Fourth Digestive Endoscopy Symposium October 5-6, 2013 Radisson blu Hotel, Salwa,

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

Objectives:

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

Intended Audience:

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

Expected number of participants: 250

Format:

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

Topics

Therapeutic ERCP

Diagnostic and therapeutic EUS (FNA, pseudocyst drainage, anastomosis)

Mucosal resection and submucosal dissection

Zenker's Diverticulotomy

Capsule endoscopy

Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy in IBD

Bariatric 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

Confocal endoscopy

GENERAL INFORMATION

Venue

Al-Hashemi II Hall, Radisson blu Hotel

Tel.: +965 2567 3000

Fax: +965 2575 0155

Radissonblu.com/hotel-Kuwait

Language:

The official language of the symposium is English

Registration

• At New Mowasat Hospital, Outpatient Building, Marketing Department • By mail to Marketing Department, New Mowasat Hospital, P.O. Box 6661, 22077, Kuwait • Online registration (www.endoscopy-symposium.com) • Onsite registration will be at Al-Hashemi II Hall, Radisson SAS hotel from 8:00.

Registration Fees

Before September 1, 2013: 250 US$

After September 1, 2013: 350 US$

Participants from Kuwait: 10 KD

ESGE individual members will have 20% discount.

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 (12 CME credits, Category 1).

Certification

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

Faculty

Federico Buffoli (Cremona, Italy)

Jacques Deviere (Brussels, Belgium)

Marc Giovannini (Marseille, France)

Naohisa Yahagi (Tokyo, Japan)

Nageshwar Reddy (Hyderabad, India)

Program Saturday, October 5

08:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:00 Welcome

Mahmoud OMAR (Salmiya, Kuwait)

09:30-11:30 Session I

Chairpersons: Anwar AL-ENEZI (Al-Jahra, Kuwait), Mohammed AL-JARALLAH (Hawally, Kuwait), Zeeshan MIRAJ (Salmiya, Kuwait), Nageshwar REDDY (Hyderabad, India)

09:30-10:00 Lecture

The Role of EUS in Gastric Cancer

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 I: Challenges in Managing Pancreatitis Patients

Chairpersons: Metwally AFIFI (Hawally, Kuwait), Emad BAIOMI (Salmiya, Kuwait), Emre SCHMIDT (, Kuwait), Federico BUFFOLI (Cremona, Italy)

12:00 Evaluation of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions

Marc GIOVANNINI (Marseille, France)

12:25 Role of SEMS in Pancreatic Disease

Nageshwar REDDY (Hyderabad, India)

12:50 Pain Management in Chronic Pancreatitis

Jacques DEVIERE (Brussels, Belgium)

13:15 Discussion

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:30 Session II

Chairpersons: Jacques DEVIERE (Brussels, Belgium), Amr GAMAL (Salmiya, Kuwait), Ahmad KAMEL (Salmiya, Kuwait), Yehia AL-SHAZLY (Cairo, Egypt),

14:30-15:00 Lecture

GERD: PPI and Beyond

Mahmoud OMAR (Salmiya, Kuwait) 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 6

09:30-11:30 Session III

Chairpersons: Ahmad AL-FADLY (Jabriya, Kuwait), Wafaa AL-HASHASH (Al-Sabah Area, Kuwait), Naohisa YAHAGI (Tokyo, Japan), Yousry TAHER (Alexandria, Egypt)

09:30-10:00 Lecture

Enteroscopy

Guest Speaker to be confirmed

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 Managing Colon Polyps

Chairpersons: Metwally AFIFI (Hawally, Kuwait), Emad BAIOMI (Salmiya, Kuwait), Emre SCHMIDT (Jabriya, Kuwait), Nageshwar REDDY (Hyderabad, India)

12:00 Optimizing Polyp Detection: Guidelines for Colon Preparation

Mahmoud OMAR (Salmiya, Kuwait)

12:25 Optimizing Polyp Detection: Role of i-Scan

Federico BUFFOLI (Cremona, Italy)

12:50 Management of Large Colorectal Polyps

Naohisa YAHAGI (Tokyo, Japan)

13:15 Discussion

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:30 Session IV

Chairpersons: Federico BUFFOLI (Cremona, Italy), Amr GAMAL (Salmiya, Kuwait), Ahmad KAMEL (Salmiya, Kuwait), Yehia AL-SHAZLY (Cairo, Egypt),

14:30-15:00 Lecture

Transmural Endoscopy

Jacques DEVIERE (Brussels, Belgium)

15:00-16:30 Endoscopic Procedures Presentation

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

Quiz and Prize of Day 2