Scientific Agenda

12th Gastro Abu Dhabi International GI Conference 2026

Programme

Scientific Agenda

7:30 AM 8:25 AM

Registration

8:25 AM 8:30 AM
Welcome Address
8:30 AM 10:10 AM
Session 1 5 talks
8:30 AM 8:50 AM

Gastric Polyps - When You Need to Worry?

8:50 AM 9:10 AM

Is There an Alien Growing in My Belly? Demystifying Abdominal Bloating and Distention / Abelchia, Supragastric Belching, and Hiccups

9:10 AM 9:30 AM

Rome V in Practice – What's New, What's Changed, and What Matters Most

9:30 AM 9:50 AM

Chronic Diarrhea: A Practical and Efficient Diagnostic Strategy

9:50 AM 10:10 AM

How to Diagnose and Manage Celiac Disease: What's the Latest?

10:10 AM 10:20 AM

Coffee Break

10:20 AM 11:40 AM
Session 2 4 talks
10:20 AM 10:40 AM

Bowel preparation - How do I do it best / Optimizing Bowel Prep Quality for Colonoscopy

10:40 AM 11:00 AM

Colonoscope Insertion tips and tricks

11:00 AM 11:20 AM

Underwater Endoscopy and resections

11:20 AM 11:40 AM

Polypectomy and EMR: indications and limits

11:40 AM 12:40 PM
Session 3 3 talks
11:40 AM 12:00 PM

EUS role in pancreatic cystic lesions

12:00 PM 12:20 PM

EUS-Guided Anastomoses: Expanding Indications

12:20 PM 12:40 PM

Role of Cholangioscopy

12:40 PM 1:40 PM

Prayers & Lunch Break

1:40 PM 3:20 PM
Session 4 6 talks
1:40 PM 2:00 PM

Symposium

2:00 PM 2:20 PM

Symposium

2:20 PM 2:40 PM

Sedation in Endoscopy

2:40 PM 3:00 PM

FLIP in GI Motility disorders

3:00 PM 3:20 PM

Eosinophilic Esophagitis: No Longer a Hard Pill to Swallow

3:20 PM 3:40 PM

Symposium

3:40 PM 4:40 PM
Session 5 2 talks
3:40 PM 4:00 PM

JAK Inhibitors: When and How? - Explore appropriate clinical scenarios for initiating JAK inhibitors and key considerations for their use.

4:00 PM 4:20 PM

Selecting Selective IL-23 Inhibitors - Discuss the evolving landscape of interleukin inhibitors in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

4:20 PM 4:40 PM

Coffee Break & Networking

4:40 PM 5:20 PM
Session 6 2 talks
4:40 PM 5:00 PM

AI Current role in Gastroenterology

5:00 PM 5:20 PM

Optimizing Colon Polyp detection

8:00 AM

Registration (08:00 AM Onwards)

8:15 AM 8:20 AM

Welcome Address

8:20 AM 9:20 AM
Session 7 3 talks
8:20 AM 8:40 AM

Which Management Strategy Is Best for Patients With MASLD?

8:40 AM 9:00 AM

Should I Order a Liver Biopsy? Challenges for the Gastroenterologist

9:00 AM 9:20 AM

TikTok Hepatitis: Popular Supplements for MASH and Their Effects on the Liver - Identify commonly used supplements and their possible hepatotoxic or beneficial effects on the liver.

9:20 AM 10:40 AM
Session 8 4 talks
9:20 AM 9:40 AM

GLP-1s, Dual Agonists, and What's Next: What Every GI Provider Needs to Know

9:40 AM 10:00 AM

Symposium

10:00 AM 10:20 AM

A Practical Approach to Acute Pancreatitis - Summarize ACG pancreatitis guidelines, with a focus on early medical management, nutritional strategies, and indications for endoscopic vs surgical management of associated complications (pseudocysts, necrosis,

10:20 AM 10:40 AM

Vonaprazon - the new acid slaughters / PCABs and Other GERD Medical Therapies

10:40 AM 11:00 AM
Welcome Ceremony - NMC Management & Invited Dignitaries
11:00 AM 11:20 AM

Coffee Break & Networking

11:20 AM 12:00 PM
Session 9 1 talk
11:20 AM 12:00 PM

Clinical Cases - Panel Discussion

12:00 PM 2:00 PM
Session 10 5 talks
12:20 PM 12:40 PM

Making Sense of Non-Invasive CRC Screening Tests

12:40 PM 1:00 PM

Endoscopic Management of Ectopic and Gastric Varices

1:00 PM 1:20 PM

How Digital Tools Can Save You an Hour a Day in Your GI Practice - Demonstrate practical applications of digital tools that can streamline administrative tasks, enhance clinical decision-making, and optimize workflow efficiency in GI practice.

1:20 PM 1:40 PM

Polyp Follow-Up Protocols: Refining Surveillance Strategies Post-Screening - Outline data regarding polyp surveillance intervals focusing on polyp number, size, and histology (SSAs), and identify those with higher familial CRC burden for genetic evaluatio

1:40 PM 2:00 PM

Modern Advanced Endoscopy – Looking Back to Move Forward

2:00 PM 3:00 PM

Lunch Break

3:00 PM 4:00 PM
Session 11 1 talk
3:00 PM 4:00 PM

Live Endoscopic Transmission - 1

4:00 PM 5:00 PM
Session 12 2 talks
4:00 PM 5:00 PM

Live Endoscopic Transmission - 2

5:00 PM 5:15 PM

Conclusion Ceremony