FIGAMU Endoscopy Training II. International training in endoscopy for gastroenterologists and endoscopic nurses Organized by FIGAMU and supported by UEGF and Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology (MGT) Topic: GI bleeding (including theoretical and practical sessions) The course is CME accredited. Corso Hotel, Pécs 11-12 November, 2011
Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Association of Young Hungarian Gastroenterologists (FIGAMU) and UEGF, we would like to invite you to participate in a Training in Endoscopy focusing on GI bleeding, organized in the beautiful city of Pécs, Hungary, taking place on 11-12th November, 2011! The two-day course on GI bleeding organized by FIGAMU and supported by UEGF and Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology (MGT) includes both theoretical sessions with invited international and Hungarian lecturers and practical sessions with hands-on training. The participants already possessing an essential knowledge in GI endoscopy shall acquire detailed up to date knowledge in urgent GI endoscopy (indications and contraindications, preparation, monitoring and premedication, the role of risk stratification and scoring systems, the peri-procedural management of patients on antithrombotics and anticoagulants, methods for haemostasis and the management of postprocedure complications). On the second day hands-on sessions will be provided on Erlangen models. Simultaneous translation is provided for international participants throughout the course. The invitation to our program is for trainees in gastroenterology and for young specialists in Europe with basic skills in gastrointestinal endoscopy. A limited number of applicants are accepted on a first come - first served basis. The course is CME applied. The venue of the training is located in the university town of Pécs, which is one of the most attractive cities in Hungary, chosen as the European Cultural Capital in 2010 and also being part of the UNESCO s World Heritage. We hope that you will join us in Pécs and contribute to an international meeting on endoscopy, whose success largely depends on its participants. For further information and detailed program we recommend you to visit our website (www.figamu.hu) or send an email to krisztina.gecse@gmail.com (for scientific information) or info@misandbos.hu (for congress venue information). We are looking forward to seeing you at FIGAMU Endoscopy Training II, 2011! Best wishes, Board of the Association of Young Hungarian Gastroenterologists, FIGAMU
Program 11th of November, 2011 10.00-13.00 Arrival and registration 13.00-13.10 Words of Welcome István Rácz (Hungary) -Honorary President of the Congress Péter Pák (Hungary) -Chairman of FIGAMU 13.10-15.00 Session 1. General Considerations Chairmen: Tibor Wittmann (Hungary), Béla Hunyady (Hungary) 13.10-13.30 Urgent Endoscopy in GI bleeding (indications, contraindications) Judit Bajor (Hungary) 13.30-13.50 Preparation of patients to urgent endoscopy, monitoring and postprocedure care Borbála Velősy (Austria) 13.50-14.10 Emergency versus early acute endoscopy in patients with GI bleeding: the role of risk stratification scoring systems László Madácsy (Hungary) 14.10-14.30 Latest guidelines on the periprocedural management of patients on antithrombotic medication Áron Vincze (Hungary) 14.30-14.50 GI bleeding in patients with malignancy Péter Orosz (Hungary) 14.50-15.00 Discussion 15.00-15.20 Coffee break 15.20-17.10 Session 2. Upper GI bleeding Chairmen: István Rácz (Hungary), László Madácsy (Hungary) 15.20-15.40 Esophageal variceal bleeding Stanislav Rejchrt (Czech Republic) 15.40-16.00 Management of non-variceal upper GI bleeding/new International Guidelines Tomasz Marek (Poland) 16.00-16.20 Management of postprocedure complications: bleeding after polypectomy, mucosectomy, sphincterotomy Mario Dinis-Ribeiro (Portugal) 16.20-16.40 New methods in acute GI bleeding István Altorjay (Hungary) 16.40-17.00 Endoscopic methods for haemostasis: haemoclipping, sclerotherapy, injection therapy, ligation, tissue adhesives, APC step-by-step Tibor Gyökeres (Hungary) 17.00-17.10 Discussion 17.10-17.20 Coffee break
17.20-19.10 Session 3. Special considerations Chairmen: Ákos Pap (Hungary), László Bene (Hungary) 17.20-17.40 Diagnosis and management of patients with severe obscure GI bleeding: role of capsule endoscopy Gábor Pák (Hungary) 17.40-18.00 Role of enteroscopy in the management of small intestinal bleeding Guido Csomós (Germany) 18.00-18.20 Management of lower GI bleeding Ferenc Nagy (Hungary) 18.20-18.40 Role of the invasive radiologist: TIPS and embolotherapy in GI bleeding Attila Doros (Hungary) 18.40-19.00 When endoscopy fails -need for surgical intervention in GI bleeding András Vereczkei (Hungary) 19.00-19.10 Discussion 19.10-19.20 Closing remarks István Rácz (Hungary) - Honorary President of the Congress 20.00 Social event 12th of November, 2011 08.00-18.00 Hands-on training on Erlangen models: management of GI bleeding with the help of experts (injection, clipping, ligation, APC) Experts: István Altorjay, László Bene, Tibor Gyökeres, Béla Hunyady, László Madácsy, Ferenc Nagy, Péter Orosz, Eszter Schafer, Attila Szepes, Borbála Velősy, Áron Vincze Endoscopy nurses: Mihály Gárdonyi, Annamária Kabai, Melinda Kiss, Marianna Kokas, Istvánné Méhész, Márta Molnár, Anita Ravasz, Éva Török, Krisztina Tari
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Scientific information: Dr. Gecse Krisztina E-mail: krisztina.gecse@gmail.com www.figamu.hu Congress bureau: Mis and Bos Ltd. E-mail: info@misandbos.hu www.misandbos.hu Application: Online: www.misandbos.hu Via e-mail, fax, postal mail box: Application form can be downloaded from www.misandbos.hu.