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TODAY &
TOMORROW
FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
GENERAL INFORMATION
11 & 12 JUNE 2012
AMC AMSTERDAM
HOW PROGRESS & INNOVATION
WILL LEAD TO SUCCESSFUL
MANAGEMENT
VENUE
BIG REGISTRATION (Dutch participants only)
8.30 – 9.20 SESSION 6
11.15 – 12.45 SESSION 8
The conference will be held at the
Please fill in your full BIG number (11 digits) in
Screening for dysplasia and surveillance: is it useful after all?
the registration form. The EPGS will register you
Doing a better job with the available drugs
Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Lecture hall 5
in the GAIA system after the conference
Chairs: Bas Oldenburg, Cyriel Ponsioen
Chairs: Brian Feagan, Ad van Bodegraven
8.30 Inflammation and cancer: novel insights
11.15 Optimizing the use of thiopurines and anti-TNF
Florian Greten, Munich, Germany
William Sandborn, San Diego, CA, USA
8.55 Novel techniques for dysplasia surveillance
11.40 Appropriate timing of introduction of new therapies
Evelien Dekker, AMC
Bruce Sands, New York, NY, USA
9.10 AMC Research Flash
12.05 Treat to healing: how can we get there?
Gert Van Assche, Leuven, Belgium
12.30 AMC Research Flash
JOIN
US!
Meibergdreef 9
NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam
www.epgs.nl
Rooms have been blocked in Amsterdam City
Center. Connection by public transportation is
easy to the Academic Medical Center as well
The language of the conference will be English
as to Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Central
IMPORTANT DATES
1 May 2012
Railway station.
Dates: Sunday 10 & Monday 11 June 2012
Deadline for early registration at reduced fee
Please note that June is a busy month in
Deadline for guaranteed hotel accommodation
Amsterdam so please make your reservation
9.20 – 10.30 SESSION 7
11 & 12 June 2012
for hotel accommodation soon!
LIVE ENDOSCOPY AND SURGERY
IBD: Today & Tomorrow
Hotel
SingleDouble
Chair: Tom Oresland, Guido Tytgat, Paul Fockens
REGISTRATION FEES
Hotel Eden Amsterdam 3*
€ 145
Endoscopists: Mark Löwenberg, Evelien Dekker, Cyriel Ponsioen
Physicians
Room rate incl. breakfast and taxes but excl. 5% city tax
Surgeons: Willem Bemelman, André D’Hoore, Pieter Tanis, Christianne Buskens
After 1 May 2012 € 250
Trainees*
Before 1 May 2012 € 100
After 1 May 2012 € 125
€ 160
All hotel bookings should be guaranteed by
Chairs: Al Windsor, Geert D’Haens
Endoscopists: Mark Löwenberg, Evelien Dekker, Cyriel Ponsioen
Surgeons: Willem Bemelman, André D’Hoore, Pieter Tanis, Christianne Buskens
15.20 AMC Research Flash
15.30 KEYNOTE LECTURE 2
Chair: Geert D’Haens
epgs@mkproducties.nl
What have we achieved in 20 years of intensive IBD research?
T +31 35 542 67 45
Suggestions for future research
Paul Rutgeerts, Leuven, Belgium
16.00 Adjourn
stay). For bookings please visit the EPGS site:
After this date booking of hotel rooms is subject
After 1 May 2012 € 75
to availability.
* All trainees must send a letter from their
For special requests please
program director to the EPGS
contact the hotel agency:
REGISTRATION
MK Producties
SECRETARIAT
Registration on-line via www.epgs.nl
European Postgraduate Gastro-surgical School
CANCELLATION POLICY
Jacqueline van der Woude & Joy Goedkoop
We will reimburse 70% of the registration fee
T +31 20 566 39 26 / 64 68
upon written cancellation before 1 May 2012.
F +31 20 697 55 94
After that date no refund will be made.
epgs@amc.uva.nl
ACCREDITATION
CME accreditation has been requested from the
European Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (EACCME)
WWW.IBD-AMC.COM
10.30 – 11.15 COFFEE BREAK
www.epgs.nl
Before 1 May 2012 € 50
and refreshments.
14.00 – 15.30 SESSION 9
LIVE ENDOSCOPY AND SURGERY
Deadline for guaranteed rooms is 1 May 2012.
materials, participant’s reception, lunches
12.45 – 14.00 LUNCH
credit card or by bank transfer (100% of your
Nurses
The registration fee includes all conference
TOMORROW
HOTEL OVERVIEW
WORKING LANGUAGE
Before 1 May 2012 € 200
TODAY&
PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME TUESDAY
TUESDAY1212JUNE
JUNE2012
2012
Academic Medical Center
www.epgs.nl
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SPONSORS
PROGRAMME MONDAY 11 JUNE 2012
JOIN US AT ‘IBD TODAY AND TOMORROW’
AND ENJOY PROGRESS IN IBD DIAGNOSIS
AND MANAGEMENT
08.00
Registration and coffee
09.00 Welcome
Marcel Levi, Dean of the AMC & Geert D’Haens
FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
12.30 KEYNOTE LECTURE 1
Difficulties in design and execution of clinical trials in IBD
Brian Feagan, London, ON, Canada
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH
09.05 – 10.00 SESSION 1
Dear colleagues,
Pathogenesis and immunology of IBD: evolving views and knowledge
The IBD team at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam proudly offers
Chairs: Gerard Dijkstra and Sander van Deventer
9.05
An overview of our current understanding of IBD etiology
Gijs Van den Brink, AMC
disciplinary approach currently needed for optimal patient care. The program
9.25
From animal models to human disease: what have we learnt?
reflects our vision on translational research and medical education and
Fiona Powrie, Oxford, UK
9.50
AMC Research Flash
you an extraordinary congress on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, gathering
many world experts in the field. Progress in IBD is impossible without
significant input from many adjacent scientific fields, leading to the multi­
how both are executed at our department.
At the basic level, we will look into our current understanding of bacterial
interactions, immunological alterations and migration of inflammatory
cells from the blood stream to the intestinal mucosa and examine how
10.00 – 10.55 SESSION 2
14.00 – 16.00 SESSION 4
IBD management: strategies for a better outcome
Chairs: William Sandborn, Geert D’Haens
14.00 Stratification of IBD patients based on phenotypic and genetic risk profiles
Severine Vermeire, Leuven, Belgium
14.25 Immunologic predictors of disease progression in IBD
James Lee, Cambridge, UK
14.50 Tight control of disease severity and complications: what does it imply?
Jean-Frédéric Colombel, Lille, France
15.15 Disease evaluation beyond endoscopy: how to use in daily practice?
Andreas Sturm, Berlin, Germany
Round table discussion: why are we doing poorly after all?
Microbiota in IBD: are they really relevant?
best researchers in these fields and will share their views. At the end of
Chairs: Cyriel Ponsioen and Jean-Frédéric Colombel
the sessions, a selection of IBD researchers at the AMC will be offered an
10.00 The case for the pathogenic role of E.Coli in Crohn’s disease
Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud, Clermont-Ferrand, France
15.40 10.25 What have we learnt about the human microbiome in health and disease?
16.00 – 16.30 COFFEE BREAK
We are hosting the finest speakers in this area and they will certainly
Willem de Vos, Wageningen, NL
challenge us with their insights.
10.45 AMC Research Flash
these targets could be used for treatment. Our speakers are among the
opportunity to show their work and latest results.
At the clinical level, we will try to understand why therapeutic results
often remain sub-optimal and how better outcomes could be reached.
Furthermore, we will have 2 live surgery and live endoscopy sessions during
which you can witness the newest interventions and endoscopic techniques
related to IBD in real-time.
The beginning of summer is always a pleasant time in Amsterdam. Our
vibrant city will certainly offer you enough cultural and culinary pleasures
to make your stay unforgettable.
We hope to welcome you in June!
Geert D’Haens,
Chairman of the organizing committee
10.55 – 11.15 COFFEE BREAK
11.15 – 13.00 SESSION 3
16.30 – 18.00 SESSION 5
Optimal timing of IBD surgery
Chairs: Janneke van der Woude and Willem Bemelman
16.30 Ileocecal resection: only for complicated disease?
Andre D’Hoore, Leuven, Belgium
16.50 Fistula interventions: before or after medical treatment?
Al Windsor, London, UK
Blocking adhesion and migration of inflammatory cells in IBD:
ready for prime time?
Chairs: Paul Rutgeerts, Brian Feagan
11.15 The pivotal role of adhesion and migration in gastrointestinal defense
17.10 Proctocolectomy and pouch: timing and results
Jesus Rivera Nieves, San Diego, CA, USA
Tom Oresland, Oslo, Norway
11.40 The role of lymphatic in IBD: new potential targets for interventions in IBD
17.30 AMC Research Flash
Silvio Danese, Milano, Italy
17.40 Round-table discussion: towards a better medical-surgical collaboration?
12.05 Upcoming anti-adhesion and migration interventions:
Andre D’Hoore, Al Windsor, Tom Oresland, Dirk de Jong and Bruce Sands
what can we expect in the clinic?
18.00 Adjourn
Julian Panes, Barcelona, Spain
18.00 RECEPTION
PROGRAMME MONDAY 11 JUNE 2012
JOIN US AT ‘IBD TODAY AND TOMORROW’
AND ENJOY PROGRESS IN IBD DIAGNOSIS
AND MANAGEMENT
08.00
Registration and coffee
09.00 Welcome
Marcel Levi, Dean of the AMC & Geert D’Haens
FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
12.30 KEYNOTE LECTURE 1
Difficulties in design and execution of clinical trials in IBD
Brian Feagan, London, ON, Canada
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH
09.05 – 10.00 SESSION 1
Dear colleagues,
Pathogenesis and immunology of IBD: evolving views and knowledge
The IBD team at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam proudly offers
Chairs: Gerard Dijkstra and Sander van Deventer
9.05
An overview of our current understanding of IBD etiology
Gijs Van den Brink, AMC
disciplinary approach currently needed for optimal patient care. The program
9.25
From animal models to human disease: what have we learnt?
reflects our vision on translational research and medical education and
Fiona Powrie, Oxford, UK
9.50
AMC Research Flash
you an extraordinary congress on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, gathering
many world experts in the field. Progress in IBD is impossible without
significant input from many adjacent scientific fields, leading to the multi­
how both are executed at our department.
At the basic level, we will look into our current understanding of bacterial
interactions, immunological alterations and migration of inflammatory
cells from the blood stream to the intestinal mucosa and examine how
10.00 – 10.55 SESSION 2
14.00 – 16.00 SESSION 4
IBD management: strategies for a better outcome
Chairs: William Sandborn, Geert D’Haens
14.00 Stratification of IBD patients based on phenotypic and genetic risk profiles
Severine Vermeire, Leuven, Belgium
14.25 Immunologic predictors of disease progression in IBD
James Lee, Cambridge, UK
14.50 Tight control of disease severity and complications: what does it imply?
Jean-Frédéric Colombel, Lille, France
15.15 Disease evaluation beyond endoscopy: how to use in daily practice?
Andreas Sturm, Berlin, Germany
Round table discussion: why are we doing poorly after all?
Microbiota in IBD: are they really relevant?
best researchers in these fields and will share their views. At the end of
Chairs: Cyriel Ponsioen and Jean-Frédéric Colombel
the sessions, a selection of IBD researchers at the AMC will be offered an
10.00 The case for the pathogenic role of E.Coli in Crohn’s disease
Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud, Clermont-Ferrand, France
15.40 10.25 What have we learnt about the human microbiome in health and disease?
16.00 – 16.30 COFFEE BREAK
We are hosting the finest speakers in this area and they will certainly
Willem de Vos, Wageningen, NL
challenge us with their insights.
10.45 AMC Research Flash
these targets could be used for treatment. Our speakers are among the
opportunity to show their work and latest results.
At the clinical level, we will try to understand why therapeutic results
often remain sub-optimal and how better outcomes could be reached.
Furthermore, we will have 2 live surgery and live endoscopy sessions during
which you can witness the newest interventions and endoscopic techniques
related to IBD in real-time.
The beginning of summer is always a pleasant time in Amsterdam. Our
vibrant city will certainly offer you enough cultural and culinary pleasures
to make your stay unforgettable.
We hope to welcome you in June!
Geert D’Haens,
Chairman of the organizing committee
10.55 – 11.15 COFFEE BREAK
11.15 – 13.00 SESSION 3
16.30 – 18.00 SESSION 5
Optimal timing of IBD surgery
Chairs: Janneke van der Woude and Willem Bemelman
16.30 Ileocecal resection: only for complicated disease?
Andre D’Hoore, Leuven, Belgium
16.50 Fistula interventions: before or after medical treatment?
Al Windsor, London, UK
Blocking adhesion and migration of inflammatory cells in IBD:
ready for prime time?
Chairs: Paul Rutgeerts, Brian Feagan
11.15 The pivotal role of adhesion and migration in gastrointestinal defense
17.10 Proctocolectomy and pouch: timing and results
Jesus Rivera Nieves, San Diego, CA, USA
Tom Oresland, Oslo, Norway
11.40 The role of lymphatic in IBD: new potential targets for interventions in IBD
17.30 AMC Research Flash
Silvio Danese, Milano, Italy
17.40 Round-table discussion: towards a better medical-surgical collaboration?
12.05 Upcoming anti-adhesion and migration interventions:
Andre D’Hoore, Al Windsor, Tom Oresland, Dirk de Jong and Bruce Sands
what can we expect in the clinic?
18.00 Adjourn
Julian Panes, Barcelona, Spain
18.00 RECEPTION
TODAY &
TOMORROW
FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
GENERAL INFORMATION
11 & 12 JUNE 2012
AMC AMSTERDAM
HOW PROGRESS & INNOVATION
WILL LEAD TO SUCCESSFUL
MANAGEMENT
VENUE
BIG REGISTRATION (Dutch participants only)
8.30 – 9.20 SESSION 6
11.15 – 12.45 SESSION 8
The conference will be held at the
Please fill in your full BIG number (11 digits) in
Screening for dysplasia and surveillance: is it useful after all?
the registration form. The EPGS will register you
Doing a better job with the available drugs
Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Lecture hall 5
in the GAIA system after the conference
Chairs: Bas Oldenburg, Cyriel Ponsioen
Chairs: Brian Feagan, Ad van Bodegraven
8.30 Inflammation and cancer: novel insights
11.15 Optimizing the use of thiopurines and anti-TNF
Florian Greten, Munich, Germany
William Sandborn, San Diego, CA, USA
8.55 Novel techniques for dysplasia surveillance
11.40 Appropriate timing of introduction of new therapies
Evelien Dekker, AMC
Bruce Sands, New York, NY, USA
9.10 AMC Research Flash
12.05 Treat to healing: how can we get there?
Gert Van Assche, Leuven, Belgium
12.30 AMC Research Flash
JOIN
US!
Meibergdreef 9
NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam
www.epgs.nl
Rooms have been blocked in Amsterdam City
Center. Connection by public transportation is
easy to the Academic Medical Center as well
The language of the conference will be English
as to Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Central
IMPORTANT DATES
1 May 2012
Railway station.
Dates: Sunday 10 & Monday 11 June 2012
Deadline for early registration at reduced fee
Please note that June is a busy month in
Deadline for guaranteed hotel accommodation
Amsterdam so please make your reservation
9.20 – 10.30 SESSION 7
11 & 12 June 2012
for hotel accommodation soon!
LIVE ENDOSCOPY AND SURGERY
IBD: Today & Tomorrow
Hotel
SingleDouble
Chair: Tom Oresland, Guido Tytgat, Paul Fockens
REGISTRATION FEES
Hotel Eden Amsterdam 3*
€ 145
Endoscopists: Mark Löwenberg, Evelien Dekker, Cyriel Ponsioen
Physicians
Room rate incl. breakfast and taxes but excl. 5% city tax
Surgeons: Willem Bemelman, André D’Hoore, Pieter Tanis, Christianne Buskens
After 1 May 2012 € 250
Trainees*
Before 1 May 2012 € 100
After 1 May 2012 € 125
€ 160
All hotel bookings should be guaranteed by
Chairs: Al Windsor, Geert D’Haens
Endoscopists: Mark Löwenberg, Evelien Dekker, Cyriel Ponsioen
Surgeons: Willem Bemelman, André D’Hoore, Pieter Tanis, Christianne Buskens
15.20 AMC Research Flash
15.30 KEYNOTE LECTURE 2
Chair: Geert D’Haens
epgs@mkproducties.nl
What have we achieved in 20 years of intensive IBD research?
T +31 35 542 67 45
Suggestions for future research
Paul Rutgeerts, Leuven, Belgium
16.00 Adjourn
stay). For bookings please visit the EPGS site:
After this date booking of hotel rooms is subject
After 1 May 2012 € 75
to availability.
* All trainees must send a letter from their
For special requests please
program director to the EPGS
contact the hotel agency:
REGISTRATION
MK Producties
SECRETARIAT
Registration on-line via www.epgs.nl
European Postgraduate Gastro-surgical School
CANCELLATION POLICY
Jacqueline van der Woude & Joy Goedkoop
We will reimburse 70% of the registration fee
T +31 20 566 39 26 / 64 68
upon written cancellation before 1 May 2012.
F +31 20 697 55 94
After that date no refund will be made.
epgs@amc.uva.nl
ACCREDITATION
CME accreditation has been requested from the
European Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (EACCME)
WWW.IBD-AMC.COM
10.30 – 11.15 COFFEE BREAK
www.epgs.nl
Before 1 May 2012 € 50
and refreshments.
14.00 – 15.30 SESSION 9
LIVE ENDOSCOPY AND SURGERY
Deadline for guaranteed rooms is 1 May 2012.
materials, participant’s reception, lunches
12.45 – 14.00 LUNCH
credit card or by bank transfer (100% of your
Nurses
The registration fee includes all conference
TOMORROW
HOTEL OVERVIEW
WORKING LANGUAGE
Before 1 May 2012 € 200
TODAY&
PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME TUESDAY
TUESDAY1212JUNE
JUNE2012
2012
Academic Medical Center
www.epgs.nl
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SPONSORS