Israel Gastroenterology Association Annual Meeting 03-05 February 2016, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv The Annual Scientific Meeting will take place at The Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, Ballroom A, B&C, Lobby floor. WEDNESDAY 03.02.2016 Educational Day (sponserd by Jannesen) gastroenterology Plenary session - Updates in 15:00-16:40 Chairs: Eran Goldin and Alex Geller 15:00 ESD: Has the time come? Pro: Harold Jacobs, Hadassah, Jerusalem Con: Ori Segol, Carmel Medical 15:30 How to perform EMR? How and what to inject, cautery principles, snare selection Yael Kopelman, Hillel Yaffe, Hadera 15:50 Endoscopic diagnosis and management of upper and lower GI bleeding - current guideline recommendations Ian Gralnek, HaEmek, Afula 16:20 What's new in modern liver surgery - From minimally invasive to transplantation Ido Nachmany, Tel Aviv Sourasky 16:40-17:00 Smoothies and donuts? 2016 Looking into the crystal ball - What can we expect in 17:00-19:00 Chairs: Alex Fich and Ehud Meltzer 17:00 IBD Iris Dotan, Tel Aviv Sourasky 17:20 Motility Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Belgium 17:40 What to do if your patient is no longer responding to PPI? Ram Dickman, Rabin Medical 18:00 When will HCV be eradicated in Israel - Hopes and hypes TBD 18:20 Advanced molecular based therapy for GI malignancies Dan Aderka, Sheba, Ramat Gan 19:00-20:00 Special dinner 20:00 Danny Sanderson LIVE!
09:00- Ballroom B 10:35 How to improve gut motility? (Sponsored by the GI Motility Society) Chairs: Yosef Lisi and Roy Dekel 08:45- Ballroom A 10:05 GI nurses program Chairs: Rina Asuline 08:45 09:05 09:25 09:45 10:05-10:30 Precedex - patients cooperation during endoscopy Mrs. Galina Grberger, Hadasa Ein Carem, Jerusalem Local and international developmentand progress for IBD nurse Mrs. Simona Bar, Rabin medical center, Petah Tikva HCV did we succeed to distinguish the diseases? Mrs. Keren Tzaref, Shiba Medical center, Ramat Gan Managing infection control in endoscopy unit Mr. Alexander Michlin, Rambam, Hiafa Tea Break 09:00-10:35 Sexuality, functionality, pregnancy and surgery in IBD (sponsored by the IBD society) Chairs: Eran Israeli and Eran Zittan Functional female sexuality Idan Militscher, Tel Aviv Sourasky 09:00 09:00 09:20 09:35 09:50 10:05 10:20 Evidence based approach to constipation Jan Tack, University of Leuven, Belgium How to treat fecal incontinence? Yishai Ron, Tel Aviv Sourasky Functional abdominal pain: Focus on antidepressants Rita Brun, Rambam Medical I am bloated and uncomfortable please help me doc! Yehuda Ringel, Rabin Medical Chronic GI diseases post traveling Eli Schwartz, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan The Israeli approach to constipation: Finally we have our own guidelines Dan Carter, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 09:20 09:35 09:50 10:05 Fecundity and sexuality dysfunction in the IBD patient Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek in Jerusalem Novel techniques in perianal IBD surgery Oded Zmora, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan Approach to abdominal IBD surgery Petachia Reissman, Shaare Zedek, Jerusalem 10:35-11:00 Tea Break
13:00 Nurses program Chairs: Rina Asuline 10:30 10:50 11:10 Ambulatory colonoscopy, process review Mrs. Lilia Rozenfeld, Bnei-Zion Medical Improving experience and satisfaction of children and parents undergoing endoscopy procedures Mrs. Rachel Leshem Namedar, Sheba, Ramat Gan Treating fistula post bariatric surgery Mr. Fares Tachibash, Rambam, Hiafa 12:00 12:00 How to improve my colonoscopy skills (Sponsored by the Endoscopy Society) Microbiome target Chairs: Nitzan Mahrshak and Chairs: Yona Avni and Itamar Pomeranz Yehuda Chowers Cholangioscopy - Who? When? 11:00 How? Dov Wengrover, Shaare Zedek 11:00 in Jerusalem 11:20 11:40 Tips and tricks for polypectomy - what you should be doing Fabiana Binyaminov, Meir, Kfar Saba Avoiding, recognizing and treating complications? Iyad Khamaisi, Rambam Medical 11:20 11:40 Fecal microbial transplantation in Israel - where do we stand? Nitsan Maharshak, Tel Aviv Sourasky Mood disturbances and the microbiome Omry Koren, Bar-Ilan School of Medicine The microbiota as biomarkers for GI tumors Uri Gophna, Tel Aviv University 11:30 IBD unit optimization Mrs. Revital Barkan, Tel Aviv Sorasky 11:50 12:20 12:40 Support group for ibd patients - experience our Mrs. Rina Assulin, Rambam Medical Fecal transplantation Nitzan Maharcheck, Tel Aviv Sorasky RFA procedure, the nurse role Lena cichulin, Rabin Medical 12:00 Plenary session Best Original abstracts Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital Kariv 12:00 Plenary session Best Original abstracts Chairs: Ian Gralnek and Revital Kariv
13:00-14:30 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - King Solomon Hall TAKEDA symposia TBD Chairs: Iris Dotan Management of IBD - current concepts and future directions real life experience with vedolizumabin israel Uri Kopylov, Sheba, Tel Hasomer Therapeutic options for specific scenarios: Post infections The pregnant patient Ariela Shitrit, Shaare Zedek, Jerusalem Colonic Crohn's disease Eran Israeli, The elderly patient Uri Kopylov, PFIZER symposia NEW ERA - Direct Oral Anti Coagulants - indications and complications Asher Winder, The coagulation expert, Director Department of Hematology, Head of Thrombosis and Hemostasis Unit, Wolfson The gastroenterologist point of view Adi Lahat, Gastroenterology department, Sheba TTR-FAP the importance of early diagnosis - the Gastroenterologist Impact Menachem Sade, Neurology, Wolfson RAFA education symposium Chairs: Ram Dickman and TBD How can my paper be accepted? Jan Tak, University of Leuven, Belgium
14:45- Ballroom B 16:15 Obesity therapy: Tablet, scope or knife (Sponsored by the Nutrition Section) Chairs: Sigal Fishman and Irit Chermesh Bariatric surgery in Israel - What you should know! 14:45 Dean Keren, Rambam Medical Endoscopic evaluation and treatments for bariatric surgery 15:00 complications Mati Shnel, Tel Aviv Sourasky Emerging endoscopic therapies for obesity and diabetes 15:15 Alon Lang, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan Medical treatment for obesity: new drugs in the pipe line 15:30 Gabriela Liberman, Sheba, Ramat Gan 14:45- Ballroom A 16:15 Pediatric gastroenterology program Chairs: Michael Wilschanski and Ron Shaoul 14:45 15:30 Diagnostic characteristics of monogenetic IBD David Wilson, Professor of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh and childlike and health, University of Edinburgh, UK 14:45-16:15 The liver is part of us (Sponsored by the Israel Liver society) Chairs: Michal Carmieli and Yakov Maor 15:45 16:00 Side effects of the modern diet Rakefet Arieli, Nutritionist Leptin - anti-leptin therapy Arieh Gertlaer, Hebrew Universityof Jerusalem 14:45 15:00 15:15 15:30 15:45 16:00 Autoimmune hepatitis Ziv Ben Ari, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hasomer Primary biliary cirrhosis - Not any more Ran Tur Kaspa, Rabin Medical Primary sclerosing cholangitis Ran Oren, Hadassa Medical Center, Jerusalem Granulomatous hepatitis Rifaat Safadi, Hadassa Medical Center, Jerusalem Drug induced liver injury Oren Shibolet, Tel Aviv Sourasky Pathology overview in AIH, PBC and PSC Orit Pappo, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 16:15-16:40 Tea Break
16:40- Ballroom A 18:00 Pediatric Gastroenterology program Chairs: Dan Turner and Batia Weiss 16:40 16:30-18:00 Ballroom B Updates in viral hepatitis and beyond: (Sponsored by the Israel Liver Society) Chairs: Ziv Ben Ari and Rifaat Safadi Can we eradicate HBV? 16:30 16:45 17:00 Amir Shlomai, Rabin Medical HDV management Marius Braun, Rabin Medical Fatty liver disease Shira Zilber-Sagi, Department of Epidemiology, Haifa University 16:30-18:00 Update on GI malignancies (Sponsored by the GI Oncology Society) Chairs: Zohar Levi and Melhem Alaa Pancreatic cancer, who needs 16:30 16:45 screening and how? Erez Scapa, Tel Aviv Sourasky Mice at the service of humans: tailoring patient s chemotherapy to his own unique genetic make-up Izhak Haviv, Safed, School of Medicine 17:20 Treatment of resistant pediatric IBD David Wilson, Professor of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh and childlike and health, University of Edinburgh, UK 17:15 17:30 Treatment of HCC Rawi Hassan, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula Portal hypertension ascites: hepato - renal and minimal hepatic encepalopathy Michal Carmieli-Hagai, Medical center of Western Galilee 17:05 17:25 17:40 New insights into genetic testing for GI malignancies Hagit Baris, Rambam Medical The cutting edges of EUS- what we can do in 2016 and what to anticipate Jesse Lachter, Rambam Medical 17:45 18:00-18:30 Chairs: Timna Naftali and Zamir Doron 18:00 Flash Abstracts (3+1) 18:30-19:30 IGA business meeting Ballroom B 18:30 We care for you our dear fellows: Report of the exams committee Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 18:40-19:30 Do we need super specialization in gastro? 18:40 For: Yheuda Chowers, Rambam Medical 18:50 Against: Haim Shirin, Assaf Harofe, Zriffin 19:00 Report of the society's poll Revital Kariv, Tel Aviv Sourasky 19:10 Open discussion: All 19:30-21:00 The crystal Abbvie dinner symposium Chair: Yheuda Chowers 21:00-23:00 Yair Lapid and Amnon Abramovich: We do have a splendid unique country
FRIDAY 05.02.2016 08:15-09:20 Neuroendocrine tumors breakfast symposium Chairs: Erwin Santo and Elizabeth Half 08:15 Molecular basis and genomics Ido Wolf, Tel Aviv Sourasky 08:35 New horizons for somatostatin analogues in NETs: what remains to be learned? Simona Glasberg, Hadassah, Jerusalem 08:55 From bench to bedside. Novel therapies for NETs Philippe Ruszniewski, University of Paris VII, France 09:15-10:45 Gastro in the community - Not what you were thinking (Sponsored by the community gastroenterology section) Chairs: Dan Keret IBD clinic in the community 09:15 Eyal Shahar, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv district 09:15- Ballroom B 10:45 Controversy in nutrition? Not anymore! Chairs: Zamir Halpern and Nadir Arber 09:15 09:30 09:40 09:50 10:00 10:10 10:20 10:30 Introduction: Nadir Arber, Tel Aviv Sourasky Sugar or artificial sweetener Coke-Zamir Halpern, Tel Aviv Sourasky Pepsi Max-Shira Zelber-Sagi, Department of Epidemiology, Haifa University Fat or sugar Low carb diet Iris Shai, Soroka, Be'erSheva Low fat diet-tbd The obese paradox It is better to be fat-ayelet Kalter, Clinical Dietitian It is better to be slim-dror Dicker, Rabin, Petah Tikva Personalized diet Eran Elinav, Weizmann Institute of Science 09:45 10:15 10:30 Multidisciplinary community clinic for the treatment of morbid obesity Dan Keret, Clalit Health Services, Jerusalem district Prevalence and treatment patterns of Jewish and Arab patients in the community Fabiana Binyaminov, Meir, Kfar Saba Use of cannabis in patients with IBD: effect on disease activity and social function Timna Naftali, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba
10:45-11:05 Morning latte and cappuccino 11:05 The new vaad Chairs: Yona Avni, Eitan Scappa, Rami Eliakim 11:15 The health basket: myths and secrets behind the curtains Chair: Nadir Arber, President elect of the IGA,Tel Aviv Sourasky Yonatan Halevy, CEO Sharee Zedek 12:00 Adjourn