Friday, September 18, 2009

8:15-8:30

Welcome

S Ladas (Greece)

 

Meeting Philosophy:

World Organisation of Digestive Endoscopy (OMED) European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology (HSG)

 

ATR Axon (UK)

G Costamagna (Italy)

J Karagiannis (Greece)

8:30-9:05

Sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy endoscopy:

 

Chairmen:

G Costamagna (Italy)

G Kitis (Greece)

 

Views from Europe

Views from Asia

Views from Africa

Views from N America

S Ladas (Greece)

Y Satake (Japan)

I Mostafa (Egypt)

J Morse (Canada)

9:05-9:15

Throat spray, sedation or anesthetic?

ATR Axon (UK)

9:15-10:30

Session I: Safety in endoscopic sedation

 

Chairmen:

 

Young Investigator for literature search:

P Vanderlinden (Belgium) D Karamanolis (Greece)

K Paraskeva (Greece)

 

Preprocedural assessment (Baseline health information, focused examination, procedure specific needs, informed consent)

Pharmacology of sedation agents and reversal agents (opioids, opiates, benzodiazepines, propofol, ketamine, droperidol, romazicon, naloxone)

J Deviere (Belgium)

 

 

A Fassoulaki (Greece)

10:30-10:45

Coffee Break

10:45-12:00

Session II. Monitoring the patient

 

Chairmen:

 

Young Investigator for literature search:

L Cohen (USA)

S Michopoulos (Greece)

N Viazis (Greece)

 

Basic requirements (Blood pressure, Pulse Oximetry, EKG)

Visual assessment of sedation levels (Ramsey, MOAA/S), Capnography)

Extended monitoring (BIS, Narcotend, Automated Responsiveness Monitor)

W Maurer (USA)

 

L Cohen (USA)

 

T Wehrman (Germany)

12:00-13:15

Session III: Continuum of Sedation

 

Chairmen:

 

 

Young Investigator for literature search:

G Paspatis (Greece)

J Vlachogiannakos (Greece)

G Bamias (Greece)

 

Level of intended sedation

Ability to reverse deeper levels of unintended sedation

When to consider anaesthesiology assistance

Emergencies and treatment of complications

G Paspatis (Greece)

J Morse (Canada)

 

T Ponchon (France)

A Fassoulaki (Greece)

13:15-14:00

Lunch break

14:00-15:15

Session IV: Sedation Issues

 

Chairmen:

 

 

Young Investigator for literature search:

T Wehrman (Germany)

M Dinis Ribierio (Portugal)

K Triantafyllou (Greece)

 

Sedation in GI endoscopy:

An anesthesiologist's perspective

A gastroenterologist's perspective

Sedation by non-Anesthesiologists

Medico legal issues

 

P Vanderlinden (Belgium) T Wehrman (Germany)

J Vargo (USA)

AE Axon (UK)

15:15-16:30

Session V: Sedation training

 

Chairmen:

 

Young Investigator for literature search:

D Bjorkman (USA)

F Schreiber (Austria)

E Despott (UK)

 

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Training

Sedation training using a human patient simulator

Elements of Airway Training

Documentation of Competency

F Schreiber (Austria)

N Hofmann (Austria)

E Arnaoutoglou (Greece)

D Bjorkman (USA)

16:30-17:00

Coffee Break

17:00-17:45

Session VI: Future Directions in endoscopic sedation

 

Chairmen:

 

Young Investigator for literature search:

Vargo (USA)

J Karagiannis (Greece)

A O'Connor (Irland)

                 

Computer assisted propofol administration

Propofol infusion platforms

Pharmaceuticals (Fosprpopofol disodium, and others)

J Vargo (USA)

W Maurer (USA)

L Cohen (USA)

19.00-20.00

Ceremony at the National University of Athens

21.00-23:30

Gala Dinner: Socrates Roof Garden, Divani Palace Acropolis Hotel

Saturday, September 19, 2009

9:00-10:30

General Discussion and voting: Sessions I, II, III.

 

Moderators:

G Costamgna (Italy)

J Vargo (USA)

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30

General Discussion and voting: Sessions VI, V, VI.

 

Moderators:

A Axon (UK)

L Cohen (USA)

12:00-12:45

Closing remarks

15.00-17.00: Guided visit to the new Acropolis museum

Confirmation of participation with secretariat of the congress is required