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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
| Time | Title | Presenter | Hospital | Panel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Welcome and Introduction Speech | M. Stefanovic - SAGH President | Diagnostic Center Bled Group, Slovenia | B. Stabuc, I. Jovanovic, I. Grgurevic, H. Ivekovic, R. Mesihovic |
| 09:10 - 09:30 | Relevance of Endoscopy in Bariatric Procedures | T. Pintar | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 09:30 - 09:50 | Impact of obesity on complications after laparoscopic liver resection | S. Turk | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 09:50 - 10:10 | Advanced Endoscopic Bariatric Therapy | M. Bulajic | Digestive Endoscopy Department, Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina - Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy | |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Innovation in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy | A. Repici | Humanitas University and Humanitas Research Hospital, Milano, Italy | |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Bronze Sponsor Satellite Symposia (Janssen): Detection and follow-up of precancerous lesions in IBD patients | G. Novak | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | EXHIBITION BREAK | |||
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection in Appendix, Issues and Solutions (Single Center Experience) | R. Knezevic | Diagnostic Center Bled Group, Slovenia | M. Stefanovic, P. Draganov, P. Hindryckx, P. Bhandari |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | New Devices for Defect Closure and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection | P. Draganov | University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America | |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | From cold to hot to ESD: How to best remove lesions in the GI tract | P. Bhandari | University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom | |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Endoscopic Ultrasonography - Assisted Management of Hepatobiliopancreatic Disease | P. Hindryckx | Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium | |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | Recommendations for prevention and management of LAMS-related complications: an international Delphi consensus study. | S. Stefanovic | Diagnostic Center Bled Group, Slovenia, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | EXHIBITION BREAK WITH LUNCH | |||
| 14:00 - 14:25 | Pancreatic cystic lesions - can we predict the risk of malignancy? The influence on decision about surgery | R. Salvia | Unit of General and Pancreatic Surgery - The Pancreas Institute Verona, Verona, Italy | A. Tomazic, M. Zovak A. Karamarkovic, R. Salvia |
| 14:25 - 14:40 | P-NETs - What’s the appropriate treatment for localized disease? (Observation, enculeation, oncological resection) | A. Tomazic | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 14:40 - 14:55 | Limits of pancreatic surgery - do extensive resections benefit in survival | B. Trotovsek | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 14:55 - 15:10 | Indications for minimally invasive pancreatic surgery - Are there any oncological benefits | M. Petric | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 15:10 - 15:20 | Extracellular vesicles in liquid biopsy as biomarkers of radical resection in pancreatic cancer | D. Badovinac | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | EXHIBITION BREAK | |||
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Slovenian National Screening and Early Detection Programme for Colorectal Cancer - SVIT, Our Results | M. Stefanovic | Diagnostic Center Bled Group, Slovenia | B. Tepes, S. Djuranovic, G. Hauser, M. Leja |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Gastric cancer screening in Europe: Where are we now? | J. Carlos Silva | Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Villa Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Portugal | |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | Gastric cancer prevention in Europe – the EUROHELICAN project | B. Tepes | Diagnostic Center Rogaska, Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia | |
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Gastric cancer prevention in Europe – the TOGAS project | M. Leja | Digestive Diseases Centre Gastro, Riga, Latvia | |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | Silver Sponsor Satellite Symposia (Takeda) Closing the Gap: Contemporary Relevance of Complex Perianal Fistula Closure in Crohn's disease - Insights and Prospects | U. Kogovsek | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 17:20 - 17:40 | EXHIBITION BREAK | |||
| 17:40 - 18:00 | Robotic-assisted colorectal resections at University Medical Center Ljubljana - steady road from competency to proficiency | J. Grosek | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | S. Potrc, Z. Rifadbegovic A. Ferko, B. Edwin |
| 18:00 - 18:20 | New aspects in esophageal cancer surgery | A. Papp | Department of Surgery, Sebészeti Klinika Pécs, Hungary | |
| 18:20 - 18:40 | The Journey of Liver Surgery and Future Perspectives | B. Edwin | Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Oslo University hospital, Norway | |
| 18:40 - 19:00 | Prevention of post-splenectomy infectious complications- an audit at clinical department for abdominal and general surgery | M. Horvat | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 20:00 | Dinner |
| Time | Title | Presenter | Hospital | Panel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:20 | Endoscopic Management of GI Fistulas | T. Bokun | Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia | A. Ivanecz, A. Pavlovic Markovic, B. Smolovic, S. Milic |
| 08:20 - 08:40 | EUS-Guided liver biopsy for parenchymal liver disease | T. Pavic | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 08:40 - 09:00 | Watch and Wait Protocol - Rectal cancer - Our results | E. Brecelj | Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency: From diagnosis to treatment | M. Vujasinovic | Department for Upper Abdominal Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 09:20 - 10:00 | Silver Sponsor Satellite Symposia (Genesis Pharma): Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP): Advancing diagnosis and treatment of a rare genetic disease | D. Cassiman | Department of Gastroenterology - Hepatology, Metabolic Center at the University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven. Belgium | |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | EXHIBITION BREAK | |||
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Slovenian UR-CARE Inflammatory Bowel Disease Registry: in 4 years from scratch to top European recruiter | D. Drobne | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | D. Drobne, N. Smrekar, W. Reinisch, D. Tarabar |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Clinical trial design in Inflammatory Bowel Disease - challenges and opportunities | J. Hanzel | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Clinical tool CDST for treatement of IBD with vedolizumab | P. Macek | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Pathogenesis of Fibrostenosis in Crohn's Disease | M. Jerala | Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Silver Sponsor Satellite Symposia (Takeda): Chronic Pouchitis and the Role of Vedolizumab Treatment | D. Tarabar | University Hospital Center "Dr. Dragisa Misovic" Belgrade, Serbia | |
| 12:00 - 12:40 | Silver Sponsor Satellite Symposia (AbbVie): Revolutionizing the treatment landscape in IBD:How JAK inhibitors are changing the rhythm | W. Reinisch | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinic of Internal Medicine III, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria | |
| 12:50 - 13:45 | LUNCH WITH EXHIBITION BREAK | |||
| 13:45 - 14:05 | Assessment of endoscopic and histological activity in inflammatory bowel disease | G. Novak | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana | B. Trotovsek, S. Trbojevic, M. Banic, Z. Milosevic |
| 14:05 - 14:25 | Calcium imaging in intact mouse acinar cells in acute pancreas tissue slices. | U. Marolt | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 14:25 - 14:45 | Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy – a propensity score matched single center experience | B. Ilijevec | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 14:45 - 15:05 | Validation of the Institute Mutualiste Montsouris system for the stratification of laparoscopic liver resections | T. Magdalenic | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 15:05 - 15:25 | Helicobacter pylori in children and adolescents - Slovenia (our results) | M. Homan | Department of Gastroenterology, Pediatric Clinic, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 15:25 - 15:45 | Eosinophilic Diseases of Gastrointestinal Tract | R. Orel | Department of Gastroenterology, Pediatric Clinic, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | EXHIBITION BREAK | |||
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Barrett’s esophagus - How often do we think about it in everyday practice | P. Dugalic | Department of Gastroenterology, University Clinical Hospital Centre Zemun-Belgrade, Serbia | A. Ocepek, N. Rustemovic, A. Husic Selimovic, P. Dugalic |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | What defines long term survival in patients after liver resection for colorectal metastases? | I. Plahuta | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Preoperative Nutritional Assessment in Gastric Cancer Patients: A Single Center Experience | G. Hladnik | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | SIBO in Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery | U. Novljan | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 17:20 - 17:40 | Comparing margin ablation techniques after endoscopic mucosal resection of large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps | A. Gavric | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 17:40 - 17:45 | Adjourn | M. Stefanovic | Diagnostic Center Bled Group, Bled, Slovenia |
| ROOM I | TOPIC | ENDOSCOPIST | ENDOSCOPY TECH | Participants | AVAILABILITY |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | EUS FNA/FNB | T. Pavic | J. Tepina | 4 + 4 | NO (FULL) |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | ERCP | S. Plut | B. Rezar | 4 + 4 | NO (FULL) |
| 16.00 - 17.00 | OTSC clips | N. Bukovnik | T. Ademovic | 4 + 4 | NO (FULL) |
| 17.00 – 18.30 | Management of post-polypectomy complications | K. Mojškerc | M. Tandler | 4 + 4 | No (FULL) |
| 17.00 – 18.30 | ESD | L. Strnisa | M. Sever | 4 + 4 | NO (FULL) |
| ROOM II | TOPIC | Participants | |||
| 14.00 – 15.00 | EMR | R. Knezevic | E. Turk | 4 + 4 | NO (FULL) |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | EUS FNA/FNB | M. Mervic | E. Budimir | 4 + 4 | NO (FULL) |
| ROOM III | TOPIC | Participants | |||
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Colonoscopy - Tips and Tricks | D. Dodic | N. Spelec | 4 + 4 | NO (FULL) |
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
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 & Surname | Hospital |
|---|---|
| David Badovinac | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Erik Brecelj | Institute of Oncology Ljubljana |
| Nejc Bukovnik | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Maribor |
| David Drobne | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Aleksandar Gavric | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Jan Grosek | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Miha Jerala | Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Ljubljana |
| Jurij Hanzel | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Gaja Hladnik | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Matjaz Homan | Department of Gastroenterology, Pediatric Clinic, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Matjaz Horvat | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Bojan Ilijevec | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Arpad Ivanecz | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Urska Kogovsek | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Rajko Knezevic | Diagnostic Center Bled Group |
| Tomislav Magdalenic | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Petra Macek | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Ursa Marolt | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Klemen Mojskerc | Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Slovenj Gradec |
| Andreja Ocepek | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Rok Orel | Department of Gastroenterology, Pediatric Clinic, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Manfred Mervic | Doktor 24 h Clinic, Ljubljana |
| Irena Plahuta | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Samo Plut | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Stojan Potrc | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Tadeja Pintar | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Miha Petric | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Mesihovic Rusmir | Medical Center Merus, Ljubljana |
| Ursa Novljan | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Gregor Novak | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Natasa Smrekar | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Milan Stefanovic | Diagnostic Center Bled Group |
| Sebastian Stefanovic | Diagnostic Center Bled Group |
| Borut Stabuc | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Ales Tomazic | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Bojan Tepes | Diagnostic Center Rogaska, Rogaska Slatina |
| Katja Tepes | Diagnostic Center Rogaska, Rogaska Slatina |
| Spela Turk | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Blaz Trotovsek | Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Luka Strnisa | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana |
| Nina Zidar | Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Ljubljana |
| Daniel Dodic | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Maribor |
| Name & Surname | Hospital |
|---|---|
| Marko Banic | Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Tomislav Bokun | Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Pradeep Bhandari | Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| Milutin Bulajic | Digestive Endoscopy Department – Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina – Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy |
| Srdjan Djuranovic | Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia |
| David Cassiman | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium |
| Bjorn Edwin | Department for Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway |
| Alexander Ferko | Hospital Bory, Bratislava, Slovak Republic |
| Peter V. Draganov | Department of Gastroenterology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America |
| Predrag Dugalic | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Hospital center Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Ivan Jovanovic | Euromedik Healthcare System, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Ivica Grgurevic | Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Goran Hauser | Faculty of Medicine Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia |
| Pieter Hindryckx | Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium |
| Aleksandar Karamarkovic | Clinic for Surgery, University Clinical Center “Zvezdara”, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Marcis Leja | Digestive Diseases Centre Gastro, Riga, Latvia |
| Aleksandra Pavlovic Markovic | Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Sandra Milic | Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Rijeka, Croatia |
| Zoran Milosevic | Clinic for Abdominal, Endocrine and Transplantation Surgery, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia |
| András Papp | Department of Surgery, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary |
| Tajana Pavic | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Ziah Rifadbegovic | Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Univesrity Clinical Center Tuzla, Bosnia and Hercegovina |
| Alessandro Repici | Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas University, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milano, Italy |
| Walter Reinisch | Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria |
| Nadan Rustemovic | University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Roberto Salvia | Unit of General and Pancreatic Surgery – The Pancreas Institute Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy |
| Azra Husic-Selimovic | Clinic for Gastroenterohepatology, University Hospital Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina |
| Joao Carlos Silva | Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal |
| Brigita Smolovic | Clinical Center of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro |
| Dino Tarabar | University Hospital Center “Dr. Dragiša Mišović” Belgrade, Serbia |
| Meri Trajkovska | University Clinic of Gastroenterohepatology, Skopje, North Macedonia |
| Stevan Trbojevic | University Clinical Center Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska |
| Miroslav Vujasinovic | Department for Upper Abdominal Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Mario Zovak | Department of Surgery, Clinical Hospital “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia |
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