Programme

Wednesday 11th June 2025 Day One

14:00–15:00 Session 1: Crystal clear vision: 2025
Panel: Prof Pradeep Bhandari, Dr Asma Al Kandari, Dr Roberto Di Mitri, Dr Sammi Boudabbous

• 14:00 Talk 1: Optimising bowel preparation: The imperative basics ! Prof Cesare Hassan
• 14:15 Talk 2: Light and colour: Detection and characterisation Prof Raf Bishopps
• 14:30 Talk 3: Artificial Intelligence: Help or hindrance? Prof Cesare Hassan
• 14:45 Talk 4: Light and colour: Enhancing resection Prof Hironori Yamamoto
• 15:00 Discussion/Q&A

Wednesday 11th June 2025 Day One

15:15–16:15 Session 2: Primum non-nocere! Safety, prevention and management of adverse events

  Panel: Prof Edward J Despott, Prof Mostafa Ibrahim, Dr Waffa Khanoussi, Dr Emad Aljahdli

• 15:15 Talk 1: Breach! Handling perforation Prof Alberto Murino
• 15:30 Talk 2: Fifty shades of red! Handling bleeding Mr Amin Haji
• 15:45 Talk 3: Fifty shades of green! Preventing disasters in pancreaticobiliary endoscopy Prof Andrea Anderloni
• 16:00 Discussion/Q&A
• 16:15 Coffee Break

16:45–17:45: Satellite symposium TBC

• 17:45–18:00 Closing Remarks for Day
• 18:15–23:00 Buffet Networking Reception on the terrace of the Sacra Infermeria with spectacular views

16:45–17:45: Satellite symposium TBC

• 17:45–18:00 Closing Remarks for Day
• 18:15–23:00 Buffet Networking Reception on the terrace of the Sacra Infermeria with spectacular views

09:30–11:00 Session 3: Technological Innovations Driving Change

Panel: Prof Alberto Murino, Dr Erasmia Vlachou, Prof Raf Bishopps, Prof Abed Al-Lehibi

• 09:30 Talk 1: Taking enteroscopy to the next level Prof Hironori Yamamoto
• 09:45 Talk 2: The saline revolution: facilitating ESD for the future Prof Edward Despott
• 10:00 Talk 3: Ancillary innovations for ESD: when to use them Prof Pradeep Bhandari
• 10:15 Talk 4: New horizons: Cholangioscopy & EUS Prof Alexander Arlt
• 10:30 Talk 5: Endoscopic endoluminal vacuum therapy Dr Diego De Moura
• 10:45 Discussion/Q&A

11:00 Mid-Morning Coffee Break
Panel: Prof Hironori Yamamoto, Prof Edward Despott, Prof Cristiano Spada, Prof Alberto Murino

11:30–13:00 Session 4: Listening and implementing: A journey with our industry partners for the optimisation of minimally-invasive care

• 11:30 Talk 1: The Fujifilm journey Mr Tayah
• 11:45 Talk 2: The Olympus journey Mr Forster
• 12:00 Talk 3: The Boston Scientific journey Mr Lengel
• 12:15 Talk 4: The Erbe journey Mr Luca Cirillo
• 12:30Discussion/Q&A

13:00 Lunch Break

14:10–15:45 Session 5: The International AEM Plenary Video Session (TBC) Part I

Panel: Dr Diego De Moura, Prof Marianna Arvanitakis, Prof Andrea Anderloni, Prof Ahmed Salah, Mr Clifford Caruana, Dr Joao Santos Antunes

• 14:10 Video 1 (TBC)
• 14:20 Video 2 (TBC)
• 14:30 Video 3 (TBC)
• 14:40 Video 4 (TBC)
• 14:50 Video 5 (TBC)

Session 5: The International AEM Plenary Video Session (TBC) Part II

Panel: Prof Marcel Tantau, Dr Neville Azzopardi, Dr Sandro Sferrazza, Dr Mazin Aljabiri, Dr Amin Haji, Dr Purmina Bhat, Dr John Schembri

• 15:00 Video 6 (TBC)
• 15:10 Video 7 (TBC)
• 15:20 Video 8 (TBC)
• 15:30 Video 9 (TBC)

15:40 –16:15 Mid-Afternoon Coffee Break

Panel: Prof Roberta Maselli, Prof Vincent Huberty, Dr Diego De Moura, Dr Dev Bansi

16:15 –17:50 Session 6: The ever-expanding indications for minimally-invasive endoscopic care

• 16:15 Talk 1: Reflux interventions Dr Emad Aljahdli
• 16:30 Talk 2: The obesity epidemic and medical options Dr Ibrahim Mostafa
• 16:45 Talk 3: Shrink the stomach! Prof Roberta Maselli
• 17:00 Talk 4: Third space endosurgery Prof Marcel Tantau
• 17:15 Discussion/Q&A
• 17:50 Closing Remarks

19:00 –23:30 The International AEMs Grand Buffet Networking Reception at Fort St Angelo

Friday 13th June: Day 3

The International AEM Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) Hands-on Training Course with International Experts

• 08:30 Dedicated ESD Course Lectures I:
• 08:30 The Pocket Creation Method (PCM) Prof Hironori Yamamoto
• 08:45 ESD technical tips & tricks Prof Roberta Maselli
• 09:00 Diathermy for ESD Prof Hironori Yamamoto
• 09:15 ESD hands-on training
• 12:30 Lunch
• 13:30 Dedicated ESD Course Lectures II:
• How to manage difficult scenarios Prof Hironori Yamamoto
• 13:30 Management of ESD adverse event Dr Joao Antunes
• 13:45 ESD hands-on training
• 17:00 Close

Friday 13th June: Day 3

The International AEM London ERCP & EUS Hands-on Training Course with International Experts

• ERCP Lectures
• 08:30 Indications Prof Alexander Arlt
• 08:45 Anatomy and anatomical variations Prof Andrea Anderloni
• 09:00 Biliary & pancreatic cannulation Prof Marianna Arvanitakis
• 09:15 Sphincterotomy & pre-cut Dr Sami Bouddabous
• EUS Lectures
• 09:30 EUS imaging of mediastinal lymph nodes and the oesophagus Prof Alexander Arlt
• 09:40 EUS Imaging of the stomach and pancreas Prof Marianna Arvanitakis
• 09:50 EUS-FNA Dr Abed AlLehibi
• 10:00 Therapeutic EUS Prof Andrea Anderloni
• 10:15 ERCP & EUS hands-on training
• 12:30 Lunch
• 13:30 ERCP & EUS hands-on training
• 17:00 Close

Friday 13th June: Day 3

The International AEM Haemostasis Hands-on Training Course with International Experts

• Haemostatis Lectures
• 08:30 Preparation: Resuscitation, preparing the team, equipment required, preparing the room, non-technical skills Dr Purnina Bhat
• 08:45 Non-variceal bleeding: Injection, diathermy, clipping (OTSC), topical agents, tips & pitfalls Dr Paul Akermann
• 09:00 Variceal: Banding, injection therapy, Danis stenting, tips & pitfalls Prof Abed Al-Lehibi
• 09:15 Haemostasis hands-on training
• 12:30 Lunch
• 13:30 Haemostasis hands-on training
• 17:00 Close

Friday 13th June: Day 3

The International AEM Endoscopic Suturing, Bariatric & Defect Closure Hands-on Training Course with International Experts

• 07:30 Registration opens
• 08:30 Preparation: Preparing the team, equipment required, preparing the room, non-technical skills Dr Vincent Huberty
• 08:45 Basic suturing skills with different devices
• 09:00 Apollo Endosurgery Overstitch™, Endotools Endomina™ Dr Ibrahim Mostafa
• 09:15 Endoscopic gastroplasty suturing technique Dr Devinder Bansi
• 09:30 Potential adverse events and their management Dr Vincent Huberty
• 09:45 Closure of defects - TTSC, OTSC, Boston Scientific Mantis Clip™, Apollo Endosurgery X-Tack™ Dr Diego De Moura
• 10:00 Hands-on training
• 13:15 Lunch
• 14:15 Hands-on training
• 16:45 Close

Friday 13th June: Day 3

The International AEM Capsule Endoscopy Hands-on Training Course with International Experts

• 09:35 Welcome and introduction
• 09:45 Setting up the system and patient preparation
• 10:00 Reading and reporting Prof Cristiano Spada
• 10:15 Hands-on familiarisation All faculty
• 11:05 Coffee Break
• 11:30 Normal variants Dr Marco Pennazio
• 11:45 Interpreting common
• 12:00 Hands-on cases All faculty
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14:00 Patient selection, risks and complications Prof Cristiano Spada
• 14:15 Hands-on cases
• 15:00 Case examples and interactive discussion All faculty 16:15 Hands-on cases
• 17:00 The emerging role of the colon capsule Prof Marco Pennazio
• 17:15 PillCam innovations Prof Cristiano Spada
• 17:25 Closing summary All faculty