Ultrasonography for the Gastroenterologist – "See with Sound Inside the Abdomen"

The UEG Ultrasound Programme promotes the role of a major diagnostic and interventional tool in gastroenterology: clinical ultrasonography in the hands of the gastroenterologist.
All UGE Week participants are invited to explore the "world of imaging with sound". This year the Ultrasound programme offers basic and postgraduate courses on ultrasonography, individual hands-on training, and special lectures in abdominal
ultrasonography. It is specially designed for both young and senior gastroenterologists, with or without experience in ultrasonography, and also for those with interest in the new developments in ultrasound-based techniques.
The tutors will be at your side during the UEG Week to guide you on this interesting
diagnostic tool.

Main topics of the special lectures are Point of Care Ultrasound in Gastroenterology and "The new kids on the block" in abdominal ultrasound.


The Ultrasound Learning Area is run in courtesy of EFSUMB.

View the individual programme days below


UEG Day 1

Ultrasound Learning Area

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Saturday 12 October 2024
Ultrasonography for the Gastroenterologist
Basic Course - Part I - Basics and introduction in abdominal ultrasound examinations

 

9:00 – 10:30 Session 1
Moderation: Christian Jenssen, Alina Popescu
09:00 – 09:10 Introduction and aims of the course  Christian Jenssen
09:10 – 09:25 The view in the body – examination technique and Sonoanatomy  Alina Popescu
09:25 – 09:40 Abdominal vessels – landmarks  Christian Jenssen
09:40 – 09:50 Abdominal ultrasound examination (tips and tricks) – live demonstration  Dieter Nürnberg
09:50 – 10:30 Hands-on Training: Focus abdominal vessels  Faculty
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10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
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11:00 – 12:30 Session 2
Moderation: Ivica Grgurevic, Ioan Sporea
11:00 – 11:15 Examination of the liver. Ioan Sporea
11:15 – 11:30 Examination of the gall bladder and bile ducts  Ivica Grgurevic
11:30 – 11:45 Examination of the pancreas Matteo Rosselli
11:45 – 12:30 Hands-on Training: Focus on liver, biliary system and pancreas  Faculty
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12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
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13:30 – 15:00 Session 3
Moderation: Roxana Şirli, Kim Nylund
13:30 – 13:45 How to adjust the ultrasound image and useful artefacts  Christian Jenssen
13.45-14.00 Different ultrasound systems – what are they useful for?  Dieter Nürnberg
14:00 – 14:15 Abdominal ultrasound examination (tips and tricks) – live demonstration  Alina Popescu
14.15– 14:30 Where to check for free fluid and gas in the abdomen?  Kim Nylund
14:30 – 15:00 Hands-on Training  Faculty

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15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
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15:30 – 17:00 Session 4
Moderation: Christian Jenssen, Odd Helge Gilja
15:30 – 15:50 How to access the bowel by ultrasound  Odd Helge Gilja
15:50 – 16:00 Closing remarks for the first day. Certificates   Alina Popescu, Christian Jenssen
16:00 – 17:00 Hands-on Training  Faculty


UEG Day 2

Ultrasound Learning Area

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Sunday 13 October 2024
Ultrasonography for the Gastroenterologist
Advanced Course - Part II - Pathology and special topics in abdominal ultrasound examinations

 

8:00 – 9:30 Session 1: Gallbladder and bile ducts
Moderation: Dieter Nürnberg, Matthias Wüstner
08:00 – 08:05 Introduction and aims of the course  Dieter Nürnberg
08:05 – 08:20 Incidental findings  Christian Jenssen
08:20 – 08:35 Biliary obstruction: levels and causes of obstruction  Roxana Şirli
08:35 – 08:50 Acute biliary diseases  Matthias Wüstner
08:50 – 09:30 Hands-on Training: Gallbladder and biliary system  Faculty
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9:30 – 10:00 Coffee break
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10:00 – 11:30 Session 2: Pancreas
Moderation: Adrian Săftoiu, Roxana Şirli
10:00 – 10:15 Acute pancreatitis: US-based algorithm, complications  Christian Jenssen
10:15 – 10:30 Chronic pancreatitis: US and EUS  Maria Nürnberg
10:30 – 10:45 Pancreatic tumors: diagnosis, staging, resectability  Adrian Săftoiu
10:45 – 10:55 Abdominal ultrasound examination (tips and tricks) – live demonstration  Christian Jenssen
10:55 – 11:30 Hands-on Training: Pancreas and portal system  Faculty

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11:30 – 12:00 Lunch break
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12:00 – 13:00 Session 3: Liver
Moderation: Zeno Spârchez, Kim Nylund
12:00 – 12:15 Parenchymal liver diseases  Ioan Sporea
12:15 – 12:30 Portal Hypertension and other vascular liver disease  Ivica Grgurevic
12:30 – 12:45 Focal liver lesions  Zeno Spârchez
12:45 – 13:00 Hands-on Training: Focus on the liver  Faculty
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13.00 – 13.30 Break
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13.30 – 15.00 Opening Plenary Session of UEG Week

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15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
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15:30 – 16:30 Session 4: GI tract
Moderation: Odd Helge Gilja, Ioan Sporea
15:30 – 15:45 Inflammatory bowel diseases  Kim Nylund
15:45 – 16:00 Ultrasound for functional gastrointestinal disorders  Odd Helge Gilja
16:00 – 16:15 The role of ultrasound in appendicitis and acute diverticulitis  Maria Luigia Vaiano
16:15 – 16:30 Hands-on Training: Focus on bowel  Faculty

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16:30 – 17:00 Coffee break
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17:00 – 18:00 Session 5
Moderation: Christian Jenssen, Alina Popescu
17:00 – 17:40 Interesting cases – (video demonstration)
17:00 – 17:10 Liver – interesting cases – Maria Nürnberg
17:10 – 17:20 Biliary tract – interesting cases – Matteo Rosselli
17:20 – 17:30 Digestive tract – interesting cases - Maria Luigia Vaiano
17:30 – 17:40 Rare cases in gastroenterology solved by ultrasound - Faculty
17:40 – 17:45 Closing remarks, certificates - Christian Jenssen, Dieter Nürnberg
17:45 – 18:00 Hands-on Training  - Faculty


UEG Day 3

Ultrasound Learning Area

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Monday 14 October 2024

8:30 – 9:30 Session 1
Hands-on Training  Faculty
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9:30 – 10:00 Coffee break
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10:00 – 11:00 Session 2
Hands-on Training Faculty

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11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
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11:30 – 12:30 Session 3
Hands-on Training
Faculty

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12:30 – 14:30 – Lunch break
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13:30 – 15:30 Lunch Session
Part III – Noon Lectures
Point of Care Ultrasound in Gastroenterology

Moderation: Dieter Nürnberg, Matthias Wüstner
13:30 – 13:45 Case presentation – Maria Nürnberg
13:45 – 14:05 Pain in the upper quadrants – Roxana Şirli
14:05 – 14:25 Pain in the lower quadrants - Dieter Nürnberg
14:25 – 14:45 Abdominal catastrophes - Matthias Wüstner
14:45 – 15:05 Jaundice - Zeno Spârchez
15:05 – 15:30 Point of care ultrasound guided interventions - Tudor Moga

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15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
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16:00 – 17:00 Session 4
Hands-on Training  Faculty


UEG Day 4

Ultrasound Learning Area

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Tuesday 15 October 2024

8:30 – 9:30 Session 1
Hands-on Training  Faculty

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9:30 – 10:00 Coffee break
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10:00 – 11:00 Session 2
Hands-on Training  Faculty

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11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
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11:30 – 12:30 Session 3
Hands-on Training  Faculty

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12:30 – 14:30 – Lunch break
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13:00 – 15:00 Lunch session
Part IV – Noon Lectures
"The new kids on the block" in abdominal ultrasound

Moderation: Ioan Sporea, Christian Jenssen
13:00 – 13:20 Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in focal liver lesions - Odd Helge Gilja
13:20 – 13:40 Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) - other abdominal applications – Matteo Rosselli
13:40 – 14:00 Liver fat quantification with ultrasound based technologies – Ioan Sporea
14:00 – 14:20 Do we still need liver biopsy for diffuse liver diseases or US based elastography is enough? - Alina Popescu
14:20 – 14:40 AI in ultrasound – Adrian Săftoiu
14:40 – 15:00 Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and Elastography in EUS – Christian Jenssen