeli, The elderly patient Uri Kopylov, PFIZER symposia NEW ERA - Direct Oral Anti Coagulants - indications and complications Asher Winder, The coagulation expert, Director Department of Hematology, Head of Thrombosis and Hemostasis Unit, Wolfson Medical Center The gastroenterologist point of view Adi Lahat, Gastroenterology department, Sheba Medical Center TTR-FAP the importance of early diagnosis - the Gastroenterologist Impact Menachem Sade, Neurology, Wolfson Medical Center RAFA education symposium Chairs: Ram Dickman and TBD How can my paper be accepted? Jan Tak, University of Leuven, Belgium

14:45- 14:45- 14:45- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 16:15 16:15 16:15 Pediatric gastroenterology program Obesity therapy: Tablet, scope or knife The liver is part of us Chairs: Michael Wilschanski and (Sponsored by the Nutrition Section) (Sponsored by the Israel Liver society) Ron Shaoul Chairs: Sigal Fishman and Chairs: Michal Carmieli and Yakov Maor Irit Chermesh Bariatric surgery in Israel - What Autoimmune hepatitis you should know! Ziv Ben Ari, Sheba Medical 14:45 Original abstracts 14:45 14:45 Dean Keren, Rambam Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Center, Haifa Endoscopic evaluation and Primary biliary cirrhosis - Not treatments for bariatric surgery any more 15:00 complications 15:00 Ran Tur Kaspa, Rabin Medical Mati Shnel, Tel Aviv Sourasky Center, Petah Tikva Medical Center Emerging endoscopic therapies Primary sclerosing cholangitis Diagnostic characteristics of for obesity and diabetes 15:15 15:15 Ran Oren, Hadassa Medical monogenetic IBD Alon Lang, Sheba Medical Center, Jerusalem David Wilson, Professor of Center, Ramat Gan pediatric gastroenterology and Medical treatment for obesity: Granulomatous hepatitis 15:30 nutrition, Royal Hospital for new drugs in the pipe line Rifaat Safadi, Hadassa Medical 15:30 15:30 Sick Children, Edinburgh and Gabriela Liberman, Sheba Center, Jerusalem childlike and health, University of Medical Center, Ramat Gan Edinburgh, UK Drug induced liver injury Side effects of the modern diet 15:45 15:45 Oren Shibolet, Tel Aviv Sourasky Rakefet Arieli, Nutritionist Medical Center Pathology overview in AIH, PBC Leptin - anti-leptin therapy and PSC 16:00 Arieh Gertlaer, Hebrew 16:00 Orit Pappo, Sheba Medical Universityof Jerusalem Center, Ramat Gan

16:15-16:40 Tea Break

16:40- 16:30- 16:30- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 18:00 18:00 18:00 Pediatric Gastroenterology program Updates in viral hepatitis and beyond: Update on GI malignancies Chairs: Dan Turner and Batia Weiss (Sponsored by the Israel Liver Society) (Sponsored by the GI Oncology Society) Chairs: Ziv Ben Ari and Rifaat Safadi Chairs: Zohar Levi and Melhem Alaa Can we eradicate HBV? Pancreatic cancer, who needs Amir Shlomai, Rabin Medical screening and how? 16:40 Original abstracts 16:30 16:30 Center, Petah Tikva Erez Scapa, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center HDV management Mice at the service of 16:45 Marius Braun, Rabin Medical humans: tailoring patient’s Center, Petah Tikva chemotherapy to his own Fatty liver disease unique genetic make-up 16:45 Shira Zilber-Sagi, Department of Izhak Haviv, Safed, School of 17:00 Epidemiology, Haifa University Medicine

Treatment of HCC New insights into genetic 17:15 Rawi Hassan, Ha'Emek Medical testing for GI malignancies Treatment of resistant pediatric 17:05 IBD Center, Afula Hagit Baris, Rambam Medical David Wilson, Professor of Portal hypertension ascites: Center, Haifa pediatric gastroenterology and hepato - renal and minimal The cutting edges of EUS- what 17:20 nutrition, Royal Hospital for 17:30 hepatic encepalopathy we can do in 2016 and what to Sick Children, Edinburgh and Michal Carmieli-Hagai, Medical 17:25 anticipate childlike and health, University of center of Western Galilee Jesse Lachter, Rambam Medical Edinburgh, UK Center, Haifa 17:40 Original abstracts 18:00- Ballroom C 18:30 17:45 Original abstracts Chairs: Timna Naftali and Zamir Doron

18:00 Flash Abstracts (3+1)

18:30-19:30 IGA business meeting Ballroom B 18:30 We care for you our dear fellows: Report of the exams committee Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 18:40-19:30 Do we need super specialization in gastro? 18:40 For: Yheuda Chowers, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 18:50 Against: Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 19:00 Report of the society's poll Revital Kariv, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 19:10 Open discussion: All 19:30-21:00 The crystal Abbvie dinner symposium Chair: Yheuda Chowers 21:00-23:00 Yair Lapid and Amnon Abramovich: We do have a splendid unique country FRIDAY 05.02.2016

08:15-09:20 Neuroendocrine tumors breakfast symposium

Chairs: Erwin Santo and Elizabeth Half

08:15 Molecular basis and genomics Ido Wolf, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 08:35 New horizons for somatostatin analogues in NETs: what remains to be learned? Simona Glasberg, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 08:55 From bench to bedside. Novel therapies for NETs Philippe Ruszniewski, University of Paris VII, France

09:15- 09:15- Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:45 10:45 Controversy in nutrition? Not anymore! Gastro in the community - Not what Chairs: Zamir Halpern and Nadir Arber you were thinking (Sponsored by the community gastroenterology section) Chairs: Dan Keret Introduction: Nadir Arber, IBD clinic in the community 09:15 Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 09:15 Eyal Shahar, Clalit Health Services , Tel Aviv district Sugar or artificial sweetener Multidisciplinary community 09:30 Coke-Zamir Halpern, Tel Aviv clinic for the treatment of Sourasky Medical Center 09:45 morbid obesity Pepsi Max-Shira Zelber-Sagi, Dan Keret, Clalit Health Services, 09:40 Department of Epidemiology, Jerusalem district Haifa University Fat or sugar Prevalence and treatment 09:50 Low carb diet Iris Shai, Soroka patterns of Jewish and Arab Medical Center, Be'erSheva 10:15 patients in the community Low fat diet-TBD Fabiana Binyaminov, 10:00 Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba The obese paradox 10:10 It is better to be fat-Ayelet Kalter, Clinical Dietitian Use of cannabis in patients with It is better to be slim-Dror Dicker, IBD: effect on disease activity 10:20 Rabin Medical Center, Petah 10:30 and social function Tikva Timna Naftali, Meir Medical Personalized diet Center, Kfar Saba 10:30 Eran Elinav, Weizmann Institute of Science

10:45-11:05 Morning latte and cappuccino Ballroom C 11:05 The new vaad Chairs: Yona Avni, Eitan Scappa, Rami Eliakim 11:15 The health basket: myths and secrets behind the curtains Chair: Nadir Arber, President elect of the IGA ,Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Yonatan Halevy, CEO Sharee Zedek Medical Center 12:00 Adjourn Israel Gastroenterology Association Annual Meeting 03-05 February 2016, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

The Annual Scientific Meeting will take place at The Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, Ballroom A, B&C, Lobby floor.

WEDNESDAY 03.02.2016 Educational Day (sponserd by Jannesen) Ballroom C ״Plenary session - Updates in gastroenterology״ 15:00-16:40

Chairs: Eran Goldin and Alex Geller 15:00 ESD: Has the time come? Pro: Harold Jacobs, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem Con: Ori Segol, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa 15:30 How to perform EMR? How and what to inject, cautery principles, snare selection Yael Kopelman, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 15:50 Endoscopic diagnosis and management of upper and lower GI bleeding - current guideline recommendations Ian Gralnek, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula 16:20 What's new in modern liver surgery - From minimally invasive to transplantation Ido Nachmany, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 16:40-17:00 Smoothies and donuts

״?Looking into the crystal ball - What can we expect in 2016״ 17:00-19:00

Chairs: Alex Fich and Ehud Meltzer 17:00 IBD Iris Dotan, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 17:20 Motility Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Belgium 17:40 What to do if your patient is no longer responding to PPI? Ram Dickman, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva 18:00 When will HCV be eradicated in Israel - Hopes and hypes TBD 18:20 Advanced molecular based therapy for GI malignancies Dan Aderka, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 19:00-20:00 Special dinner 20:00 Danny Sanderson LIVE!

THURSDAY 04.02.2016

08:45- 09:00- 09:00- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:05 10:35 10:35 GI nurses program How to improve gut motility? Sexuality, functionality, pregnancy and Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the GI Motility Society) surgery in IBD Chairs: Yosef Lisi and Roy Dekel (sponsored by the IBD society) Chairs: Eran Israeli and Eran Zittan Precedex - patients Evidence based approach to Functional female sexuality cooperation during endoscopy constipation Idan Militscher, Tel Aviv Sourasky 08:45 09:00 09:00 Mrs. Galina Grberger, Hadasa Ein Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Medical Center Carem Medical Center, Jerusalem Belgium Local and international How to treat fecal incontinence? Fecundity and sexuality developmentand progress for Yishai Ron, Tel Aviv Sourasky dysfunction in the IBD patient 09:20 09:20 09:05 IBD nurse Medical Center Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Mrs. Simona Bar, Rabin medical Medical Center in Jerusalem center, Petah Tikva Functional abdominal pain: Novel techniques in perianal HCV did we succeed to Focus on antidepressants IBD surgery 09:35 09:35 distinguish the diseases? Rita Brun, Rambam Medical Oded Zmora, Sheba Medical 09:25 Mrs. Keren Tzaref, Shiba Medical Center, Haifa Center, Ramat Gan center, Ramat Gan I am bloated and uncomfortable Approach to abdominal IBD Managing infection control in please help me doc! surgery 09:50 09:50 endoscopy unit Yehuda Ringel, Rabin Medical Petachia Reissman, Shaare 09:45 Mr. Alexander Michlin, Rambam Center, Petah Tikva Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Medical Center, Hiafa Chronic GI diseases post traveling 10:05 Eli Schwartz, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 10:05- The Israeli approach to 10:05 Original abstracts Tea Break 10:30 constipation: Finally we have 10:20 our own guidelines Dan Carter, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

10:35-11:00 Tea Break

10:30- 11:00 - 11:00 - Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 13:00 12:00 12:00 Nurses program How to improve my colonoscopy skills Microbiome target Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the Endoscopy Society) Chairs: Nitzan Mahrshak and Chairs: Yona Avni and Itamar Pomeranz Yehuda Chowers Ambulatory colonoscopy, Cholangioscopy - Who? When? Fecal microbial transplantation process review How? in Israel - where do we stand? 11:00 11:00 10:30 Mrs. Lilia Rozenfeld, Bnei-Zion Dov Wengrover, Shaare Zedek Nitsan Maharshak, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Haifa Medical Center in Jerusalem Sourasky Medical Center Tips and tricks for polypectomy - Mood disturbances and the Improving experience and what you should be doing microbiome satisfaction of children and 11:20 11:20 Fabiana Binyaminov, Meir Omry Koren, Bar-Ilan School of parents undergoing endoscopy 10:50 Medical Center, Kfar Saba Medicine procedures Mrs. Rachel Leshem Namedar, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan Avoiding, recognizing and Treating fistula post bariatric The microbiota as biomarkers treating complications? surgery 11:40 11:40 for GI tumors 11:10 Iyad Khamaisi, Rambam Medical Mr. Fares Tachibash, Rambam Uri Gophna, Tel Aviv University Medical Center, Hiafa Center, Haifa

IBD unit optimization 11:30 Mrs. Revital Barkan, Tel Aviv Sorasky Medical Center Support group for ibd patients - ״our experience 11:50 Mrs. Rina Assulin, Rambam Plenary session Best Original Plenary session Best Original Medical Center, Haifa abstracts abstracts 12:00 12:00 Fecal transplantation Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital 12:20 Nitzan Maharcheck, Tel Aviv Kariv Kariv Sorasky Medical Center RFA procedure, the nurse role 12:40 Lena cichulin, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

13:00-14:30 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - King Solomon Hall TAKEDA symposia TBD Chairs: Iris Dotan Management of IBD - current concepts and future directions real life experience with vedolizumabin israel Uri Kopylov, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Therapeutic options for specific scenarios: Post infections The pregnant patient Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Colonic Crohn's disease Eran Israeli, The elderly patient Uri Kopylov, PFIZER symposia NEW ERA - Direct Oral Anti Coagulants - indications and complications Asher Winder, The coagulation expert, Director Department of Hematology, Head of Thrombosis and Hemostasis Unit, Wolfson Medical Center The gastroenterologist point of view Adi Lahat, Gastroenterology department, Sheba Medical Center TTR-FAP the importance of early diagnosis - the Gastroenterologist Impact Menachem Sade, Neurology, Wolfson Medical Center RAFA education symposium Chairs: Ram Dickman and TBD How can my paper be accepted? Jan Tak, University of Leuven, Belgium

14:45- 14:45- 14:45- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 16:15 16:15 16:15 Pediatric gastroenterology program Obesity therapy: Tablet, scope or knife The liver is part of us Chairs: Michael Wilschanski and (Sponsored by the Nutrition Section) (Sponsored by the Israel Liver society) Ron Shaoul Chairs: Sigal Fishman and Chairs: Michal Carmieli and Yakov Maor Irit Chermesh Bariatric surgery in Israel - What Autoimmune hepatitis you should know! Ziv Ben Ari, Sheba Medical 14:45 Original abstracts 14:45 14:45 Dean Keren, Rambam Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Center, Haifa Endoscopic evaluation and Primary biliary cirrhosis - Not treatments for bariatric surgery any more 15:00 complications 15:00 Ran Tur Kaspa, Rabin Medical Mati Shnel, Tel Aviv Sourasky Center, Petah Tikva Medical Center Emerging endoscopic therapies Primary sclerosing cholangitis Diagnostic characteristics of for obesity and diabetes 15:15 15:15 Ran Oren, Hadassa Medical monogenetic IBD Alon Lang, Sheba Medical Center, Jerusalem David Wilson, Professor of Center, Ramat Gan pediatric gastroenterology and Medical treatment for obesity: Granulomatous hepatitis 15:30 nutrition, Royal Hospital for new drugs in the pipe line Rifaat Safadi, Hadassa Medical 15:30 15:30 Sick Children, Edinburgh and Gabriela Liberman, Sheba Center, Jerusalem childlike and health, University of Medical Center, Ramat Gan Edinburgh, UK Drug induced liver injury Side effects of the modern diet 15:45 15:45 Oren Shibolet, Tel Aviv Sourasky Rakefet Arieli, Nutritionist Medical Center Pathology overview in AIH, PBC Leptin - anti-leptin therapy and PSC 16:00 Arieh Gertlaer, Hebrew 16:00 Orit Pappo, Sheba Medical Universityof Jerusalem Center, Ramat Gan

16:15-16:40 Tea Break

16:40- 16:30- 16:30- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 18:00 18:00 18:00 Pediatric Gastroenterology program Updates in viral hepatitis and beyond: Update on GI malignancies Chairs: Dan Turner and Batia Weiss (Sponsored by the Israel Liver Society) (Sponsored by the GI Oncology Society) Chairs: Ziv Ben Ari and Rifaat Safadi Chairs: Zohar Levi and Melhem Alaa Can we eradicate HBV? Pancreatic cancer, who needs Amir Shlomai, Rabin Medical screening and how? 16:40 Original abstracts 16:30 16:30 Center, Petah Tikva Erez Scapa, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center HDV management Mice at the service of 16:45 Marius Braun, Rabin Medical humans: tailoring patient’s Center, Petah Tikva chemotherapy to his own Fatty liver disease unique genetic make-up 16:45 Shira Zilber-Sagi, Department of Izhak Haviv, Safed, School of 17:00 Epidemiology, Haifa University Medicine

Treatment of HCC New insights into genetic 17:15 Rawi Hassan, Ha'Emek Medical testing for GI malignancies Treatment of resistant pediatric 17:05 IBD Center, Afula Hagit Baris, Rambam Medical David Wilson, Professor of Portal hypertension ascites: Center, Haifa pediatric gastroenterology and hepato - renal and minimal The cutting edges of EUS- what 17:20 nutrition, Royal Hospital for 17:30 hepatic encepalopathy we can do in 2016 and what to Sick Children, Edinburgh and Michal Carmieli-Hagai, Medical 17:25 anticipate childlike and health, University of center of Western Galilee Jesse Lachter, Rambam Medical Edinburgh, UK Center, Haifa 17:40 Original abstracts 18:00- Ballroom C 18:30 17:45 Original abstracts Chairs: Timna Naftali and Zamir Doron

18:00 Flash Abstracts (3+1)

18:30-19:30 IGA business meeting Ballroom B 18:30 We care for you our dear fellows: Report of the exams committee Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 18:40-19:30 Do we need super specialization in gastro? 18:40 For: Yheuda Chowers, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 18:50 Against: Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 19:00 Report of the society's poll Revital Kariv, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 19:10 Open discussion: All 19:30-21:00 The crystal Abbvie dinner symposium Chair: Yheuda Chowers 21:00-23:00 Yair Lapid and Amnon Abramovich: We do have a splendid unique country FRIDAY 05.02.2016

08:15-09:20 Neuroendocrine tumors breakfast symposium

Chairs: Erwin Santo and Elizabeth Half

08:15 Molecular basis and genomics Ido Wolf, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 08:35 New horizons for somatostatin analogues in NETs: what remains to be learned? Simona Glasberg, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 08:55 From bench to bedside. Novel therapies for NETs Philippe Ruszniewski, University of Paris VII, France

09:15- 09:15- Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:45 10:45 Controversy in nutrition? Not anymore! Gastro in the community - Not what Chairs: Zamir Halpern and Nadir Arber you were thinking (Sponsored by the community gastroenterology section) Chairs: Dan Keret Introduction: Nadir Arber, IBD clinic in the community 09:15 Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 09:15 Eyal Shahar, Clalit Health Services , Tel Aviv district Sugar or artificial sweetener Multidisciplinary community 09:30 Coke-Zamir Halpern, Tel Aviv clinic for the treatment of Sourasky Medical Center 09:45 morbid obesity Pepsi Max-Shira Zelber-Sagi, Dan Keret, Clalit Health Services, 09:40 Department of Epidemiology, Jerusalem district Haifa University Fat or sugar Prevalence and treatment 09:50 Low carb diet Iris Shai, Soroka patterns of Jewish and Arab Medical Center, Be'erSheva 10:15 patients in the community Low fat diet-TBD Fabiana Binyaminov, 10:00 Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba The obese paradox 10:10 It is better to be fat-Ayelet Kalter, Clinical Dietitian Use of cannabis in patients with It is better to be slim-Dror Dicker, IBD: effect on disease activity 10:20 Rabin Medical Center, Petah 10:30 and social function Tikva Timna Naftali, Meir Medical Personalized diet Center, Kfar Saba 10:30 Eran Elinav, Weizmann Institute of Science

10:45-11:05 Morning latte and cappuccino Ballroom C 11:05 The new vaad Chairs: Yona Avni, Eitan Scappa, Rami Eliakim 11:15 The health basket: myths and secrets behind the curtains Chair: Nadir Arber, President elect of the IGA ,Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Yonatan Halevy, CEO Sharee Zedek Medical Center 12:00 Adjourn Israel Gastroenterology Association Annual Meeting 03-05 February 2016, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

The Annual Scientific Meeting will take place at The Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, Ballroom A, B&C, Lobby floor.

WEDNESDAY 03.02.2016 Educational Day (sponserd by Jannesen) Ballroom C ״Plenary session - Updates in gastroenterology״ 15:00-16:40

Chairs: Eran Goldin and Alex Geller 15:00 ESD: Has the time come? Pro: Harold Jacobs, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem Con: Ori Segol, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa 15:30 How to perform EMR? How and what to inject, cautery principles, snare selection Yael Kopelman, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 15:50 Endoscopic diagnosis and management of upper and lower GI bleeding - current guideline recommendations Ian Gralnek, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula 16:20 What's new in modern liver surgery - From minimally invasive to transplantation Ido Nachmany, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 16:40-17:00 Smoothies and donuts

״?Looking into the crystal ball - What can we expect in 2016״ 17:00-19:00

Chairs: Alex Fich and Ehud Meltzer 17:00 IBD Iris Dotan, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 17:20 Motility Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Belgium 17:40 What to do if your patient is no longer responding to PPI? Ram Dickman, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva 18:00 When will HCV be eradicated in Israel - Hopes and hypes TBD 18:20 Advanced molecular based therapy for GI malignancies Dan Aderka, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 19:00-20:00 Special dinner 20:00 Danny Sanderson LIVE!

THURSDAY 04.02.2016

08:45- 09:00- 09:00- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:05 10:35 10:35 GI nurses program How to improve gut motility? Sexuality, functionality, pregnancy and Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the GI Motility Society) surgery in IBD Chairs: Yosef Lisi and Roy Dekel (sponsored by the IBD society) Chairs: Eran Israeli and Eran Zittan Precedex - patients Evidence based approach to Functional female sexuality cooperation during endoscopy constipation Idan Militscher, Tel Aviv Sourasky 08:45 09:00 09:00 Mrs. Galina Grberger, Hadasa Ein Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Medical Center Carem Medical Center, Jerusalem Belgium Local and international How to treat fecal incontinence? Fecundity and sexuality developmentand progress for Yishai Ron, Tel Aviv Sourasky dysfunction in the IBD patient 09:20 09:20 09:05 IBD nurse Medical Center Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Mrs. Simona Bar, Rabin medical Medical Center in Jerusalem center, Petah Tikva Functional abdominal pain: Novel techniques in perianal HCV did we succeed to Focus on antidepressants IBD surgery 09:35 09:35 distinguish the diseases? Rita Brun, Rambam Medical Oded Zmora, Sheba Medical 09:25 Mrs. Keren Tzaref, Shiba Medical Center, Haifa Center, Ramat Gan center, Ramat Gan I am bloated and uncomfortable Approach to abdominal IBD Managing infection control in please help me doc! surgery 09:50 09:50 endoscopy unit Yehuda Ringel, Rabin Medical Petachia Reissman, Shaare 09:45 Mr. Alexander Michlin, Rambam Center, Petah Tikva Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Medical Center, Hiafa Chronic GI diseases post traveling 10:05 Eli Schwartz, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 10:05- The Israeli approach to 10:05 Original abstracts Tea Break 10:30 constipation: Finally we have 10:20 our own guidelines Dan Carter, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

10:35-11:00 Tea Break

10:30- 11:00 - 11:00 - Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 13:00 12:00 12:00 Nurses program How to improve my colonoscopy skills Microbiome target Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the Endoscopy Society) Chairs: Nitzan Mahrshak and Chairs: Yona Avni and Itamar Pomeranz Yehuda Chowers Ambulatory colonoscopy, Cholangioscopy - Who? When? Fecal microbial transplantation process review How? in Israel - where do we stand? 11:00 11:00 10:30 Mrs. Lilia Rozenfeld, Bnei-Zion Dov Wengrover, Shaare Zedek Nitsan Maharshak, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Haifa Medical Center in Jerusalem Sourasky Medical Center Tips and tricks for polypectomy - Mood disturbances and the Improving experience and what you should be doing microbiome satisfaction of children and 11:20 11:20 Fabiana Binyaminov, Meir Omry Koren, Bar-Ilan School of parents undergoing endoscopy 10:50 Medical Center, Kfar Saba Medicine procedures Mrs. Rachel Leshem Namedar, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan Avoiding, recognizing and Treating fistula post bariatric The microbiota as biomarkers treating complications? surgery 11:40 11:40 for GI tumors 11:10 Iyad Khamaisi, Rambam Medical Mr. Fares Tachibash, Rambam Uri Gophna, Tel Aviv University Medical Center, Hiafa Center, Haifa

IBD unit optimization 11:30 Mrs. Revital Barkan, Tel Aviv Sorasky Medical Center Support group for ibd patients - ״our experience 11:50 Mrs. Rina Assulin, Rambam Plenary session Best Original Plenary session Best Original Medical Center, Haifa abstracts abstracts 12:00 12:00 Fecal transplantation Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital 12:20 Nitzan Maharcheck, Tel Aviv Kariv Kariv Sorasky Medical Center RFA procedure, the nurse role 12:40 Lena cichulin, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

13:00-14:30 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - King Solomon Hall TAKEDA symposia TBD Chairs: Iris Dotan Management of IBD - current concepts and future directions real life experience with vedolizumabin israel Uri Kopylov, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Therapeutic options for specific scenarios: Post infections The pregnant patient Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Colonic Crohn's disease Eran Israeli, The elderly patient Uri Kopylov, PFIZER symposia NEW ERA - Direct Oral Anti Coagulants - indications and complications Asher Winder, The coagulation expert, Director Department of Hematology, Head of Thrombosis and Hemostasis Unit, Wolfson Medical Center The gastroenterologist point of view Adi Lahat, Gastroenterology department, Sheba Medical Center TTR-FAP the importance of early diagnosis - the Gastroenterologist Impact Menachem Sade, Neurology, Wolfson Medical Center RAFA education symposium Chairs: Ram Dickman and TBD How can my paper be accepted? Jan Tak, University of Leuven, Belgium

14:45- 14:45- 14:45- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 16:15 16:15 16:15 Pediatric gastroenterology program Obesity therapy: Tablet, scope or knife The liver is part of us Chairs: Michael Wilschanski and (Sponsored by the Nutrition Section) (Sponsored by the Israel Liver society) Ron Shaoul Chairs: Sigal Fishman and Chairs: Michal Carmieli and Yakov Maor Irit Chermesh Bariatric surgery in Israel - What Autoimmune hepatitis you should know! Ziv Ben Ari, Sheba Medical 14:45 Original abstracts 14:45 14:45 Dean Keren, Rambam Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Center, Haifa Endoscopic evaluation and Primary biliary cirrhosis - Not treatments for bariatric surgery any more 15:00 complications 15:00 Ran Tur Kaspa, Rabin Medical Mati Shnel, Tel Aviv Sourasky Center, Petah Tikva Medical Center Emerging endoscopic therapies Primary sclerosing cholangitis Diagnostic characteristics of for obesity and diabetes 15:15 15:15 Ran Oren, Hadassa Medical monogenetic IBD Alon Lang, Sheba Medical Center, Jerusalem David Wilson, Professor of Center, Ramat Gan pediatric gastroenterology and Medical treatment for obesity: Granulomatous hepatitis 15:30 nutrition, Royal Hospital for new drugs in the pipe line Rifaat Safadi, Hadassa Medical 15:30 15:30 Sick Children, Edinburgh and Gabriela Liberman, Sheba Center, Jerusalem childlike and health, University of Medical Center, Ramat Gan Edinburgh, UK Drug induced liver injury Side effects of the modern diet 15:45 15:45 Oren Shibolet, Tel Aviv Sourasky Rakefet Arieli, Nutritionist Medical Center Pathology overview in AIH, PBC Leptin - anti-leptin therapy and PSC 16:00 Arieh Gertlaer, Hebrew 16:00 Orit Pappo, Sheba Medical Universityof Jerusalem Center, Ramat Gan

16:15-16:40 Tea Break

16:40- 16:30- 16:30- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 18:00 18:00 18:00 Pediatric Gastroenterology program Updates in viral hepatitis and beyond: Update on GI malignancies Chairs: Dan Turner and Batia Weiss (Sponsored by the Israel Liver Society) (Sponsored by the GI Oncology Society) Chairs: Ziv Ben Ari and Rifaat Safadi Chairs: Zohar Levi and Melhem Alaa Can we eradicate HBV? Pancreatic cancer, who needs Amir Shlomai, Rabin Medical screening and how? 16:40 Original abstracts 16:30 16:30 Center, Petah Tikva Erez Scapa, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center HDV management Mice at the service of 16:45 Marius Braun, Rabin Medical humans: tailoring patient’s Center, Petah Tikva chemotherapy to his own Fatty liver disease unique genetic make-up 16:45 Shira Zilber-Sagi, Department of Izhak Haviv, Safed, School of 17:00 Epidemiology, Haifa University Medicine

Treatment of HCC New insights into genetic 17:15 Rawi Hassan, Ha'Emek Medical testing for GI malignancies Treatment of resistant pediatric 17:05 IBD Center, Afula Hagit Baris, Rambam Medical David Wilson, Professor of Portal hypertension ascites: Center, Haifa pediatric gastroenterology and hepato - renal and minimal The cutting edges of EUS- what 17:20 nutrition, Royal Hospital for 17:30 hepatic encepalopathy we can do in 2016 and what to Sick Children, Edinburgh and Michal Carmieli-Hagai, Medical 17:25 anticipate childlike and health, University of center of Western Galilee Jesse Lachter, Rambam Medical Edinburgh, UK Center, Haifa 17:40 Original abstracts 18:00- Ballroom C 18:30 17:45 Original abstracts Chairs: Timna Naftali and Zamir Doron

18:00 Flash Abstracts (3+1)

18:30-19:30 IGA business meeting Ballroom B 18:30 We care for you our dear fellows: Report of the exams committee Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 18:40-19:30 Do we need super specialization in gastro? 18:40 For: Yheuda Chowers, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 18:50 Against: Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 19:00 Report of the society's poll Revital Kariv, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 19:10 Open discussion: All 19:30-21:00 The crystal Abbvie dinner symposium Chair: Yheuda Chowers 21:00-23:00 Yair Lapid and Amnon Abramovich: We do have a splendid unique country FRIDAY 05.02.2016

08:15-09:20 Neuroendocrine tumors breakfast symposium

Chairs: Erwin Santo and Elizabeth Half

08:15 Molecular basis and genomics Ido Wolf, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 08:35 New horizons for somatostatin analogues in NETs: what remains to be learned? Simona Glasberg, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 08:55 From bench to bedside. Novel therapies for NETs Philippe Ruszniewski, University of Paris VII, France

09:15- 09:15- Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:45 10:45 Controversy in nutrition? Not anymore! Gastro in the community - Not what Chairs: Zamir Halpern and Nadir Arber you were thinking (Sponsored by the community gastroenterology section) Chairs: Dan Keret Introduction: Nadir Arber, IBD clinic in the community 09:15 Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 09:15 Eyal Shahar, Clalit Health Services , Tel Aviv district Sugar or artificial sweetener Multidisciplinary community 09:30 Coke-Zamir Halpern, Tel Aviv clinic for the treatment of Sourasky Medical Center 09:45 morbid obesity Pepsi Max-Shira Zelber-Sagi, Dan Keret, Clalit Health Services, 09:40 Department of Epidemiology, Jerusalem district Haifa University Fat or sugar Prevalence and treatment 09:50 Low carb diet Iris Shai, Soroka patterns of Jewish and Arab Medical Center, Be'erSheva 10:15 patients in the community Low fat diet-TBD Fabiana Binyaminov, 10:00 Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba The obese paradox 10:10 It is better to be fat-Ayelet Kalter, Clinical Dietitian Use of cannabis in patients with It is better to be slim-Dror Dicker, IBD: effect on disease activity 10:20 Rabin Medical Center, Petah 10:30 and social function Tikva Timna Naftali, Meir Medical Personalized diet Center, Kfar Saba 10:30 Eran Elinav, Weizmann Institute of Science

10:45-11:05 Morning latte and cappuccino Ballroom C 11:05 The new vaad Chairs: Yona Avni, Eitan Scappa, Rami Eliakim 11:15 The health basket: myths and secrets behind the curtains Chair: Nadir Arber, President elect of the IGA ,Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Yonatan Halevy, CEO Sharee Zedek Medical Center 12:00 Adjourn Israel Gastroenterology Association Annual Meeting 03-05 February 2016, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

The Annual Scientific Meeting will take place at The Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, Ballroom A, B&C, Lobby floor.

WEDNESDAY 03.02.2016 Educational Day (sponserd by Jannesen) Ballroom C ״Plenary session - Updates in gastroenterology״ 15:00-16:40

Chairs: Eran Goldin and Alex Geller 15:00 ESD: Has the time come? Pro: Harold Jacobs, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem Con: Ori Segol, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa 15:30 How to perform EMR? How and what to inject, cautery principles, snare selection Yael Kopelman, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 15:50 Endoscopic diagnosis and management of upper and lower GI bleeding - current guideline recommendations Ian Gralnek, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula 16:20 What's new in modern liver surgery - From minimally invasive to transplantation Ido Nachmany, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 16:40-17:00 Smoothies and donuts

״?Looking into the crystal ball - What can we expect in 2016״ 17:00-19:00

Chairs: Alex Fich and Ehud Meltzer 17:00 IBD Iris Dotan, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 17:20 Motility Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Belgium 17:40 What to do if your patient is no longer responding to PPI? Ram Dickman, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva 18:00 When will HCV be eradicated in Israel - Hopes and hypes TBD 18:20 Advanced molecular based therapy for GI malignancies Dan Aderka, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 19:00-20:00 Special dinner 20:00 Danny Sanderson LIVE!

THURSDAY 04.02.2016

08:45- 09:00- 09:00- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:05 10:35 10:35 GI nurses program How to improve gut motility? Sexuality, functionality, pregnancy and Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the GI Motility Society) surgery in IBD Chairs: Yosef Lisi and Roy Dekel (sponsored by the IBD society) Chairs: Eran Israeli and Eran Zittan Precedex - patients Evidence based approach to Functional female sexuality cooperation during endoscopy constipation Idan Militscher, Tel Aviv Sourasky 08:45 09:00 09:00 Mrs. Galina Grberger, Hadasa Ein Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Medical Center Carem Medical Center, Jerusalem Belgium Local and international How to treat fecal incontinence? Fecundity and sexuality developmentand progress for Yishai Ron, Tel Aviv Sourasky dysfunction in the IBD patient 09:20 09:20 09:05 IBD nurse Medical Center Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Mrs. Simona Bar, Rabin medical Medical Center in Jerusalem center, Petah Tikva Functional abdominal pain: Novel techniques in perianal HCV did we succeed to Focus on antidepressants IBD surgery 09:35 09:35 distinguish the diseases? Rita Brun, Rambam Medical Oded Zmora, Sheba Medical 09:25 Mrs. Keren Tzaref, Shiba Medical Center, Haifa Center, Ramat Gan center, Ramat Gan I am bloated and uncomfortable Approach to abdominal IBD Managing infection control in please help me doc! surgery 09:50 09:50 endoscopy unit Yehuda Ringel, Rabin Medical Petachia Reissman, Shaare 09:45 Mr. Alexander Michlin, Rambam Center, Petah Tikva Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Medical Center, Hiafa Chronic GI diseases post traveling 10:05 Eli Schwartz, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 10:05- The Israeli approach to 10:05 Original abstracts Tea Break 10:30 constipation: Finally we have 10:20 our own guidelines Dan Carter, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

10:35-11:00 Tea Break

10:30- 11:00 - 11:00 - Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 13:00 12:00 12:00 Nurses program How to improve my colonoscopy skills Microbiome target Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the Endoscopy Society) Chairs: Nitzan Mahrshak and Chairs: Yona Avni and Itamar Pomeranz Yehuda Chowers Ambulatory colonoscopy, Cholangioscopy - Who? When? Fecal microbial transplantation process review How? in Israel - where do we stand? 11:00 11:00 10:30 Mrs. Lilia Rozenfeld, Bnei-Zion Dov Wengrover, Shaare Zedek Nitsan Maharshak, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Haifa Medical Center in Jerusalem Sourasky Medical Center Tips and tricks for polypectomy - Mood disturbances and the Improving experience and what you should be doing microbiome satisfaction of children and 11:20 11:20 Fabiana Binyaminov, Meir Omry Koren, Bar-Ilan School of parents undergoing endoscopy 10:50 Medical Center, Kfar Saba Medicine procedures Mrs. Rachel Leshem Namedar, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan Avoiding, recognizing and Treating fistula post bariatric The microbiota as biomarkers treating complications? surgery 11:40 11:40 for GI tumors 11:10 Iyad Khamaisi, Rambam Medical Mr. Fares Tachibash, Rambam Uri Gophna, Tel Aviv University Medical Center, Hiafa Center, Haifa

IBD unit optimization 11:30 Mrs. Revital Barkan, Tel Aviv Sorasky Medical Center Support group for ibd patients - ״our experience 11:50 Mrs. Rina Assulin, Rambam Plenary session Best Original Plenary session Best Original Medical Center, Haifa abstracts abstracts 12:00 12:00 Fecal transplantation Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital 12:20 Nitzan Maharcheck, Tel Aviv Kariv Kariv Sorasky Medical Center RFA procedure, the nurse role 12:40 Lena cichulin, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

13:00-14:30 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - King Solomon Hall TAKEDA symposia TBD Chairs: Iris Dotan Management of IBD - current concepts and future directions real life experience with vedolizumabin israel Uri Kopylov, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Therapeutic options for specific scenarios: Post infections The pregnant patient Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Colonic Crohn's disease Eran Israeli, The elderly patient Uri Kopylov, PFIZER symposia NEW ERA - Direct Oral Anti Coagulants - indications and complications Asher Winder, The coagulation expert, Director Department of Hematology, Head of Thrombosis and Hemostasis Unit, Wolfson Medical Center The gastroenterologist point of view Adi Lahat, Gastroenterology department, Sheba Medical Center TTR-FAP the importance of early diagnosis - the Gastroenterologist Impact Menachem Sade, Neurology, Wolfson Medical Center RAFA education symposium Chairs: Ram Dickman and TBD How can my paper be accepted? Jan Tak, University of Leuven, Belgium

14:45- 14:45- 14:45- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 16:15 16:15 16:15 Pediatric gastroenterology program Obesity therapy: Tablet, scope or knife The liver is part of us Chairs: Michael Wilschanski and (Sponsored by the Nutrition Section) (Sponsored by the Israel Liver society) Ron Shaoul Chairs: Sigal Fishman and Chairs: Michal Carmieli and Yakov Maor Irit Chermesh Bariatric surgery in Israel - What Autoimmune hepatitis you should know! Ziv Ben Ari, Sheba Medical 14:45 Original abstracts 14:45 14:45 Dean Keren, Rambam Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Center, Haifa Endoscopic evaluation and Primary biliary cirrhosis - Not treatments for bariatric surgery any more 15:00 complications 15:00 Ran Tur Kaspa, Rabin Medical Mati Shnel, Tel Aviv Sourasky Center, Petah Tikva Medical Center Emerging endoscopic therapies Primary sclerosing cholangitis Diagnostic characteristics of for obesity and diabetes 15:15 15:15 Ran Oren, Hadassa Medical monogenetic IBD Alon Lang, Sheba Medical Center, Jerusalem David Wilson, Professor of Center, Ramat Gan pediatric gastroenterology and Medical treatment for obesity: Granulomatous hepatitis 15:30 nutrition, Royal Hospital for new drugs in the pipe line Rifaat Safadi, Hadassa Medical 15:30 15:30 Sick Children, Edinburgh and Gabriela Liberman, Sheba Center, Jerusalem childlike and health, University of Medical Center, Ramat Gan Edinburgh, UK Drug induced liver injury Side effects of the modern diet 15:45 15:45 Oren Shibolet, Tel Aviv Sourasky Rakefet Arieli, Nutritionist Medical Center Pathology overview in AIH, PBC Leptin - anti-leptin therapy and PSC 16:00 Arieh Gertlaer, Hebrew 16:00 Orit Pappo, Sheba Medical Universityof Jerusalem Center, Ramat Gan

16:15-16:40 Tea Break

16:40- 16:30- 16:30- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 18:00 18:00 18:00 Pediatric Gastroenterology program Updates in viral hepatitis and beyond: Update on GI malignancies Chairs: Dan Turner and Batia Weiss (Sponsored by the Israel Liver Society) (Sponsored by the GI Oncology Society) Chairs: Ziv Ben Ari and Rifaat Safadi Chairs: Zohar Levi and Melhem Alaa Can we eradicate HBV? Pancreatic cancer, who needs Amir Shlomai, Rabin Medical screening and how? 16:40 Original abstracts 16:30 16:30 Center, Petah Tikva Erez Scapa, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center HDV management Mice at the service of 16:45 Marius Braun, Rabin Medical humans: tailoring patient’s Center, Petah Tikva chemotherapy to his own Fatty liver disease unique genetic make-up 16:45 Shira Zilber-Sagi, Department of Izhak Haviv, Safed, School of 17:00 Epidemiology, Haifa University Medicine

Treatment of HCC New insights into genetic 17:15 Rawi Hassan, Ha'Emek Medical testing for GI malignancies Treatment of resistant pediatric 17:05 IBD Center, Afula Hagit Baris, Rambam Medical David Wilson, Professor of Portal hypertension ascites: Center, Haifa pediatric gastroenterology and hepato - renal and minimal The cutting edges of EUS- what 17:20 nutrition, Royal Hospital for 17:30 hepatic encepalopathy we can do in 2016 and what to Sick Children, Edinburgh and Michal Carmieli-Hagai, Medical 17:25 anticipate childlike and health, University of center of Western Galilee Jesse Lachter, Rambam Medical Edinburgh, UK Center, Haifa 17:40 Original abstracts 18:00- Ballroom C 18:30 17:45 Original abstracts Chairs: Timna Naftali and Zamir Doron

18:00 Flash Abstracts (3+1)

18:30-19:30 IGA business meeting Ballroom B 18:30 We care for you our dear fellows: Report of the exams committee Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 18:40-19:30 Do we need super specialization in gastro? 18:40 For: Yheuda Chowers, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 18:50 Against: Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 19:00 Report of the society's poll Revital Kariv, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 19:10 Open discussion: All 19:30-21:00 The crystal Abbvie dinner symposium Chair: Yheuda Chowers 21:00-23:00 Yair Lapid and Amnon Abramovich: We do have a splendid unique country FRIDAY 05.02.2016

08:15-09:20 Neuroendocrine tumors breakfast symposium

Chairs: Erwin Santo and Elizabeth Half

08:15 Molecular basis and genomics Ido Wolf, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 08:35 New horizons for somatostatin analogues in NETs: what remains to be learned? Simona Glasberg, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 08:55 From bench to bedside. Novel therapies for NETs Philippe Ruszniewski, University of Paris VII, France

09:15- 09:15- Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:45 10:45 Controversy in nutrition? Not anymore! Gastro in the community - Not what Chairs: Zamir Halpern and Nadir Arber you were thinking (Sponsored by the community gastroenterology section) Chairs: Dan Keret Introduction: Nadir Arber, IBD clinic in the community 09:15 Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 09:15 Eyal Shahar, Clalit Health Services , Tel Aviv district Sugar or artificial sweetener Multidisciplinary community 09:30 Coke-Zamir Halpern, Tel Aviv clinic for the treatment of Sourasky Medical Center 09:45 morbid obesity Pepsi Max-Shira Zelber-Sagi, Dan Keret, Clalit Health Services, 09:40 Department of Epidemiology, Jerusalem district Haifa University Fat or sugar Prevalence and treatment 09:50 Low carb diet Iris Shai, Soroka patterns of Jewish and Arab Medical Center, Be'erSheva 10:15 patients in the community Low fat diet-TBD Fabiana Binyaminov, 10:00 Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba The obese paradox 10:10 It is better to be fat-Ayelet Kalter, Clinical Dietitian Use of cannabis in patients with It is better to be slim-Dror Dicker, IBD: effect on disease activity 10:20 Rabin Medical Center, Petah 10:30 and social function Tikva Timna Naftali, Meir Medical Personalized diet Center, Kfar Saba 10:30 Eran Elinav, Weizmann Institute of Science

10:45-11:05 Morning latte and cappuccino Ballroom C 11:05 The new vaad Chairs: Yona Avni, Eitan Scappa, Rami Eliakim 11:15 The health basket: myths and secrets behind the curtains Chair: Nadir Arber, President elect of the IGA ,Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Yonatan Halevy, CEO Sharee Zedek Medical Center 12:00 Adjourn Israel Gastroenterology Association Annual Meeting 03-05 February 2016, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

The Annual Scientific Meeting will take place at The Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, Ballroom A, B&C, Lobby floor.

WEDNESDAY 03.02.2016 Educational Day (sponserd by Jannesen) Ballroom C ״Plenary session - Updates in gastroenterology״ 15:00-16:40

Chairs: Eran Goldin and Alex Geller 15:00 ESD: Has the time come? Pro: Harold Jacobs, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem Con: Ori Segol, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa 15:30 How to perform EMR? How and what to inject, cautery principles, snare selection Yael Kopelman, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 15:50 Endoscopic diagnosis and management of upper and lower GI bleeding - current guideline recommendations Ian Gralnek, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula 16:20 What's new in modern liver surgery - From minimally invasive to transplantation Ido Nachmany, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 16:40-17:00 Smoothies and donuts

״?Looking into the crystal ball - What can we expect in 2016״ 17:00-19:00

Chairs: Alex Fich and Ehud Meltzer 17:00 IBD Iris Dotan, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 17:20 Motility Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Belgium 17:40 What to do if your patient is no longer responding to PPI? Ram Dickman, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva 18:00 When will HCV be eradicated in Israel - Hopes and hypes TBD 18:20 Advanced molecular based therapy for GI malignancies Dan Aderka, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 19:00-20:00 Special dinner 20:00 Danny Sanderson LIVE!

THURSDAY 04.02.2016

08:45- 09:00- 09:00- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:05 10:35 10:35 GI nurses program How to improve gut motility? Sexuality, functionality, pregnancy and Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the GI Motility Society) surgery in IBD Chairs: Yosef Lisi and Roy Dekel (sponsored by the IBD society) Chairs: Eran Israeli and Eran Zittan Precedex - patients Evidence based approach to Functional female sexuality cooperation during endoscopy constipation Idan Militscher, Tel Aviv Sourasky 08:45 09:00 09:00 Mrs. Galina Grberger, Hadasa Ein Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Medical Center Carem Medical Center, Jerusalem Belgium Local and international How to treat fecal incontinence? Fecundity and sexuality developmentand progress for Yishai Ron, Tel Aviv Sourasky dysfunction in the IBD patient 09:20 09:20 09:05 IBD nurse Medical Center Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Mrs. Simona Bar, Rabin medical Medical Center in Jerusalem center, Petah Tikva Functional abdominal pain: Novel techniques in perianal HCV did we succeed to Focus on antidepressants IBD surgery 09:35 09:35 distinguish the diseases? Rita Brun, Rambam Medical Oded Zmora, Sheba Medical 09:25 Mrs. Keren Tzaref, Shiba Medical Center, Haifa Center, Ramat Gan center, Ramat Gan I am bloated and uncomfortable Approach to abdominal IBD Managing infection control in please help me doc! surgery 09:50 09:50 endoscopy unit Yehuda Ringel, Rabin Medical Petachia Reissman, Shaare 09:45 Mr. Alexander Michlin, Rambam Center, Petah Tikva Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Medical Center, Hiafa Chronic GI diseases post traveling 10:05 Eli Schwartz, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 10:05- The Israeli approach to 10:05 Original abstracts Tea Break 10:30 constipation: Finally we have 10:20 our own guidelines Dan Carter, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

10:35-11:00 Tea Break

10:30- 11:00 - 11:00 - Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 13:00 12:00 12:00 Nurses program How to improve my colonoscopy skills Microbiome target Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the Endoscopy Society) Chairs: Nitzan Mahrshak and Chairs: Yona Avni and Itamar Pomeranz Yehuda Chowers Ambulatory colonoscopy, Cholangioscopy - Who? When? Fecal microbial transplantation process review How? in Israel - where do we stand? 11:00 11:00 10:30 Mrs. Lilia Rozenfeld, Bnei-Zion Dov Wengrover, Shaare Zedek Nitsan Maharshak, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Haifa Medical Center in Jerusalem Sourasky Medical Center Tips and tricks for polypectomy - Mood disturbances and the Improving experience and what you should be doing microbiome satisfaction of children and 11:20 11:20 Fabiana Binyaminov, Meir Omry Koren, Bar-Ilan School of parents undergoing endoscopy 10:50 Medical Center, Kfar Saba Medicine procedures Mrs. Rachel Leshem Namedar, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan Avoiding, recognizing and Treating fistula post bariatric The microbiota as biomarkers treating complications? surgery 11:40 11:40 for GI tumors 11:10 Iyad Khamaisi, Rambam Medical Mr. Fares Tachibash, Rambam Uri Gophna, Tel Aviv University Medical Center, Hiafa Center, Haifa

IBD unit optimization 11:30 Mrs. Revital Barkan, Tel Aviv Sorasky Medical Center Support group for ibd patients - ״our experience 11:50 Mrs. Rina Assulin, Rambam Plenary session Best Original Plenary session Best Original Medical Center, Haifa abstracts abstracts 12:00 12:00 Fecal transplantation Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital 12:20 Nitzan Maharcheck, Tel Aviv Kariv Kariv Sorasky Medical Center RFA procedure, the nurse role 12:40 Lena cichulin, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

13:00-14:30 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - King Solomon Hall TAKEDA symposia TBD Chairs: Iris Dotan Management of IBD - current concepts and future directions real life experience with vedolizumabin israel Uri Kopylov, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Therapeutic options for specific scenarios: Post infections The pregnant patient Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Colonic Crohn's disease Eran Israeli, The elderly patient Uri Kopylov, PFIZER symposia NEW ERA - Direct Oral Anti Coagulants - indications and complications Asher Winder, The coagulation expert, Director Department of Hematology, Head of Thrombosis and Hemostasis Unit, Wolfson Medical Center The gastroenterologist point of view Adi Lahat, Gastroenterology department, Sheba Medical Center TTR-FAP the importance of early diagnosis - the Gastroenterologist Impact Menachem Sade, Neurology, Wolfson Medical Center RAFA education symposium Chairs: Ram Dickman and TBD How can my paper be accepted? Jan Tak, University of Leuven, Belgium

14:45- 14:45- 14:45- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 16:15 16:15 16:15 Pediatric gastroenterology program Obesity therapy: Tablet, scope or knife The liver is part of us Chairs: Michael Wilschanski and (Sponsored by the Nutrition Section) (Sponsored by the Israel Liver society) Ron Shaoul Chairs: Sigal Fishman and Chairs: Michal Carmieli and Yakov Maor Irit Chermesh Bariatric surgery in Israel - What Autoimmune hepatitis you should know! Ziv Ben Ari, Sheba Medical 14:45 Original abstracts 14:45 14:45 Dean Keren, Rambam Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Center, Haifa Endoscopic evaluation and Primary biliary cirrhosis - Not treatments for bariatric surgery any more 15:00 complications 15:00 Ran Tur Kaspa, Rabin Medical Mati Shnel, Tel Aviv Sourasky Center, Petah Tikva Medical Center Emerging endoscopic therapies Primary sclerosing cholangitis Diagnostic characteristics of for obesity and diabetes 15:15 15:15 Ran Oren, Hadassa Medical monogenetic IBD Alon Lang, Sheba Medical Center, Jerusalem David Wilson, Professor of Center, Ramat Gan pediatric gastroenterology and Medical treatment for obesity: Granulomatous hepatitis 15:30 nutrition, Royal Hospital for new drugs in the pipe line Rifaat Safadi, Hadassa Medical 15:30 15:30 Sick Children, Edinburgh and Gabriela Liberman, Sheba Center, Jerusalem childlike and health, University of Medical Center, Ramat Gan Edinburgh, UK Drug induced liver injury Side effects of the modern diet 15:45 15:45 Oren Shibolet, Tel Aviv Sourasky Rakefet Arieli, Nutritionist Medical Center Pathology overview in AIH, PBC Leptin - anti-leptin therapy and PSC 16:00 Arieh Gertlaer, Hebrew 16:00 Orit Pappo, Sheba Medical Universityof Jerusalem Center, Ramat Gan

16:15-16:40 Tea Break

16:40- 16:30- 16:30- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 18:00 18:00 18:00 Pediatric Gastroenterology program Updates in viral hepatitis and beyond: Update on GI malignancies Chairs: Dan Turner and Batia Weiss (Sponsored by the Israel Liver Society) (Sponsored by the GI Oncology Society) Chairs: Ziv Ben Ari and Rifaat Safadi Chairs: Zohar Levi and Melhem Alaa Can we eradicate HBV? Pancreatic cancer, who needs Amir Shlomai, Rabin Medical screening and how? 16:40 Original abstracts 16:30 16:30 Center, Petah Tikva Erez Scapa, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center HDV management Mice at the service of 16:45 Marius Braun, Rabin Medical humans: tailoring patient’s Center, Petah Tikva chemotherapy to his own Fatty liver disease unique genetic make-up 16:45 Shira Zilber-Sagi, Department of Izhak Haviv, Safed, School of 17:00 Epidemiology, Haifa University Medicine

Treatment of HCC New insights into genetic 17:15 Rawi Hassan, Ha'Emek Medical testing for GI malignancies Treatment of resistant pediatric 17:05 IBD Center, Afula Hagit Baris, Rambam Medical David Wilson, Professor of Portal hypertension ascites: Center, Haifa pediatric gastroenterology and hepato - renal and minimal The cutting edges of EUS- what 17:20 nutrition, Royal Hospital for 17:30 hepatic encepalopathy we can do in 2016 and what to Sick Children, Edinburgh and Michal Carmieli-Hagai, Medical 17:25 anticipate childlike and health, University of center of Western Galilee Jesse Lachter, Rambam Medical Edinburgh, UK Center, Haifa 17:40 Original abstracts 18:00- Ballroom C 18:30 17:45 Original abstracts Chairs: Timna Naftali and Zamir Doron

18:00 Flash Abstracts (3+1)

18:30-19:30 IGA business meeting Ballroom B 18:30 We care for you our dear fellows: Report of the exams committee Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 18:40-19:30 Do we need super specialization in gastro? 18:40 For: Yheuda Chowers, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 18:50 Against: Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 19:00 Report of the society's poll Revital Kariv, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 19:10 Open discussion: All 19:30-21:00 The crystal Abbvie dinner symposium Chair: Yheuda Chowers 21:00-23:00 Yair Lapid and Amnon Abramovich: We do have a splendid unique country FRIDAY 05.02.2016

08:15-09:20 Neuroendocrine tumors breakfast symposium

Chairs: Erwin Santo and Elizabeth Half

08:15 Molecular basis and genomics Ido Wolf, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 08:35 New horizons for somatostatin analogues in NETs: what remains to be learned? Simona Glasberg, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 08:55 From bench to bedside. Novel therapies for NETs Philippe Ruszniewski, University of Paris VII, France

09:15- 09:15- Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:45 10:45 Controversy in nutrition? Not anymore! Gastro in the community - Not what Chairs: Zamir Halpern and Nadir Arber you were thinking (Sponsored by the community gastroenterology section) Chairs: Dan Keret Introduction: Nadir Arber, IBD clinic in the community 09:15 Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 09:15 Eyal Shahar, Clalit Health Services , Tel Aviv district Sugar or artificial sweetener Multidisciplinary community 09:30 Coke-Zamir Halpern, Tel Aviv clinic for the treatment of Sourasky Medical Center 09:45 morbid obesity Pepsi Max-Shira Zelber-Sagi, Dan Keret, Clalit Health Services, 09:40 Department of Epidemiology, Jerusalem district Haifa University Fat or sugar Prevalence and treatment 09:50 Low carb diet Iris Shai, Soroka patterns of Jewish and Arab Medical Center, Be'erSheva 10:15 patients in the community Low fat diet-TBD Fabiana Binyaminov, 10:00 Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba The obese paradox 10:10 It is better to be fat-Ayelet Kalter, Clinical Dietitian Use of cannabis in patients with It is better to be slim-Dror Dicker, IBD: effect on disease activity 10:20 Rabin Medical Center, Petah 10:30 and social function Tikva Timna Naftali, Meir Medical Personalized diet Center, Kfar Saba 10:30 Eran Elinav, Weizmann Institute of Science

10:45-11:05 Morning latte and cappuccino Ballroom C 11:05 The new vaad Chairs: Yona Avni, Eitan Scappa, Rami Eliakim 11:15 The health basket: myths and secrets behind the curtains Chair: Nadir Arber, President elect of the IGA ,Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Yonatan Halevy, CEO Sharee Zedek Medical Center 12:00 Adjourn Israel Gastroenterology Association Annual Meeting 03-05 February 2016, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

The Annual Scientific Meeting will take place at The Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, Ballroom A, B&C, Lobby floor.

WEDNESDAY 03.02.2016 Educational Day (sponserd by Jannesen) Ballroom C ״Plenary session - Updates in gastroenterology״ 15:00-16:40

Chairs: Eran Goldin and Alex Geller 15:00 ESD: Has the time come? Pro: Harold Jacobs, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem Con: Ori Segol, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa 15:30 How to perform EMR? How and what to inject, cautery principles, snare selection Yael Kopelman, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 15:50 Endoscopic diagnosis and management of upper and lower GI bleeding - current guideline recommendations Ian Gralnek, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula 16:20 What's new in modern liver surgery - From minimally invasive to transplantation Ido Nachmany, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 16:40-17:00 Smoothies and donuts

״?Looking into the crystal ball - What can we expect in 2016״ 17:00-19:00

Chairs: Alex Fich and Ehud Meltzer 17:00 IBD Iris Dotan, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 17:20 Motility Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Belgium 17:40 What to do if your patient is no longer responding to PPI? Ram Dickman, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva 18:00 When will HCV be eradicated in Israel - Hopes and hypes TBD 18:20 Advanced molecular based therapy for GI malignancies Dan Aderka, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 19:00-20:00 Special dinner 20:00 Danny Sanderson LIVE!

THURSDAY 04.02.2016

08:45- 09:00- 09:00- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:05 10:35 10:35 GI nurses program How to improve gut motility? Sexuality, functionality, pregnancy and Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the GI Motility Society) surgery in IBD Chairs: Yosef Lisi and Roy Dekel (sponsored by the IBD society) Chairs: Eran Israeli and Eran Zittan Precedex - patients Evidence based approach to Functional female sexuality cooperation during endoscopy constipation Idan Militscher, Tel Aviv Sourasky 08:45 09:00 09:00 Mrs. Galina Grberger, Hadasa Ein Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Medical Center Carem Medical Center, Jerusalem Belgium Local and international How to treat fecal incontinence? Fecundity and sexuality developmentand progress for Yishai Ron, Tel Aviv Sourasky dysfunction in the IBD patient 09:20 09:20 09:05 IBD nurse Medical Center Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Mrs. Simona Bar, Rabin medical Medical Center in Jerusalem center, Petah Tikva Functional abdominal pain: Novel techniques in perianal HCV did we succeed to Focus on antidepressants IBD surgery 09:35 09:35 distinguish the diseases? Rita Brun, Rambam Medical Oded Zmora, Sheba Medical 09:25 Mrs. Keren Tzaref, Shiba Medical Center, Haifa Center, Ramat Gan center, Ramat Gan I am bloated and uncomfortable Approach to abdominal IBD Managing infection control in please help me doc! surgery 09:50 09:50 endoscopy unit Yehuda Ringel, Rabin Medical Petachia Reissman, Shaare 09:45 Mr. Alexander Michlin, Rambam Center, Petah Tikva Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Medical Center, Hiafa Chronic GI diseases post traveling 10:05 Eli Schwartz, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 10:05- The Israeli approach to 10:05 Original abstracts Tea Break 10:30 constipation: Finally we have 10:20 our own guidelines Dan Carter, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

10:35-11:00 Tea Break

10:30- 11:00 - 11:00 - Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 13:00 12:00 12:00 Nurses program How to improve my colonoscopy skills Microbiome target Chairs: Rina Asuline (Sponsored by the Endoscopy Society) Chairs: Nitzan Mahrshak and Chairs: Yona Avni and Itamar Pomeranz Yehuda Chowers Ambulatory colonoscopy, Cholangioscopy - Who? When? Fecal microbial transplantation process review How? in Israel - where do we stand? 11:00 11:00 10:30 Mrs. Lilia Rozenfeld, Bnei-Zion Dov Wengrover, Shaare Zedek Nitsan Maharshak, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Haifa Medical Center in Jerusalem Sourasky Medical Center Tips and tricks for polypectomy - Mood disturbances and the Improving experience and what you should be doing microbiome satisfaction of children and 11:20 11:20 Fabiana Binyaminov, Meir Omry Koren, Bar-Ilan School of parents undergoing endoscopy 10:50 Medical Center, Kfar Saba Medicine procedures Mrs. Rachel Leshem Namedar, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan Avoiding, recognizing and Treating fistula post bariatric The microbiota as biomarkers treating complications? surgery 11:40 11:40 for GI tumors 11:10 Iyad Khamaisi, Rambam Medical Mr. Fares Tachibash, Rambam Uri Gophna, Tel Aviv University Medical Center, Hiafa Center, Haifa

IBD unit optimization 11:30 Mrs. Revital Barkan, Tel Aviv Sorasky Medical Center Support group for ibd patients - ״our experience 11:50 Mrs. Rina Assulin, Rambam Plenary session Best Original Plenary session Best Original Medical Center, Haifa abstracts abstracts 12:00 12:00 Fecal transplantation Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital 12:20 Nitzan Maharcheck, Tel Aviv Kariv Kariv Sorasky Medical Center RFA procedure, the nurse role 12:40 Lena cichulin, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

13:00-14:30 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - King Solomon Hall TAKEDA symposia TBD Chairs: Iris Dotan Management of IBD - current concepts and future directions real life experience with vedolizumabin israel Uri Kopylov, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Therapeutic options for specific scenarios: Post infections The pregnant patient Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Colonic Crohn's disease Eran Israeli, The elderly patient Uri Kopylov, PFIZER symposia NEW ERA - Direct Oral Anti Coagulants - indications and complications Asher Winder, The coagulation expert, Director Department of Hematology, Head of Thrombosis and Hemostasis Unit, Wolfson Medical Center The gastroenterologist point of view Adi Lahat, Gastroenterology department, Sheba Medical Center TTR-FAP the importance of early diagnosis - the Gastroenterologist Impact Menachem Sade, Neurology, Wolfson Medical Center RAFA education symposium Chairs: Ram Dickman and TBD How can my paper be accepted? Jan Tak, University of Leuven, Belgium

14:45- 14:45- 14:45- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 16:15 16:15 16:15 Pediatric gastroenterology program Obesity therapy: Tablet, scope or knife The liver is part of us Chairs: Michael Wilschanski and (Sponsored by the Nutrition Section) (Sponsored by the Israel Liver society) Ron Shaoul Chairs: Sigal Fishman and Chairs: Michal Carmieli and Yakov Maor Irit Chermesh Bariatric surgery in Israel - What Autoimmune hepatitis you should know! Ziv Ben Ari, Sheba Medical 14:45 Original abstracts 14:45 14:45 Dean Keren, Rambam Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Center, Haifa Endoscopic evaluation and Primary biliary cirrhosis - Not treatments for bariatric surgery any more 15:00 complications 15:00 Ran Tur Kaspa, Rabin Medical Mati Shnel, Tel Aviv Sourasky Center, Petah Tikva Medical Center Emerging endoscopic therapies Primary sclerosing cholangitis Diagnostic characteristics of for obesity and diabetes 15:15 15:15 Ran Oren, Hadassa Medical monogenetic IBD Alon Lang, Sheba Medical Center, Jerusalem David Wilson, Professor of Center, Ramat Gan pediatric gastroenterology and Medical treatment for obesity: Granulomatous hepatitis 15:30 nutrition, Royal Hospital for new drugs in the pipe line Rifaat Safadi, Hadassa Medical 15:30 15:30 Sick Children, Edinburgh and Gabriela Liberman, Sheba Center, Jerusalem childlike and health, University of Medical Center, Ramat Gan Edinburgh, UK Drug induced liver injury Side effects of the modern diet 15:45 15:45 Oren Shibolet, Tel Aviv Sourasky Rakefet Arieli, Nutritionist Medical Center Pathology overview in AIH, PBC Leptin - anti-leptin therapy and PSC 16:00 Arieh Gertlaer, Hebrew 16:00 Orit Pappo, Sheba Medical Universityof Jerusalem Center, Ramat Gan

16:15-16:40 Tea Break

16:40- 16:30- 16:30- Ballroom A Ballroom B Ballroom C 18:00 18:00 18:00 Pediatric Gastroenterology program Updates in viral hepatitis and beyond: Update on GI malignancies Chairs: Dan Turner and Batia Weiss (Sponsored by the Israel Liver Society) (Sponsored by the GI Oncology Society) Chairs: Ziv Ben Ari and Rifaat Safadi Chairs: Zohar Levi and Melhem Alaa Can we eradicate HBV? Pancreatic cancer, who needs Amir Shlomai, Rabin Medical screening and how? 16:40 Original abstracts 16:30 16:30 Center, Petah Tikva Erez Scapa, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center HDV management Mice at the service of 16:45 Marius Braun, Rabin Medical humans: tailoring patient’s Center, Petah Tikva chemotherapy to his own Fatty liver disease unique genetic make-up 16:45 Shira Zilber-Sagi, Department of Izhak Haviv, Safed, School of 17:00 Epidemiology, Haifa University Medicine

Treatment of HCC New insights into genetic 17:15 Rawi Hassan, Ha'Emek Medical testing for GI malignancies Treatment of resistant pediatric 17:05 IBD Center, Afula Hagit Baris, Rambam Medical David Wilson, Professor of Portal hypertension ascites: Center, Haifa pediatric gastroenterology and hepato - renal and minimal The cutting edges of EUS- what 17:20 nutrition, Royal Hospital for 17:30 hepatic encepalopathy we can do in 2016 and what to Sick Children, Edinburgh and Michal Carmieli-Hagai, Medical 17:25 anticipate childlike and health, University of center of Western Galilee Jesse Lachter, Rambam Medical Edinburgh, UK Center, Haifa 17:40 Original abstracts 18:00- Ballroom C 18:30 17:45 Original abstracts Chairs: Timna Naftali and Zamir Doron

18:00 Flash Abstracts (3+1)

18:30-19:30 IGA business meeting Ballroom B 18:30 We care for you our dear fellows: Report of the exams committee Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 18:40-19:30 Do we need super specialization in gastro? 18:40 For: Yheuda Chowers, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 18:50 Against: Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 19:00 Report of the society's poll Revital Kariv, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 19:10 Open discussion: All 19:30-21:00 The crystal Abbvie dinner symposium Chair: Yheuda Chowers 21:00-23:00 Yair Lapid and Amnon Abramovich: We do have a splendid unique country FRIDAY 05.02.2016

08:15-09:20 Neuroendocrine tumors breakfast symposium

Chairs: Erwin Santo and Elizabeth Half

08:15 Molecular basis and genomics Ido Wolf, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 08:35 New horizons for somatostatin analogues in NETs: what remains to be learned? Simona Glasberg, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 08:55 From bench to bedside. Novel therapies for NETs Philippe Ruszniewski, University of Paris VII, France

09:15- 09:15- Ballroom B Ballroom C 10:45 10:45 Controversy in nutrition? Not anymore! Gastro in the community - Not what Chairs: Zamir Halpern and Nadir Arber you were thinking (Sponsored by the community gastroenterology section) Chairs: Dan Keret Introduction: Nadir Arber, IBD clinic in the community 09:15 Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center 09:15 Eyal Shahar, Clalit Health Services , Tel Aviv district Sugar or artificial sweetener Multidisciplinary community 09:30 Coke-Zamir Halpern, Tel Aviv clinic for the treatment of Sourasky Medical Center 09:45 morbid obesity Pepsi Max-Shira Zelber-Sagi, Dan Keret, Clalit Health Services, 09:40 Department of Epidemiology, Jerusalem district Haifa University Fat or sugar Prevalence and treatment 09:50 Low carb diet Iris Shai, Soroka patterns of Jewish and Arab Medical Center, Be'erSheva 10:15 patients in the community Low fat diet-TBD Fabiana Binyaminov, 10:00 Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba The obese paradox 10:10 It is better to be fat-Ayelet Kalter, Clinical Dietitian Use of cannabis in patients with It is better to be slim-Dror Dicker, IBD: effect on disease activity 10:20 Rabin Medical Center, Petah 10:30 and social function Tikva Timna Naftali, Meir Medical Personalized diet Center, Kfar Saba 10:30 Eran Elinav, Weizmann Institute of Science

10:45-11:05 Morning latte and cappuccino Ballroom C 11:05 The new vaad Chairs: Yona Avni, Eitan Scappa, Rami Eliakim 11:15 The health basket: myths and secrets behind the curtains Chair: Nadir Arber, President elect of the IGA ,Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Yonatan Halevy, CEO Sharee Zedek Medical Center 12:00 Adjourn