Advanced Upper GI Module
From Tuesday April 14 2026 to Thursday April 16 2026
This advanced course in Upper GI surgery offers a dynamic program combining high-level lectures and hands-on training.
Highlights include sessions on benign disease management, surgical approaches to GERD, and malignancy-focused lectures featuring minimal invasive techniques. “Meet the Experts” rounds and complication case discussions enhance practical insights for experienced surgeons.Theoretical parts are combined with practical parts. Basic training in open surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery used in different GI-tract conditions. Additionally, topics like decision making, how to deal with or avoid complications. etc. are addressed in panel discussions and joint sessions.
Possible combinations: Colorectal Module, Bariatric Module, HPB Module
Module Directors
- Prof. Dr. Katharina Beyer
Dept. of Surgery, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin Institute Berlin, Germany - Prof. Dr. Martin Bolli
Dept. of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Switzerland
Guest Faculty
- Mr. Dimitrios Pournaras
Bristol, United Kingdom - Dr. Jan Willem Van den Berg
University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands - Prof. Dr. Burkhard von Rahden
University Hospital, Salzburg, Austria
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