Eastern European Summer School

03 -06 September 2025
Kolasin, Montenegro

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General Information

Welcome to Easter Summer School 2025! This school has been for years a successful event that brought all eastern young and senior colleagues together with ESPGHAN members. This year we provided a high-quality program by a very selected faculty group. It will be covered all topics regarding common pediatric gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition that the clinician must know. The Mountain’s paradise of Kolasin will receive us to embrace knowledge but also friendship and fun. Live cases, clinical cases discussion and friendly brainstorm will guide our end of summer days in Montenegro.

The course language is English.

This school is supported by the ESPGHAN Education Partner Programme.

The location was chosen since balcan region is very active in paediatric gastroenterology and its central location makes easier for international trainees and faculty to reach the place of the venue. It is close to several eastern countries as Croacia, Hungary, Slovakia, Servia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria. Kolasin is a lovely quiet mountain paradise away from crowded coast where participants can share and socialize while acquiring high graded knowledge in PedGI.

Application & Fees

Registration Deadline: TBC
Participation fee: EUR 75 members EUR 90 non-members

Kindly use the online application form on this page. Applications submitted by email cannot be accepted. If you experience any issues with the tool, please contact us at office@espghan.

Please do not make travel arrangements before receipt of a formal confirmation of acceptance from the ESPGHAN Office. The number of participants is limited and a selection will be made by the school organisers after the deadline. Priority will be given to ESPGHAN Members.

ESPGHAN Members may attend two courses per year and non-members may attend one course before becoming members of the society.

Delegates are expected to attend the full course and arrange their travel according to the course schedule.

Preliminary Programme

Wednesday 3rd September, 2025

14:00-15:00 Registration and welcome drink (coffee and juice) Moderator:
15:00– 15:15 Welcome to EESS 2025: Local organizer – Dr. Veselinka Djurisic
15:15 – 15.30 The Local Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (local faculty TBD)
15.30 – 15.45 Introduction to ESPGHAN: Marta Tavares
15:45 – 16:15 Lecture 1 – PPI’s in paediatrics – Marta Tavares
16:15 – 17:00 Lecture 2 – GI infections in Eastern Europe (local faculty )
17:00 -17:30 Coffee break Moderator:
17:30 – 18:15 Lecture 3 – Complementary feeding - TBD speaker
18:15– 19.00 Lecture 4 - Clinical approach to elevated transaminases – TBD speaker
19:00 – 19:30 Case presentations – session 1 (Mix cases)
20:00 Network and Welcome dinner

Thursday 4 September 2025

07:30-08:30 Breakfast
8:30 – 09:15 Lecture 5 – GERD and other upper GI motility disorders -Jernej Dolinsek
09:15 – 10.00 Lecture 6 – Parenteral nutrition in paediatrics- TBC
10:00 – 10:45 Lecture 7 – Neonatal cholestasis – TBC
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12.00 Lecture 8 – Crohn’s disease for the Pediatric Gastroenterologist – Marina Aloi
12:00 – 12:45 Lecture 9 – Ulcerative colitis for the Pediatric Gastroenterologist - Marina Aloi
12:45 – 13:30 Lecture 10 – Overview on food allergy - Anne Marie Grimma
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 15:15 Lecture 11- Constipation - Marta Tavares
15.15 – 16:00 Lecture 12- Fatty liver disease - TBD
16:00 – 16:45 Lecture 13- Overview of Brain-gut disorders – Anne Marie Grimma
16:45 – 17:30 Case presentations – session 2 (3 cases Hepatology)
17:30 – 18:00 Coffee break
18:00 – 18:30 Lecture 14- Introduction to YESPGHAN: Anne Marie Grimma
18:30 – 18.45 Day quiz – remember what we learned (digital quiz)
18:45 – 19:00 Mentoring: interaction in small groups (6-7 trainees) with faculty members
20:00 Networking and dinner

Friday 5 September, 2025

08:30-09:30 Breakfast
9:30 – 10:15 Lecture 15 – Peptic disease and Helicobacter Pilory – Patrick Bontems
10:15 – 11:00 Lecture 16 – Endoscopy in the emergency care - Jernej Dolinsek
11:00 – 11:45 Lecture 17 – Interventional endoscopy in special resource settings – Patrick Bontems 11:45 – 12:30 Case presentations – session 2 (3 cases Gastroenterology- live cases, videos)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:15 Lecture 18 – IBD management in special resources settings – Marina Aloi
14.15 - 15:00 Lecture 20- Approach to Chronic diarrhea – Local Faculty
15:00 - 15:45 Lecture 19 – Nutrition in neurocompromised patients TBD NUTcom speaker
15:45 - 16:30 Case presentations – session 3 (NUTRITION)
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee break
17:00 – 17:45 Lecture 21- Update on Cow’s milk allergy – Marta Tavares
17:45 – 18:15 Lecture 22- Eosinophilic esophagitis: state of the art – Patrick Bontems
18:15– 18:30 Day quiz: what we learned (digital quiz)
18:30 Social event

Saturday 6 September, 2025

08:30-09:30 Breakfast
9:30 – 10:00 Lecture 23 – How to write an abstract
10:00 – 10:45 Lecture 24
10:30 - 11:15 Case presentations – session 4 (3 cases Gastroenterology)
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 - 12:30 Lecture 25 – Celiac disease and gluten related disorders -Jernej Dolinsek
12:30 - 13:00 Lecture 26 – How to write a paper
13.00 - 13.30 Closing remarks: Marta Tavares and Veselinka Djurisic

Cost Coverage

ESPGHAN will arrange and cover the following for onsite delegates:

Accommodation in single occupancy up to 2 nights (organised by ESPGHAN)
Pre-arranged dinners and social programme
Catering throughout the course
Course Material
Travel refund up to EUR 250

Disclaimer

Please be aware that ESPGHAN will be taking photos and/or videos at this event. By registering and attending this Masterclass you acknowledge and agree to the terms and conditions. Please contact office@espghan.org if you have any questions or concerns

CONTACT

If you have any questions, please contact the ESPGHAN Office for details.
Phone: +41 (0)22 9000 401
Email: office@espghan.org

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