Eastern European Summer School

03 - 06 September 2025
Kolasin, Montenegro

General Information

General Information

Welcome to Easter Summer School 2025! This school has been for years a successful event that brought all eastern young and senior colleagues together with ESPGHAN members. This year we provided a high-quality program by a very selected faculty group. It will be covered all topics regarding common pediatric gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition that the clinician must know. The Mountain’s paradise of Kolasin will receive us to embrace knowledge but also friendship and fun. Live cases, clinical cases discussion and friendly brainstorm will guide our end of summer days in Montenegro.

The course language is English.

This school is supported by the ESPGHAN Education Partner Programme.

The location was chosen since balcan region is very active in paediatric gastroenterology and its central location makes easier for international trainees and faculty to reach the place of the venue. It is close to several eastern countries as Croacia, Hungary, Slovakia, Servia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria. Kolasin is a lovely quiet mountain paradise away from crowded coast where participants can share and socialize while acquiring high graded knowledge in PedGI.

Application & Fees

Registration Deadline: July 10th, 2025
Participation fee: EUR 75 members  EUR 90 non-members
 

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.

ESPGHAN Members may attend two courses per year and non-members may attend one course before becoming members of the society. 

Delegates are expected to attend the full course and arrange their travel according to the course schedule. 

 

Preliminary Programme

Wednesday 3rd September, 2025

 15:00 - 16:00    Registration and welcome drink (coffee and juice) 

                                Moderator: Dr. Veselinka Djurisic

 16:00 - 16:15    Welcome to EESS 2025: Local organizer – Veselinka Djurisic

 16:15 - 16:30    The Local Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

16:30 - 16:45    Lecture 1 - Introduction to ESPGHAN: Marta Tavares

 16:45 - 17:15    Lecture 2 – Faltering growth - Koen Huysentruyt

17:15 - 18:00    Lecture 3 – Food allergies Today and in the Future - Lidija Pocek

 18:00 - 18:30    Coffee break

                                Moderator: Lidija Pocek

 18:30 - 19:15    Lecture 4 – Approach to chronic diarrhea - Anne Marie Grima

 19:15 - 20:00    Lecture 5 - Clinical approach to elevated transaminases - Cristina Gonçalves

  About 20:00      Network and Welcome dinner at Bianca

Thursday 4th September 2025

07:30-08:30     Breakfast

                              Moderator: Anne Marie Grima

8:30 – 09:15      Lecture 6 – GERD and other upper GI motility disorders - Jernej Dolinsek

09:15 – 10.00    Lecture 7 – Parenteral nutrition in pediatrics - Koen Huysentruyt

10:00 – 10:45    Lecture 8 – Neonatal cholestasis - Cristina Gonçalves

10:45 – 11:15    Coffee break

                                Moderator: Lissy de Rider

 11:15 – 12.00    Lecture 9 – Constipation - Patrick Bontems

 12:00 – 12:45    Lecture 10 – Fatty liver disease - Cristina Gonçalves

 12:45 – 13:30    Lecture 11 – Peptic disease and Helicobacter Pylori - Patrick Bontems

 13:30 – 14:30    Lunch

                                Moderator: Koen Huysentruyt

 14:30 – 15:15    Lecture 12 - Crohn’s disease for the Pediatric Gastroenterologist - Lissy de Rider

15.15 – 16:00    Lecture 13 - Ulcerative colitis for the Pediatric Gastroenterologist - Lissy de Rider

 16:00 – 16:45    Lecture 14 - Renal manifestation in IBD children - Branko Lutovac

16:45 – 17:30    Case presentations – session 2 (3 cases Hepatology)

 17:30 – 18:00    Coffee break

                                Moderator: Patrick Bontems

18:00 – 18:30    Lecture 15- Introduction to YESPGHAN - Anne Marie Grima

 18:30 – 18.45    Day quiz – remember what we learned (digital quiz)

 18:45 – 19:00    Mentoring: interaction in small groups (6-7 trainees) with faculty members

 20:00    Traditional Dinner (Traditional Resto)

Friday 5th September, 2025

08:30-09:30      Breakfast

                               Moderator: Cristina Gonçalves

9:30 – 10:15      Lecture 16 – Overview of Brain-gut disorders - Marta Tavares

10:15 – 11:00    Lecture 17 – Endoscopy in the emergency care - Patrick Bontems

11:00 – 11:45    Lecture 18 – Update on cow’s milk allergy - Anne Marie Grima

11:45 – 12:30    Case presentations – session 2 (3 cases Gastroenterology- live cases, videos, etc)

12:30-13:30       Lunch

                                Moderator: Jernej Dolinsek

13:30 - 14:15    Lecture 19 – IBD management in special resources settings - Lissy de Rider

14.15 - 15:00    Lecture 20- Endoscopy in special resource settings - Patrick Bontems

15:00 - 15:45    Lecture 21 – Nutrition in the patients with neurologic disease - Koen Huysentruyt

15:45 - 16:30    Case presentations – session 3 (3 cases Nutrition)

16:30 – 17:00    Coffee break

                                Moderator: Marta Tavares

17:00 – 17:45    Lecture 22- End stage Liver disease care - Cristina Gonçalves

17:45 – 18:15    Lecture 23- Eosinophilic esophagitis: state of the art - Anne Marie Grima

18:15– 18:30     Day quiz: remember what we learned (digital quiz)

18:30    Social Event

About 20:00      Dinner at Bianca

Saturday 6th September, 2025

08:30-09:30      Breakfast

                                Moderator: Sasa Radovic

9:30 – 10:00      Lecture 24 – How to prepare a presentation - Jernej Dolinsek

10:00 – 10:45    Lecture 25 – Celiac disease and gluten related disorders - Jernej Dolinsek

10:45 - 11:15    Lecture 26 – Minimally invasive treatment of cystic GIT anomalies in children -

                                Moderator: Sasa Radovic

 11:15 – 11:45    Coffee break

 11:45 - 12:30    Case presentations – session 4 (3 cases Gastroenterology)

 12:30 - 13:00    Closing remarks: Marta Tavares and Veselinka Djurisic

12:30-13:30       Lunch

Cost Coverage

ESPGHAN will arrange and cover the following for onsite delegates: 

  • Accommodation in single occupancy up to 2 nights (organised by ESPGHAN)
  • Pre-arranged dinners and social programme 
  • Catering throughout the course   
  • Course Material 
  • Travel refund up to EUR 250

Disclaimer

Please be aware that ESPGHAN will be taking photos and/or videos at this event. By registering and attending this Masterclass you acknowledge and agree to the terms and conditions. Please contact office@espghan.org if you have any questions or concerns

CONTACT

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

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