Congress Agenda
Day 1
Friday, 17th October 2025
ESOPHAGUS SESSION
8:30 am – 8:45 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
EAC Screening & Early Detection: Should population-wide screening for EAC be implemented in non-endemic regions given rising obesity/GERD rates?
8:45 am – 9:00 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Barrett’s Esophagus: Ablation vs. Surveillance in LGD and NDBE—What’s Justified?
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Endoscopic Resection Techniques for Esophageal Subepithelial Tumors: When, How, and Why?
9:15 am – 9:30 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) in Barrett’s Esophagus: Evolving Diagnostic and Therapeutic Roles
9:30 am – 9:45 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Palliative Management Strategies in Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Optimizing Quality of Life
STOMACH SESSION
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Global Burden of Gastric cancer: Latest incidence trends (East vs. West)
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Helicobacter pylori Infection: Optimal Testing Strategies—Who to Test, When, and How?
10:45 am – 11:00 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Endoscopic Management of Early Gastric Cancer: Evolving Techniques and Proven Effectiveness
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
From Type I to III: Tailoring Endoscopic Management of Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors
11:15 am – 11:30 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Endoscopic Approaches to Palliative Management of Malignant Gastric Complications: Obstruction and Bleeding
HEPATOBILIARY SESSION
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Cholangiocarcinoma: Balancing Curative Surgery with Endoscopic Palliation- Where Does RFA Fit In?
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Friday, 17th October 2025.
EUS-BD Compared to PTC for Palliative Biliary Drainage in Unresectable Malignancies: Quality of Life and Clinical Outcomes
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Post-ERCP Pancreatitis (PEP) Prevention: Latest evidence on rectal NSAIDs, PD stent, aggressive hydration protocols, and wire-guided cannulation techniques
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Friday, 17th October 2025.
The Golden Window: Timing of Biliary Drainage and justification of Antibiotics use in malignant Biliary Obstruction
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Advancing Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Indeterminate Biliary Strictures: Can Artificial Intelligence Contribute?
Day 2
Saturday, 18th October 2025
COLON SESSION
8:30 am – 8:45 am
Saturday, 18th October 2025.
Advancing Colorectal ESD: Evaluating Underwater vs. Traditional and Hybrid Approaches
8:45 am – 9:00 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Post-Polypectomy Management: Determining Optimal Surveillance Colonoscopy Timing for Low-Risk Adenomas vs. High-Risk/Advanced Lesions
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
AI-Augmented Colonoscopy: Advancing Real-Time Polyp Detection and Characterization
9:15 am – 9:30 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
From Inspection to Action: Using Endoscopic Prediction of Submucosal Invasion To Guide EMR vs. ESD?
9:30 am – 9:45 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Optimizing EMR Outcomes: Multimodal Strategies to Prevent Post-Procedural Bleeding and Recurrence
PANCREAS SESSION
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Saturday, 18th October 2025.
From Detection to Action: Clinical Management Pathways for Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia and IPMN
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
From Inflammation to Malignancy: Bridging Gaps in Surveillance and Prevention for High-Risk Chronic Pancreatitis Patients
10:45 am – 11:00 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Approach to Pancreatic cystic lesions: Diagnosis, surveillance stratigies and management
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
EUS-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation for Pancreatic Neoplasms: Efficacy, Safety, and Technical Considerations
11:15 am – 11:30 am
Friday, 17th October 2025.
When EUS Sampling Goes Wrong: Acute Recognition and Intervention Strategies for FNA/FNB Complications
Endoscopy Tips and Tricks Session
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Saturday, 18th October 2025.
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: Tips and Tricks for Successful Resection
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Endoscopic band ligation versus argon plasma coagulation in the treatment of gastric antral vascular ectasia
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Endoscopic necrosectomy: A WONderful approach, but when and how often?
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Friday, 17th October 2025.
ERCP in Patients with Post-Surgical Anatomy
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Friday, 17th October 2025.
Digital single-operator cholangioscopy for difficult anastomotic biliary strictures in living donor liver transplant recipients after failure of standard ERCP