Annual European Federation — International Society for Digestive Surgery (EFISDS) Congress
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease,
Esophagogastric Junction Cancer and Beyond:
Multidisciplinary Innovations
and New Technologies
GERD & beyond
September 11, 2025
12.00-17.00 Registration
13.00-17.15: Pre-Congress Workshops 1
13.00-17.15: Pre-Congress Workshops 2
17.15-18.00 Break
18.00-20.00 EFISDS Annual Congress – Opening Ceremony
Venue: Main City Hall, Elbląg
September 12, 2025
7.30-18.00 Registration
8.30-8.40 Yogesh Vashist: Welcome and Opening Remarks
8.40-9.40 GERD – Challenges in Diagnosis and Management
Chairs: Maciej Świerblewski, Alejandro Serrablo, Zilvinas Dambrauskas
8.40-8.55 Jacek Drzewiecki: When GERD Persists: Selecting the Right Patient for the Right Therapy
8.55-9.10 Andrzej Skorek: Extraesophageal Manifestations of GERD: Recognizing and Managing Atypical Presentations
9.10-9.25 Enzo Troncone, Domenico Di Maria: Advancements in GERD Management: The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Telemedicine
9.25-9.40 Q&A and Discussion
9.40-10.10 Coffee Break
10.10-11.40 ESD-EFISDS Session – New Insights in Hiatal Hernia Management: Decision-Making, Techniques, and Technological Integration
Chair: Rajneesh Sing, Ahmet Coker, Vincenzo Bottino
Moderator: Francesco Antonio Ciarleglio
10.10-10.25 Advancements in Endoscopic Techniques for Hiatal Hernia Repair
10.25-10.40 Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair: Proven Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness
10.40-10.55 Rajneesh Sing: Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair – Enhanced Precision or Unnecessary Expense?
10.55-11.10 Fabrizio Panaro: Redefining the Redo: Robotic Techniques in Recurrent Hiatal Hernia Repair
11.10-11.25 Luigi Marano: Multitechnogical Hiatal Hernia Repair – The Integration of 3D Printing, Robotic Surgery, and Augmented Reality
11.25-11.40 Q&A and Discussion
11.40-12.10 Coffee Break
12.10-13.40 The Metaplasia-Dysplasia-Carcinoma Sequence: Innovations in Early Detection and Intervention
Chair: Ludovico Docimo, Jarosław Skokowski
Moderator: Marek Pietruszka
12.10-12.25 Ines Gockel: Molecular Mechanisms Driving the Metaplasia-Dysplasia-Carcinoma Sequence: Implications for Targeted Therapies
12.25-12.40 Endoscopic Techniques for Accurate Detection of Barrett’s Esophagus: What’s New?
12.40-12.55 Rafał Peksa: Standardizing Histopathological Criteria in Barrett’s Esophagus – How AI is Enhancing Diagnostic Consistency
12.55-13.10 Jacek Drzewiecki: Endoscopic therapy for Barrett’s esophagus – Changing Treatment Paradigms
13.10-13.25 Audrius Dulskas: Preventing Upper GI Cancer – The Science Behind Screening Programs
13.25-13.40 Q&A and Discussion
13.40-14.40 Lunch & Networking
14.40-16.55 Advancements in the Management of Esophagogastric Junction Cancer: From Classification to Innovative Therapies
Chair: Rao Hyderabad, Maciej Świerblewski, Mario Testini
Moderator: Yogesh Vashist
14.40-14.55 Karol Polom: Rethinking EGJ Cancer Classification: Is the Siewert System Still Relevant in the Era of Precision Medicine?
14.55-15.10 Valerio Nardone: Role of Artificial Intelligence on Tumor Boards – Perspectives from Surgeons, Medical Oncologists and Radiation Oncologists
15.10-15.25 Karol Rawicz-Pruszynski: Gastroesophageal cancer treatment in the uprising era of digital healthcare
15.25-15.40 Cezary Lozinski: Hybrid Ablation Techniques – Synergizing Modalities for Superior Outcomes in Early Esophageal Cancer
15.40-15.55 Srijan Shukla: Transhiatal Versus Transthoracic Esophagectomy – Selecting the Optimal Approach for EGJ Tumors
15.55-16.10 Rao Hyderabad: Post Esophagectomy Complications: Optimal Surgical Management – Timing, Techniques, and Expertise
16.10-16.25 Yogesh Vashist: Conversion Surgery Following Neoadjuvant Therapy – Expanding Respectability in Advanced EGJ Cancer
16.10-16.25 Yogesh Vashist: Conversion Surgery Following Neoadjuvant Therapy – Expanding Respectability in Advanced EGJ Cancer
16.40-16.55 Q&A and Discussion
16.55-17.25 Coffee Break
17.25-19.10 Linking across Continents: Virtual Experts Discuss GERD, Robotics, and the Future of Surgery (Virtual conversations on how emerging technologies are transforming GERD and esophagogastric cancer care)
Chair: Adel Abou-Mrad, Alexander Ayzengart, Luigi Marano, Tung Y. Tsui
Moderator: Yogesh Vashist
17.25-17.40 Rodolfo J. Oviedo: The digital revolution in the Upper GI operating theatre
17.40-17.55 Edmundo-Inga Zapata: Dialogue – What Surgeon wants….
17.55-18.10 …and what Industry design
18.10-18.25 Mohanad Al Ansari: Metaverse and Avatar Telementoring
18.25-18.40 Mahir Ozmen: The next decade of esophageal surgery
18.40-18.55 Adebusola Owokole: Voice of the future: young surgeons VS machines
18.55-19.10 Q&A and Discussion
September 13, 2025
9.00-11.00 Collaborative Strategies in EJC Cancer Treatment: Enhancing Outcomes Through Team-Based Care Chair:
Chair: Ender Dulundu, Gennaro Nappo
Moderator: Karol Połom
9.00-9.15 Francesco Prete: Assessing Frailty in EGJ Surgery Candidates: Tools and Clinical Implications
9.15-9.30 Augustinas Bausys: Prehabilitation impact on short- and long-term treatment outcomes in Gastric Cancer and EGJ cancer
9.30-9.45 Paweł Kabata: Nutrition as an element of combined treatment in the light of European guidelines
9.45-10.00 Karolina Kaźmierczak-Siedlecka: Modulating the Gut Microbiome: Enhancing Cancer Treatment Outcomes
10.00-10.15 Syed Nusrath: Personalizing Nutritional Support in EGJ Cancer Surgery – Decision-Making for Feeding Jejunostomy Placement
10.15-10.30 Alia Hadefi: Postoperative Rehabilitation in EGJ Cancer Surgery: Integrating Physiotherapy, Exercise, and New Technologies for Enhanced Recovery
10.30-10.45 Marek Strzemski: Advancements in PICC Placement: Utilizing Cutting-Edge Technologies for Improved Accuracy and Safety
10.45-11.00 Q&A and Discussion
11.00-11.30 Coffee Break
11.30-13.30 ESD-EFISDS Session – Emerging Voices in Digestive Surgery: Presentations by Young Surgeons and Residents
Chairs: Mustapha Adham, Luigi Marano
Moderator: Jarosław Skokowski
11.30-11.45 Oral Presentation
11.45-12.00 Oral Presentation
12.00-12.15 Video Presentation
12.15-12.30 Video Presentation
12.45-13.00 New Research Study Proposal
12.45-13.30 Mustapha Adham, Luigi Marano, Daniel Hartmann: EFISDS Young Surgeon Award Ceremony
13.30-13.45 Mustapha Adham, Luigi Marano: Closing Remarks and Official Congress Closure
CONTACT
Regarding to the program: Professor Luigi Marano l.marano@amisns.edu.pl +39 392 352 05 89
For organizational matters, sponsorship: Katarzyna Kania, katarzyna.kania@asteriamed.com.pl 668009955