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SAGES 2008 : 8 - 11 August

CTICC : Cape Town

Theme : Trends in Gastroenterology

Gastro Foundation session

Friday 8 August 2008 Venue: Roof Terrace
08:00	Registration and tea/coffee
Theme: A practical approach to research
09:30	Welcome	Chris Kassianides
09:35	Introduction	Michael Kew Chair: Michael Kew, Jake Krige
09:45	My research career Discussion	Bongani Mayosi
10:00	The advantages and rewards of being a clinician/scientist Discussion	Jenny Heathcote
10:15	Research in a resource-poor country (South Africa) and in a resource-rich country (USA) Discussion	Wim de Villiers
10:30	Choosing a research subject The importance of researching those problems which are important in your environment (play to your strengths) Make sure a research project is worth doing Try to answer a specific question (formulate a hypothesis) Don’t do "me too" research Discussion	Christoph Gasche
10:45	Planning and doing research The advantages and disadvantages of collaborative research projects Make sure that you have the clinical, laboratory or other material needed for the research Get financial backing, including writing a proposal for research funds Thorough knowledge of the literature Seek advise from experienced researchers in planning your research Familiarise yourself with all the different types of methodologies, data collection, sample sizes, statistical analysis etc Discussion	Chris Mulder
11:05	Tips on writing up the research project Where should I publish the results of my research? How to write an abstract for submission to a meeting Discussion	Loren Laine
11:20	What the reviewer is looking for Discussion	Simon Travis
11:35	Final questions from the floor
11:55	Last words	Michael Kew
12:00	LUNCH

CONGRESS PROGRAMME

SAGES - VENUE: ROOF TERRACE Chair: Hennie Grundling Heine van der Walt
12h45	The Gastroenterology Foundation Scholarship Lecture Elongo Fritz - Postgraduate research: Lessons from the deep end
	Free paper session 7 x 10 min free papers
	Kruger, C Gastroeosophageal reflux is not responsible for the majority of recurrent heartburn and new reflux related symptoms post fundoplication
	Shaw, JM Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) as a primary modality of treatment for malignant gastric outlet obstruction in Cape Town
	Omoshoro-Jones, AO Minimally invasive retroperitoneal pancreatic necrosectomy
	Hewat, M Outcomes of hepatic resection for colorectal metastases
	Smits, C Peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer in the Boland
	Fritz, EL Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori virulence genotypes
	Ferndale, L Experience with endoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst in a single unit
14h20	Poster mini presentations 7 x 5 min mini presentations	Chair: Kay Karlsson, Sandie Thomson
	Chamisa, I Changing patterns of incidence; aetiology and mortality from acute pancreatitis at Kalafong Hospital; Pretoria; 1988-2007
	Ferndale, L Early experience with laparoscopic splenectomy for haematological conditions
	Islam, J A prospective audit of diagnostic laparoscopy in the diagnosis of abdominal Tuberculosis
	Klipin, MJ Outcome in 39 patients following percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage performed over one year at CH Baragwanath Hospital
	Kruger, C APRI a non-invasive markers for advanced fibrosis in NASH and a new proposed algorithm for the detection of advanced fibrosis
	Naidoo, M The spectrum of adult Intussusception
	Troskie, C Outcome analysis of pancreaticoduodenectomies at Groote Schuur Hospital - an interim analysis
15h00	Tea
15h00	Poster Round
	Anderson, F CT scan in the assessment of acute pancreatitis in a regional hospital setting
	Govender, K Symptomatic Portal Biliopathy
	Hampton, M ERCP in the Eastern Cape - a single centre study
	Modcoicar, P Clinical Case: An association between an ulcerative colitis and vitiligo in a young Indian adult
	Mtshali, Z Epigastric pain with small gall stones: A diagnostic challenge
	Naidoo, VG Glomus tumour of the stomach: Endoscopic ultrasound findings of a single case. Experience with endoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst in a single unit
	Rogers, AD Procalcitonin as a marker of sepsis at Groote Schuur Hospital
	Rogers, A The ‘3G Ghimenton Gastropexy’ - A case report of a South African approach to gastric volvulus
	Watermeyer, G An Audit of Provincial Gastroenterology Services in the Western Cape
15h15	Free paper session 9 x 10 min free papers	Chair: Jan van Zyl, Flip Bornman
	Botha, FJH Accuracy of MRCP compared to the gold standard ERCP in the diagnosis of bile duct disorders
	Modcoicar, P Impact of the use of band ligation in morbimortality at Maputo Central Hospital; Mozambique.
	Seabi, ME Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C in diabetic patients in an urban South African setting
	Levin, D SAGES Academic Gastrointestinal Unit Survey 2007
	Stupart, DA Surveillance colonoscopy improves survival in a cohort of patients carrying a single hMLH1 mutation
	Van der Merwe, S HIV enteropathy: systematic evaluation of the gut by double balloon enteroscopy and flow cytometry
	George, D Clinical; Radiological and Laboratory Predictors of Outcome in Patients admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital with Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis
	Loots, E The Relationship Between HIV Stage; Haart; Nutritional Status And Outcome
	Scholz, B Clostridium difficile infection at Groote Schuur Hospital; Cape Town - a retrospective review of all cases between 01/01/2004 to 31/12/2007 with emphasis on IBD and HIV
17h30	Close of day
18h30	Welcome evening : venue Trade Exhibition

SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST 2008 - VENUE: AUDI2

07h00	Registration
08h15	Welcome			Christo van Rensburg, Andre Potgieter
SESSION 1: PLENARY SESSION				Chair: Prof Solly Marks
08h30	Solly Marks Lecture Speaker: Loren Laine Advances in Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease
SESSION 2: UPPER GI Chair: Corne' Kruger, Stephen Grobler		SASES PARALLEL PLENARY - VENUE: ROOF TERRACE Chair: Bob Baigrie

09h15	Chris Mulder - Post operative complications of oesphageal surgery	09h15	Michael Kendrick - Laparoscopic liver surgery
09h30	Radu Tutuian - Paradigm changes in gastroesophageal reflux	09h35	Michael Kendrick - Laparoscopic pancreas surgery monitoring
09h45	David Fleischer - Capsule endoscopy 2008
10h00	Tea
SASES PARALLEL PLENARY Chair: Damon Bizos, Etienne Swanepoel		SESSION 3: HEPATOLOGY - VENUE: ROOF TERRACE Chair: Schalk van der Merwe, Chris Kassianides
10h30	Michael Kendrick - NOTES (Natural Orifice Surgery)	10h30	Jenny Heathcote - Recent advances in Hepatitis C
10h50	Potpourri of laparoscopic videos 5 min video - 3 min discussion 12 videos	11h00	Corne' Kruger - Case presentation & discussion
		11h15	Maritha Kotze - Genetics & diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis
12h05	Christoph Gasche - Appendicectomy(R)	11h30	Mark Sonderup - Advances in Hepatitis B
12h30	Roche Lecture Speaker: Reniel de Beer Litigation in laparoscopy - trends in South Africa	12h00	Henry Hairwadzi - Autoimmune Hepatitis, local experience
		12h30	Close of session
13h00	SASES AGM	GP UPDATE - VENUE: ROOF TERRACE
Lunch		13h00	Welcome - Christo van Rensburg, Tony Behrman
		13h05	Loren Laine - NSAID-associated GI disorders
SESSION 4: PLENARY SESSION IBD Chair: Keith Newton		13h25	Radu Tutuian - Reflux dyspepsia in young adults
14h00	Mike Moshal Lecture Speaker: Simon Travis Acute severe ulcerative colitis Chair: Paul Goldberg	13h45	Gill Watermeyer - Antibiotic related diarrhoea
		14h05	David Epstein - Constipation and its management by the GP
		14h25	Wim de Villiers - Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Update for GP's
14h45	John Nicholls - Surgery in IBD - ileo anal pouch (State of Art Lecture)	14h45	Tea
		Chair: Sugen Naidoo
15h15	Tea	15h15	Christoph Gasche - Iron deficiency
		15h35	Chris Kassianides - Approach to deranged LFT's
SESSION 5: IBD Chair: Keith Pettengell, Barry Shmeizer		15h55	Chris Mulder - Coeliac Disease
		16h15	Anton Decker - Pancreatitis - urgent referral of
15h45	Debate: Nicholls vs Travis Early surgery for short segment terminal ileal Crohn's Disease	16h35	Jenny Heathcote - Hepatitis B & C
		16h55	Herbie Schneider - IBS - latest trends
16h15	Christoph Gasche - Anaemia and Inflammatory Bowel Disease	17h15	Bob Baigrie - Colorectal cancer and the GP
16h45	Close of day	17h30	Close of GP Update
19h30	Banquet - Ballroom West

SUNDAY 10TH AUGUST 2008 - VENUE: ROOF TERRACE
SESSION 6: PLENARY Chair: Chris Ziady
08h30	Louis Mirvish Lecture Speaker: Jenny Heathcote Primary sclerosing cholangitis
SESSION 7: GENERAL INTEREST Chair: Reid Ally, Johan Botha
09h15	Wim de Villiers - Coeliac disease - what's new?
09h30	Anton Decker - Nutrition and acute pancreatitis
09h45	Jenny Heathcote - Cholestasis
10h00	Tea
SESSION 8: LOWER GI Chair: Herbie Schneide Harold Bloch
10h30	Wim de Villiers - Innate immunity in IBD. Lessons from human genetics and gut bacteria (State of the Art Lecture)
11h15	Loren Laine - NSAID effects on the lower GI
11h45	John Nicholls - Faecal incontinence
12h15	Christoph Gasche - Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer
12h45	Lunch / SAGES AGM
SESSION 9: PANEL DISCUSSION
14h00	Interactive case presentations 3 x 25 minutes each Radiologist: Derek Solomon Pathologist: Stephen Price
	Case 1	Chair: Jake Krige
	Presenter: Dion Levin International expert: Anton Decker
	Case 2	Chair: Sabelo Hlatshwayo
	Presenter: Mashiko Setshedi International expert: Chris Mulder
	Case 3	Chair: Sandie Thomson
15h15	Tea
SESSION 10: PRIVATE PRACTICE Chair: Andre Potgieter
15h45	Mr K Pretorius (MediClinic) - An appraisal of the planned new healthcare legislation
16h30	Close of day

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

MONDAY 11TH AUGUST 2008
08:30	Registration		Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Groote Schuur Hospital
09:00	Welcome
Selected procedures will be done by both overseas and local experts in 2 endoscopic rooms and 2 operating rooms simultaneously and beamed live to the lecture theatre.
INVITED EXPERTS ARE:
Anton Decker Michael Kendrick John Nicholls		Wim de Villiers Erich Lotterer Simon Travis	Christoph Gasche Chris Mulder Radu Tutuian
OPEN THEATRE:		ERCP:	COLO:
Ileo Anal Pouch Haemoroidectomy with lateral sphincterotomy		Techniques and tricks for difficult cannulations of bile and pancreatic ducts (the use of guidewires, pre-cutting and stents) Placement of multiple stents for bile duct strictures Pancreatic duct sphincterotomy and stent placement The use of choledochoscopes to view & take biopsies in the bile ducts the "spy" scope Multiple stone extractions	Endoscopic mucosal resection Removal of polyps by making use of saline Multiple polyp removal
LAPAROSCOPIC:			UPPER: BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS
Anti-reflux procedures Nissen Lap assisted rt hemicolectomy Adrenalectomy/splenectomy Gastrojejunostomy rectopexy			Techniques for targeted biopsies by making use of chromo- and magnifying endoscopy Radiofrequency ablation of a Barrett's segment
MANOMETRY:		TALKS:	BALLOON ENDOSCOPY - VIDEOS:
Impedance pH monitoring High definition manometric studies Anal manometry		Conscious sedation Consenting Recognising Barrett's oesophagus Dealing with a difficult colonic polyp	Polypectomies Strictures Stents Bleeders
EUS:
Drainage of pseudocyst FNAB of indeterminate pancreatic lesion

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