The ESPGHAN young investigators forum (YIF) has been an integral part of the society for the last 24 years. The meeting was established to nurture academic development in the society and foster collaborations amongst the emerging generations of academics and clinicians. Over the years YIF has seen so many of the delegates come through to become established academics and clinicians as well as develop friendships and successful collaborations across Europe.
The Aims of the ESPGHAN Young Investgator Forum are:
- to provide young investigators with a friendly and constructive atmosphere in order to present their research and learn from each other.
- to meet and network with senior faculty members and to set up research collaboration in Europe.
- to enable young investigators to contribute to the scientific development of ESPGHAN
The course language is English.
This year, we are collaborating with the The Scientific Task Force to select 5 participants to partake in the Young Research Curriculum. To learn more about the Young Research Curriculum, please click here.
If you are interested in joining this program, please send a video of maximum 3 minutes to us by email. The video should contain your pitch of what your ambition is within the PGHN research field and what you envision to have reached within the coming 5 years.
Application is now open.
Deadline to apply 16.07.2023
This course is free of charge.
Applicants will be required to upload the following documents - please also refer to the specfic requirements further detailed below:
• CV
• scientific abstract
• letter of support from ESPGHAN member in good standing (any type)
• video (to apply for the Young Research Curriculum)
Applicants will be selected on the basis of their abstracts, which are reviewed and scored independently by the faculty.
Specific requirements:
Definition of Young Investigator: Active clinical or laboratory based researcher, ideally less than 10 years working in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. Delegates may not attend more than one forum.
Delegates: the forum is aimed at young investigators who are developing their research career and are committed to working in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and/or nutrition in Europe. It is not aimed at experienced researchers who are already principal investigators with grant funding, or at workers who are intent on a career outside of Europe.
Abstract: the abstract should be divided into Background/Aims, Methods, Results, Summary/Conclusions. It is important that the abstract includes data from your research activity and doesn’t describe plans for the future without any actual data. Single case reports are less likely to be successful unless they have an important message of wide relevance.
Letter of Support: the ESPGHAN member who is supporting you should give some information about your current situation and your state of training.
CV: this should be relatively brief but include basic information and any items that are relevant to your gastroenterology/hepatology/nutrition experience and training, plus any presentations to national and international meetings and any publications (including abstracts).
Video: A subselection of the delegates will have the opportunity to be selected for the 2 years ESPGHAN Young Researchers Curriculum. If you are interested in joining this iniciative, please send a video of maximum 3 minutes to us by email before August 16th, 2023. The video should contain your pitch of what your ambition is within the PGHN research field and what your envision to have reached within the coming 5 years.
Accompanying persons: faculty and delegates are discouraged from bringing any accompanying persons as this reduces the interaction between delegates.
Please note that YIF participants are expected attend the whole meeting, incuding socials. Delegates may not attend more than 1 forum
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.
Registration fee: participation to the Forum is free of charge for approved delegates.
Chairs: Iva Hojsak, Florence Lacaille, Jernej Dolinsek, Amit Assa
16.00 – 16.05 Welcome by faculty
16.05 – 17.15 Interactive Introduction with the delegates
17.15 – 17.30 Faculty lecture. Principles of feedback (Jernej Dolinsek)
17.30 - 17.45 Break
17.45 – 18.30 Group Work (Ice breaker)
18.30 – 18.45 Faculty lecture. Presentation techniques (Iva Hojsak)
18.45 – 19.00 Faculty lecture. How to write an abstract (Jernej Dolinsek)
19.00 Break
19.45 Pre dinner drinks + Dinner at hotel
Chair: Amit Assa
09.00 – 09.30 Abstract
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09.30 – 10.00 Abstract
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10.00 – 10.20 Faculty lecture. A few basis of statistics (Amit Assa)
10.20 – 11.00 Coffee break / Photo
11.00 – 11.30 Abstract
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11.30 – 12.00 Abstract
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12.00 – 12.30 Abstract
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12.30 – 13.15 Lunch Break
Chair: Iva Hojsak
13.15 – 13.Abstract
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13.45 – 14.15 Abstract
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14.15 – 14.45 Abstract
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14.45 – 15.00 Coffee/tea break
15.00 – 15.30 Abstract
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15.30 – 16.00 Abstract
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16.00 -16.30 Abstract
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17.00 Depart from the hotel for evening event and dinner
Chair: Florence Lacaille
09.00 – 09.30 Abstract
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09.30 – 10.00 Abstract
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10.00 – 10.30 Abstract
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10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30 Abstract
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11.30 – 12.00 Abstract
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12.00 – 12.30 Abstract
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12.30 – 13.00 Faculty lecture. Writing a scientific publication (Florence Lacaille)
13.00 – 13.45 Lunch
Chair: Jernej Dolinsek
13.45 – 14.15 Abstract
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14.15 – 14.45 Abstract
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14.45 – 15.15 Abstract
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15.15 – 15.30 Faculty lecture. How to be an efficient researcher - Developing proposals and writing grant applications (Amit Assa)
15.30 – 16.15 Coffee /tea break (Faculty collation of scores)
16.15 – 16.45 Closing evaluation
17.15 Depart from the hotel for evening event and farewell dinner
Breakfast and check out - Transfer
ESPGHAN will arrange and cover the following for registered delegates:
This school is planned for onsite participation only. We will be carefully monitoring the situation in Croatia 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