The ESPGHAN IBD Porto Group and the Local Organising Committee are delighted to announce the 8th Paediatric IBD Masterclass to take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from November 16 - 18 2023.
The goals are to review important aspects of diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents. This ESPGHAN Masterclass is for practicing pediatric gastroenterologists who wish to improve their clinical skills in managing paediatric IBD.
Trainees could be accepted based on availability. Preference will be given to ESPGHAN members.
The ESPGHAN Paediatric IBD Porto Group is a group of paediatric IBD experts from ESPGHAN whose goals are to generate collaborative international research and to provide a leadership role concerning current diagnosis and management of IBD in children.
The course language is English.
This school is supported by the ESPGHAN Education Partner Programme.
Application Deadline: July 31 2023
Participation fee: EUR 100.00
Applicants need to submit a current CV and motiviation letter detailing why they think they should be selected.
The number of applicants is limited and delegates will be selected by the organizers after the application deadline. As we are keen to provide knowledge to as many delegates as possible, participants of previous ESPGHAN IBD Masterclasses will not be considered.
Kindly use the online application form on this page. Applications by email cannot be accepted. If you experience any issues with the online application tool, please contact office@espghan.org. Priority will be given to ESPGHAN Members.
ESPGHAN Members may attend two courses per year and non-members may attend one course before becoming members of the society.
Please do not make travel arrangements before receipt of a formal confirmation of acceptance from the ESPGHAN Office.
The course language is English.
13.00 – 14.00 Delegate Registration
14.00 Welcome (J.van Limbergen / Local Organizer)
Session 1: Life before IBD
Chair: J. van Limbergen
14.00 – 14.30 Maternal health effects on infant health + case (K. Gecse)
14.30 – 15.00 Early life events impacting microbiome development (T. de Meij)
15.00 – 15.30 Growth considerations prior to & following diagnosis (A. Assa)
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 - 16.30 Appendicitis & appendectomy in IBD + case (R. Gorter)
16.30 – 17.00 From functional to inflammatory + case (M. Benninga)
17.00-17.30 IBD treatment: What`s here & heading our way? (G. D`Haens)
Networking & Dinner
Session 2: Life with IBD: diagnosis and first steps
Chair: David Wilson
08.30 – 09.00 ECCO/ESPGHAN guidelines: risk stratification and monitoring (J. Martin de Carpi)
09.00 – 09.30 Top-down for all? TISKIDS & case (L. de Ridder)
09.30 – 10.00 Is it IBD (?VEO) & if so, which IBD? Classification & case (A. Griffiths)
10.00 – 10.30 Microbiome modification: Nutrition / antibiotics + case (E. Wine)
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
Session 3: Life with IBD: liver/renal/surveillance
Chair: Eytan Wine
11.00 – 11.30 Inflammatory / non-inflammatory liver disease & case (B. Koot)
11.30 – 12.00. Renal involvement in IBD & case (D. Wilson)
12.00 – 12.30 Adult perspectives on (P)-IBD-associated liver disease & surveillance + case (N. de Boer)
12.30 – 13.00 Transplantation & IBD – case (P. van Rheenen)
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
Session 4: Life with IBD: future steps
Chair: Lissy de Ridder
14.00 - 14.30 IBD genetics: 20 years beyond NOD2 + case (R. Russell)
14.30 – 15.00 PROs in PIBD - what has been accomplished, what is missing and why is it important? (D. Turner)
15.00 – 15.30 Novel surgical techniques in IBD (TBC)
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break
Session 5: Making the most of what we’ve got
Chair: Javier Martin de Carpi
16.00-16.30 Immunomodulators: position and TDM + case (T. de Meij)
16.30-17.00 Biologics: Proactive vs Reactive TDM + case (A. Assa)
17.00-17.30 Evolving treatment targets in biologics era + case (D. Turner)
17.30 – 18.30 Partners In Care: AmsterdamUMC – medical/surgical cases: adult & pediatric
Networking & Dinner
Session 6: Interactive case presentation by delegates
Chair: Amit Assa
08.30 - 10.00 delegates present their own cases (x 4)
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
Session 7: Multidisciplinary teams in IBD
Chair: Dan Turner
10.30-11.00 Testing Transition readiness+ case (H. Escher)
11.00 – 11.30 Multidisciplinary IBD team building: lessons learned (D. Wilson)
11.30 – 12.00 Building a career in pediatric IBD: lessons learned (A. Griffiths)
12.00 – 12.30 Multi-omics in IBD research: future-proofing (E. Wine)
12.30 Summary and close (J. van Limbergen; R. Russell)
12.45 Lunch and departure
ESPGHAN will cover the following for international onsite delegates:
This school is planned for onsite participation only. We will be carefully monitoring the situation in The Netherlands and Europe as well as national COVID-19 regulations. ESPGHAN reserves the right to postpone/cancel the course or change its current format if deemed necessary to protect the health of our delegates, faculty and staff.
For more information please contact the ESPGHAN Office.
If you have any questions, please contact the ESPGHAN Office for details.
Phone: +41 (0)22 9000 401
Email: office@espghan.org