08:45- 09:00 Welcome (Alexandra Papadopoulou, Greece)
09:10- 09:30 Online lecture: The role of eosinophils in the GI dysfunction: are they key players or are they merely biomarkers? (Glenn Furuta, USA)
09:30-10:00 Oral immunotherapy induced esophageal eosinophilia - lessons to be learned (Noam Zevit, Israel)
10:00-10:30 Epidemiology, clinical presentation and endoscopic findings in chilhood EoE (Alexandra Papadopoulou, Greece)
10:30-11:00 Histological findings in EoE. Histology scoring system EoEHSS (Fatima Carneiro, Portugal)
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30- 12:00 Noninvasive diagnostic tools in EoE: can they replace endoscopy? (Salvatore Oliva, Italy)
12:00-12:30 Online lecture: Esophageal dysmotility in EoE: which goes first? (Nikhil Thapar, Australia)
12:30-13:00 The use of high resolution manometry, mucosal impedance and Endoflip in the diagnosis and follow up of EoE (Michiel van Wijk, the Netherlands)
13:00- 14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Dietary or drug treatment for induction in EoE? How to choose the best treatment for the individual patient? (Noam Zevit, Israel)
14:30-15:00 Individualized approach to maintenance treatment: how and for how long? (Rok Orel, Slovenia)
15:30-16:00 Novel treatment modalities for resistant EoE (Carolina Gutierrez, Spain)
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30- 17:00 EoE in patients with esophageal atresia: how common is it and how its treatment affects the underlying disease? (Frédéric Gottrand, France)
17:00- 17:30 Online lecture: Pathogenetic mechanisms of EoE, EG, EGE and EC: similarities and differences (Marc Rothenberg, USA)
17:30- 18:30 Clinical cases discussion – interactive (Three cases - 20 min each case) (Jorge Amil Dias, Portugal; Noam Zevit, Israel; Sibylle Koletzko, Germany)
19:00 Dinner
09:00-09:30 Epidemiology, clinical presentation and endoscopic findings in childhood EGID beyond EoE (Alexandra Papadopoulou, Greece)
09:30-10:00 Initial work up of patients with suspected EGID beyond the esophagus (Rok Orel, Slovenia)
10:00-10:30 The role of US, MRI, MRE, C/S and of full thickness biopsy in diagnosing muscular and serosal EGID phenotypes (Salvatore Oliva, Italy)
10:30-11:00 Histological criteria for diagnosing EGID beyond the esophagus (Fatima Carneiro, Portugal)
11:00-11.30 Coffee-break
11:30-12:00 Eosinophilic colitis: can we always be certain about the diagnosis? Signs and symptoms suggesting IBD (Sibylle Koletzko, Germany)
12:00-12:30 Hypereosinophilic syndrome: how easy it is to differentiate from EGIDs? Criteria for its diagnosis (Guillaume Lefevre, France)
12:30-13:00 Parasitic infections of the gut and eosinophilic infiltration: is the diagnosis always easy? (TBC)
13:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 Connective Tissue Diseases. Associations with EGIDs (Matthieu Groh, France)
14:00-14:30 Eosinophil activation in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (Jorge Amil Dias, Portugal)
14:30-15:00 Elimination diets for treating EGIDs : which diet for which patient and for how long? (Marcus Auth, UK)
15:00-15:30 Drug treatment for induction in EGIDs (Salvatore Oliva, Italy)
15:30-16:00 Treatment strategies for maintenance in EGID (Carolina Gutierrez, Spain)
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30- 17:00 Online lecture: Drug treatment beyond induction in EGIDs (Glenn Furuta, USA)
17:00- 17:30 Online lecture: Novel therapies for refractory or resistant disease (Evan Dellon, USA)
17:30- 18:00 Online lecture: Atopic comorbidities in patients with EGIDs: how do they affect the management? (Glenn Furuta, USA)
18:00- 18:30 Unmet needs of patients with EGIDs. Patient-Reported Outcomes are necessary (Marcus Auth, UK)
18:30- 19:30 Clinical cases discussion - interactive (Three cases - 20 min each case) (Frédéric Gottrand, France; Salvatore Oliva, Italy; Marcus Auth, UK)
19:30 Farewell dinner
09:00-10:00 ESPGHAN Guidelines on EoE 2020 (Jorge Amil Dias, Portugal)
10:00- 11:00 Three different Guidelines on EoE (UEG, AGA, ESPGHAN): do they differ, where and why? (Frédéric Gottrand, France)
11:00- 11:30 ESPGHAN/NASPGHAN and Invited experts Guidelines on EGIDs (Alexandra Papadopoulou, Greece)
11:30- 12:00 Course assessment
12:00 Departure