Congresses / IV Latvian Gastroenterology Congress
IV Latvian Gastroenterology Congress With International participation

Date: 7 November 2009
Place: Riga Congress Centre, 5 Kr. Valdemara Street, Riga, Latvia, http://www.rigacongress.lv
Proudly supported by the Riga City Council
Every participant recieves 8 credit points
Dear Colleagues!
On behalf of the Organising Committee I would like to take this opportunity in informing you of the IV Latvian Gastroenterology Congress scheduled for the 7th of November 2009.
The aim of the Congress: To show the latest trends in the gastroenterology since the last Congress held in 2007 with the specific focus on the practical aspects of digestive tract diseases.
There also will be Integrated Baltic States Endoscopy Workshop with a telebridge (live broadcast) with colleagues from the Baltic countries.
Organised by: The Gastroenterology Support Society
Languages: Latvian, English and Russian and English in Scientific Sessions without translations
President of the Congress: Professor Dr Habil. Med. Anatolijs Danilans President of the Latvian Gastroenterology Association
Secretary of the Congress: Associated Professor Dr Juris Pokrotnieks
Organising Committee
The Chairman: Dr. Jelena Derova jelena.derova@gastroenterologs.lv
The President of the Latvian Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology: Dr. Ieva Eglite
The President of the Latvian Association of Endoscopy Nurses: Valentina Lapina
President of Latvian Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Dr. Dans Stirna
Chairman of Latvian Young Gastroenterologists Club: Dr. Aleksejs Derovs
Member of the Organising Committee: Doc. Dr. Aldis Pukitis Dr. Med. Stanislavs Sitkins
Social Program Special entertainment, gifts and leisure program organised for the Guests of the Congress in cooperation with our supporters.
Participation
Registration Fees: Congress
Doctors EUR 25.00 Residents EUR 15.00 Students Nurses EUR 15.00
Participation fees may be paid in cash to the Secretary during the working days from 9.00am to 2pm in the Gastroenterology Centre at Paula Stradina Clinical University Hospital or using the on-line registration form on the webpage: www.gastroenterologs.lv
All registration fees must be paid until the 31th of October 2007.
Congress Gold Sponsors:
1. Dr. Falk Pharma
2. Berlin Chemie
3. Danone
4. Chongquing Jinshan Science & Technology Group
The congress organisers are not responsible for hotel reservations. Additional information can be requested from the Organising Committee
Address: Gastroenterology Centre Paula Stradina Clinical University Hospital 13 Pilsonu Street, Riga, LV-1002, Latvia. Phone: +371 67069307, +371 29245244, +371 29567748 Fax: +371 67614168 E-mail: pokrot@latnet.lv, jelena.derova@gastroenterologs.lv
Preliminary programme
08.15 - 09.00 Registration in the Foyer on the 1st floor (near the cloak room)
Main Hall
Video-Broadcast of the III. Congress from 08.45
09.00 - 09.15 The Opening Ceremony Speech of Dr. Janis Birks Chaired by: Prof. Anatolijs Danilans, Prof. Janis Gardovskis
09.15 - 09.40 Presidential Lecture. From one congress to another. Prof. Anatolijs Danilans
09.45 - 10.10 State of the art lecture. Organs of Gastrointestinal Tract and Atherosclerosis. Prof. Anatolijs Danilans
10.10 - 11.35 State of the art lecture. Surgical Gastroenterology in Latvia. Prof. Janis Gardovskis
10:35 - 11:10 State of the art lecture. Early Diagnostics of Precancer States and Gastrointestinal Tumours - A Challenge to the Interdisciplinary Cooperation. Prof. Marcis Leja
11:10 - 11:35 High Resolution Impedance Manometry - From Research to Clinical Practice. Jan-Willem van der Wal (Netherlands)
11:35 - 11:55 Pediatric Gastroenterology: Clinical Case from the Practice. Ieva Eglite
12:00 - 12:45 Coffee Break in the Congress Centre Cafeteria 2nd and 3rd floors of the Foyer: Exhibitions, presentations, medical equipment ( more than 30 firms)... and coffee machine from Berlin-Chemie
Main Hall (continuing the congress)
12.45-14.45 Current Topics in Digestive Endoscopy with Olympus Latvia & ChongQing Jinshan Science & Technology Group (People's Republic of China) Chaired by: Prof. Janis Gardovskis, Prof. Anatolijs Danilans, Prof. Juris Pokrotnieks
Connecting for live broadcasting to: The Integrated Operation Room of the Ambulatory Surgical Clinic and Endoscopy Department of the Gastroenterology Centre of P. Stradins Clinical University Hospital. Aigars Martinsons, Aldis Pukitis, Normunds Zeravs, Jelena Derova, Aleksejs Derovs.
14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break in the Congress Centre Cafeteria 2nd and 3rd floors of the Foyer: Exhibitions, presentations, medical equipment (more than 30 firms)... and coffee machine from Berlin-Chemie
Main Hall 15.15 - 17.00 The Plenary Session Chaired by: Prof. Anatolijs Danilans
15.15 - 15.30 Current Topics in Nutrition: When do we require a nutritionist consult? Edgars Bodnieks
15.30 - 15.40 Surgical treatment of metabolic syndrome. М.Маrgoļins, А.Plīkšs, G. Trofimovičs, J. Margoļina
15.40 - 15.55 Surgical treatment of constipation. Aigars Martinsons
15.55 - 16.05 Clinical Case
16.05 - 16.20 Opportunities of Computer Video-Technologies in Invasive and Non-Invasive Diagnostics of Helicobacter pylori. Marianna Mileiko
16.20 - 16.30 Fruit / berry dessert with activity against Helicobacter pylori. Anna Babarikina, Vizma Nikolajeva, Jurijs Markovs, Edgars Bodnieks, Dmitrijs Babarikins
16.30 - 16.40 Biliary endoscopy Normunds Zeravs
16.40 - 16.50 Diet Food Supplements "Vitamarins" in the Gastroenterology Clinic. prof. Juris Pokrotnieks, Jelena Derova
16.50 - 16.55 Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases News (ECCO and NECCO) Jeļena Derova, Aleksejs Derovs, Aldis Pukitis, Juris Pokrotnieks
16.55 - 17.00 Concluding Remarks Prof. Anatolijs Danilans
17.00 - 19.00 Fairwell from the IV Latvian Gastroenterology Congress in the New Hall of the Congress Centre. Small gastrointestinal amusements with Pangrol®
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