#IDDF2025

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6 July 2025 (Sunday)
HKT
Room N101A
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Room N101A
  • 09:00-10:30
    09:00-10:30
    Expanding Horizons: New Perspectives on Esophageal Motility Disorders
    By: Harry CHEN, Justin WU, Marc WONG
    Room N101A
    Expanding Horizons: New Perspectives on Esophageal Motility Disorders
    Chair: Jacky HO, Jason YONG
    09:00-09:25
    Update on esophageal motility disorders
    Full Bio
    Harry CHEN
    Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
    • Director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Tzu Chi University
    • Professor of Medicine
    09:25-09:50
    Role of esophageal function testing on laryngopharyngeal reflux symptom and disorder
    Full Bio
    Justin WU
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Associate Dean (Health Systems), Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
    09:50-10:15
    Beyond Chicago: Application of motility studies on systemic disorders
    Full Bio
    Marc WONG
    Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • Associate Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
    10:15-10:30
    Q&A
  • 10:30-11:00
    10:30-11:00
    Tea Break
    Room N101A
    Tea Break
    10:30-11:00
    Tea Break
  • 11:00-12:30
    11:00-12:30
    Joint Academy of Endoscopy (AoE) - Asian Novel Bio-imaging and Intervention Group (ANBIIG) – Institute of Digestive Disease (IDD) Session - SCOPE: Introduction to Upper Endoscopy
    By: Roy SOETIKNO, Enrik AGUILA, Hon-chi YIP, Enrik AGUILA, Hon-chi YIP, Louis LAU, Roy SOETIKNO
    Room N101A
    Joint Academy of Endoscopy (AoE) - Asian Novel Bio-imaging and Intervention Group (ANBIIG) – Institute of Digestive Disease (IDD) Session - SCOPE: Introduction to Upper Endoscopy
    Chair: Louis LAU, Hon-chi YIP
    11:00-11:20
    Mastery Learning in Endoscopy Education - Why and How?
    Full Bio
    Roy SOETIKNO
    University of California San Francisco
    • Clinical Professor of Medicine
    Northwestern University
    • Adjunct Professor of Medical Education
    University of Indonesia
    • Adjunct Professor of Medical Education
    11:20-11:35
    Implementation of SBML as Nation Wide Education Programme - Experience and Barriers
    Full Bio
    Enrik AGUILA
    St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City and Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
    • Consultant Gastroenterologist and Advanced Endoscopist
    • Head of the Research Committee, Gastroenterology Departments
    • Faculty Member, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH)
    11:35-11:50
    Principles of A Good UGI Endoscopy
    Full Bio
    Hon-chi YIP
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery, Department of Surgery
    Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • Deputy Director of the Shaw Combined Endoscopy Center
    • Honorary Associate Consultant
    11:50-12:30
    Deliberate practice session - Interpretation of malignant vs benign colonic lesion
    Full Bio
    Enrik AGUILA
    St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City and Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
    • Consultant Gastroenterologist and Advanced Endoscopist
    • Head of the Research Committee, Gastroenterology Departments
    • Faculty Member, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH)
    Full Bio
    Hon-chi YIP
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery, Department of Surgery
    Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • Deputy Director of the Shaw Combined Endoscopy Center
    • Honorary Associate Consultant
    Full Bio
    Louis LAU
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Assistant Professor (Clinical), Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine
    Full Bio
    Roy SOETIKNO
    University of California San Francisco
    • Clinical Professor of Medicine
    Northwestern University
    • Adjunct Professor of Medical Education
    University of Indonesia
    • Adjunct Professor of Medical Education
  • 14:00-17:05
    14:00-17:05
    Asian EUS Group – CUHK / PWH Interventional EUS Workshop Hands-on Training (By invitation)
    By: Akio KATANUMA, Shannon CHAN, Charing Chong, Raymond TANG, Enrik AGUILA, Carlos FRANCISCO, Hon-chi YIP, Louis LAU, Roy SOETIKNO
    Room N101A
    Asian EUS Group – CUHK / PWH Interventional EUS Workshop Hands-on Training (By invitation)
    Chair: Yuk-tong LEE, Angus CHU
    14:00-17:05
    Asian EUS Group – CUHK / PWH Interventional EUS Workshop Hands-on Training
    Full Bio
    Akio KATANUMA
    Sapporo Medical University
    • Associate Professor, Department of Digestive Cancer of Telemedicine and Department of Gastroenterology
    Full Bio
    Shannon CHAN
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Assistant Professor, Division of Upper Gastrointestinal & Metabolic Surgery
    Full Bio
    Charing Chong
    Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • Associate Consultant, Department of Surgery
    Full Bio
    Raymond TANG
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Director, S.H. Ho Center for Digestive Health
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
    Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • Deputy Director, Endoscopy Center
    Station 1: EUS-guided gallbladder drainage
    Station 2: EUS-guided pseudocyst drainage
    Station 3: EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy
    Station 4: EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation
    14:00-17:05
    Joint Academy of Endoscopy (AoE) – Asian Novel Bio-imaging and Intervention Group (ANBIIG) – Institute of Digestive Disease (IDD) – CUHK Endoscopy Simulation-Based Deliberate Practice on Basic Endoscopy Skills (By invitation)
    Full Bio
    Enrik AGUILA
    St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City and Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
    • Consultant Gastroenterologist and Advanced Endoscopist
    • Head of the Research Committee, Gastroenterology Departments
    • Faculty Member, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH)
    Full Bio
    Carlos FRANCISCO
    Institute of Digestive and Liver Diseases at St. Luke’s Medical Center
    • Consultant
    Full Bio
    Hon-chi YIP
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Upper Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgery, Department of Surgery
    Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • Deputy Director of the Shaw Combined Endoscopy Center
    • Honorary Associate Consultant
    Full Bio
    Louis LAU
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Assistant Professor (Clinical), Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine
    Full Bio
    Roy SOETIKNO
    University of California San Francisco
    • Clinical Professor of Medicine
    Northwestern University
    • Adjunct Professor of Medical Education
    University of Indonesia
    • Adjunct Professor of Medical Education
Room N101B
  • 09:00-10:30
    09:00-10:30
    State Key Lab Meeting (3): Microbiome and Host Response
    By: Emad EL-OMAR, Markus GERHARD, Chun-ying WU
    Room N101B
    State Key Lab Meeting (3): Microbiome and Host Response
    Chair: Chun-jun GUO, William WU
    09:00-09:25
    Latest advances in the microbiome field: an Editor’s perspective
    Full Bio
    Emad EL-OMAR
    University of New South Wales
    • Director, St George & Sutherland Clinical School
    GUT, BMJ Journals
    • Editor in Chief
    09:25-09:50
    Helicobacter pylori and mucosal immunity
    Full Bio
    Markus GERHARD
    Technical University of Munich
    • Deputy Director
    09:50-10:15
    Development of LBP: A position statement of Asia-Pacific microbiota consortium
    Full Bio
    Chun-ying WU
    Taipei Veterans General Hospital
    • Chair Professor, Department of Gastroenterology
    National Ying Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)
    • Director, Institute Biomedical Informatics
    • Director, Health Innovation Center and Microbiota Research Center
    10:15-10:30
    Q & A
  • 10:30-11:00
    10:30-11:00
    Tea Break
    Room N101B
    Tea Break
    10:30-11:00
    Tea Break
  • 11:00-12:30
    11:00-12:30
    State Key Lab Meeting (4): GI Cancer Biology
    By: Rhonda SOUZA, Sunny WONG, Dennis WONG
    Room N101B
    State Key Lab Meeting (4): GI Cancer Biology
    Chair: Hongyan GOU, Joseph SUNG
    11:00-11:25
    Key early steps in the neoplastic progression of barrett’s esophagus and cancer interception strategies
    Full Bio
    Rhonda SOUZA
    Texas A&M University College of Medicine
    • Professor of Medicine
    Baylor University Medical Center
    • Co-Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases
    Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
    • Co-Director, Center for Esophageal Research
    11:25-11:50
    Microbiome, GI cancer and its risk factors
    Full Bio
    Sunny WONG
    Nanyang Technological University
    • Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
    11:50-12:15
    Compartmentalized branched chain amino acid metabolism orchestrates colorectal cancer metastasis via an UMP-Vimentin axis
    Full Bio
    Dennis WONG
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Associate Professor, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
    12:15-12:30
    Q & A
  • 14:00-17:05
    14:00-17:05
    Intestinal Ultrasound Workshop (By invitation)
    By: Agnes HO, Johan BURISCH, Edmund WU, Michael KO, Shintaro SAGAMI
    Room N101B
    Intestinal Ultrasound Workshop (By invitation)
    14:00-17:05
    Intestinal Ultrasound Workshop
    Full Bio
    Agnes HO
    Prince of Wales Hospital
    • Gastroenterology and Hepatology Specialist, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Honorary Clinical Tutor, Faculty of Medicine
    Full Bio
    Johan BURISCH
    Copenhagen University Hospital
    • Gastroenterologist, Department of Gastroenterology
    Full Bio
    Edmund WU
    Medicine & Geriatrics at Princess Margaret Hospital
    • Associate Consultant, Department of Medicine & Geriatrics
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Honorary Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
    Full Bio
    Michael KO
    Queen Mary Hospital
    • Associate Consultant, Department of Medicine
    The University of Hong Kong
    • Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor
    Full Bio
    Shintaro SAGAMI
    International Bowel Ultrasound (IBUS) Group
    • Scientific Committee (SciCom)
    IUS Working Group of the Asian Organization for Crohn’s and Colitis (AOCC)
    • Governing Board Member
    Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo
    • Vice-Director
    Basic Techniques and Reporting in IUS
    Johan Burish (Denmark)

    Hands-on Training Session (1)
    Station A: Michael Ko
    Station B: Shintaro Sagami
    Station C: Johan Burisch, Edmund Wu
    Station D: Agnes Ho

    Detection of complications on IUS
    Shintaro Sagami (Japan)

    Hands-on Training Session (2)
    Station A: Johan Burisch
    Station B: Michael Ko
    Station C: Edmund Wu
    Station D: Agnes Ho, Shintaro Sagami
Room N102 & 3
  • 09:00-10:30
    09:00-10:30
    Asian EUS Group – CUHK / PWH Interventional EUS Workshop
    By: Anthony TEOH, Akio KATANUMA, Akio KATANUMA, Raymond TANG, Shannon CHAN
    Room N102 & 3
    Asian EUS Group – CUHK / PWH Interventional EUS Workshop
    Chair: Shannon CHAN, Angus CHU, Akio KATANUMA, Yuk-tong LEE, Raymond TANG, Anthony TEOH
    09:00-09:15
    Best practice in EUS-guided WON drainage
    Full Bio
    Anthony TEOH
    Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital
    • Honorary Consultant Surgeon
    WEO Research Subcommittee
    • Chairman
    09:15-09:30
    EUS-guided biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction: What's new?
    Full Bio
    Akio KATANUMA
    Sapporo Medical University
    • Associate Professor, Department of Digestive Cancer of Telemedicine and Department of Gastroenterology
    09:30-09:45
    EUS-guided interventions in patients with surgically altered anatomy
    Full Bio
    Akio KATANUMA
    Sapporo Medical University
    • Associate Professor, Department of Digestive Cancer of Telemedicine and Department of Gastroenterology
    09:45-10:00
    EUS-guided pancreatic duct drainage: When and how?
    Full Bio
    Raymond TANG
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Director, S.H. Ho Center for Digestive Health
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
    Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
    • Deputy Director, Endoscopy Center
    10:00-10:15
    Tips and tricks for EUS-guided gastroenterotomy
    Full Bio
    Shannon CHAN
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Assistant Professor, Division of Upper Gastrointestinal & Metabolic Surgery
    10:15-10:30
    Panel Discussion
  • 10:30-11:00
    10:30-11:00
    Tea Break
    Room N102 & 3
    Tea Break
    10:30-11:00
    Tea Break
  • 11:00-12:30
    11:00-12:30
    Asian EUS Group – CUHK / PWH Interventional EUS Workshop - Case Discussion
    Room N102 & 3
    Asian EUS Group – CUHK / PWH Interventional EUS Workshop - Case Discussion
    11:00-12:30
    Case discussion
Room N111 & 12
Day 1
5 Jul 2025
Day 2
6 Jul 2025
Expanding Horizons: New Perspectives on Esophageal Motility Disorders
Room N101A
09:00-10:30
Chair : Jacky HO, Jason YONG
09:00
Update on esophageal motility disorders
09:25
Role of esophageal function testing on laryngopharyngeal reflux symptom and disorder
09:50
Beyond Chicago: Application of motility studies on systemic disorders
10:15
Q&A
State Key Lab Meeting (3): Microbiome and Host Response
Room N101B
09:00-10:30
Chair : Chun-jun GUO, William WU
09:00
Latest advances in the microbiome field: an Editor’s perspective
09:25
Helicobacter pylori and mucosal immunity
09:50
Development of LBP: A position statement of Asia-Pacific microbiota consortium
10:15
Q & A
Asian EUS Group – CUHK / PWH Interventional EUS Workshop
Room N102 & 3
09:00-10:30
Chair : Shannon CHAN, Angus CHU, Akio KATANUMA, Yuk-tong LEE, Raymond TANG, Anthony TEOH
09:00
Best practice in EUS-guided WON drainage
09:15
EUS-guided biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction: What's new?
09:30
EUS-guided interventions in patients with surgically altered anatomy
09:45
EUS-guided pancreatic duct drainage: When and how?
10:00
Tips and tricks for EUS-guided gastroenterotomy
10:15
Panel Discussion
Opening Speech
Room N111 & 12
09:00-09:10
Chair : Hong-zhi XU
09:00
Opening Speech
Session (6)
Room N111 & 12
09:10-10:20
Chair : Peng Li, Xiao-yan Wang, Hong-zhi Xu
09:10
Gut microbiota and colorectal cancer: Data from our team
09:30
APAGE consensus on surveillance of gastric premalignant conditions
09:50
Microbial metabolites and immunotherapy in cancers
10:10
Discussion Session
Session (7)
Room N111 & 12
10:20-11:30
Chair : Ying-xuan Chen, I-chen Wu, Hao Wu
10:20
Clinical application of VCTE in steatotic liver disease
10:40
Insights into the diagnosis and evaluation of NAFLD/MAFLD: Update of China guidelines
11:00
Application of new techniques in endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of early GI cancer
11:20
Discussion Session
Tea Break
Room N101A
10:30-11:00
10:30
Tea Break
Tea Break
Room N101B
10:30-11:00
10:30
Tea Break
Tea Break
Room N102 & 3
10:30-11:00
10:30
Tea Break
Joint Academy of Endoscopy (AoE) - Asian Novel Bio-imaging and Intervention Group (ANBIIG) – Institute of Digestive Disease (IDD) Session - SCOPE: Introduction to Upper Endoscopy
Room N101A
11:00-12:30
Chair : Louis LAU, Hon-chi YIP
11:00
Mastery Learning in Endoscopy Education - Why and How?
11:20
Implementation of SBML as Nation Wide Education Programme - Experience and Barriers
11:35
Principles of A Good UGI Endoscopy
11:50
Deliberate practice session - Interpretation of malignant vs benign colonic lesion
State Key Lab Meeting (4): GI Cancer Biology
Room N101B
11:00-12:30
Chair : Hongyan GOU, Joseph SUNG
11:00
Key early steps in the neoplastic progression of barrett’s esophagus and cancer interception strategies
11:25
Microbiome, GI cancer and its risk factors
11:50
Compartmentalized branched chain amino acid metabolism orchestrates colorectal cancer metastasis via an UMP-Vimentin axis
12:15
Q & A
Asian EUS Group – CUHK / PWH Interventional EUS Workshop - Case Discussion
Room N102 & 3
11:00-12:30
11:00
Case discussion
Session (8)
Room N111 & 12
11:30-12:20
Chair : Shun-tian Cai, Jennifer Zhang
11:30
Current status and challenges of fecal microbiota transplantation: The experience from a integrative microecology clinical center
11:50
HCC screening and early detection
12:10
Discussion Session
Closing Ceremony
Room N111 & 12
12:20-12:30
Chair : Hong-zhi XU
12:20
Closing Ceremony
Asian EUS Group – CUHK / PWH Interventional EUS Workshop Hands-on Training (By invitation)
Room N101A
14:00-17:05
Chair : Yuk-tong LEE, Angus CHU
14:00
Asian EUS Group – CUHK / PWH Interventional EUS Workshop Hands-on Training
14:00
Joint Academy of Endoscopy (AoE) – Asian Novel Bio-imaging and Intervention Group (ANBIIG) – Institute of Digestive Disease (IDD) – CUHK Endoscopy Simulation-Based Deliberate Practice on Basic Endoscopy Skills (By invitation)
Intestinal Ultrasound Workshop (By invitation)
Room N101B
14:00-17:05
14:00
Intestinal Ultrasound Workshop
Integrative GI Motility Workshop: Advance Application and Interpretation (By invitation)
Room N111 & 12
14:00-17:05
14:00
Integrative GI Motility Workshop: Advance Application and Interpretation
** Programme last updated in June 2025
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