Word of WelcomeDear colleagues,

It is my pleasure to announce and invite you to the 11th Annual Gastroenterology conference in the organization of the Department of Gastroenterology, University Clinical Center of Sarajevo.

Our team of gastroenterologists and nurses has built one of the strongest teams in the region. The annual conference, which is presented to our daily work, caused great interest in the country and the region.

The conference is held under the patronage of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), Association for Clinical Nutrition BiH (BHSPEN), University Clinical Centre in Sarajevo, Gastroenterology Association in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Association of Endoscopy Nurses and Technicians in BiH.

I’m proud of my team and my participation in building the foundations of modern gastroenterology in our country.

I cordially invite you!

Mehmed Gribajčević, MD, PhD.

Dear Colleagues,

The 11th Annual Gastroenterology conference will take place on March 19-20, 2015, in Sarajevo.

The learning objectives of the upcoming conference are focused on the most interesting and recent topics in the treatment of acid related disorders.

The conference includes presentations by regional and international experts and a symposium for nurses.

The event is of interest for gastroenterologists, oncologists, internists, surgeons, nurses, residents and medical students.

The conference will take place at the «Dom Mladih» Convention Centre, located at the centre of Sarajevo. We are delighted to welcome you. Enjoy the well-known Bosnian hospitality.

Sincerely,

Rusmir Mesihović , MD, PhD.

About the Annual Gastroenterology

Conference in SarajevoDear all,

It is my pleasure to invite you to the 11th Sarajevo Annual Gastroenterology conference in Sarajevo.

The aim of the 11th edition of our traditional conference is to exchange recent knowledge about acid related disorders.

Following the tradition of excellence of this conference, we are proud that this meeting has become a leading gastroenterology meeting for this part of Europe.

The aim of the conference is the improvement of medical profession, gastroenterology, as well as the strengthening of technical cooperation of the most eminent medical practitioners from the region and abroad.

We hope that our activities will contribute to promote Bosnia and Herzegovina as a country well-known for it’s high-class gastroenterohepatology.

Nenad Vanis, MD, PhD.

Governing Board of the Conference

Rusmir Mesihović, Chairman

Mehmed Gribajčević, Honorary Chairman

Nenad Vanis, Course Director

Members of the Scientific Commitee

Novka Agić Sabaheta Bešlija

Milenko Bevanda Marko Bitenc

Senka Dinarević-Mesihović Ernela Eminović

Bisera Gogov Srđan Gornjaković

Mevlida Gornjaković Zoran Hadžiahmetović

Almira Hadžović-Džuvo Azra Husić-Selimović

Nadir Lačević Rajko Ostojić

Nada Pavlović-Čalić Aida Pilav

Džanela Prohić Amra Puhalović

Svjetlana Radović Nadan Rustemović

Nermin Salkić Ademir Spahić

Dragan Stanisavljević Sanida Stojanović

Stevan Trbojević Dunja Vrcić

Zora Vukobrat-Bijedić Nađa Zubčević

The Organising Commitee

Aida Saray Amila Mehmedović

Kenan Nahodović Vedad Papović

Sanjin Glavaš Nerma Zahiragić

Samra Ćato-Mehmedbašić Nađa Sivac

Momirka Milojević Edina Mehić

1. Milenko Bevanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2. Nada Pavlović - Čalić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

3. Renata Dobrila Dintinjana, Croatia

4. Predrag Dugalić, Serbia

5. Srđan Đuranović, Serbia

6. Sanjin Glavaš, Bosnia and Herzegovina

7. Srđan Gornjaković, Bosnia and Herzegovina

8. Hrvoje Iveković, Croatia

9. Nenad Joksimović, Macedonia

10. Ivan Jovanović, Serbia

11. Milan Kujundžić, Croatia

12. Nadir Lačević, UAE

13. Samra Ćato-Mehmedbašić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

14. Amila Mehmedović, Bosnia and Herzegovina

15. Rusmir Mesihović, Bosnia and Herzegovina

16. Klaus Monkemuller, USA

17. Kenan Nahodović, Bosnia and Herzegovina

18. Milorad Opačić, Croatia

19. Rajko Ostojić, Croatia

20. Aida Pilav, Bosnia and Herzegovina

21. Džanela Prohić, Norway

22. Svjetlana Radović, Bosnia and Herzegovina

23. Nadan Rustemović, Croatia

24. Nermin Salkić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

25. Aida Saray, Bosnia and Herzegovina

26. Azra Husić - Selimović, Bosnia and Herzegovina

27. Nađa Sivac, Bosnia and Herzegovina

28. Brigita Smolović, Montenegro

29. Kalina Stradelova, Macedonia

30. Petar Svorcan, Serbia

31. Miroslav Šimunić, Croatia

32. Borut Štabuc, Slovenia

33. Davor Štimac, Croatia

34. Mario Tadić, Croatia

35. Dino Tarabar, Serbia

36. Bojan Tepeš, Slovenia

37. Stevan Trbojević, Bosnia and Herzegovina

38. Nenad Vanis, Bosnia and Herzegovina

39. Boris Vucelić, Croatia

40. Nerma Zahiragić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Faculty

Scientific Programme

Thursday, March 19

10.00-10.15 Opening Ceremony

Session 1

10.15-12.30 Chair: Milan Kujundžić, Ivan Jovanović, Aida Pilav, Davor Štimac, Sanjin Glavaš

Helicobacter Pylori Management in 2015 Rusmir Mesihović, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Treatment of Antibiotic-Resistant Helicobacter Pylori Bojan Tepeš, Slovenia

Extragastric Manifestations of Helicobacter Pylori Infection Miroslav Šimunić, Croatia

Helicobacter Pylori Associated Gastrointestinal Malignancies Borut Štabuc, Slovenia

Barrett’s Esophagus: Current Concepts Milenko Bevanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Discussion

12.30-13.30 Satellite Symposium - Bosnalijek

13.30-14.10 Lunch

Session 2

14.10-15.00 Satellite Symposium - Takeda

15.00-16.30 Chair: Petar Svorcan, Nada Pavlović, Nenad Joksimović, Amila Mehmedović

Approach to Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Adults Nermin Salkić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Quality of Life in Patients with GERD Nenad Vanis, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Reflux vs Eosinophilic Esophagitis: How to Diagnose, How to Treat? Milorad Opačić, Croatia

Evidence Based Approach to GERD Management Dino Tarabar, Serbia

Discussion

16.30-17.00 Coffee break

Session 3

17.00-17.30 Satellite Symposium - PharmaSwiss

17.30-18.30 Chair: Stevan Trbojević, Brigita Smolović, Kalina Stradelova, Dobrila Dintinjana, Aida Saray

Patohistological Evaluation of Acid Related Disoreders: New Frontiers Svjetlana Radović, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kyoto Global Consenus on Gastritis Azra Husić-Selimović, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Current Concepts in the Management of Functional Dyspepsia Aida Saray, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Discussion

20.00 Dinner

Friday, March 20

Session 4

10.00-12.30 Chair: Klaus Monkemuller, Hrvoje Iveković, Mario Tadić, Kenan Nahodović

Is There a Role of RFA Treatment in Patients with Resistant GERD? Predrag Dugalić, Serbia

Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Peptic Strictures Srđan Đuranović, Serbia

Endoscopic Therapy for Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Nadir Lačević, UAE

Management of Preneoplastic Lesions in the Stomach Srđan Gornjaković, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Endoscopic Management of Barret Esophagus: Ablate or Not? Klaus Monkemuller, USA

Advanced Endoscopic Tools in the Management of Acid Related Disorders Nadan Rustemović, Croatia

Discussion

12.30-13.30 Satellite Symposium - Pliva

13.30-14.00 Lunch

14.00 Closing Ceremony

Annual Meeting of Endoscopy Nurses with international participation

Scientific Programme

Thursday, March 19

10.00-10.15 Word of welcome

Session 1

10.15-12.00 Chair: Mevlida Gornjaković, Selim Čarković, Mira Čolaković

Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Hemospray Jadranka Brljak, Croatia

The Nurses Role in Interventional Ultrasound Procedures Bahrija Haračić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gastrointestinal Stenting: Biodegradable Stents Sabaheta Bešlija, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aspects of Nurses Care – Risk of Hepatitis B and C Infection Sanida Stojanović, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abdominal Paracentesis: Classical Approach and Permanent Drainage Catheter Segmedina Džanko, Adisa Kosovac, Mevsada Čaušević, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ethical Issues in Endoscopy – Nurses Role in Improving Patients Tolerance of Endoscopic Procedures Edina Mehić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Discussion

12.00-12.30 Coffee Break

Session 2

12.30-14.00 Chair: Sanida Stojanović, Amel Kadrić, Bahrija Haračić

Efficient Clinical Practice in Endoscopy Unit - Cooperation Between Physician and Nurse Nenad Vanis, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Updated Guidelines on Cleaning and Disinfection in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Mevlida Gornjaković, Momirka Miloojević and endoscopic team, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nurses Awareness of Nutritional Support in Patients with IBD Mira Čolaković, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Role of Nurse in management of patient with IBD Dobrila Sušić, Milana Perač, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Impact of Biological Therapy on Patients Life: Case Report Nezira Muslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Holistic Approach in Medical Care Tamara-Snježana Bradić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Discussion

14.00-14.30 Lunch

14.30 Closing Ceremony

Conference information

Conference registration desk

The Conference desk will be located at the entrance hall of the Dom mladih, Skenderija Center

Registration desk opening hours:

Thursday March 19, 2015 08:30-18:30 h

Friday March 20, 2015 08:30-14:00 h

Registration fees:

Registration Early-bird

Registration by January 15, 2015

Ordinary Registration

by March 01, 2015

On-site registration

after March 01, 2015

Delegate € 150 € 200 € 250

Medical Nurses € 75 € 100 € 150

Accompanying person € 50 € 50 € 50

The registrations fees are excluded of 17% VAT.

Registration includes

• Admissiontoallscientific sessions

• Admissiontoposterexhibition

• Namebadge

• Conferencematerials(Final Program, Abstracts Book, Certificate)

• Scheduledcoffeebreaks and soft drinks during the breaks

• Snacklunches

• SocialEvents:GalaDinner

Conference web site

All information will be available at official websites

www.gastrosa.ba www.promotours.ba

Registration, hotel reservation and submission forms are available online.

Conference languages

The official languages of the Conference are languages of the people in Bosnia and Herzegovina and English.

Certificate of Attendance (CME)

All delegates will receive a certificate of attendance on arrival.

Climate

The month of March is characterized by rapidly rising daily high temperatures, with daily highs increasing from 8°C to 14°C over the course of the month, exceeding 20°C or dropping below 1°C only one day in ten.

Electricity

Electricity in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 220-volt current, AC.

Time Zone

Sarajevo time zone is CET and is 6 hours ahead of the US - Eastern Standard time.

Hotel accommodation

There are numerous comfortable hotels in Sarajevo,with a wide range of prices, which can provide a comfortable stay in Sarajevo. The official hotels for the conference are:

l. Hotel Europe *****

2. Hotel Art ****

3. Hotel Bosnia ****

4. Hotel Colors Inn 4 ****

5. Hotel Astra Garni 3 ***

Hotel reservation

Due to limited room availability in Sarajevo, we do advise you to make your reservation as early as possible in order to have the best choice of available hotels. We strongly recommend to book your accommodation with official agency of the Conference, Promo Tours at gastrosa@promotours.ba

Confirmation

Upon receiving the registration and the corresponding payment, the conference office will send a confirmation and invoice to the participant. Please show this confirmation of registration at the conference registration desk when picking up your conference material.

Cancellation

If the attendance at the conference is cancelled by March 09, 2015, the registration fee minus a processing fee of 25% will be refunded. No refund will be given if the registration is cancelled at a later date. Cancelation must be sent in writting form to gastrosa@promotours.ba

Payment

When registering please arrange payment of the registration fee. All payments can be made in KM (BAM) or EUR. You can choose between two forms of payment, credit card or bank transfer.

• Credit card (MasterCard, VISA)

• Banktransfertothebankaccount-Bankdetails

KM: 161-00000-113-000-26

EUR: 502015000-34018

Bank: Raiffeisen Bank D.D., Danijela Ozme 3, Sarajevo

Swift code: RZBABA2S

IBAN CODE: BA391611000001225847

ALL BANK FEES ON PAYER’S ACCOUNT. All payments made by bank transfer have to be net of all bank charges (Bank commission, transaction fee and all other bank expenses)

Group Registration

Wearepleasedtoofferspecialregistrationandbenefitsforgroups:

1. Registration package

• Incaseof25paidfullregistrationswecanoffer1regulardelegatebadgefree of charge

• Incaseof50paidfullregistrationswecanoffer3regulardelegatebadgesfree of charge.

• Incaseof100paidfullregistrationswecanoffer5regulardelegatebadges free of charge.

• Incaseof125paidfullregistrationswecanoffer7regulardelegatebadges free of charge.

2. Group pickup

Should you need to collect all the materials for your group prior to the official opening of the Conference, please contact us at: gastrosa@promotours.ba

3. Accommodation package

In case of group booking please contact Promo Tours, the official travel agency of the Conference at gastrosa@promotours.ba

The list of the available hotels can be also found at www.promotours.ba

4. Other package

Should you need any additional assistance for your group in terms of organizing transfers, guided tours, restaurant services please feel free to contact Promo Tours at gastrosa@promotours.ba