Egypt GastroHep 2026 10–12 December 2026
Cairo Marriott Hotel, Zamalek Register

Programme

Two congress days with five scientific sessions, a keynote lecture on 30 years of ESD, a partner session, four live endoscopy transmissions from Misr International Hospital with 13 cases, and three hands-on sessions of ten stations each.

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Registration fees
Egyptian participantsNon-Egyptian participants
Congress10–11 DecemberEGP 15,000USD 1,000
Each crash course12 DecemberEGP 5,000USD 500

After you register, the registration team confirms your place and arranges payment with you.

  • Session
  • Keynote
  • Live transmission
  • Hands-on

Each session also has Egyptian co-chairs, to be announced.

Programme version 20, 31 October 2026. Details may change.

Thursday 10 December

  1. Registration and welcome desk

  2. Hands-on

    Hands-on session 1

    10 stations in parallel. See the stations and trainers

  3. Opening ceremony and welcome address

  4. Session 1

    Obesity, MASLD, metabolic syndrome & the GLP-1 revolution

    Chairs: Adeeb M. Elghalayini, Farooq Khan

    1. Endo-Hepatology by Diagnostic EUS: New Tools in 2026

      Marc Giovannini, France

    2. MASLD 2026: GIP / GLP-1 for Liver Endpoints — Where Are We Now?

      Mohamed Hassany, Egypt

    3. The 1+1=3 Paradigm: GLP-1 Agonists Plus Structured Lifestyle Intervention for Durable Weight Management

      Anthony O'Connor, Ireland

    4. Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty in 2026: Technique Updates, Long-Term Data & Patient Selection

      Marc Barthet, France

    5. Endoscopic and Pharmacological Therapy: The Synergistic Frontier — Combined Strategies for Sustained Weight Loss

      Jacques Devière, Belgium

    6. Discussion and chairpersons' comments

  5. Time to be confirmed
    Keynote lecture

    30 years of ESD

    Hironori Yamamoto, Japan

    Chairs: Alberto Murino, Edward Despott

  6. Coffee break

  7. Live transmission

    Live endoscopy transmission 1

    Chairs: Mohammed Albeshir, Issa Saif Al Qarshoubi, Hossam Ghoneim

    1. Case 1, live from MIH

      Operator: Guido Costamagna, Italy

    2. Case 2, live from MIH

      Operator: Alberto Murino, United Kingdom

    3. Case 3, live from MIH

      Operator: Marc Giovannini, France

  8. Session 2

    GERD & functional GI disorders: the IBS revolution

    Chairs: Bilal Al-Samadi, Malak Noureddine

    1. Rational Decisions For and Against Acid Suppression (Vonoprazan vs PPIs: Is the Era of PPIs Over?)

      Christian Schulz, Germany

    2. Microbiota in Clinical Routine — Ready for It? IBS 2026: From Symptom Control to Microbiota-Directed Therapy

      Christian Schulz, Germany

    3. Barrett's Esophagus 2026: From Surveillance to Treatment

      Alberto Murino, United Kingdom

    4. Endoscopic Anti-Reflux Therapy: TIF 2.0, ARMS, ARMA and More — Current Evidence & Patient Selection

      Nageshwar Reddy, India

  9. Lunch break

  10. Live transmission

    Live endoscopy transmission 2

    Chairs: Ehab Abufarhaneh, Ahmed Al-Sayegh, Ahmed Salah, Hossam Ghoneim

    1. Case 1, live from MIH

      Operator: Cem Simsek, Turkey

    2. Case 2, live from MIH

      Operator: Nageshwar Reddy, India

    3. Case 3, live from MIH

      Operator: Jacques Devière, Belgium

  11. Coffee break

  12. Session 3

    Endoscopy innovation: AI, robotics & the next frontier

    Chairs: Mohammad Al-Rukaibi, Walid Farid Abdel Khalek

    1. Artificial Intelligence in GI Endoscopy 2026: AI Quality Metrics — Clinical Reality vs Hype

      Cem Simsek, Turkey

    2. Endoscopic Innovation 2026: From Device Concept to Clinical Practice — Suturing Platforms, Robotics & the Next Frontier

      Jacques Devière, Belgium

    3. Advanced Closure Techniques: Full-Thickness Resection & Endoscopic Suturing — When and How

      Guido Costamagna, Italy

    4. Single-Use Endoscopy in 2026: Environmental Impact, Economic Analysis & Clinical Outcomes

      Nageshwar Reddy, India

  13. Dinner

Friday 11 December

  1. Hands-on

    Hands-on session 2

    10 stations in parallel. See the stations and trainers

  2. Session 4

    IBD & small-bowel master session

    Chairs: Malak Noureddine, Ehab Abufarhaneh

    1. Small Molecules vs Biologics: Head-to-Head Efficacy, Safety and Positioning in Treatment Algorithms

      Anthony O'Connor, Ireland

    2. Small-Bowel Endoscopy: Current Practice and Updates

      Edward Despott, United Kingdom

    3. Generics and Biosimilars in IBD: What's New — Switching, Savings and Safety

      Anthony O'Connor, Ireland

    4. Discussion and chairpersons' comments

  3. Coffee break and Friday prayer

  4. Live transmission

    Live endoscopy transmission 3

    Chairs: Bilal Al-Samadi, Mohammad Al-Rukaibi, Hossam Ghoneim

    1. Case 1, live from MIH

      Operator: Hironori Yamamoto, Japan

    2. Case 2, live from MIH

      Operator: Guido Costamagna, Italy

    3. Case 3, live from MIH

      Operator: Marc Giovannini, France

    4. Case 4, live from MIH

      Operator: Edward Despott, United Kingdom

  5. Session 5

    EGH partnership session

    Moderators: Ibrahim Mostafa, Mostafa Ibrahim

    Presentations from EGH partners.

  6. Lunch break

  7. Live transmission

    Live endoscopy transmission 4

    Chairs: Adeeb M. Elghalayini, Issa Saif Al Qarshoubi, Hossam Ghoneim

    1. Case 1, live from MIH

      Operator: Marc Barthet, France

    2. Case 2, live from MIH

      Operator: Nageshwar Reddy, India

    3. Case 3, live from MIH

      Operator: Jacques Devière, Belgium

  8. Coffee break

  9. Session 6

    Advanced biliary & pancreatic endoscopy: clinical pearls

    Chairs: Mohammed Albeshir, Ahmed Al-Sayegh

    1. EUS-Guided Biliary Drainage 2026: Hepaticogastrostomy vs Choledochoduodenostomy — Technical Pearls & Outcomes

      Marc Giovannini, France

    2. Complex CBD Stones: Advanced Cholangioscopy to EHL — Stepwise Management in 2026

      Guido Costamagna, Italy

    3. Pancreatic Walled-Off Necrosis: Current Step-Up Strategy — When Endoscopy, When Surgery?

      Marc Barthet, France

    4. Cholangioscopy in Clinical Practice: Indications, Yield, Tissue Sampling & Emerging Evidence

      Nageshwar Reddy, India

    5. Discussion

  10. Hands-on

    Hands-on session 3

    10 stations in parallel. See the stations and trainers

  11. Dinner

The same nine experts form the live faculty for all four transmissions. Cases are performed at MIH and transmitted to the congress hall; procedures are announced closer to the day and may change with patient needs.

Live faculty: Alberto Murino, Edward Despott, Guido Costamagna, Jacques Devière, Marc Barthet, Marc Giovannini, Cem Simsek, Nageshwar Reddy, Hironori Yamamoto.

The 10 hands-on stations

The same ten stations run in parallel in each hands-on session. Egyptian national trainers teach at every station, joined by Arab experts at several of them; further international trainers are to be added.

Hands-on stations and trainers in each session
StationHands-on session 1Thursday 09:30–11:00Hands-on session 2Friday 09:00–10:30Hands-on session 3Friday 18:35–20:00
Upper GI endoscopy: image-enhanced endoscopyNancy FanousFarooq KhanWaleed SolimanOmar Ashoush
AI-assisted colonoscopyMalak NoureddineMohamed SalahAhmed El-BorolosyYasser Eltabakh
Polypectomy: complex & pedunculated polypsMohamed El MohamdyEman AmerBilal Al-SamadiMohamed Naguib Wifi
ESD: colorectal lesions (advanced technique)Ahmed MadkourAdeeb M. ElghalayiniSherif El-BehairyMohamed El Mohamdy
Bleeding management: variceal & non-variceal emergenciesAhmed Al-SayeghMohammed ElFayoumieHany Abo TalebMohamed Salah
EUS: FNB of solid lesions & new needle technologiesAhmed El ZamzamyIssa Saif Al QarshoubiAmr Abou ElmagdMahmoud Alansary
EUS: cyst drainageAhmed El TonbaryHussein OkashaMohammad Al-RukaibiMohamed El Nady
POEM & G-POEM (advanced cases)Khaled RagabAmr Al FoulyWalid Farid Abdel KhalekMohamed Nabil Al Kady
Closure of GI perforationsEhab AbufarhanehSherif El-BehairyMohammed AbdelghaniYounan Kubara
ERCP: cholangioscopy & stone clearanceMohammed AlbeshirAhmed AbdelhalimAhmed SalahMohammed Abdelghani

Seven crash courses. One Saturday.

Seven courses run in parallel on Saturday 12 December at the Cairo Marriott Hotel, Zamalek. Each participant joins one course. Crash-course registration is separate from the congress, and places are limited by the teaching format.

  • Each crash course costs EGP 5,000 for Egyptian participants and USD 500 for non-Egyptian participants.
  • Practical times are scheduled group rotations, not individual operating time.
  • The ultrasound course is introductory and does not confer IBUS certification.
  • Places are totals per course, not remaining places. The registration team confirms current availability, and a waiting list opens when a course is full.
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