FRIDAY, April 17, 2015 – Morning
OPENING CEREMONY
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Welcome Address
Regional Academic & Health Authorities
Congress’ Presidents
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FRIDAY, April 17, 2015 – Morning
SESSION I: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Chairpersons: Gerardo Nardone (Naples, Italy) – Vincenzo Savarino (Genoa, Italy)
| 09:30 |
Opening Lecture The Genval, Montreal and Vevey Consensus on GERD: Where Are We Now? Open Questions and a Look to the Future
Richard Hunt (Hamilton, ON, Canada) |
| 10:00 |
Epidemiology of Extra-digestive GERD
Lars Agréus (Stockholm, Sweden) |
| 10:30 |
Typical versus Atypical GERD: Similarities and Differences
Robert C. Heading (Stockton-on-Tees, UK) |
| 11:00 |
Coffee Break
Coffee break |
SESSION II: NEW DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES
| 11:30 |
Pepsin Detection in Digestive and Respiratory Fluids: An Update
Peter W. Dettmar (Kingston-upon Hull, UK) |
| 12:00 |
pH-impedance and Airway pH Recordings
Edoardo Savarino (Padua, Italy) |
| 12:30 |
Extra-digestive GERD: is Upper GI Endoscopy Always Indicated?
Peter Malferthaeiner (Magdeburg, Germany) |
| 13:00 |
Coffee Break
Working lunch |
FRIDAY, April 17, 2015 – Afternoon
SESSION III: EXTRA-DIGESTIVE MANIFESTATIONS OF GERD
Chairpersons: Alfredo A. Chetta (Parma, Italy) - Liborio Parrino (Parma, Italy)
| 15:00 |
Respiratory Manifestations of GERD
Stanisals Bruley dels Varennes (Nantes, France) |
| 15:30 |
ENT Manifestations of GERD
Wolfgang Issing (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) |
| 16:00 |
GERD-related Non Cardiac Chest Pain and Arrhythmias
John de Caestecker (Leicester, UK) |
| 16:30 |
Coffee Break
Coffee break
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| 17:00 |
GERD and Sleep Disturbancies
Ronnie Fass (Cleveland,OH, USA) |
| 17:30 |
Dental Erosions and Halitosis as Oral Manifestations of GERD
Giuseppina Campisi (Palermo, Italy) |
| 18:00 |
Globus and Its Complexity
Peter Kahrilas (Chicago, IL, USA) |
SATURDAY, April 18, 2015 – Morning
SESSION IV: THERAPEUTIC APPROACH TO EXTRA-DIGESTIVE GERD
Chairpersons: Corrado Blandizzi (Pisa, Italy) - Antonio Balzano (Naples, Italy)
| 09:00 |
Is There an Effective Medical Therapy for Extra-digestive GERD:
Facts and Fictions
Carmelo Scarpignato (Parma, Italy) |
| 09:30 |
When Is Surgical Therapy Indicated for Extra-digestive GERD?
Majid Hashemi (London, UK) |
| 10:00 |
Coffee break |
SESSION V: Round table - HOT TOPICS IN THERAPY
| 10:30 |
PPI Long-term Use and Misuse: Who Is Responsible for?
Primary Care Physiscian: Pali Hungin (Durham, UK)
Pneumologist: Jaclyn A. Smith (Manchester, UK)
ENT Physician: Mark Watson (Doncaster, UK)
Cardiologist: Carlo Di Mario (London, UK)
Gastroenterologist: Francesco Di Mario (Parma, Italy)
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| 11:00 |
Are There Better Alternatives to PPIs for Treatment of Extra-digestive GERD?
Primary Care Physiscian: Pali Hungin (Durham, UK)
Pneumologist: Jaclyn A. Smith (Manchester, UK)
ENT Physician: Mark Watson (Doncaster, UK)
Cardiologist: Carlo Di Mario (London, UK)
Gastroenterologist: Francesco Di Mario (Parma, Italy)
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| 12:00 |
Extra-digestive GERD: Which Medications in Addition to Anti-reflux Therapy?
Primary Care Physiscian: Pali Hungin (Durham, UK)
Pneumologist: Jaclyn A. Smith (Manchester, UK)
ENT Physician: Mark Watson (Doncaster, UK)
Cardiologist: Carlo Di Mario (London, UK)
Gastroenterologist: Francesco Di Mario (Parma, Italy)
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| 12:50 |
Coffee Break
Closing Remarks
Carmelo Scarpignato (Parma, Italy)
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Under the auspicies of
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The University of Parma |
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European Society
for Primary Care Gastroenterology (ESPCG)
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The Italian Society
of Gastroenterology (SIGE)
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Italian Association of Hospital Gastro- enterologists (AIGO)
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Italian Society of Respiratory Medicine (SIMeR)
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Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC)
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Italian Association of Academic ENT Physicians (AUORL)
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The Italian Society
of Pharmacology (SIF)
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