Dear friends,

We are delighted to announce traditional 14th Workshop “Algorithms in gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound”, which will be held at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb on 10th November 2017.

WS is organized by the Endoscopic section of Croatian Society of Gastroenterology and Association of Nurses and Technicians in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy of Croatia and it takes place at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Refereral Center of Interventional Gastroenterology of the Ministry of Health, Referal Center for Telemedicine in Gastroenterology of the Ministry of Health, Republic of Croatia and “Host unit” training center of ESGE (European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) and ESGENA (European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates) as well.

This year programme is dedicated to novel endoscopy accesses (submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection ( STER), peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), endoscopic submucosal resection (ESD), lumen apposing metal stent (LAMS) for short colonic strictures.

Procedures will be presented by local stuff and our esteemed guests:

1. Professor Naohisa Yahagi, Division of Research and Development for Minimally InvasiveTreatment, Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo

2. Professor Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman and Chief of Gastroenterology Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Somajiguda, Hyderabad -India via telemedicine route from Hyderabad.

3. Professor Klaus Monkemuller, Director of Gastroenterology Frankenwald Klinikum Kronach, Gramany, co-editor of “Endoscopy”, offical organ of the ESGE and affiliated societies.

4. Professor Lars Aabakken, ESGE past president, GI Endoscopy Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet 0027 Oslo, Norway

As well as every year in the afternoon younger endoscopists could practice same procedures on mechanical, ex vivo animal, and live porcine models. We will do our best as always to make you feel comfortable and welcome in our town.

Course Director

Professor Nadan Rustemović MD,PhD.

XIV. WORKSHOP Algorithms in gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES IN GI ENDOSCOPY

ORGANIZER:Croatian Society of GastroeneterologyGI Endoscopy Unit Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology University Hospital Centre Zagreb

DATE: November 10th, 2017

VENUE:Education Centre of University of Zagreb, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb / Botteri Hall

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:Nadan Rustemović, Dražen Vnuk, Hrvoje Iveković, Branko Bilić, Pave Markoš, Mirjana Kalauz, Ivica Škrlec, Matea Majerović, Radovan Prijić, Agata Ladić, Maša Čavlina, Mislav Jelaković, Dražen Matičić, Boris Pirkić

NURSES AND MEDICAL TECHNICIANS: Kristina Banjac, Sandra Bogović, Danijela Božić, Jadranka Brljak, Ivana Cindrić, Krunoslav Čuljak, Mirjana Dabić, Anita Dujmović, Božica Fran, Kristina Grkavac, Sanja Hruškar, Tanja Japarić, Dijana Letica, Jelena Lojzer, Filip Jakov Mandir, Marinko Milanović, Domagoj Miljanović, Zrinka Račić, Dario Stipetić, Jelena Škunca, Gordana Tanger, Antonio Tozin, Danijela Vitrisal, Dejan Vrzić, Katarina Vuković

CONTACT: O-TOURS d.o.o. Gajeva 6/1, 10000 Zagrebemail: maja.kopic@otours.hr / tel: +385 1 4831 444 / fax: +385 1 4813 010 / www.otours.hr

Hrvatsko gastroenterološko društvo, Martićeva 72, 10000 Zagrebemail: jduvnjak@hgd.hr / tel: +385 1 2442 398; +385 1 4651 214 / fax: +385 1 4621 958

PROGRAMME08:00 WELCOME SPEECH

08:30 Naohisa Yahagi: “Novel techniques for superficial GI neoplasias”

09:00 Live demonstration (Zagreb-Yahagi, Rustemović, Iveković, Bilić, Markoš)

09:30 Live demonstrations (Hyderabad-Nageshwar Reddy) via telemedicine route: “A decade of POEM – where are we now”

10:30 Live demonstration (Zagreb)

11:00 Klaus Monkemuller: “Novel Endoscopic Repair Techniques for Gastrointestinal Leaks, Perforations and Fistulas”

11:20 PAUSE

11:40 Live demonstration (Zagreb)

12:00 Presentation of the winners of Endoscopic section of CSG scolarships: Best proposed plan of multicentric prospective study for young gastroenterologists (