International meeting with invited lecturers

Alpe Adria Donava Meeting

Brdo pri Kranju, 20.–21. October 2023

Alpe Adria Donava Meeting

Dear members of the Slovenian Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology (SAGH) and invitees,

We are pleased to invite you to the Alpe-Adria-Donava (AAD) Congress, organized by SAGH and the section of medical nurses and technicians (SSMS and ZT) in endoscopy and gastroenterology. The congress will take place at Brdo pri Kranju (https://brdo.si/brdo/kongresi/) from October 20th to 21st, 2023, and aims to provide updates on the latest developments in gastroenterology, hepatology, gastrointestinal endoscopy, and abdominal surgery. 

The meeting is international with invited lecturers from the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Norway, Hungary, Portugal,
Slovakia, Sweden and neighboring regions.

In addition to lectures, endoscopic workshops will be organized, and practical examples from daily practice with a focus on digestive
diseases will be presented.

The meeting is open to all members of both societies (SAGH and SSMS and ZT) and interested specialists from other fields.

Our colleagues from neighboring countries are also invited.

The meeting will be held in English.

We are pleased to announce that the meeting was awarded with 16 CME credits from The Medical Chamber of Slovenia. 

Registration is open; online (https://szgh.si/dogodki-2/aad/) or by email: romana.lenarcic@dc-bled.si

Physicians > registration fee until 30.09.2023: 150 €

Physicians > registration fee after 30.09.2023: 250 

Fee is voided for lecturers, medical students, residents, fellows and honorary members of SAGH. 

Registration to endoscopic workshops is to be done trough email: tepes.katja@gmail.com

When registering to endoscopic workshop please provide name, last name, institution you work at, and the title of workshop you are
registering to. The registration fee for each endoscopic workshop is 50 EUR. 

At congress center Brdo there are limited number of hotel rooms with discounted rates, booking can be done trough
their website: recepcija@brdo.si or by phone: +386 4 260 1 000. 

When making a reservation please annotate, that you will be attending the SZGH/SAGH meeting.

Select number of rooms are also available in the nearby town of Bled: Park na Bledu and Grand Hotel Toplice.

Milan Stefanovič, MD, AGAF

President of SAGH

Preliminary program

Friday 20.10.2023
TimeTitlePresenterHospitalPanel
09:00 - 09:10Welcome and Introduction SpeechM. Stefanovic - SAGH PresidentDiagnostic Center Bled Group, SloveniaB. Stabuc,
I. Jovanovic,
I. Grgurevic,
H. Ivekovic,
R. Mesihovic
09:10 - 09:30Relevance of Endoscopy in Bariatric ProceduresT. PintarDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
09:30 - 09:50Impact of obesity on complications after laparoscopic liver resectionS. TurkDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia
09:50 - 10:10Advanced Endoscopic Bariatric TherapyM. BulajicDigestive Endoscopy Department, Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina - Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy
10:10 - 10:30Innovation in Diagnostic and Therapeutic EndoscopyA. RepiciHumanitas University and Humanitas Research Hospital, Milano, Italy
10:30 - 10:50Bronze Sponsor Satellite Symposia (Janssen): Detection and follow-up of precancerous lesions in IBD patientsG. NovakDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
10:50 - 11:10EXHIBITION BREAK
11:10 - 11:30Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection in Appendix, Issues and Solutions (Single Center Experience)R. KnezevicDiagnostic Center Bled Group, SloveniaM. Stefanovic,
P. Draganov,
P. Hindryckx,
P. Bhandari
11:30 - 11:50New Devices for Defect Closure and Endoscopic Submucosal DissectionP. DraganovUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
11:50 - 12:10From cold to hot to ESD: How to best remove lesions in the GI tractP. BhandariUniversity of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
12:10 - 12:30Endoscopic Ultrasonography - Assisted Management of Hepatobiliopancreatic DiseaseP. HindryckxGhent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
12:30 - 12:50Recommendations for prevention and management of LAMS-related complications: an international Delphi consensus study.S. StefanovicDiagnostic Center Bled Group, Slovenia, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
13:00 - 14:00EXHIBITION BREAK WITH LUNCH
14:00 - 14:25Pancreatic cystic lesions - can we predict the risk of malignancy? The influence on decision about surgeryR. SalviaUnit of General and Pancreatic Surgery - The Pancreas Institute Verona, Verona, ItalyA. Tomazic,
M. Zovak
A. Karamarkovic,
R. Salvia
14:25 - 14:40P-NETs - What’s the appropriate treatment for localized disease? (Observation, enculeation, oncological resection)A. TomazicDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
14:40 - 14:55Limits of pancreatic surgery - do extensive resections benefit in survivalB. TrotovsekDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
14:55 - 15:10Indications for minimally invasive pancreatic surgery - Are there any oncological benefitsM. PetricDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
15:10 - 15:20Extracellular vesicles in liquid biopsy as biomarkers of radical resection in pancreatic cancerD. BadovinacDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
15:20 - 15:40EXHIBITION BREAK
15:40 - 16:00Slovenian National Screening and Early Detection Programme for Colorectal Cancer - SVIT, Our ResultsM. StefanovicDiagnostic Center Bled Group, SloveniaB. Tepes,
S. Djuranovic,
G. Hauser,
M. Leja
16:00 - 16:20Gastric cancer screening in Europe: Where are we now?J. Carlos SilvaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Villa Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Portugal
16:20 - 16:40Gastric cancer prevention in Europe – the EUROHELICAN projectB. TepesDiagnostic Center Rogaska, Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia
16:40 - 17:00Gastric cancer prevention in Europe – the TOGAS projectM. LejaDigestive Diseases Centre Gastro, Riga, Latvia
17:00 - 17:20Silver Sponsor Satellite Symposia (Takeda) Closing the Gap: Contemporary Relevance of Complex Perianal Fistula Closure in Crohn's disease - Insights and ProspectsU. KogovsekDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
17:20 - 17:40EXHIBITION BREAK
17:40 - 18:00Robotic-assisted colorectal resections at University Medical Center Ljubljana - steady road from competency to proficiencyJ. GrosekDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, SloveniaS. Potrc,
Z. Rifadbegovic
A. Ferko,
B. Edwin
18:00 - 18:20New aspects in esophageal cancer surgeryA. PappDepartment of Surgery, Sebészeti Klinika Pécs, Hungary
18:20 - 18:40The Journey of Liver Surgery and Future PerspectivesB. EdwinDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Oslo University hospital, Norway
18:40 - 19:00Prevention of post-splenectomy infectious complications- an audit at clinical department for abdominal and general surgeryM. HorvatDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia
20:00Dinner
Saturday 21.10.2023
TimeTitlePresenterHospitalPanel
08:00 - 08:20Endoscopic Management of GI FistulasT. BokunDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, CroatiaA. Ivanecz,
A. Pavlovic Markovic,
B. Smolovic,
S. Milic
08:20 - 08:40EUS-Guided liver biopsy for parenchymal liver diseaseT. PavicDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
08:40 - 09:00Watch and Wait Protocol - Rectal cancer - Our resultsE. BreceljInstitute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
09:00 - 09:20Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency: From diagnosis to treatmentM. VujasinovicDepartment for Upper Abdominal Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
09:20 - 10:00Silver Sponsor Satellite Symposia (Genesis Pharma):
Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP): Advancing diagnosis and treatment of a rare genetic disease
D. CassimanDepartment of Gastroenterology - Hepatology, Metabolic Center at the University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven. Belgium
10:00 - 10:20EXHIBITION BREAK
10:20 - 10:40Slovenian UR-CARE Inflammatory Bowel Disease Registry: in 4 years from scratch to top European recruiterD. DrobneDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, SloveniaD. Drobne,
N. Smrekar,
W. Reinisch,
D. Tarabar
10:40 - 11:00Clinical trial design in Inflammatory Bowel Disease - challenges and opportunitiesJ. HanzelDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
11:00 - 11:20Clinical tool CDST for treatement of IBD with vedolizumabP. MacekDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia
11:20 - 11:40Pathogenesis of Fibrostenosis in Crohn's DiseaseM. JeralaInstitute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Ljubljana, Slovenia
11:40 - 12:00Silver Sponsor Satellite Symposia (Takeda): Chronic Pouchitis and the Role of Vedolizumab TreatmentD. TarabarUniversity Hospital Center "Dr. Dragisa Misovic" Belgrade, Serbia
12:00 - 12:40Silver Sponsor Satellite Symposia (AbbVie): Revolutionizing the treatment landscape in IBD:How JAK inhibitors are changing the rhythmW. ReinischDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinic of Internal Medicine III, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
12:50 - 13:45LUNCH WITH EXHIBITION BREAK
13:45 - 14:05Assessment of endoscopic and histological activity in inflammatory bowel diseaseG. NovakDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center LjubljanaB. Trotovsek,
S. Trbojevic,
M. Banic,
Z. Milosevic
14:05 - 14:25Calcium imaging in intact mouse acinar cells in acute pancreas tissue slices.U. MaroltDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia
14:25 - 14:45Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy – a propensity score matched single center experienceB. IlijevecDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia
14:45 - 15:05Validation of the Institute Mutualiste Montsouris system for the stratification of laparoscopic liver resectionsT. MagdalenicDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia
15:05 - 15:25Helicobacter pylori in children and adolescents - Slovenia (our results)M. HomanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Pediatric Clinic, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
15:25 - 15:45Eosinophilic Diseases of Gastrointestinal TractR. OrelDepartment of Gastroenterology, Pediatric Clinic, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
15:45 - 16:00EXHIBITION BREAK
16:00 - 16:20Barrett’s esophagus - How often do we think about it in everyday practiceP. DugalicDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Clinical Hospital Centre Zemun-Belgrade, SerbiaA. Ocepek,
N. Rustemovic,
A. Husic Selimovic,
P. Dugalic
16:20 - 16:40What defines long term survival in patients after liver resection for colorectal metastases?I. PlahutaDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia
16:40 - 17:00Preoperative Nutritional Assessment in Gastric Cancer Patients: A Single Center ExperienceG. HladnikDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia
17:00 - 17:20SIBO in Upper Gastrointestinal Tract SurgeryU. NovljanDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
17:20 - 17:40Comparing margin ablation techniques after endoscopic mucosal resection of large nonpedunculated colorectal polypsA. GavricDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
17:40 - 17:45AdjournM. StefanovicDiagnostic Center Bled Group, Bled, Slovenia
Hands-on endoscopy workshops (Friday 20.10.2023)
ROOM ITOPICENDOSCOPISTENDOSCOPY TECHParticipantsAVAILABILITY
14.00 – 15.00EUS FNA/FNBT. PavicJ. Tepina4 + 4NO (FULL)
16.00 – 17.00ERCPS. PlutB. Rezar4 + 4NO (FULL)
16.00 - 17.00OTSC clipsN. BukovnikT. Ademovic4 + 4NO (FULL)
17.00 – 18.30Management of post-polypectomy complicationsK. MojškercM. Tandler4 + 4No (FULL)
17.00 – 18.30ESDL. StrnisaM. Sever4 + 4NO (FULL)
ROOM IITOPICParticipants
14.00 – 15.00EMRR. KnezevicE. Turk4 + 4NO (FULL)
15.00 – 16.00EUS FNA/FNBM. MervicE. Budimir4 + 4NO (FULL)
ROOM IIITOPICParticipants
15.00 – 16.00Colonoscopy - Tips and TricksD. DodicN. Spelec4 + 4NO (FULL)

Registration & Fees

Physicians > registration fee until 30.09.2023: 150 €

Physicians > registration fee after 30.09.2023: 250 

Fee is voided in cases of medical students, residents, fellows or honorary members

Hands-on workshops: 50 € for all applicants

All payments should be done to account number SI56 0400 1004 8740 937 (Slovenian Association for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zdraviliski trg 9, 3250 Rogaska Slatina) or at the congress.

The meeting will begin on Friday 20.10.2023 at 09:00 hours and
adjourn on Saturday 21.10.2023 at 18:00.

Concurrently to the meeting there will be endoscopic workshops on Friday (20.10.2023). 
This will be limited to 4 doctors and 4 nurses/endoscopy technicians.

Endoscopic workshops will be available only for pre-registered participants.

Please see the preliminary program for details.

Registration by email: romana.lenarcic@dc-bled.si

Conference closed.Registrations for participation are no longer possible.

President
Milan Stefanovic

Organizing committee
Milan Stefanovic, Sebastian Stefanovic, Bojan Tepes, Katja Tepes, Romana Lenarcic, Marinka Krumpestar, Agica Kunstek, Marija Petrinec, Gregor Zajc

Scientific committee
Milan Stefanovic, Ales Tomazic, Stojan Potrc, Arpad Ivanecz, Bojan Tepes, Katja Tepes, Borut Stabuc, Samo Plut, David Drobne, Jan Grosek, Andreja Ocepek, Sebastian Stefanovic

Name & SurnameHospital
David BadovinacDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Erik BreceljInstitute of Oncology Ljubljana
Nejc BukovnikDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Maribor
David DrobneDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Aleksandar GavricDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Jan GrosekDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Miha JeralaInstitute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Ljubljana
Jurij HanzelDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Gaja HladnikDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor
Matjaz HomanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Pediatric Clinic, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Matjaz HorvatDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor
Bojan IlijevecDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor
Arpad IvaneczDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor
Urska KogovsekDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Rajko KnezevicDiagnostic Center Bled Group
Tomislav MagdalenicDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor
Petra MacekDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Maribor
Ursa MaroltDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor
Klemen MojskercDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Slovenj Gradec
Andreja OcepekDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Maribor
Rok OrelDepartment of Gastroenterology, Pediatric Clinic, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Manfred MervicDoktor 24 h Clinic, Ljubljana
Irena PlahutaDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor
Samo PlutDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Stojan PotrcDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor
Tadeja PintarDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Miha PetricDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Mesihovic RusmirMedical Center Merus, Ljubljana
Ursa NovljanDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor
Gregor NovakDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Natasa SmrekarDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Milan StefanovicDiagnostic Center Bled Group
Sebastian StefanovicDiagnostic Center Bled Group
Borut StabucDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Ales TomazicDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Bojan TepesDiagnostic Center Rogaska, Rogaska Slatina
Katja TepesDiagnostic Center Rogaska, Rogaska Slatina
Spela TurkDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor
Blaz TrotovsekDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Luka StrnisaDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Nina ZidarInstitute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Ljubljana
Daniel DodicDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Maribor

Name & SurnameHospital
Marko BanicDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav BokunDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Pradeep BhandariDepartment of Gastroenterology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Milutin BulajicDigestive Endoscopy Department – Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina – Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy
Srdjan DjuranovicClinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
David CassimanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Bjorn EdwinDepartment for Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Alexander FerkoHospital Bory, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Peter V. DraganovDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
Predrag DugalicDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Hospital center Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia
Ivan JovanovicEuromedik Healthcare System, Belgrade, Serbia
Ivica GrgurevicDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Goran HauserFaculty of Medicine Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Pieter HindryckxDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
Aleksandar KaramarkovicClinic for Surgery, University Clinical Center “Zvezdara”, Belgrade, Serbia
Marcis LejaDigestive Diseases Centre Gastro, Riga, Latvia
Aleksandra Pavlovic MarkovicClinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Sandra MilicDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Rijeka, Croatia
Zoran MilosevicClinic for Abdominal, Endocrine and Transplantation Surgery, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
András PappDepartment of Surgery, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
Tajana PavicDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
Ziah RifadbegovicDepartment of General and Abdominal Surgery, Univesrity Clinical Center Tuzla, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Alessandro RepiciDepartment of Gastroenterology, Humanitas University, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milano, Italy
Walter ReinischDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Nadan RustemovicUniversity of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Roberto SalviaUnit of General and Pancreatic Surgery – The Pancreas Institute Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Azra Husic-SelimovicClinic for Gastroenterohepatology, University Hospital Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Joao Carlos SilvaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal
Brigita SmolovicClinical Center of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
Dino TarabarUniversity Hospital Center “Dr. Dragiša Mišović” Belgrade, Serbia
Meri TrajkovskaUniversity Clinic of Gastroenterohepatology, Skopje, North Macedonia
Stevan TrbojevicUniversity Clinical Center Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska
Miroslav VujasinovicDepartment for Upper Abdominal Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Mario ZovakDepartment of Surgery, Clinical Hospital “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia

Silver sponsors

Takeda
Genesis Pharma
abbvie

Bronze sponsors

Janssen

Sponsors

Medip, Olympus, FujiFilm, Boston Scientific, Venmed, Cook Medical, Pentax, Mevi, Swixx Biopharma, Angiomedic, Ovesco, Sobi, Krka, Ewopharma, Medica

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