Eastern European Summer School

General Information

DUE TO THE ONGOING HEALTH CRISIS AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR FACULTY, STAFF AND DELEGATES THIS SCHOOL WAS POSTPONED TO LATE 2021. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED PREVIOUSLY WILL BE HELD ON FILE. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE INFORMED ON THE NEW DATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

We are delighted to invite you to our Eastern European Summer School with an attractive scientific program focused on either common or rare gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders, providing a platform for peadiatricians and future paediatric gastronterologists and heoatologists for learning from experts and exchanging their experience. The meeting is going to be a combination of lectures, case presentations and interactive case discussions, as well as friendly talks discussing future plans and creating collaboration. The beauties of white nights in St.Petersburg and the venue situated in the historical center of Peterhof, should complete the atmosphere of the school with a unique Russian colour.

This school is supported by the Education Partner Programme.

Application & Fees

Application Deadline: Applications are currenlty closed and will reopen in the first half of 2021.
Registration fee: EUR 50.00
A standard fee of EUR 50 will apply to attend the course.

Kindly use the online application form on this page. Applications submitted by email cannot be accepted. If you experience any issues with the tool, please contact us at office@espghan. Please do not make travel arrangements before receipt of a formal confirmation of acceptance from the ESPGHAN Office. The number of participants is limited and a selection will be made by the school organisers after the deadline. Priority will be given to ESPGHAN Members.

The course language is English.

PROGRAMME

Cost Coverage

ESPGHAN will arrange and cover the following for registered delegates:

Accommodation up to 2 nights (organised by ESPGHAN)
Pre-arranged dinners and social programme
Travel Refund up to EUR 300
Catering throughout the course
Course Material

CONTACT

If you have any questions, please contact the ESPGHAN Office for details.
Phone: +41 (0)22 9000 401
Email: office@espghan.org

13:00 - 14:00	Registration
14.00 - 14.05	Welcome to the ESPGHAN Eastern European Summer School in Russia (Anatoly Khavkin, Julia Dmitrieva)
14.05 - 14.20	Introduction to ESPGHAN (A. Christina Hauer)
14.20 - 14.45	Nutritional programming: what do we know from basic and clinical research? (Michael Lentze)
14.45 - 15.20	Feeding the healthy infant (Breast feeding & Complementary feeding) (Michael Lentze)
15.20 - 15.50	Malnutrition in children: Current approach to diagnostics and management (TBC)
15.50 - 16.10	Coffee Break
16.10 - 16.40	Food intolerances in paediatric practice (A. Christina Hauer)
16.40 - 17.10	Eosinophilic esophagitis (Jorge Amil Dias)
17.10 - 18.30	4 case presentations by participants (Chairs: Johanna Escher, Thomas Müller)
19.30	Welcome Dinner

08:30 –09:00	Immunology, genetics + clinical manifestations of coeliac disease (A. Christina Hauer)
09.00 - 09.30	Coeliac disease diagnostics: the value of serology and morphology (Jernej Dolinsek)
09:30 - 09:55	Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders other than EoE (Jorge Amil Dias)
09.55 - 10.15	Coffee break
10.15 - 11.15	3 case presentations by participants (Chairs: Jorge Dias, Jernej Dolinsek)
11.15 - 11.40	Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Epidemiology and pathogenesis (Johanna Escher)
11.40 - 11.55	Break with fruits and juices
11.55 - 12.20	When to suspect and how to confirm: challenges in IBD diagnostics (Johanna Escher)
12.20 - 12.50	IBD treatment: nutrition, drugs and surgery (Johanna Escher)
12.50 - 13.20	2 case presentations by participants (Chairs: Michael Lentze, Jorge Dias)
13.20 - 14.10	Lunch
14.10 - 14.35	Acute Gastroenteritis – when it doesn’t get better (TBC)
16:15 - 16:45	Congenital diarrheas: differential diagnoses (Michael Lentze)
15.00 - 15.30	Neonatal cholestasis: diagnostic approach (Thomas Müller)
15.30 - 16.30	3 case presentations by participants (Chairs: J. Dolinsek, A. Christina Hauer)
16.30 - 16.50	Coffee break
16.50 - 17.20	H.pylori associated gastrointestinal disorders: When to treat? (Jernej Dolinsek)
17.20 - 17.50	Viral hepatitis in paediatric practice (Thomas Müller)
17.50 - 18.30	3 case presentations by participants (Chairs: Anatoly Khavkin, Julia Dmitrieva)
19:15	Networking & Dinner

08.30 - 09.00	Unexplained abnormal liver function tests in children (Thomas Müller)
09.00 - 10.20	5 case presentations (Chairs: Johanna Escher, Jorge Amil Dias)
10.20 - 10.40	Coffee break
10.40 - 11.20	Functional GI disorders (TBC)
11.20 - 12.00	3 case presentations by participants (Chairs: TBC, Thomas Müller)
12.00 - 12.20	How to write and abstract (Jernej Dolinsek)
12.20 - 13.00	Case presentations by Russian Faculty (Anatoly Khavkin, Julia Dmitrieva)
11.55 - 12.20	When to suspect and how to confirm: challenges in IBD diagnostics (Johanna Escher)
12.20 - 13.00	IBD treatment: nutrition, drugs and surgery (Johanna Escher)
13:00 - 13.40	Lunch
13.40 - 14.20	2 case presentations by participants (Chairs: Michael Lentze, AC.Hauer)
14.20 - 15.00	Round table: The ESPGHAN Quality of Care project – presentation and discussion
15.00 - 15.15	Final evaluation and closing remarks

Eastern European Summer School

General Information

Application & Fees

PROGRAMME

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Day 02 - Date TBC

Day 03 - Date TBC

Cost Coverage

CONTACT