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Thursday 29 October 2026

Programme

Lectures in the morning, the probe all afternoon. Six lectures in the morning, then two hands-on blocks across six stations: healthy volunteers at Stations 1–3 and IBD patient volunteers at Stations 4–6.

Morning: lectures

08:00–12:00

  1. 08:00–08:3030 min

    Registration and welcome coffee

  2. 08:30–08:4515 minOpening

    Opening and welcome: course philosophy and learning objectives

    Mostafa Ibrahim — Course Director

  3. 08:45–09:1530 minLecture 1

    The case for IUS: why now? Evidence, guidelines and global trends

    Can Gönen — Istanbul, Turkey

    • STRIDE-II targets transmural healing, updated ECCO-ESGAR-ESP-IBUS guideline
    • Comparison with colonoscopy, MRI, CRP / FCP
    • Role of IUS in treat-to-target strategies
  4. 09:15–09:4530 minLecture 2

    Getting started: machine setup, probes and image optimisation

    Maciej Jędrzejczyk — Warsaw, Poland

    • Choosing the right setting: bedside vs. dedicated ultrasound suite
    • Probe selection: curvilinear (3–8 MHz) vs linear (5–18 MHz)
    • Machine settings: depth, focus, gain, Doppler and microvascular optimisation
  5. 09:45–10:1530 minLecture 3

    Systematic IUS examination: normal anatomy and technique

    Pantelis Karatzas — Athens, Greece

    • Systematic scanning: sigmoid → descending → transverse → ascending → cecum → terminal ileum
    • Landmarks: iliac vessels, iliopsoas muscle, iliac crest
    • Normal 5-layer bowel wall architecture
    • Normal BWT thresholds: <3 mm colon, <2 mm small bowel
  6. 10:15–10:3015 min

    Coffee break

  7. 10:30–11:0030 minLecture 4

    Pathological IUS: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

    George Michalopoulos — Piraeus, Greece · Case panel: Pantelis Karatzas

    • Bowel wall thickening (BWT) measurement technique and vascular hyperaemia with Doppler scoring
    • Complications: strictures, fistulas, abscesses, fat wrapping (iFAT)
    • Scoring: IBUS-SAS and SUS-CD (Crohn's disease); Milan Ultrasound Criteria (ulcerative colitis)
    • Ulcerative colitis: extent, BWT and Doppler activity
  8. 11:00–11:3030 minLecture 5

    IUS beyond IBD: differential diagnosis and emergency applications

    Can Gönen — Istanbul, Turkey

    • Appendicitis, diverticulitis, ischaemic colitis, infectious colitis
    • Bowel obstruction and small-bowel dilation (>25 mm threshold)
    • Neoplastic lesions — red flags
    • Distinguishing IBD from mimickers
  9. 11:30–12:0030 minLecture 6

    IUS in clinical practice: treatment monitoring and follow-up in IBD

    Anda Les — Bucharest, Romania

    • Integrating IUS into routine IBD follow-up
    • Comparing serial bowel wall thickness and Doppler findings
    • Documenting response and persistent disease activity
    • Combining IUS findings with symptoms, biomarkers and other investigations
    • Case-based discussion of follow-up and clinical decision-making
  10. 12:00–13:0060 min

    Networking lunch

Afternoon: hands-on

13:00–17:00. Groups swapped between the two station categories.

  1. 13:00–14:50110 minHands-on

    Hands-on block 1

    Three groups scan healthy volunteers (Stations 1–3); three scan IBD patients (Stations 4–6)

  2. 14:50–15:1020 min

    Coffee break

  3. 15:10–17:00110 minHands-on

    Hands-on block 2

    Groups swap station categories

Closing

17:00–17:30

  1. 17:00–17:1515 minAssessment

    Post-course test — 10 MCQs

    Image interpretation and technique assessment

  2. 17:15–17:3015 minClosing

    Certificate ceremony, closing remarks and EACCME documentation

    Certificates are issued by ROEYA Training Center (organiser); attendance confers no IBUS certification or Module 2 eligibility.