Monothematic Conference on the Oesophagus: From Malformation to Motility
Application Deadline: 11.08.2019
Registration Fee
General (100.00€)
Monothematic Conference on the oesophagus: from malformation to motility
October 03-04, 2019
Lille, France
There is an increasing interest for oesophageal diseases in children, which include rare diseases ie oesophageal atresia and achalasia and the emerging burden of eosinophilic oesophagitis, as well as frequent pathologies or symptoms such as GERD, belching and feeding difficulties. There have been recent developments in the understanding of these diseases and assessment of their natural story and outcome, as well as treatment. This conference will address the more recent progresses in motility, surgery, pathophysiology and endoscopy. It will associate outstanding speakers in the field, in a multidisciplinary approach, including expert in motility, endoscopy, adult surgeon and GI, speech therapist, pediatric surgeon, and basic scientists.
This conference is opened to pedGI, Allied Health professional as well as any specialist (basic scientist, pediatric surgeon) involved in these pathologies.
Venue: Faculty of medicine, University of Lille
Travel and accommodation: Participants are expected to pay their own travel and to pay a nominal registration fee of EUR 100 for the conference. ESPGHAN will cover 2 nights' accommodation, catering as well as social activities during the meeting.
Applications: Application should include short CV and motivation letter
Application is open to pediatric Gastroenterologist, Allied Health professional as well as any specialist (basic scientist, pediatric surgeon) involved in these pathologies
We sincerely thank ERNICA partner for their generous support and commitment
Oesophagus conference: from malformation to motor dysfunction
October 03-04, 2019
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, October 02, 2019
19:00 Welcome reception
21:00 Faculty dinner
DAY 2: THURSDAY, October 03, 2019
09:00 – 09:45 Arrivals and registrations
09:45 – 10:00 Introduction lecture
Frédéric Gottrand (Lille, France)
10:00 – 10:30 Molecular Embryology of the esophagus
Pascal de Santa Barbara (Montpellier, France)
10:30 – 11:00 Tissue engineering of the esophagus
Paolo De Coppi (London, UK)
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:00 Long-term outcome of children operated at birth for Esophageal atresia
Frédéric Gottrand (Lille, France)
12:30 – 13:00 Achalasia in children, symptomatology, diagnosis, treatment and long-term follow up
Marc Benninga (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 How to explore esophageal function?
Michiel van Wijk (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
15:00 – 15:30 What is new in Gastroesophageal reflux disease?
Daniel Sifrim (London, UK)
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30 New endoscopic techniques for treating esophageal diseases
Luigi D’alloglio (Rome, Italy)
16:30 – 17:00 Esophageal surgery, cure or harmful?
René Wijnen (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
18:00 Visit of old city of Lille
20:00 Dinner
DAY 3: FRIDAY, October 04, 2019
09:00 – 09:30 New insights in eosinophilic esophagitis
Alexandra Papadopoulou (Athens, Greece)
09:30 – 10:00 Mechanism of early esophageal cancer development: are children a high-risk population?
Guillaume Piessen (Lille, France)
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 11:00 Hiccups, belching and rumination, new therapeutic approaches
Andre Smout (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
11:00 – 11:30 How practically to deal with a feeding difficulty in children?
Audrey Lecoufle (Lille, France)
11:30 – 12:00 Pathophysiology and genetics of esophageal motility disorders
Nikhil Thapar (London, UK)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:30 Sensations in the esophagus and the brain (fMRI)
Qasim Aziz (London, UK)
13:30 – 14:00 Reflux and feeding in the neurologically impaired patient
Myriam Van Winckel (Gent, Belgium)
14:00 – 14:30 Diseases of the Upper esophageal sphincter: videography and vomiting in healthy and
neurologically impaired children
Nathalie Rommel (Leuven, Belgium)
14:30 – 15:00 Respiration problems and reflux are they associated?
Yvan Vandenplas (Brussels, Belgium)
15:00 – 15:15 Concluding remarks, end of the conference
Course director:
Prof. Dr Frédéric Gottrand (France)
Faculty:
Qasim Aziz (UK)
Marc Benninga (the Netherlands)
Luigi Dall'Oglio (Italy)
Paolo De Coppi (UK)
Pascal de Santa Barbara (France)
Audrey Lecouffle (France)
Alexandra Papadopoulou (Greece)
Guillaume Piessen (France)
Nathalie Rommel (Belgium)
Daniel Sifrim (UK)
Andrea Smout (the Netherlands)
Nikhil Thapar (UK)
Michiel van Wijk (the Netherlands)
Myriam van Winckel (Belgium)
Yvan Vandenplas (Belgium)
Rene Wijnen (the Netherlands)