Detailed Program

WCOG Post Graduate Course 30 September 2026
Time (IST)	Topics
08:45 - 09:00	Welcome - Course Co-Chairs: Co-Chairs: Claudia Defilippi, D. Nageshwar Reddy
09:00 - 10:00	Session: Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Controlling Bleeds from Anticoagulants to Critical Care
09:00 - 09:15	Managing GI Bleeding on Antiplatelets & Anticoagulants Naresh Bhat, India
09:15 - 09:30	Topical Hemostatic Agents: How To Choose Between Powders, Gels & Sealants Pradeep Bhandari, UK
09:30 - 09:45	GI Bleeding In The Intensive Care Unit Mohan Ramchandani, India
09:45 - 10:00	Q&A
10:00 - 11:00	Session: Liver Disease: New Strategies for Managing Common Diseases
10:00 - 10:15	Holistic Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Arun Sanyal, USA
10:15 - 10:30	Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV): New Targets and Drugs Anil Arora, India
10:30 - 10:45	Diagnosis and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in 2026 TBD
10:45 - 11:00	Q&A
11:00 - 11:30	Nutrition Break
11:30 - 12:30	Session: Gut Brain Interaction Disorders
11:30 - 11:45	What is New in Rome V Madhusudan Grover, USA
11:45 - 12:00	Pharmacological & Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia Jan Tack, Belgium
12:00 - 12:15	Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome (PI- IBS): Epidemiology, Diagnosis & Treatment TBD
12:15 - 12:30	Q&A
12:30 - 13:30	Session: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Strategic Approaches to Target Gaps and Achieve Clinical Excellence
12:30 - 12:45	Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis: Saving the Colon With Timely Interventions Shaji Sebastian, UK
12:45 - 13:00	Approach to Refractory IBD Jonathan Leighton, USA
13:00 - 13:15	The Role of Endoscopy in IBD Susana Lopes, Portugal
13:15 - 13:30	Q&A
13:30 - 14:30	Lunch
14:30 - 15:30	Session: Pancreatits and Pancreatic Masses: Diagnosis and Management
14:30 - 14:45	Autoimmune Pancreatitis (Type 1, 2, 3): Dilemmas in Diagnosis and Management Shounak Majumder, USA
14:45 - 15:00	Hypertriglyceridemia Associated Acute Pancreatitis: Outcomes and Preventive Strategies Chengwei Tang, China
15:00 - 15:15	Pancreatic Cancer - Surveillance and Early Detection Patrick Michl, Germany
15:15 - 15:30	Q&A
15:30 - 16:30	Session: Liver Failure: Acute and / on Chronic Liver Failure and Transplant Considerations
15:30 - 15:45	Acute Liver Failure (ALF): Current Management Strategies Subrat Acharya, India
15:45 - 16:00	Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF): Prognosis and Management Shiv K Sarin, India
16:00 - 16:15	Advances and Challenges in Liver Transplantation Arvinder Soin, India
16:15 - 16:30	Q&A
16:30 - 17:00	Nutrition Break
17:00 - 18:00	Session: Chronic Diarrhea: Approach to Celiac and Other Enteropathies
17:00 - 17:15	Celiac Disease: Current and Emerging Tests for Diagnosis Robert Paul Anderson, Australia
17:15 - 17:30	Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) and Non-Celiac Enteropathies Uday C Ghoshal, India
17:30 - 17:45	Cascade Approach to Chronic Diarrhea: WGO Guidelines Carolina Olano, Uruguay
17:45 - 18:00	Q&A
18:00	Closing Remarks - Course Co-Chairs
19:00 - 20:00	Inauguration
20:00 Onwards	Welcome Dinner

WCOG 2026 Scientific Program 1 Oct 2026 (Thursday) \| Day 2
Time (IST)	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Room 5	Room 6	Room 7
08:00 - 09:00	Video Digest	Breakfast Session 1	Breakfast Session 2	Breakfast Session 3	Breakfast Session IBD	Breakfast Session WGO Session	Breakfast Session Neuro GI
09:00 - 10:00	Welcome and Orations
	Introductions
	ISG - Presidential Oration Pramod Garg, India
	WGO - Henry L. Bockus Lecture "The Global Rise in Early Onset Colorectal Cancer: Why is it Happening? How Can We Address it?” Finlay Macrae, Australia
	ISG - CM Habibullah Oration "Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Personal Odyssey" SP Singh, India
10:00 - 11:00	Session: The Burden GI and Liver Disease Worldwide
10:00 - 10:15	Global Burden of GI and Liver Diseases Govind K Makharia, India
10:15 - 10:30	Epidemiology of Digestive Cancer David Weinberg, USA
10:30 - 10:45	What Can Be Done to Change The Trends: Awareness, Education, Public Policy TBD
10:45 - 11:00	Q&A / Panel Discussion
11:00 - 11:15	Nutrition Break
11:15 - 12:15	Session: Standarded Endoscopic Practice	Session: Gastroparesis	Session: Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Liver Disease (MASLD)	Session: Acute Pancreatitis (AP)	Session: The Origins of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)	Session: WGO Climate Change Symposium	Session: Free Paper
11:15 - 11:30	How to Perform a Standardized Upper GI Endoscopy Mathew Philip, India	Functional Dyspepsia or Gastroparesis Kewin Siah, Singapore	Pathophysiology of MASLD: Dissecting the Metabolic Dysfunction Abhijit Chowdhury, India	Understanding Pathophysiology of AP: How the Evidence Evolved Ashok Saluja, USA	IBD's Global Footprint: Where Are We Now? Gilaad Kaplan, Canada	The Climate Change Crisis Geoffrey Metz, Australia
11:30 - 11:45	Quality Indicators in Colonoscopy: What Really Matters Sandeep Nijhawan, India	Choosing and Interpreting the Investigations Jan Tack, Belgium	Screening and Risk Stratification in MASLD Vincent Wong, Hong Kong	From Acinar Injury to Organ Dysfunction: How Does it Happen in Humans? Rupjyoti Talukdar, India	Modifiying the Milieu: Enviromental Triggers You Can Control Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, USA	Impact of Climate Change on Vulnerable Populations Anahita Sadeghi, Iran
11:45 - 12:00	ERCP Quality Matrix Vivek Kaul, USA	Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Treatment Nitesh Pratap, India	Pharmacotherapy in MASLD: How to Choose a Drug? Ajay Duseja, India	Revisiting the Severity Classification of the Revised Atlanta Classification Atsushi Masamune, Japan	Eating for Remission: Evidence-Based Dietary Protocols in Practice Ajit Sood, India	Approaches to Greening Endoscopy Hardik Rughwani, India
12:00 - 12:15	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
12:15 - 13:15	Session: Colon Cancer	Session: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)	Session: Viral Hepatitis	Session: Acute Pancreatitis (AP)	Session: Mastering Advanced Therapy for Complex IBD	Session: Journal Clinical Gastroenterology Session	Session: Free Papers
12:15 - 12:30	Colorectal Cancer Screening: Strategies in Resource Limited Settings Nancy Fanous, Egypt	Esophageal Ambulatory pH-Impedancemetry Mayank Jain, India	Hepatitis A and E: Current Situation and New Developments Rakesh Aggarwal, India	COX 2 Inhibitors in AP Chengwei Tang, China	Starting Strong: The First-Line Advanced Therapy Choice in UC Francis Farraye, USA	State of the Art: Microbiome and Gut Health Wojciech Marlicz, Poland
12:30 - 12:45	Risk Assessment of Polyps and Colorectal Cancer Seth Gross, USA	Laryngo-Pharyngeal Reflux Claudia Defilippi, Chile	Hepatitis B Treatment Guidelines – How Best to Use Them in Daily Practice in Varied Resourced Settings SP Singh, India	Pancreatitis Associated with Systemic Diseases Deepak Gunjan, India	Bio-Naive vs Bio Experienced Patient with Moderate to Severe CD: A Differential Strategy Anita Afzali, USA
12:45 - 13:00	Emerging Non-invasive Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer Screening Jingnan Li , China	Treatment with Acid Suppression Including PCABs L Venkatakrishnan, India	Challenges in the Global Elimination of Hepatitis C Virus Pankaj Puri, India	Can We Prevent Pancreatic Necrosis and Vascular Complications in AP Sudipta Dhar Chowdhury, India	The Era of Dual Therapy: Is Two Better Than One? Vineet Ahuja, India	State of the Art: Helicobacter Pylori Eradication Therapy to Prevent Gastric Cancer Paul Moayyedi, Canada
13:00 - 13:15	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
13:15 - 14:45	Lunch and Poster Viewing
		Industry Lunch Symposium 1 Sponsor	Industry Lunch Symposium 2 Sponsor	Industry Lunch Symposium 3 Sponsor	Lunch Session IBD	Lunch Session WGO	Lunch Session Luminal / Neuro GI




14:45 - 15:45	Session: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography	Session: Chronic Constipation	Session: Alcohol-Related Liver Disease (ALD)	Session: Acute Pancreatitis (AP)	Session: Lessons from IBD Clinic: Case Discussions	Session: Train The Trainers Workshop - Improve your Skills as a Teacher!	Session: Free Papers
14:45 - 15:00	Indeterminate Biliary Stricture: Current Standards & New Tools Nalini Guda, USA	Investigations TBD	Non-Invasive Tests for MetALD and Alcohol Related Liver Disease Gyongyi Szabo, USA	Optimizing Fluid Management: Approaches Within and After 48 Hours Ashish Agarwal, India	Healing the Hidden: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Fistulizing Disease Moderator: Ajay Kumar, India Panelists: Francis Farraye, Jonathan Leighton, Ooi Choon Jin, Bhaskar Kante, David Mathew	Adult Education Wojciech Marlicz, Poland (Chair, TTT)
15:00 - 15:15	Management of Malignant Hilar Obstruction D. Nageshwar Reddy, India	Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Treatment Kewin Siah, Singapore	Next-Gen Therapies for Alcoholic Hepatitis: Regeneration, Barrier Repair and Precision Immunology CE Eapen, India	Managing Pain in AP Jayanta Samanta, India		Providing Effective Feedback Nancy Fanous, Egypt (Vice Chair, TTT)
15:15 - 15:30	ERCP In Altered Anatomy: Strategy & Troubleshooting Praveer Rai, India	Global Guidelines Jose Maria Remes-Troche, Mexico	Liver Transplantion in Alcohol Related Liver Disease Sanjiv Saigal, India	International Association of Pancreatology Guidelines on Management of AP Surinder Rana, India	Pouch Preservation: Managing the Refractory Patient Moderator: Naresh Bhat, India Panelists: Francis Farraye, Jonathan Leighton, Ooi Choon Jin, Peeyush Kumar, Mridul Mahajan	Presentation Skills Kelly Burak, Canada (Chair, Education Committee)
15:30 - 15:45	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A		Q&A
15:45 - 16:45	Session: EndoHepatology	Session: Intestinal Dysmotility	Session: Autoimmune / Cholestatic Liver Diseases	Session: Acute Pancreatitis (AP)	Session: IBD's Surgical - Medical Interface	Session: Train The Trainers Workshop - Improve Your Skills as a Teacher!	Session: Free Papers
15:45 - 16:00	Gastric Varices: Best Practices in 2026 Rajesh Puri, India	Neuropsychological Issues in DGBI Dan Dumitrascu, Romania	Management of Non-Responders to First Line Treatment in Autoimmune Hepatitis Sunil Taneja, India	Diagnosis of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis Siddharth Srivastava, India	The Surgeon's Edge: Timing is Everything Adarsh Chaudhary, India	Small Group Facilitation Prachi S Patil, India
16:00 - 16:15	Liver Biopsy: EUS vs Percutaneous vs Transjugular Prakash Zacharias , India	Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction Sanjeev Sachdeva, India	New Therapies for Primary Biliary Cholangitis Kaushal Madan, India	Current Therapeutic Strategies to Manage Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis Tim Gardner, USA	The Second Act: Preventing the Return of Crohn's Fabian Juliao Banos, Colombia	Bedside Teaching Susana Lopes, Portugal
16:15 - 16:30	EUS-Guided Portal Vein Access & Emerging Applications Sundeep Lakhtakia, India	Approach to Fecal Incontinence Jose Maria Remes -Troche, Mexico	Future Treatment Options for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Vivek Saraswat, India	Impact and Treatment of MDR XDR Infection in Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis George M Varghese, India	The Crohn's Stricture Toolkit: Balancing Medical, Endoscopic And Surgical Intervention Saurabh Kedia, India	Teaching a Skill Luis Carlos Sabbagh, Colombia
16:30 - 16:45	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
16:45 - 17:00	Nutrition Break
17:00 - 18:00	Session: Fistula, Leaks & Perforation	Session: Panel Discussions	Session: Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI)	Session: Chronic Pancreatitis	Session: Hollistic Management in IBD	Session: Free Papers	Session: Free Papers
17:00 - 17:15	Endoscopic Closure of Leaks & Fistulae: Clips to Suturing - A Stepwise Approach Amol Bapaye, India	Overlap Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Maneesh Paliwal, M Srinivas, Arun Karyampudi, Mayank Jain	Novel Biomarkers and Pathways in DILI: From Mechanistic Insights to Clinical Translation Ashish Goel, India	Psychological / Behavioural Issues and Their Management in Chronic Pancreatitis Kshaunish Das, India	Colorectal Surveillance in IBD : Who, When and How? Fabian Juliao Banos, Colombia
17:15 - 17:30	Regenerative Endoscopy & Tissue Healing Strategies Goutham Reddy Katukuri, India		CAM- DILI - Regulate or Prohibit? Public Health Impact, Evidence Gaps, and Medico-Legal Challenges Krishnadas Devadas, India	Fatty Pancreas: Summary of an International Multidisciplinary Consensus Shounak Majumder, USA	Preventing Vascular and Hematologic Complications Devendra Desai, India
17:30 - 17:45	EndoVAC Therapy: Indications, Technique & Optimization Nilay Mehta, India	Achalasia and POEM Shobna Bhatia, Shihari Anikhindi, Mohan Ramchandani, Nikhil Sonthalia	Immune-Mediated Liver Injury from Check-Point Inhibitors (ILICI) Kelly Burak, Canada	Genetics of Recurrent Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis: Guidance for Clinicians Reuben Thomas Kurien, India	Uninvited Guests: Identifying and Managing Opportunistic Infections in IBD Vandana Midha, India
17:45 - 18:00	Q&A		Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
18:00 - 19:00	Session: YIA - Free Papers: Endoscopy	Session: YIA - Free Papers: Luminal	Session: YIA - Free Papers: Hepatology	Session: YIA - Free Papers: Pancreas	Session: YIA - Free Papers: IBD	Session: Free Papers	Session: Free Papers
18:00 - 18:10	Correlation of ileocolonic wall thickening detected on contrast enhanced computed tomography of abdomen with ileocolonoscopy in patients presenting with gastrointestinal or systemic symptoms (Abstract ID: 108) Himanshu Dhiman, India	Serial serum interleukin-8 trajectories are associated with progression from Helicobacter pylori–associated precancerous lesions to gastric cancer: A prospective longitudinal cohort study (Abstract ID: 24) Atteyat Aboelmage Semeya, Egypt	Mitochondrial Dysfunction Drives Defective Macrophage Efferocytosis in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (Abstract ID: 375) Sunidhi Diwakar, India	Beyond Diagnosis: Admission Lipase Predicts Persistent Organ Failure in Hypertriglyceridemia-Associated Acute Pancreatitis (Abstract ID: 849) Zihan Yang, China	Gut microbial production of lithocholic acid reprograms pro-resolutive macrophages to enhance vedolizumab responsiveness via the TGR5/FXR-NF-κB axis (Abstract ID: 103) Bing Han, China
18:10 - 18:20	Optimal Rectal Indomethacin Dosage for Post-ERCP Pancreatitis Prevention in First-Time Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Abstract ID: 425) Haoran Liu, China	Clinicopathological and Survival Correlation of Immunohistochemistry and In-Situ Hybridisation-Based Molecular Classification of Gastric Cancer (Abstract ID: 100) Suruthy N, India	Real-world performance of large language models against multidisciplinary team decisions for hepatocellular carcinoma (Abstract ID: 392) Amith Viswanath, India	A Distinct High-risk Subgroup of Complicated Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis Qualify as Severe Pancreatitis: A Dual-Centre Study of 1383 Patients (Abstract ID: 1086) Pranjal Singh, India	Butyrate Alleviates Crohn's disease Intestinal Inflammation by Inhibiting the cGAS-STING-NLRP3 Axis-Mediated IECs Pyroptosis (Abstract ID: 104) Bing Han, China
18:20 - 18:30	Endoscopic Findings in Uninvestigated Dyspepsia With or Without Alarming Symptoms: Should All Patients Referred to a Gastroenterologist Undergo Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy? (Abstract ID: 489) Jekishan Hirapara, India	Diagnostic Performance Of A Tegoprazan Based Therapeutic Trial In Patients With Suspected Gerd: Interim Analysis Of The Prospective Multicenter Phase Iv Tego-Test Study. (Abstract ID: 247) Luis Raul Valdovinos-Garcia, Mexico	Apixaban prevents hepatic decompensations in patients with cirrhosis (ApiHep): A randomised controlled trial (Abstract ID: 959) Ayush Agarwal, India	Whole Genome Sequencing Unravels The Transmission Landscape Of Pathogenic Bacteria From The Gut And Oral Cavity To Infected Pancreatic Necrosis Pancreatitis (Abstract ID: 1090) Taruna Shyam, India	Efficacy and Tolerability of Amitriptyline in Mild-to-moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Double-blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial (Abstract ID: 1037) Amitkumar Chavan, India
18:30 - 18:40	Towards an Ingestible Pill-like Microdevice for Non-invasive Sampling of the Microbiome and Biomolecules in the Upper GI Tract (Abstract ID: 564) Sarvesh Kumar Srivastava, India	Indian Ethnicity-Specific Multi-Omic Landscape of Colorectal Cancer: Novel Signatures, Drivers, and Therapeutic Targets (Abstract ID: 1016) Anil Vashapaka, India	"STING protein is associated with an immune-cold hepatocellular carcinoma phenotype independent of disease etiology (Abstract ID: 1014)" Satender Pal Singh, India	Population-based Estimates of the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Chronic Pancreatitis in India: a Nationwide Prospective Study (Abstract ID: 1118) Divya Pillai, India	Efficacy of a Plant-Based Diet for Maintaining Remission in Ulcerative Colitis and Its Impact on Gut Microbiome Restructuring: A 12-Month Randomised Controlled Trial (Abstract ID: 1060) Himanshu Narang, India
18:40 - 18:50	A Prospective Multi-Centric study on efficacy and safety of yoga-based bowel preparation in colonoscopy (Abstract ID: 628) Kandagaddala Yaswanth, India	Novel protein-based non-invasive biomarkers for predicting enteropathy in patients with Celiac Disease (Abstract ID: 1020) Diksha Jha, India	Genomic Profiling of MASLD in India: Discovery of Susceptibility Variants and Functional Insights for Precision Risk Stratification (Abstract ID: 1068) Govardhan Bale, India	Beyond Transmural Drainage: The Role of ERCP in Defining Pancreatic Duct Anatomy After Endoscopic Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections (Abstract ID: 1121) Amogh Chandrashekar, India	"Unique gut microbiome profile can distinguish Newly Diagnosed Treatment naive Intestinal Tuberculosis and Crohn`s Disease: An Indian patient cohort study (Abstract ID: 1061)" Nalini Raghunathan, India
18:50 - 19:00	Role of Endoscopy in the Management of Complicated Forms of Hepatic Hydatid Cyst (Abstract ID: 911) Khalid Gharbi, Morocco	Ex-vivo enteroid model reveal distinct epithelial regeneration deficits and DNA damage signatures in untreated and gluten-free diet non-responsive celiac disease patients. (Abstract ID: 1021) Lalita Mehra, India	Effect of Probiotic Therapy on Frailty in Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Abstract ID: 1107) Savneet Singh, India	Bile Mycobiome Phosphoproteomic and Acetylomic Signatures Reveal Functional Drivers of Gallbladder Carcinoma (Abstract ID: 1140) Sanju Yadav, India	Screening and validation of OASL as a protein biomarker for differential diagnosis of ileocecal ulcers (Abstract ID: 1097) Yinghao Sun, India
19:00	Adjourn
19:00 Onwards	Networking & Banquet Dinner

WCOG 2026 Scientific Program 2 Oct 2026 (Friday) \| Day 3
Time (IST)	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Room 5	Room 6	Room 7
08:00 - 09:00	Gastroenterology Clinic	Breakfast Session 4	Liver Basic Science Workshop	Breakfast Session 5	Breakfast Session	Breakfast Session WGO	Breakfast Session Endoscopy
08:00 - 08:15
08:16 - 08:30
08:30 - 08:45
08:45 - 09:00
09:00 - 10:00	Orations
09:00 - 09:15	Introductions
09:15 - 09:30	WGO - George Brohee Lecture TBD
09:30 - 09:45	INASL - Presidential Oration R K DhimanIndia
09:45 - 10:00	INASL - Dr DV Datta Memorial Oration TBD
09:45 - 10:00	Oration by Nobel Laureate
	The greatest Obstacle to Discovery: The Ilussion of KnowledgeBarry Marshall, Australia
10:30 - 11:00	Panel Discussion
11:00 - 11:15	Nutrition Break
11:15 - 12:15	Session: INASL Orations	Session: Helicobacter Pylori	Session: Advanced ERCP	Session: The Multimodal Revolution in IBD	Session: Chronic Pancreatitis	Session: WGO Women in GI Symposium	Session: Free Papers
11:15 - 11:30	Introductions TBD	Global Epidemiology of H. Pyori Infections and Implications for Public Health Shobna Bhatia, India	Difficult CBD Stones: Modern Endoscopic Solutions Mahesh K Goenka, India	Redefining IBD Monitoring With Ultrasound Kayal Vizhi, India	Early Chronic Pancreatitis: Is The Process Reversible? Soumya J Mahapatra, India	What are the Barriers For a Female Gastroenterologist and How We Can Change Them? Sonam Mathur, India
11:30 - 11:45	INASL - Dr SR Naik Memorial Oration TBD	Diagnosis of H. Pylori: When and How Test for Hp Usha Dutta, India	Pre-Operative Biliary Drainage: When & How Randhir Sud, India	Improving Clinical Decisions with Modern Endoscopic Tools Partha Pal, India	Dr. RK Tandon Oration - "Chronic Pancreatitis and Precursors to Pancreatic Cancer: Pathogenesis and Clinical Approaches to Early Cancer Detection" Kyoichi Takaori, Japan	Gastroenterology Training: Challenges and Opportunities For Women Anita Afzali, USA
11:45 - 12:00	INASL - Dr BN Tandon Memorial Oration TBD	Treatment of H. Pylori in 2026 Paul Moayyedi, Canada	Endoscopic Management of PSC Vikram Bhatia, India	Artificial Intelligence in IBD: Impact on Outcomes Ooi Choon Jin, Singapore		Advancing Into Leadership Roles Nawal Al Nahdi, UAE
12:00 - 12:15	INASL - Dr N Madangopalan Memorial Oration TBD	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
12:15 - 13:15	Session: Portal Hypertension	Session: Gastric Cancer	Session: Endoscopic Ultrasound	Session: Next-Generation IBD Care	Session: Pancreatic Neoplasms	Session: WGO Wellness Symposium	Session: Free Papers
12:15 - 12:30	Assessment of Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension (CSPH) in 2026 Susana Gomes Rodrigues, Switzerland	Shifts in Gastric Cancer Epidemiology and Its Implications Worldwide Prachi S Patil, India	Best Techniques for EUS-Guided Tissue Acquisition Shyam Varadarajulu, USA	From Lab to Clinic: Harnessing Microbiota for Healing Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, USA	Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours (NET) G V Rao, India	The Burden of Burnout in Health Care Carolina Olano, Uruguay
12:30 - 12:45	Beyond Beta-Blockers: Emerging Therapies and Anticoagulation Strategies PN Rao, India	Enhancing Detection of Early Gastric Cancer in Resource Constrained Settings Noriya Uedo, Japan	Approach to the Incidental Pancreatic Cyst Nikhil Sonthalia, India	The Youngest Patients: Unravelling VEO-IBD Malathi Sathiyasekaran, India	IPMN and Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms: Summary of Guidelines From Biology To Precision Surgery Shailesh Shrikhande, Mumbai, India	Strategies to Improve Wellbeing Jonathan Leighton, USA
12:45 - 13:00	Factors and Clinical Outcomes in Cirrhosis Recompensation Yogesh Chawla, India	Diagnosis And Management of Atrophic Gastritis And Intestinal Metaplasia Amit Dutta, India	EUS Approach to Gallbladder Disorders A J Joseph, India	Precision IBD: Transition From One-Size-Fits-All to Patient-Centric Care Vipul Jairath, Canada	Precision Medicine in Pancreatic Cancer Atul Sharma, India	Communication Skills and Difficult Conversation Guilherme Macedo, Portugal
13:00 - 13:15	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
13:15 - 14:45	Lunch and Poster Viewing
		Industry Lunch Symposium Sponsor	Industry Lunch Symposium Sponsor	Industry Lunch Symposium Sponsor	Lunch Session Pancreas Necrosis Discussant - Tim Gardner Panelists - TBD	Lunch Session WGO	Lunch Session
14:45 - 15:45	Session: Ascites / Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)	Session: Celiac Disease	Session: Live Endoscopy 1	Session: The Invisible Burden of Chronic Inflammation	Session: Pancreatic Cancer	Session	Session: Free Papers
14:45 - 15:00	Treatment Options For Refractory Ascites Virendra Singh, India	Global Epidemiology of Celiac Disease And Future Projections Gilaad Kaplan, Canada		More Than a Diagnosis: Living Well with IBD Susana Lopes, Portugal	Developing a Chemotherapeutic Molecule for Pancreatic Cancer: Lessons From a Personal Journey Ashok Saluja, USA
15:00 - 15:15	Long-Term Albumin For Decompensated Cirrhosis Paolo Angeli, Italy	Breaking Free: Treatments for Celiac Disease Beyond Gluten-Free Diet Robert Paul Anderson, Australia		Stopping The Spark: The Future of IBD Prevention Vishal Sharma, India	Multimodality Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer – Where Are We Now Patrick Michl, Germany
15:15 - 15:30	Current and Future Management of HRS-AKI Rakhi Maiwall, India	Increasing The Detection of Celiac Disease Globally: Opportunities And Challenges Govind K Makharia, India		Intercepting The Disease: Strategies for Secondary Prevention Vipul Jairath, Canada	Radiomics and AI in Pancreatic Cancer Raju Sharma, India
15:30 - 15:45	Q&A	Q&A		Q&A	Q&A
15:45 - 16:45	Session: Hepatic Encephalopathy	Session: Chronic and Infectious Diarrhea	Session: Live Endoscopy 2	Session: Implementing Evidence-Based Standards For IBD	Session: Pancreatic Cancer	Session	Session: Free Papers
15:45 - 16:00	Pathophysiology of Hepatic Encephalopathy: Beyond Ammonia R K Dhiman, India	Secretory Diarrhea: An Investigative Approach AS Puri, India		Latest Guidelines for Pregnancy and IBD Rupa Banerjee, India	Metabolic Red Flags: New Onset Diabetes, Sarcopenia and Unexplained Weight Loss as Predictors Anand Narayan Singh, India
16:00 - 16:15	New Diagnostic Tools and Biomarkers in Hepatic Encephalopathy AC Anand, India	Global Burden of GI Parasitic Infection: Impact on Human Health in The 21st century BS Ramakrishna, India		CCFI Guidelines for IBD: Sequencing Therapy Crohn Disease Arshdeep Singh, India	Prehabilitation Before Surgery For Pancreatic Cancer Philip Joseph, India
16:15 - 16:30	Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy: Treat or Not Barjesh C Sharma, India	Hospital Acquired Diarrhea Sahil Khanna, USA		Sequencing therapy Ulcerative Colitis Himanshu Narang, India	Surgery for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer Kyoichi Takaori, Japan
16:30 - 16:45	Q&A	Q&A		Q&A	Q&A
16:45 - 17:00	Nutrition Break
17:00 - 18:00	Session: Hepatocellular Carcinoma	Session: Intestinal Failure	Session: Bariatric Endoscopy	Session: IBD - Free Papers	Session: Pancreas Necrosis	Session: Free Papers	Session: Free Papers
17:00 - 17:15	New Strategies For Surveillance For HCC in Cirrhosis Guilherme Macedo, Portugal	Beyond Short Bowel Syndrome Manas Panigrahi, India	Metabolic Endoscopy: Beyond Weight Loss Rakesh Kalapala, India		Discussant Timothy Gardner, USA
17:15 - 17:30	Staging and Decision Making For Treatment in HCC Ashish Kumar, India	Assessment of Intestinal Failure Samagra Agrawal, India	Endoscopic Gastric Remodeling Techniques Malay Sharma, India
17:30 - 17:45	Managing Unresectable HCC - Emerging Options Anand V Kulkarni, India	Short And Long Term Treatment Options Saroj Kant Sinha, India	Role of GLP-1 Therapy in Bariatric Endoscopy Prateek Sharma, USA
17:45 - 18:00	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
18:00 - 19:00	Session: Vascular Liver Disease	Session: Dietary Impacts for DGBI	Session: Esophagus	Session: Editor's Corner - How to Get Published	Session: Pancreas Free Papers	Session: Free Papers
18:00 - 18:15	Current and Emerging Concepts in Diagnosis and Management of PSVD/NCPF Manoj Kumar, India	Eating Disorders Zubin Dev Sharma, India	Corrosive Strictures: Endoscopic Strategies Rakesh Kochhar, India	Increasing your changes of Acceptance Paul Moayyedi, Canada	Calcium Signalling Within Acinar Cells Rajender Motiani, India
18:15 - 18:30	Management of Budd Chiari Syndrome: Current Status and Dilemmas Akash Shukla, India	Impact of Ultra-Processed Food Kewin Siah, Singapore	Esophageal Stenting: Indications & Techniques T. S. Chandrashekhar, India	Introduction to Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology - The WGO Official Journal Ronnie Fass	Immunological Mechansisms of Progression in Chronic Pancreatitis Zaigham Rizvi, India
18:30 - 18:45	Management of Portal Vein Thrombosis is Cirrhosis Manav Wadhawan, India	FODMAP Diet for DGBI Omesh Goyal, India	Barrett's Esophagus: Diagnosis and Management Prateek Sharma, USA	Use of AI in Research and Publications ? Other Journal Editor	Plasma Metabolite Signatures in Pancreartic Cancer: Differentiating From Chronic Pancreatitis Ujjawal Mahajan, India
18:45 - 19:00	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Panel Discussion / Q&A	TBD
19:00 - 20:00	Session: Liver Transplantation Symposium	Industry Dinner Symposium Sponsor	Session: Saroglitazar in MASLD - The Indian Perspective	Industry Dinner Symposium Sponsor	Industry Dinner Symposium Sponsor	Industry Dinner Symposium Sponsor	Industry Dinner Symposium Sponsor
19:00 - 19:15	Referral for Liver Transplantation: When is it Too Early and Late? TBD
19:15 - 19:30	Immunosuppressive Strategies in Liver Transplantation: Tricks of the Trade Dinesh Jothimani, India
19:30 - 19:45	Liver Transplantation for ACLF - Recent Concepts Viniyendra Pamecha, India
19:45 - 20:00	Panel Discussion / Q&A
20:00	Adjourn
20:30 Onwards	Dinner

WCOG 2026 Scientific Program 3 Oct 2026 (Saturday) \| Day 4
Time (IST)	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Room 5	Room 6	Room 7
08:00 - 09:00	Liver Clinico-Pathological Conference (CPC)	Liver Clinico-Pathological Conference (CPC)	Industry Breakfast Symposium 1 Sponsor	Industry Breakfast Symposium 2 Sponsor	Breakfast Session	Breakfast Session WGO	Breakfast Session Pancreas
08:00 - 08:20	Liver Clinico-Pathological Conference (CPC) Gaurav Pande
08:20 - 08:30	Discussion
08:30 - 08:50	Pathology Discussant (Speaker) Suvradeep Mitra
08:50 - 09:00	Discussion
09:00 - 10:00	Orations 5
09:00 - 09:15	Introduction
09:15 - 09:30	IPC - Presidents Oration Peush Sahni, India
09:30 - 09:45	ISG - PN Chuttani Oration "Global Burden of Celiac Disease: Opportunities and Challenges" Govind K Makharia, India
09:45 - 10:00	ISG - Dr Rakesh Tandon Oration "Ultra-Processed Foods: Packaging to Pathology" Mahesh K Goenka, India
10:00 - 11:00	Session: Plenary Papers
10:00 - 10:10	Efficacy and safety of microfragmented autologous adipose tissue transplantation for perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease (ATTIC): a phase 3 multicenter randomized controlled trial (Abstract ID: 162) Silvio Laureti, Italy
10:10 - 10:20	Growth Hormone in Alcohol-Related Hepatitis Improves Clinical Outcomes and Modulates Regenerative-Immune Pathways: A Randomized Study (Abstract ID: 179) Nipun Verma, India
10:20 - 10:30	A population based epidemiological study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in India(Abstract ID: 403) Arshdeep Singh, India
10:30 - 10:40	Efficacy and Safety of Magnetic Compression Anastomosis in Complex Biliary Strictures: A Prospective Multicentre Clinical Study with Short and Long Term Outcomes (Abstract ID: 518) Sanjay Rajput, India
10:40 - 10:50	Endoscopic ultrasound-guided coil and glue embolization versus balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration for prevention of rebleeding from gastric varices: A multicentre, randomized controlled trial (Abstract ID: 864) Sagnik Biswas, India
10:50 - 11:00	Mapping Microbial Diversity Across Endogamous India: The Indian Human Microbiome Initiative (Abstract ID: 977) Dhiraj Prakash Dhotre, India
11:00 - 11:30	Nutrition Break
11:30 - 12:30	Session: New Rome V Criteria for Major DGBI: How Are They Different?	Session: Acute Liver Failure	Session: Pancreatobiliary Complications	Session: WGO Artificial Intelligence Symposium Part 1	Session: Pancreatitis	Session: Free Papers	Session: Free Papers
11:30 - 11:45	Esophageal Disorders Jan Tack, Belgium	Cerebral Edema And Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in ALF Madhumita Premkumar, India	EUS Guided Biliary Drainage Vinay Dhir, India	The AI Gastroenterologist: A Chimera or the New Normal in the Evolving Era of Digestive Healthcare Miguel Mascarenhas, Portugal	Pediatric Acute Pancreatitis: Special Challenges Ujjal Poddar, India
11:45 - 12:00	Gastroduodenal Disorders Madhusudan Grover, USA	Infections in ALF: Assessment, Prevention, Management Dharmesh Kapoor, India	Disconnected Pancreatic Duct Syndrome: Diagnosis to Therapy Sandip Pal, India	Beyond the Buzzwords: Where AI Is Already Changing GI Practice TBD	Drug-Induced Pancreatitis: Truth or myth Harshad Devarbhavi, India
12:00 - 12:15	Bowel And Anorectal Disorders Uday C Ghoshal, India	Novel Strategies To Improve Outcomes in ALF Neeraj Saraf, India	Ampullectomy: Tricks of the Trade Sridhar Sundaram, India	Artificial Inteligence in Endoscopy: Current Evidence, Clinical Utility and Implementation Pathways Prateek Sharma, USA	Chronic Pancreatitis and Type 3c Diabetes: Mechanisms and Special Considerations For Management Nihal Thomas, India
12:15 - 12:30	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
12:30 - 13:30	Session: ISG - BSG Symposium	Session: Acute on Chronic Liver Failure	Session: Third Space Endoscopy	Session: WGO Artificial Intelligence Symposium Part 2	Session: Biliary	Session: Free Papers	Session: Free Papers
12:30 - 12:45	Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: An Emerging Global Concern Colin Rees, UK	ACLF Endotypes and Trajectories: Toward Global Harmonization and Precision Trials Ashok Choudhury, India	POEM and GERD: New Evidence and Evolving Concepts Vikas Singla, India	Trust, Risk, and Regulation: How to Approve AI For Real Patients Seth Gross, USA	Timing of Cholecystectomy in Severe Acute Pancreatitis VK Bansal, India
12:45 - 13:00	Upper GI Cancer Screening and Early Detection: Lessons from India Chalapathi Rao Achanta, India	Ammonia As a Biomarker in Cirrhosis and ACLF Shalimar, India	G-POEM: Selecting The Right Responders Pankaj Desai, India	AI in Endoscopy Training: Promises and Threats, AI in Endoscopy Training Vivek Kaul, USA	Early Diagnosis And Biomarkers Of Gallbladder Cancer Adarsh Chaudhary, India
13:00 - 13:15	Third-Space Endoscopy: East Meets West Pradeep Bhandari, UK	Advances in Extracorporeal Liver Systems For ACLF Rajiv Jalan, UK	Robotic Endoscopy: Are We Ready for Prime Time? Zaheer Nabi, India	AI in Hepatology - Revolutionizing The Diagnosis and Management Nipun Verma, India	Incidental Gallbladder Cancer After Cholecystectomy: Approach To Management H. Ramesh
13:15 - 13:30	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
13:30 - 14:45	Lunch and Poster Viewing
		Session: Liver Clinics: Case Based Discussions Moderator: Patrick Kamath, USA Panelists: TBD (14:30 - 15:15)	Endoscopic Workshop 1	Industry Lunch Symposium Sponsor	Lunch Session Endoscopic	Lunch Session Luminal / Neuro GI	Lunch Session
14:45 - 16:00	Session: Orations 6	Session: Hepatology Symposium with Interventional Radiology (15:15 - 16:15)	Endoscopic Workshop 2	Session	Session: Free Papers	Session: Free Papers	Session: Free Papers
14:45 - 15:00	Introductions	Recent Advances In The Endovascular Management of HCC Naveen Kalra, India
15:00 - 15:15	CCFI Oration - IBD TBD	Prophylactic and Pre-Emptive TIPS: Overtreatment or Survival Advantage? Shivanand Gamanagatti, India
15:15 - 15:30	INMA Oration Madhusudan Grover, USA	Vascular Emergencies in Cirrhosis – Role of IR Amar Mukund, India
15:30 - 15:45	WGO - Trailblazer Award TBD	Q&A
15:45 - 16:00	Masters of WGO TBD
16:00 - 17:00	Closing Ceremonies
17:00	Adjourn

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