| TIME | HALL A | TIME | HALL B |
| 11:00-12:50 |
Course Directors: Asad Dajani (UAE), Filiz Akyüz (Türkiye) |
14:00–17:00 |
Course Director: Tarkan Karakan (Türkiye) Faculty: Asad Dajani (UAE) Facilitator: Gülden Bilican (Türkiye) |
| 11:00-11:15 | Introduction to WCE - Historical Development - Indication of the Procedure - Preparation Filiz Akyüz (Türkiye) |
14:00–14:10 | Welcome and Course Introduction Tarkan Karakan (Türkiye) |
| 11:15-11:30 | Reading the Recording “The Vue Software” Asad Dajani (UAE) |
14:10–14:30 | Guide to Setting Up the Ultrasound Machine Tarkan Karakan (Türkiye) |
| 11:30-11:50 | Video Clips from Real Life Practice (1) Filiz Akyüz (Türkiye) |
14:30–14:50 | Steps for Conducting Intestinal Ultrasound Tarkan Karakan (Türkiye) |
| 11:50-12:10 | Video Clips from Real Life Practice (2) Asad Dajani (UAE) |
14:50–15:35 | Hands-on Session I: Normal Intestinal Ultrasound Examination and Scanning Technique Tarkan Karakan (Türkiye) |
| 12:10-12:25 | Structured Terminology Asad Dajani (UAE) |
15:35–15:55 | Hands-on Session II: Liver Elastography — Principles and Practical Applications Asad Dajani (UAE) |
| 12:25-12:40 | The Capsule “Entrapped” What to Do? Filiz Akyüz (Türkiye) |
15:55–16:45 | Hands-on Session III: Intestinal Ultrasound in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Tarkan Karakan (Türkiye) |
| 12:40-12:50 | Case Discussion Faculty & Attendees |
16:45–17:00 | Interactive Case Discussion, Questions & Closing Remarks All Faculty |
| 12:50–13:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 13:00- 17:00 |
Course Director: Serhat Bor (Türkiye) Faculty: Mohamed Alboraie (Egypt), İsmail Hakkı Kalkan (Türkiye), Fady Daniel (Lebanon) Endorsed by Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, Middle East Motility Club, Turkish Neurogastroenterology & Motility Association |
||
| 13:00–13:10 | Welcome & Course Objectives Scope of the course; how to read this hands-on day Serhat Bor (Türkiye) |
||
| Block 1 — Esophageal Motility & Reflux | |||
| 13:10–13:40 | Introduction to HR Esophageal Manometry Equipment, indications, protocol, patterns & pitfalls Mohamed Alboraie |
||
| 13:40–14:10 | Chicago Classification Diagnostic hierarchy and clinical application (v4.0) İsmail Hakkı Kalkan (Türkiye) |
||
| 14:10–14:35 | Reflux Monitoring: pH-Impedance & Wireless (Capsule) pH Indications, acquisition and interpretation Serhat Bor (Türkiye) |
||
| 14:35–15:00 | Case Discussants with Tracings — Esophagus Interactive interpretation of real tracings Serhat Bor (Türkiye) & Mohamed Alboraie (Egypt) |
||
| 15:00–15:15 | Coffee Break | ||
| Block 2 — Anorectal Motility | |||
| 15:15–15:45 | Introduction to HR Anorectal Manometry Equipment, indications, protocol, patterns & pitfalls İsmail Hakkı Kalkan (Türkiye) |
||
| 15:45–16:15 | London Classification Standardized terminology and diagnostic framework Fady Daniel (Lebanon) |
||
| 16:15–16:35 | Biofeedback Therapy for Anorectal Disorders Patient selection, technique and outcomes Fady Daniel (Lebanon) |
||
| 16:35–16:55 | Case Discussants with Tracings — Anorectal Interactive interpretation of real tracings Serhat Bor (Türkiye) & Fady Daniel (Lebanon) |
||
| 16:55–17:00 | Closing Remarks Summary and take-home messages Serhat Bor (Türkiye) |
||
| *Please note that course registration requires a fee. To register for any course, you must first complete your congress registration. | |||
| HALL A | HALL B | HALL C | |
| SESSION 1 – Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: From Diagnosis to Long-Term Management Chairs: Adnan Abu Hammour (Jordan), Hisham Al Dahab (Oman), Mohammad El Sherbiny (Egypt) |
|||
| 09:00-09:15 | Barrett's Oesophagus in Non-Western Populations Fady Daniel (Lebanon) |
||
| 09:15-09:30 | PPI and PCAB Stewardship: Right Patient, Right Dose, Right Duration Shahab Abid (Pakistan) |
||
| 09:30-09:45 | Protecting Patients from Overtreatment in GERD Salem Alotaibi (Saudi Arabia) |
||
| 09:45-10:00 | Discussion | ||
| 10:00-10:20 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:20–10:45 | OPENING CEREMONY Serhat Bor (Türkiye) |
||
| PLENARY SESSION | |||
| 10:45–11:15 | Closing the Implementation Gap in Global South Gastroenterology Chair: Hosams Abu Meri (Latvia) Speaker: Asad Dajani (UAE) |
||
| SESSION 2 – Upper GI Disorders, Dyspepsia & H. Pylori Chairs: Mirvasit Karimov (Uzbekistan), Gulustan Babayeva (Azerbaijan), Mehmet Cindoruk (Türkiye) |
|||
| 11:15-11:35 | Test-and-Treat Strategies with Limited Endoscopy Access Mohamed Alboraie (Egypt) |
||
| 11:35-11:55 | Antimicrobial Resistance Without Susceptibility Testing Hosams Abu Meri (Latvia) |
||
| 11:55-12:15 | When Dyspepsia Persists: Moving Beyond Acid and Infection Dmitry Bordin (Russia) |
||
| 12:15-12:30 | Discussion | ||
| 12:30-13:00 |
Yusuf Ziya Erzin (Türkiye) This session will be in the exhibition area. |
||
| 12:30–13:30 |
Lunch Break & Abstract Discussion Sessions |
||
| 13:30–14:00 |
Chair: Shahab Abid (Pakistan) Speaker: Serhat Bor (Türkiye) |
||
| 14:00-15:00 | CASE DISCUSSIONS – SESSION I (Parallel Sessions) | ||
| ROOM A – Anorectal Crohn's Disease Coordinator: Mohammed S. Khan (Saudi Arabia) Chairs: Jawad Khamis (Bahrain), Ahmed Salah (Egypt) Case Presenters: Babak Tamizifar (Iran), Aimun Raees (Pakistan) |
ROOM B – Hepato-Biliary Case Coordinator: Fady Daniel (Lebanon) Chairs: Cesar Yaghi (Lebanon), Atif Majeed (Pakistan) Case Presenters : Mohammed Talal Sulaimani (Saudi Arabia), Mahrukh Ali Bugti (Pakistan) |
ROOM C – Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Coordinator: Serhat Bor (Türkiye) Chairs: Anahita Sadaghi (Iran), Imad Bouguedouma (Algeria), Nashiz Inayat (Pakistan) Case Presenters: Ozan Sarıkaya (Türkiye), Margarita Chebotareva (Russia) |
|
| 15:00-15:15 | Coffee Break | ||
| SESSION 3 – IBD: Advanced Therapies & Real-World Positioning Chairs: Jamilya A. Kaibullayeva (Kazakhstan), Nawal Elkhaldi (Iraq), Nurdan Tözün (Türkiye) |
|||
| 15:15–15:30 | Emerging Biologics and Small Molecules in IBD Haluk Tarık Kani (Türkiye) |
||
| 15:30–15:45 | Positioning New Agents Across Different Access Settings Osama Ebada (Egypt) |
||
| 15:45–16:00 | IBD Care Interruptions in the Global South Charbel Yazbeck (Lebanon) |
||
| 16:00–16:15 | Discussion | ||
| SESSION 4 – Endoscopy & Nutrition Chairs: Firoz Alimohamed (Kenya), Muslim Atiq (Pakistan) |
|||
| 16:15-16:30 | Artificial Intelligence in Endoscopy: Where It Truly Adds Value Mohammed S. Khan (Saudi Arabia) |
||
| 16:30-16:45 | What Experienced Endoscopists Do Differently? Saad Khalid Niaz (Pakistan) |
||
| 16:45-17:00 | Malnutrition and Sarcopenia in IBD Ahmed Morad Hashim (Egypt) |
||
| 17:00-17:15 | Discussion | ||
| 17:15-18:30 | Country Representatives & Working Groups Meeting | ||
| HALL A | HALL B | HALL C | |
| SESSION 5 – Hepatology & Metabolic Liver Disease Chair: Fulya Günşar (Türkiye) |
|||
| 09:00–09:15 | MAFLD Risk Stratification with or Without Universal Fibroscan Mohamed Alboraie (Egypt) |
||
| 09:15–09:30 | Albumin Revisited in Liver Disease: Old Drug, New Roles Zahid Azam (Pakistan) |
||
| 09:30–09:45 | Managing Cirrhosis Complications in Non-Transplant Centers Amna Subhan (Pakistan) |
||
| 09:45-10:00 | Prognostic Assessment in Advanced Liver Disease Mark Sonderup (South Africa) |
||
| 10:00–10:15 | Discussion | ||
| 10:15-10:45 |
Moderator: Ömer Özütemiz (Türkiye) Speaker: Serhat Bor (Türkiye) |
||
| 10:45-11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| SESSION 6 – GI Oncology & Prevention Chairs: Hela Elloumi (Tunisia), Rashad Hasanov (Azerbaijan) |
|||
| 11:00- 11:15 | Gastric Cancer Screening in Intermediate-Risk Populations Kolawole O. Akande (Nigeria) |
||
| 11:15-11:30 | Interval Colon Cancer: When Screening Fails Joey Sollano (Philippines) |
||
| 11:30–11:45 | The Incidentaloma Dilemma in GI Practice Om Parkash (Pakistan) |
||
| 11:45–12:00 | Discussion | ||
| 12:00-12:30 |
Murat Buyruk (Türkiye) This session will be in the exhibition area. |
||
| 12:00–13:00 |
Lunch Break & Abstract Discussion Sessions |
||
| 13:00-14:00 | CASE DISCUSSIONS – SESSION II (Parallel Session) | ||
| ROOM A – Biliary Strictures Chair & Coordinatior: Fatih Tekin (Türkiye) Chairs: Om Parkash (Pakistan), Mohamed El-Nady (Egypt) Case Presenters: Bengi Öztürk (Türkiye), Amr El-Mistekawy (Egypt) |
ROOM B – Advanced Hepatology Case Coordinator: Suna Yapalı (Türkiye) Chairs: Zeki Karasu (Türkiye), Osama Ashraf (Egypt) Case Presenters: Mohamed Mokhtar (Egypt), Naik Bugti (Pakistan) |
ROOM C – IBD Case Coordinator: Mohamed Alboraie (Egypt) Chairs: Sher Rehman (Pakistan), Ahmed Altonbary (Egypt) Case Presenters: Tarık Kani (Türkiye), Syeda Ayesha (Pakistan) |
|
| SESSION 7 – Pancreatic Disorders Chairs: Dilek Oğuz (Türkiye), Ali Tumi (Libya) |
|||
| 14:00-14:15 | Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency: Beyond Enzyme Replacement Maria Kiriukova (Russia) |
||
| 14:15-14:30 | Hydatid Cysts of the Liver and Pancreas Sabri Abdelmaseeh (Latvia) |
||
| 14:30-14:45 | Acute Pancreatitis: Early Risk Stratification Mohamed Elbasiouny (Egypt) |
||
| 14:45-15:00 | IPMN: Surveillance vs Intervention Ahmed Kayal (Saudi Arabia) |
||
| 15:00-15:15 | Discussion | ||
| 15:15-16:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| SESSION 8 – Bowel Disorders Chairs: Nashiz Inayat (Pakistan), Mohammed Alzahrani (Saudi Arabia) |
|||
| 16:00–16:15 | Gut Microbiota in Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Filiz Akyüz (Türkiye) |
||
| 16:15–16:30 | Biofeedback in Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Maha Elhousseiny (Egypt) |
||
| 16:30–16:45 | Fecal Incontinence: Mechanisms and Management İsmail Hakkı Kalkan (Türkiye) |
||
| 16:45–17:00 | Discussion | ||
| 17:00-17:30 | CLOSING SESSION Closing Session — Regional Collaboration Roadmap Serhat Bor (Türkiye) |
||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Poster Presentation Session-1 Abstract Discussion Committee: Ömer Özütemiz (Türkiye), Birol Özer (Türkiye), Tamer Haydara (Egypt) |
|
PP-1 (AbsRef: 0082) The Relationship Between the Detection of Antibodies to CagA Virulence Factor and Serological Markers of Gastric Mucosal Atrophy among H.pylori – Positive Patients in the Moscow Population |
|
|
PP-2 (AbsRef: 0083) Comparison of the Results of Serological Diagnostic Methods for H. pylori Infection with Three Different Commercial Kits and 13C-urea Breath Test in Moscow |
|
|
PP-3 (AbsRef: 0084) Age-Stratified Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A and E and Their Impact on Liver Function: A Real-World Registry Study from Pakistan |
|
|
PP-4 (AbsRef: 0086) Pancreatic Cancer and Chronic Pancreatitis Differential Diagnosis by Multidetector Computed Tomography Results Postprocessing |
|
|
PP-5 (AbsRef: 0087) Gastroparesis Associated with the Use of a GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist: A Case Report |
|
|
PP-6 (AbsRef: 0089) Health-Related Quality of Life After Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure: A Donor-Recipient Comparison from a South Asian Cohort |
|
|
PP-7 (AbsRef: 0090) Lean MASLD in a South Asian Cohort: Fibrosis and Metabolic Risk across Non-Obese BMI Categories |
|
|
PP-8 (AbsRef: 0092) Effects of Pelvıc Floor Bıofeedback Traınıng in Women Wıth Functıonal Constıpatıon: A Randomızed Controlled Trıal |
|
|
PP-9 (AbsRef: 0093) Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
|
|
PP-11 (AbsRef: 0095) Differential Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis in the Treatment and Management of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C |
|
|
PP-12 (AbsRef: 0097) The Role of Endoscopy in Graft-Versus-Host Disease |
|
|
PP-13 (AbsRef: 0098) Changing Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B–Related Cirrhosis in Türkiye: A Comparative Analysis of Global, Regional, and National Trends, 1990–2023 |
|
|
PP-14 (AbsRef: 0099) Management of Inconclusive EUS-Guided Tissue Acquisition: Diagnostic Yield of Repeat Sampling |
|
|
PP-16 (AbsRef: 0101) Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes in Patients with Chronic Viral Hepatitis B and C: A Population-Based Study in Azerbaijan |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Poster Presentation Session-2 Abstract Discussion Committee: Ömer Özütemiz (Türkiye), Birol Özer (Türkiye), Tamer Haydara (Egypt) |
|
PP-17 (AbsRef: 0104) The Effect of Sedation on Hill Grading and Endoscopic Assessment of Gastroesophageal Junction Morphology: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study |
|
|
PP-18 (AbsRef: 0105) Real-World PPI Use in GERD: Discontinuation Patterns, Phenotype-Dependent Benefit, and Psychiatric Comorbidity in a Tertiary Reflux Clinic |
|
|
PP-19 (AbsRef: 0106) Transparent Cap-Assisted Colonoscopy Improves Bleeding Source Detection and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Colonic Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Multicenter Study |
|
|
PP-20 (AbsRef: 0108) Beyond the Six-Month Rule: Does Psychosocial Risk Predict Post-Transplant Alcohol Relapse in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease? |
|
|
PP-21 (AbsRef: 0109) Development and Internal Validation of a Clinical Prediction Model Incorporating the Endothelial Activation and Stress Index (EASIX) for Premalignant Colorectal Neoplasia in Ulcerative Colitis |
|
|
PP-22 (AbsRef: 0110) Intestinal Dysbiosis as a Driver of Hepatic Inflammation in Viral Hepatitis: Evidence from SIBO Assessment |
|
|
PP-23 (AbsRef: 0111) Routine Biochemical and Metabolic Markers Do Not Reliably Predict Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease |
|
|
PP-24 (AbsRef: 0112) Declining Burden of Diarrheal Diseases in Türkiye: A Comparative Analysis of Global, Regional, and National Trends, 1990–2023 |
|
|
PP-25 (AbsRef: 0113) Comparative Trends in Colorectal Cancer Burden: Türkiye in the Context of the USA, Japan, and Pakistan, 1990–2023 |
|
|
PP-26 (AbsRef: 0114) Temporal Trends in Stomach Cancer Burden among Adults Aged 50–74 Years: A Global Analysis Highlighting Türkiye, 1990–2023 |
|
|
PP-27 (AbsRef: 0117) From Market to Offices: Colon Cancer Screening Awareness among Workers of Formal and Informal Sectors in Ibadan, Nigeria |
|
|
PP-28 (AbsRef: 0119) Investigation of the Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Pelvic Floor Muscle Function, Anorectal Motility in Functional Constipation with Rectal Sensory Disorders |
|
|
PP-29 (AbsRef: 0120) Investigation of Symptoms, Anorectal Motility, and Pelvic Floor Muscle Function in Patients with Functional Constipation with and without Rectal Hyposensitivity |
|
|
PP-30 (AbsRef: 0121) The Comprehension of Achalasia by Medical Specialists |
|
|
PP-31 (AbsRef: 0122) Detection Rate of Helicobacter pylori among Residents of Moscow |
|
|
PP-32 (AbsRef: 0123) Helicobacter pylori Infection and the Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms |
|
|
PP-33 (AbsRef:0124) Diagnostic Delay and Physician Visits Before the Definitive Diagnosis In Achalasia |
*In order for your paper to be included in the proceedings book and to be evaluated, you must have already completed your summit registration. The papers of presenters who have not registered will be marked as 'not presented.
August
27thMay
1stJuly
31st