German-Romanian Symposium for Gastroenterology | Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

10th German-Romanian Symposium for Gastroenterology

May 30th 2025 in Freiburg

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Dear colleagues,

Welcome to the 10th German-Romanian Symposium for Gastroenterology to be held in Freiburg. This edition marks a decade of collaboration between clinician-scientists and researchers from Germany and Romania, coming together to share and discuss innovations in gastroenterology.

Throughout the last years, this symposium has been fostering partnerships and strengthening networks in our rapidly evolving field. We are excited to continue this tradition, bringing fresh insights, cutting-edge research and providing an opportunity to actively engage, share knowledge and seek new collaborations to advance our discipline.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Freiburg and hope that you find this symposium both inspiring and enriching. Enjoy the program!

Prof. Dr. Robert Thimme | Prof. Dr. Tobias Böttler

Program

8.00-8.15 Registration
8.15-8.30 Welcome address| Wolfram Zoller, Stuttgart
8.30-8.50 Opening lecture: Radiation therapy in GI Cancer | Anca Grosu, Freiburg

8.50-10.40 Session 1: Liver | Chairs: Robert Thimme, Freiburg, Ciobanu Lidia, Cluj

8.50 Benign liver tumours associated with vascular liver diseases | Ciobanu Lidia, Cluj
9.10 The changing landscape in AIH, PSC, PBC | Martina Müller Schilling, Regensburg
9.30 Concepts of cure in chronic viral hepatitis | Tobias Böttler, Freiburg
9.50 MASLD - Bridging Metabolic Dysfunction and Liver Pathology | Cristian Tefas, Cluj
10.10 Portal hypertension and hepatic implications – when to TIPS? | Bogdan Procopet, Cluj
10.30 Short talk: Spleen Stiffness as a Novel Non-Invasive Prognostic Biomarker in ICU Patients with Liver Disease: A Prospective Observational Study | Stephan Schmid, Regensburg

10.40-11.10 Coffeebreak

11.10-12.40 Session 2: GI Cancer | Chairs: Michael Quante, Freiburg, Simona Bataga, TG Mures

11.10 Short talk: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound with CT/MRI fusion imaging in improving detection of small liver tumors and guidance of percutaneous microwave ablation | Andrei Motofelea, Cluj
11.20 Checkpoint-Inhibitors – Opportunities and limitations | Michael Quante, Freiburg
11.40 Can we prevent gastric cancer? | Simona Bataga, TG Mures
12.00 Innovative Systemic Therapies in GI Oncology | Kristina Maas-Bauer, Freiburg
12.20 The importance of liver function assessment before loco-regional treatments in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma | Zeno Sparchez, Cluj

12.40-13.30 Lunchbreak
13.30-14.00 Posters

14.00-15.50 Session 3: IBD ans intestinal diseases | Chairs: Peter Hasselblatt, Freiburg, Adrian Goldis, Timisoara

14.00 Challenges and opportunities in the treatment of Crohn’s Disease | Roxana Zaharie, Cluj
14.20 From IBDPROSPECT study to a Romanian National Registry of IBD - the roadmap | Mircea Diculescu, Bucharest
14.40 Management in Ulcerative Colitis: Novel drug targets towards personalized medicine | Peter Hasselblatt, Freiburg
15.00 Gastrointestinal motility changes caused by GLP-1 analogues | Dan Dumitrascu, Cluj
15.20 Microbiota and metabolic diseases | Paul Jürgen Porr, Sibiu
15.40 Short talk: Importance of Capsule endoscopy (CE) as a non-invasive technology in Crohn’s disease (CD) | Sabrina Birsan, Sibiu

15.50-16.20 Coffeebreak

16.20-18.10 Session 4: Endoscopy and Ultrasound | Chairs: Wolfram Zoller, Stuttgart, Monica Acalovschi

16.20 Short talk: EndoStyle: AI-based image style transfer for the optimization of computer-aided polyp detection systems in endoscopy | Ioannis Kafetzis, Würzburg
16.30 Cancer Surveillance in chronic pancreatitis | Patrick Michl, Heidelberg
16.50 Achalasia – when to POEM |Marcel Tantau, Cluj
17.10 Resection techniques | Jörg Albert, Stuttgart
17.30 Interventional endoscopy | Karel Caca, Ludwigsburg
17.50 Artificial intelligence for real-time polyp differentiation | Alexander Hann, Würzburg

18.10 Concluding remarks | Robert Thimme, Freiburg

Registration

The symposium is free of charge. Please fill in the following form for registration.

Location

Hotel Stadt Freiburg | Tagungszentrum Berliner Tor
Breisacherstr. 84 79110 Freiburg im Breisgau

Directions:
We recommend traveling by tram:
Line 4 (pink) towards "Messe," stop "Berliner Allee."
If traveling by car, it is best to use the Westarkaden parking garage on Berliner Allee (entrance between Breisacher Str. and Lehener Str.). The first 2 hours are free of charge.

Contact

Scientific Committee

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg / Medical Center University of Freiburg
Klinik für Innere Medizin II / Department of Internal Medicine II
Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Endokrinologie und Infektiologie

Hugstetter Str. 55
79106 Freiburg
Deutschland / Germany

Prof. Dr. Tobias Böttler

Organization

Medical Center - University of Freiburg

Kirstin Schneider
Secretary, Department of Internal Medicine II

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