EUPSA CONGRESS BOLOGNA: June 12 -15, 2024

Bologna Congress Center (Piazza della Costituzione, 4 Bologna)

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Wednesday, 12 June 2024

Business Meetings

  • 08.00-09.30 Scientific office
  • 09.00-10.30 Network office
  • 10.00-11.30 Educational office
  • 11.30-18.00 Executive board
  • 18.00-19.30 UEMS board

Pre-Congress Courses

08.30 – 16.30 Neonatal and Fetal Surgery Masterclass (click here to download the program)

8.30 – 17.30 Oncology Course (EUPSA-IPSO) (click here to download the program)

08.30 – 17.30 Laparoscopy Course (click here to download the program)

08:30 – 17.30 Colorectal Course (click here to download the program)

18.30 – 20.00 Welcome reception

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Thursday, 13 June 2024

08.30 – 09.00 Opening Ceremony

09.00 – 10.30 Scientific Session I- Innovations

10.30 – 11.00 European Congress Lecture: “Pediatric Surgery Research: The Past, the Present and the Future”: Richard Keijzer (Manitoba, Canada)

11.30 – 13.00 Scientific Session II- Consensus statement (parallel session)

11.30 – 13.00 Scientific Session III- Basic Science (parallel session)

13.30 – 14.30 Poster Walks 1-8

1. Innovations

2. Thoracic

3. Basic Science

4. Case Reports I

5. Urology I

6. Lower gastrointestinal 1

7. Upper gastrointestinal 1

8. Plastic surgery

14.30 – 16.30 Scientific Session IV- Young Investigator Award Session

17.00 – 17.30 European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Lecture: “Esophageal atresia treatment: What

could make a difference” Dariusz Patkowski (Wroklaw, Poland)

17.30 – 18.30 Scientific Session V- Plastic surgery

20.00 President Reception

Friday, 14 June 2024

07.00 – 08.00 Meet the Expert Session I “Preparation of a Manuscript” (Prem Puri – Dublin, Ireland-, Benno Ure –Hannover, Germany-)

07.30 – 08.30 PSI Executive Board Meeting

08.00 – 08.15 Update lecture: “What is new in upper gastrointestinal surgery?” (ERNICA, Rene Wijnen – Rotterdam, The Netherlands-)

08.15 – 10.30 Scientific Session VI – Upper Gastrointestinal tract (parallel Session)

08.00 – 08.15 Update lecture: “What is new in urology?” (Marie-Klaire Farrugia – ESPU, London, UK)

08.15 – 10.30 Scientific Session VII – Urology-Joint EUPSA-ESPU (parallel Session)

11.00 – 12.30 Scientific Session VIII- Thoracic

11.00 – 12.30 Vesicoureteral Reflux Symposium (sponsored event with Education Grant- Palette Life Sciences)

12.30 – 13.30 General Assembly

13.30- 14.30 Poster Walks 9-16

9. Urology 2

10. Urology 3

11. Thoracic 2

12. Case reports 2

13. Hepatobiliary

14. Lower gastrointestinal 2

15. Oncology

16. General

14.30 – 16.30 Scientific Session IX – Case reports (parallel Session)

14.30 – 15.30 Scientific Session X – Hepatobiliary (parallel Session)

14.30 – 17.30 UEMS Exam

15.30 – 16.30 Scientific Session XI – Lower gastrointestinal 1 (parallel session)

16.30 – 17.30 Postgraduate Course

17.30 – 18.30 UEMS General Council

17.30 – 18.30 Trainees in European Pediatric Surgery (TEPS) Meeting

20.30 Annual dinner

Saturday, 15 June 2024

07.00 -08.00 Meet the Expert Session II “How to perform clinical studies” (Rene Wijnen – Rotterdam, The Netherlands- and Simon Eaton –London, United Kingdom-)

08.00 – 08.15 Update lecture: “What is New in lower gastrointestinal surgery?” (ERNICA)

08.15 – 10.00 Scientific Session XII- Lower Gastrointestinal II (parallel session)

08:30 – 10.00 Scientific Session XIII- EUPSA History Session (parallel session)

10.30 – 12.00 Scientific Session XIV- Evidence and Guidelines (parallel session)

10.30 – 12.00 Scientific Session XV – Oncology (parallel Session)

12.00 – 12.30 Duhamel Lecture 2024 Edward Kiely (London, United Kingdom))

12.30 – 13.00 Rehbein Medal (Zacharias Zachariou – Limassol, Cyprus) and Honorary membership (Martin Eichelberger – Washington DC, USA) Awards

13.30 – 14.30 Poster Walks 17-24

17. Case reports 3

18. Case reports 4

19. Thoracic 3

20. Urology 4

21. Upper Gastrointestinal 2

22. Upper Gastrointestinal 3

23. Lower Gastrointestinal 3

24. Lower Gastrointestinal 4

14.30 – 16.00 Scientific Session XVI- Trauma

16.00 – 16.30 Awards and Closing remarks