Ninth Digestive Endoscopy Symposium October 13-14, 2018 Radisson blu Hotel, Salwa,

The Ninth Digestive Endoscopy Symposium will be two full day postgraduate course on the recent advances of digestive endoscopy and its utility in the management of related gastrointestinal diseases. The symposium will include both lectures and interactive video case presentations.

Organizer: New Mowasat Hospital Website: www.endoscopy-symposium.com Objectives:

 Discuss indications, utility, safety and local applicability of the latest endoscopic techniques  Compare and contrast methods for effective endoscopic management of digestive diseases  Participate in interactive discussion to evaluate multidisciplinary plans of digestive diseases management

Intended Audience: The Symposium is designed for gastroenterologists, surgeons, internists, oncologists, pediatricians, GPs and family practioners, nurses and biomedicals

Expected number of participants: 250

Format: State-of-the-Art Lectures, Mini Symposia and Endoscopic Procedures Presentations.

Topics

 Therapeutic ERCP  Diagnostic and therapeutic EUS (FNA, pseudocyst drainage, anastomosis)  Mucosal resection and submucosal dissection  Capsule endoscopy  Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy in IBD  Metabolic endoscopy  Portal hypertension-related gut bleeding  Non-variceal upper GI bleeding  Management of gut strictures (dilatation and stenting)  Management of endoscopic complications (perforation, bleeding)  Image-enhancement endoscopy  High Resolution Manometery

General Information

Venue Al-Hashemi II Hall, Radisson blu Hotel

Tel.: +965 2567 3000 Fax: +965 2575 0155 Radissonblu.com/hotel-Kuwait

Language The official language of the symposium is English

Registration

 At New Mowasat Hospital, Outpatient Building, Marketing Department  Online registration (www.endoscopy-symposium.com) from June 1st, 2018  Onsite registration will be at Al-Hashemi II Hall, Radisson blu hotel from 8:00.

Registration Fees

Before September 1, 2018: 200 US$ After September 1, 2018: 300 US$ Participants from Kuwait: 20 KD

ESGE individual members will have 20% discount. WEO individual members will receive 15% discount. Only one discount will be applied.

Registration fee includes all symposium material, lunch and refreshments.

Letter of Invitation A formal letter of invitation can be sent upon request.

Accreditation CME accreditation has been requested.

Certification All participants will receive certificate of participation at the end of the symposium.

Guest Faculty

Rupa Banerjee (Hyderabad, India) Jacques Devière (Brussels, Belgium) Robert Enns (Vancouver, Canada) Marc Giovannini (Marseille, France) Nageshwar Reddy (Hyderabad, India) Sabine Roman (Lyon, France) Ailsa Hart (London, United Kingdom)

Program Saturday, October 13

08:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:00 Welcome

Jaber Al-ALI (, Kuwait)

Mahmoud OMAR (, Kuwait)

09:30-11:30 Session I

Chairpersons: Mohammed ALJARALLAH (Hawally, Kuwait), Amr GAMAL (Salmiya, Kuwait), Nageshwar REDDY (Hyderabad, India)

09:30-10:00 Lecture

IBD and Lifestyle

Ailsa HART (London, United Kingdom)

10:00-11:30 Endoscopic Procedures Presentation

11:30-12:00 Coffee break and visit to the exhibition

12:00-13:30 Mini Symposium I: Pancreatico-biliary Endoscopy

Chairpersons: Metwally AFIFI (Hawally, Kuwait), Marc GIOVANNINI (Marseille, France), Emre SCHMIDT (Jabriya, Kuwait)

12:00 Highlights of GEEW 2018

Jacques DEVIÈRE (Brussels, Belgium)

13:00 Safe, effective cannulation

Nageshwar REDDY (Hyderabad, India)

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:30 Session II

Chairpersons: Jaber Al-ALI (Jabriya, Kuwait), Jacques DEVIÈRE (Brussels, Belgium), Mahmoud OMAR (Salmiya, Kuwait)

14:30-15:00 Lecture

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Sabine ROMAN (Lyon, France)

15:00-16:30 Endoscopic Procedures Presentation

16:30-17:00 Take-home Messages from Day 1

Quiz and Prize of Day 1

Program Sunday, October 14

09:30-11:30 Session III

Chairpersons: Mohy ATTIA (Salmiya, Kuwait), Sabine ROMAN (Lyon, France),

Mohamad SAAD (Salmiya, Kuwait),

09:30-10:00 Lecture

EUS and ERCP are no more enemies

Marc GIOVANNINI (Marseille, France)

10:00-11:30 Endoscopic Procedures Presentation

11:30-12:00 Coffee break and visit to the exhibition

12:00-13:30 Mini Symposium II: Challenges in IBD Management

Chairpersons: Jaber Al-ALI (Jabriya, Kuwait), Rupa BANERJEE (Hyderabad, India), Yousry TAHER (Alexandria, Egypt)

12:00 Challenges in UC diagnosis

Rupa BANERJEE (Hyderabad, India)

12:25 Endoscopy in IBD

Robert ENNS (Vancouver, canada)

12:50 UC treatment: Conventional and beyond

Ailsa HART (London, United Kingdom)

13:15 Discussion

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:30 Session IV

Chairpersons: Robert ENNS (Vancouver, Canada), Tareq DARWISH (Salmiya, Kuwait), Mahmoud OMAR (Salmiya, Kuwait)

14:30-15:00 Lecture

Metabolic Endoscopy

Jacques DEVIÈRE ` (Brussels, Belgium)

15:00-16:30 Endoscopic Procedures Presentation

16:30-17:00 Take-home Messages from Day 2

Quiz and Prize of Day