NITE Masterclass

SEPTEMBER 17 - 18 2026
Greenwich/London, UNITED KINGDOM

General Information

The 2026 ESPGHAN NITE Masterclass on Intestinal Failure Rehabilitation and Small Bowel Transplantation will take place in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a rich maritime and cultural heritage in south-east London/England.

The masterclass is aimed at clinicians, surgeons and allied health professionals working with children with type III intestinal failure managed medically and those who are being considered for or have undergone small bowel transplantation and young trainees and researchers aiming to pursue a career in the field.
This exiting two-day course will provide evidence-based advice on current state of the art management, give delegates the opportunity to present challenging cases, attend topic focused workshops and encourage international networking.

The course language is English.

This school is supported by the ESPGHAN Education Partner Programme.

Application & Fees

Application Deadline: extended to July 04, 2026
Application Fees:
ESPGHAN Member (any type): EUR 200.00
Non-Member General: EUR 250.00

Kindly use the online application form on this page. Applications by email cannot be accepted. If you experience any issues with the online tool, please contact office@espghan.org. Applications will be reviewed after the above application deadline with an outcome expected 1 - 2 weeks after review has commenced. Please do not make travel arrangements until official confirmation of acceptance is received from the ESPGHAN Office.

During applicaiton you will be asked to submit a CV and abstract. The submission fo an abstract is mandatory. Please adhere to the below guidelines.

Abstract Submission Guidelines:

Language: English

Abstract word count: maxium 400

Details of authors: presenters name to be included and underlined

Number of co-authors: no restriction

Who can present: no restriction; any of the co-authors can present but should be registered for the conference and have paid the registration fee. Presenters should have medical/allied health professional background

What can be submitted: research study or case study of child with complex intestinal failure pre or post intestinal transplantation

Presentation: oral and discussion (no poster)

PROGRAMME

Preliminary Programme

Arrival Day - September 16

Arrival and registration: Wednesday 16th September 2026, late afternoon

Check in at Ibis Hotel Greenwich from 15:00 onward

19:30: Welcome, introduction of faculty/delegates and programme during Welcome Dinner                         

DAY 01 - September 17

Walk to Masterclass venue, Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich (800m/12minutes)

08:30 – 10:00    Session 1: ‘Complex Intestinal Failure’

08:30 – 09:00    Short Bowel Syndrome - Noel Peretti

09:00 – 09:30    Congenital Diarrhoeas - Jutta Köglmeier

09:30 – 10:00    Paediatric Intestinal Pseudoobstruction - Keith Lindley

10:00 – 10:30    Coffee break

10:30 – 12:30    Session 2: ‘Intestinal Rehabilitation, Medical and Pharmacological Management”

10:30 – 11:00    Nutrition Management, Parenteral - Harween Dogra

11:00 – 11:30    Nutrition Management, Enteral - Anat Guz

11:30 – 12:00    Pharmacological Management – Lorenzo Norsa

12:00 – 12:30    Pharmacological Therapy – What is on the Horizon – Susan Hill

12:30 – 13:30    Lunch

13:30 – 14:30    Session 3: ‘Intestinal Rehabilitation, Surgical Management and MDT’

13:30 – 14:00    Autologous GI Reconstruction Surgery – Mark Davenport

14:00 – 14:30    Coordinating Care of the Child with Complex IF; Role of the MDT – Koen Huysentruyt

14:30 – 15:00    Coffee Break

15:00 – 16:30    Session 4: ‘Challenging Cases’

15:00 – 15:30    How to achieve enteral autonomy and what to do when you are getting nowhere? – Lorenzo Norsa

15:30 – 16:30    Abstracts/delegate case presentations and panel discussion

Panel: Lorenzo Norsa, Anat Guz, Susan Hill, Harween Dogra, Noel Peretti, Kuen Huysentruyt

 

19:00                   Masterclass dinner 

DAY 02 - September 18

07:00 –08:00     5K fun run/walk exploring Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage site - Jonathan Hind (confirm participation the day before)

Breakfast          Ibis Hotel, Greenwich

Walk to Masterclass venue, Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich (800m/12minutes)

09:00 – 10:30    Session 4: ‘Intestinal Transplantation’

09:00 – 09:30    Indications and Current Status of Intestinal Transplantation – Jonathan Hind

09:30 – 10:00    Intestinal Transplantation, Surgical Aspects – Nigel Heaton  

10:00 – 10:30    Intestinal Transplantation, Medical Aspects – Girish Gupte

10:30 – 11:00    Coffee Break

11:00 – 13:00    Session 5: ‘Challenges of intestinal transplantation’

11:00 – 11:30    Preparing a child and family for intestinal transplantation – Jonathan Danao

11:30 – 12:00    Long-term complications after intestinal transplantation – Anil Dhawan

12:00 – 12:30    Sharing long term care of patients across borders pre and post transplantation - Amin Roberts

12:30 – 13:30    Lunch (CON members to leave after lunch for CON meeting)

13:30– 15:30     Session 6: ‘Workshop and delegate presentations’

13:30 – 14:30    Workshop: Central venous access management - Hannah Littlechild and Sophie Montgomery-Stuart

14:30 – 15:30    Abstracts/delegate case presentations and panel discussion

Panel:  Jutta Köglmeier, Jonathan Hind, Keith Lindley, Amin Roberts

15:30 – 15:35    Farewell Jutta Köglmeier and Jonathan Hind

15:35 – 16:00    Coffee with final discussion and delegate certificates

Cost Coverage

ESPGHAN will cover the following for onsite delegates

  • up to 2 nights accommodation on September 16 and 17 (arranged by ESPGHAN)
  • Dinners on September 16 and 17 (arranged by ESPGHAN)
  • Meals on course days (arranged by ESPGHAN)
  • Course material

The participation fee is understood as a contribution to the overall organization of the course and can thus not be reduced for participants not requiring accommodation.

CONTACT

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

Application

Application closed on July 04. We do not accept late applications at this point.