Detailed Program

WCOG 2026 \| Post-Graduate Course 30 Sept 2026 (Wednesday) \| Day 1 Grand Ballroom A (Palash A)
Time (IST)	Topics
08:45 - 09:00	Welcome Claudia Defilippi, D. Nageshwar Reddy, Geoffrey Metz, Pramod Garg
09:00 - 10:00	Session: Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Controlling Bleeds from Anticoagulants to Critical Care Moderators: Nalini Guda, Bhaskar Nandi, Pankaj Dhawan, S K Pandey
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 Vikram Bhatia, India
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 Moderators: JB Dilawari, Gourdas Choudhuri, Ankur Jindal, Madhura Prasad Suman
10:00 - 10:15	Holistic Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Arun Sanyal, USA
10:15 - 10:30	Chronic Hepatitis B: New Targets and Drugs Anil Arora, India
10:30 - 10:45	Diagnosis and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in 2026 Samir Shah, India
10:45 - 11:00	Q&A
11:00 - 11:30	Nutrition Break
11:30 - 12:30	Session: Gut Brain Interaction Disorders Moderators: KR Palaniswamy, Manu Tandon, Narendranathan M, Roy J Mukkada
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: Epidemiology, Diagnosis & Treatment Shobna Bhatia, India
12:15 - 12:30	Q&A
12:30 - 13:30	Session: Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Strategic Approaches to Target Gaps and Achieve Clinical Excellence Moderators: Ooi Choon Jin, G N Ramesh, Vineet Ahuja, Ubal Dhus
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 Francis Farraye, 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 Moderators: Sandeep Thareja, KK Dhar, Jayanta Samanta
14:30 - 14:45	Mechanisms of Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis: Newer Insights Rupjyoti Talukdar, India
14:45 - 15:00	Reducing Mortality In Severe Acute Pancreatits Pramod Garg, India
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 Moderators: Yogesh Chawla, Rajiv Jalan, Sethu Babu, Ajay Jain
15:30 - 15:45	Acute Liver Failure: Current Management Strategies Subrat Acharya, India
15:45 - 16:00	Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: 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	Moderators: G N Ramesh, Rajeev Jayadevan, Sujit Choudhary Legal Issues in Medical Practice, "Current Perspective" Ashwini Setya, India
17:00 - 18:00	Session: Chronic Diarrhea: Approach to Celiac and Other Enteropathies Moderators: Amit Mathur, Monika Jain, Anant Kumar Singh, Anish Kumar
17:00 - 17:15	Celiac Disease: Current and Emerging Tests for Diagnosis Robert Paul Anderson, Australia
17:15 - 17:30	Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth 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
19:00 - 20:00	Inaugural Function (Brahmkamal Hall)
20:00 Onwards	Welcome Dinner

WCOG 2026 Scientific Program 1 Oct 2026 (Thursday) \| Day 2
Time (IST)	Brahmkamal	Grand Ballroom A (Palash A)	Grand Ballroom B (Palash B)	Grand Ballroom C (Palash C)	Room No 302	Room No 304	Room No 301
08:00 - 09:00	Endoscopy Video Digest Moderators: Jayanta Samanta, Gayathri Gopalakrishnan, Aravind Namdeo
08:00 - 08:08	When EDGE Gets Tight: Modified EDGE in One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Abhinav Agarwal, India
08:08 - 08:16	Beyond The Bile Duct : EUS Guided Vascular Intervention For Hemobilia Shravan G H, India
08:16 - 08:24	Releasing The Wrap: Third Space Endoscopy to The Rescue For Post-Fundoplication Dysphagia Shubham Mehta, India
08:24 - 08:32	Temporary Biliary Sems Assisted Management of Refractory High Esophageal Stricture And Maintenance with Self Dilation Likithesh Ds, India
08:32 - 08:40	Rescuing Entrapped Devices: Perils of Lithotripsy Umang Arora, India
08:40 - 08:48	LAMS Misdeployment And a Valiant Rescue Aditya Kale, India
09:00 - 10:05	Orations Moderators: Carolina Olano, Geoffrey Metz, Shobna Bhatia, Aejaz Habeeb
09:00 - 09:20	ISG - Presidential Oration Pramod Garg, India
09:20 - 09:45	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
09:45 - 10:05	ISG - CM Habibullah Oration "Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Personal Odyssey" Shivaram P Singh, India
10:00 - 11:00	Session: The Burden GI and Liver Disease Worldwide Moderators: Dan Dumitrascu, Shiv K Sarin, Shinjini Bhatnagar
10:10 - 10:25	Global Burden of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Govind K Makharia, India
10:25 - 10:40	Epidemiology of Digestive Cancer David Weinberg, USA
10:40 - 11:00	What Can Be Done to Change The Trends: Awareness, Education, Public Policy Panelists: David Weinberg, Guilherme Macedo, Pradeep Joshi (WHO), Govind K Makharia, Suman Kanungo
11:00 - 11:15	Breakout
	Endoscopy	Luminal	Liver	Pancreas	IBD	WGO	Oral Free Papers
11:15 - 12:15	Session: Standarded Endoscopic Practice Moderators: Noriya Uedo, Ashutosh Mohapatra, Ramesh Satarkar, Mohammad Tabish	Session: Gastroparesis Moderators: DK Bhargava, Mohinish Chhabra, Amit Kavimandan	Session: Metabolic-Dysfunction - Associated Liver Disease Moderators: Arun Sanyal, Puja Sakhuja, Ajeet Bhadoria, Arka De	Session: Acute Pancreatitis - Basics of Acute Pancreatitis - Pathophysiology And Severity Moderators: SL Broor, Anoop Saraya, BV Tantry, Manish Manrai	Session: The Origins of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Moderators: SK Tyagi, Shravan Bohra, V.M Dayal, Sawan Bopanna	Session: WGO Climate Change Symposium Moderators: Miguel Mascarenhas, Geoffrey Metz	Session: Free Paper 1 Moderators: Sandesh Kolassery, Alka Singh, Amit Mishra, Mahavir Prasad Sharma
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 Acute Pancreatitis: 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	11:15 - 11:25 Artificial Intelligence for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Detection: First Multicentric Multicontinental Deep Learning Study (Abstract ID: 281) Miguel Jose Da Quinta E Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva, Portugal 11:25 - 11:35 A Deep Neural Network-Based Tool for Assisted Quantitative Histological Interpretation Of Small Bowel Mucosal Biopsies From Patients With Celiac Disease (Abstract ID: 1059) Prasenjit Das, New Delhi
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	11:35 - 11:45 Interim Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Vonoprazan-Based Triple Therapy Versus Proton Pump Inhibitor-Based Triple Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Eradication (Abstract ID: 508) Krithi Krishna Koduri, Hyderabad 11:45 - 11:55 Neuropsychiatric Manifestations and Associated Brain Metabolites In Patients With Celiac Disease And Impact Of Gluten Free Diet On Them: A Prospective Follow Up Study (Abstract ID: 944) Shobhit Garg, New Delhi
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	11:55 - 12:05 Efficacy of Biofeedback Therapy in Dyssynergic Defecation (Abstract ID: 694) Ankit Kumar Tandon, Ludhiana
12:00 - 12:15	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
12:15 - 13:15	Session: Colon Cancer Moderators: David Weinberg, R R Rai, B Ramesh, Jagdeep Singh	Session: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Moderators: Anurag Govil, B.S SatyaPrakash, Bikash Narayan Choudhury, K V Padmaprakash	Session: Viral Hepatitis Moderators: Premashis Kar, K T Shenoy, Ekta Gupta	Session: Acute Pancreatitis - Expanding Horizons in Pancreatitis Moderators: Timothy Gardner, Showkat A Zargar, Pradeepta Kumar Sethy, Sanjay Sikka	Session: Mastering Advanced Therapy for Complex IBD Moderators: Gourdas Choudhuri, Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, Subhash Nandwani, Chetan Bhatt, Ismail Siyad	Session: Journal Clinical Gastroenterology Session Moderators: Ronnie Fass, Carolina Olano	Session: Free Papers 2 Moderators: Abhinav Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar Jha, Nadeem Parvez, Shekhar Swaroop
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	Pancreatitis Associated with Systemic Diseases Deepak Gunjan, India	Starting Strong: The First-Line Advanced Therapy Choice in UC Francis Farraye, USA	State of the Art: Microbiome and Gut Health Wojciech Marlicz, Poland	12:15 - 12:25 Gut Microbiota-Driven PINK1 Deficiency Impairs Mitophagy In Biliary Epithelial Cells and Aggravates Cholestatic Liver Injury (Abstract ID: 332) Xinyu Wang, China 12:25 - 12:35 Weight-Dependent and -Independent Effects of Semaglutide in Participants With MASH: Secondary Analysis of the Phase 3 ESSENCE Tria. (Abstract ID: 771) Sunmathi Dhandapani, India 12:35 - 12:45 Clinically meaningful rates of functional cure in virologically suppressed patients with chronic hepatitis B infection treated with bepirovirsen: B-Well Phase 3 Trials (Abstract ID: 606) Rajiv M Mehta, India 12:45 - 12:55 Efficacy of oral semaglutide in overweight- obese patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) related compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) - Results of first randomized controlled trial. (Abstract ID: 1085) Prahlad Kumar, India 12:55 - 13:05 Ascitic Fluid Exposomics Identifies Furfural Acetate as a Microbial Alcohol-Derived Biomarker of Severity and poor outcome in Severe Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis (Abstract ID: 1056) Yash Sandip Magar, India
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 Shivaram P Singh, India	Can We Prevent Pancreatic Necrosis and Vascular Complications in Acute Pancreatitis ? Sudipta Dhar Chowdhury, India	IL-23 Inhibitors : What, Where and How? Vineet Ahuja, India
12:45 - 13:00	Emerging Non-invasive Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer Screening Prachi S Patil , India	Treatment with Acid Suppression Including PCABs L Venkatakrishnan, India	Challenges in the Global Elimination of Hepatitis C Virus Pankaj Puri, India	Necrotizing pancreatitis: Timing,Triage and Treatment Soumya J Mahapatra, India	Raising the Therapeutic Ceiling : New Insights Vipul Jairath, Canada	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	Poster Schedule					Lunch Symposium Sun Pharma	Lunch Symposium Olympus Advancements in EUS (Innovations in Imaging & Tissue Acquisition) Moderatos: Rajesh Puri, Chalapathi Rao
						13:15 - 13:30 Evolution of GERD Management, Are our treatment goals changing? Jan Tack	13:15 - 13:30 Next-Gen Echo Endoscopy-Aplio 800 Sundeep Lakhtakia, India
						13:30 - 13:45 Potassium Competitive Acid blockers including Fexuprazan in the management of GERD Uday C Ghoshal	13:30 - 13:45 Advancing EUS Tissue Acquisition – Insights into Precision Sampling and Diagnostic Confidence Vikas Singla, India
						13:45 - 13:55 Discussion	13:45 - 13:55 Discussion
14:45 - 15:45	Session: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography Moderators: J.B. Dilawari, Mayank V Kabrawala, Nitin Pai, A Kavitha	Session: Chronic Constipation Moderators: N. H. Banka, P Piramanayagam, Bhaskar Jyoti Baruah, Gopinath Ramaiah	Session: Alcohol-related Liver Disease Moderators: Susana Gomes Rodrigues, Sandeep S Sidhu, Ameet Mandot, Manisha Bangar	Session: Acute Pancreatitis - III Managing Clinical Challenges Moderators: H P Nandeesh, Shine Sadasivan, Sanjay Banerjee, Anugrah Dhooria,	Session: Lessons from IBD Clinic: Case Discussions Chairperson: Vaishali Bhardwaj, Sumit Bhatia	Session: Train The Trainers Workshop - Improve your Skills as a Teacher! Moderators: Kelly Burak, Wojciech Marlicz	Session: Free Papers 3 Moderators: Anirudha Gopanpallikar, Yasin Mujoo, Abbagani Vidya Sagar, Abhijit Chatterjee
14:45 - 15:00	Indeterminate Biliary Stricture: Current Standards & New Tools Nalini Guda,USA	Appropriate Investigations Shrihari Anikhindi,, India	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	14:45 - 15:15 Healing the Hidden: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Fistulizing Disease Discussant: Ajay Kumar, India Panelists: Francis Farraye, Ooi Choon Jin, Bhaskar Kante, David Mathew	Adult Education Wojciech Marlicz, Poland (Chair, TTT)	14:45 - 14:55 Role Of The Ace( Albumin,Crp And Endoscopy) Index In Predicting Day 3 Intravenous Steroid Response In Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Study (Abstract ID: 596) Sandipana Paik, India 14:55 - 15:05 Are Gut Microbial and Metabolic Signatures Linked To Disease Activity In Indian Ulcerative Colitis Patients? A Pilot Multi-Omics Study (Abstract ID: 132) Khushboo Gopal Upadhyay, India 15:05 - 15:15 Risk of Colorectal Malignancy In Ulcerative Colitis: Real World Data From An Indian Cohort (Abstract ID: 347)) Kiran Josy Kanjamala, India 15:15 - 15:25 Diagnostic Accuracy of Bowel Ultrasound Compared To Magnetic Resonance Enterography For Assessing Disease Extent And Activity In Crohn’s Disease (Abstract ID: 504) Kevin Joy, India 15:25 - 15:35 Knowledge Gaps in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Reproductive Health Among Patients and the General Population: A Cross-Sectional Study (Abstract ID: 411) Arshia Bhardwaj, India
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 Acute Pancreatitis 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 Acute Pancreatitis Surinder Rana, India	15:15 - 15:45 Pouch Preservation: Managing the Refractory Patient Discussant: Naresh Bhat, India Panelists: Francis Farraye, 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 Moderators: Shyam Varadarajulu, Kaushal Vyas, Pawan Rawal, Sunil Mathai	Session: Intestinal Dysmotility Moderators: Mandhir Kumar, Nutan Desai, Devendra Singh Virdi, V K Mishra	Session: Autoimmune / Cholestatic Liver Diseases Moderators: Joy Varghese, Ritambhra Nada, Piyush Ranjan	Session: Acute Pancreatitis - Pancreatic Necrosis Moderators: Anand Narayan Singh, S Duhan, Bilal Khan	Session: IBD's Surgical - Medical Interface Moderators: Ashmeet Choudhary, Vinay Thorat, Arun Khanduri, Sharad Chandra	Session: Train The Trainers Workshop - Improve Your Skills as a Teacher! Moderators: Geoffrey Metz, Nancy Fanous, Prabha Sawant	Session: Free Papers 4 Moderators: KN Panda, Ajith Roni, Manomohan Us, Sairaman.H
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	15:45 - 15:55 Efficacy of Mechanical Lithotripsy, Short Term Biliary Stenting Followed By Mechanical Lithotripsy And Laser Lithotripsy For Difficult Bile Duct Stones (Abstract ID: 15) Shyam Sunder Sharma, India 15:55 - 16:05 Electrostatic Cell Trapping: A Novel Method to Enhance Brush Cytology Yield (Abstract ID: 153) Iyad Khamaysi, Israel 16:05 - 16:15 Fragility of Randomized Controlled Trials For Fluid Resuscitation In Acute Pancreatitis (Abstract ID: 237) Anshuman Elhence, India 16:15 - 16:25 Flow-Mediated Dilatation of the Brachial Artery: A Tool for Detection of Endothelial Dysfunction in Acute Pancreatitis (Abstract ID: 570) Nidhi Arora, India 16:25 - 16:35 Comprehensive Artificial Intelligence for Pancreatic Cyst Evaluation in Endoscopic Ultrasound: Multicenter Validation of Detection, Classification, and Dysplasia Grading (Abstract ID: 653) Miguel Jose Da Quinta E Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva, Portugal 16:35 - 16:45 Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis: Associations Between Neuropsychological Burden, Central Pain Network Dysfunction, and Neurometabolic Alterations (Abstract ID: 1183) Abdul Rasheed Mohammed, 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 Timothy 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
17:00 - 18:00	Session: Fistula, Leaks & Perforation Moderators: Nirmaljeet Singh Malhi, Sandeep Bhargava, Ramesh M, CR Panda	Session: Panel Discussions	Session: Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) Moderators: Harshad Devarbhavi, Aabha Nagral, Archana Rastogi, Babu Lal Meena	Session: Multidimensional Perspectives in Pancreatitis Moderators: Manisha Dwivedi, Debashis Mishra, Gauri Kumbhar, Hanish Sharma	Session: Hollistic Management in IBD Moderators: VK Dixit, Karamvir Chakravati, Harpreet Singh	Focused Group Meeting (IPC) Management of Pain in Chronic Pancreatits Moderators: Sudipta Dhar Chowdhury, Soumya J Mahapatra, Jayanta Samanta, Rupjyoti Talukdar, Reuben Thomas Kurien	Session: Free Papers 5 Moderators: Satheesh Rao A K, Manohar B, Abhishek Saini, Mayank Ameta
17:00 - 17:15	Endoscopic Closure of Leaks & Fistulae: Clips to Suturing - A Stepwise Approach Sridhar Sundaram, India	17:00 - 17:30 Overlap Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Discussant: Sanjeev Sachdeva Panelists: 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	Discussasnts: Abhinav Gupta, Akshay J Deshpande, Ankit Jain, Awanish Kumar, Awanish Tewari, Bhaskar Nandi, Chevigoni Saidulu, Chimmili Anil Kumar, G P Shukla, G.Sathyanarayana, Gopalakrishnan, Jahnvi Dhar, K.Sridharan, Mayank Gupta, Mohd.Juned Khan, Morupoju Gautham, Murali Krishnan, N. Harinatha Reddy, Naveenkumar C, Paladugu Hari Krishna, Pankaj Jain, Prasenjit Halder, Purushottam Vashista, Raghavendra Prasada K V, Rahul Jain, Rajeev Ranjan, Rajendra Kumar Banoda, Rakesh Sringeri Manjunath, Sandeep Kumar Shah, Sangeetha Thanaraj, Sanjay Rajput, Sayan Malakar, Siddharth Harindranath, Thirumoorthi Natarajan, Vinay C	17:00 - 17:10 Comparative Effectiveness of Polyethylene Glycol Electrolyte Solution Versus Lactulose for Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Single Blind, Randomised Control Trial (Abstract ID: 117) Arihant Seth, India 17:10 - 17:20 Predictors and Immune Signatures of Baveno-VII–Aligned Recompensation in Pediatric Wilson Disease with Decompensated Cirrhosis (Abstract ID: 1015) Anmol, India 17:20 - 17:30 Serum Bile Acid Levels In Alcohol-Related Acute On Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF): Correlation With Disease Severity And Clinical Outcome (Abstract ID: 499) P Poongodi, India 17:30 - 17:40 Telehealth vs In-Person Early Palliative Care for Patients with Cirrhosis: Results from the PAL-LIVER Multi-Center Trial (Abstract ID: 862) Manisha Verma, India 17:40 - 17:50 Impact of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy on Survival and Ammonia Clearance in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure with Advanced Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Multicentre Retrospective Cohort Analysis (Abstract ID: 167) Arjun Maria, India 17:50 - 18:00 Modified New Wilson Index for Pediatric Hepatic Wilson Disease with Liver Failure: Incorporating Encephalopathy Severity and Recalibrated INR Improves Prognostication (Abstract ID: 1005) Anmol, India
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	17:30 - 18:00 Achalasia and POEM Discussant: Mohan Ramchandani Panelists: Shobna Bhatia, Rajkumar K Wadhwa, 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: Young Investigator Awards - Endoscopy Moderators: Nirmal Kumar, Rajesh Puri, Nilesh Fernandopulle, R Ravi	Session: Young Investigator Awards - Luminal Moderators: Ashok Dalal, Raj Vigna Venugopal, Jayanthi Venkataraman, Gautam Ray	Session: Young Investigator Awards - Hepatology Moderators: Abraham Koshy, CE Eapen, Shalimar	Session: Young Investigator Awards - Pancreas Moderators: Preetam Nath, Aditya Vikram Pachisia, Kinsuk Das	Session: Young Investigator Awards - IBD Moderators: Susana Lopes, Shaji Sebastian, Mahendra Singh Rajput, Mitali Madhumita Rath	Focused Group Meeting (CCFI) "IBD in South Asia - The Unmet Needs" Moderators: Mathew Philip, Vineet Ahuja
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	Faecal microbiota transplantation for refractory autoimmune liver disease: gut microbiome restoration, functional metabolic remodelling- a pilot randomized controlled trial (Abstract ID: 995) Arnav Aggarwal, 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 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	Discussasnts: Abhishek Yadav, Akshit Mittal, Alok Onkar Sahu, Amritesh Kumar, Anil Jain, Ankit Maheshwary, Anurag Kumar Tiwari, Anurag Sachan, Arivarasan K, Arvind Kumar, Benjamine Khiangte, Deevaguntla Chandra Sekhar Reddy, Dheeraj Kumar, Gaurav Kumar, Karan Bhargav, Mallika Bhattacharyya, Mayank Maheshwari, Mohit P Shetty, Mukesh Agarwala, Niraj Acharya, Pankaj Kumar, Prakash Chand T, Prakash Kumar Jha, Prateek Shivshankar Padole, Rahul Samanta, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Rakesh Jha, Rushi Pipavat, Shreyas Sarvesh, Sm Manjunath, Sumit Kumar Nigam, TV Predeep Kumar, Vikram Kumar, Vikrant Kale, Vipin Kumar Pandey
18:10 - 18:20	Comparison Of Adequacy Of Eus Guided Liver Biopsy Withpercutaneous Liver Biopsy In Live Porcine Model (Abstract ID: 730) Vishnu Abishek Raju , India	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	Beyond Diagnosis: Admission Lipase Predicts Persistent Organ Failure in Hypertriglyceridemia-Associated Acute Pancreatitis (Abstract ID: 849) Zihan Yang, China	Diagnostic value of ultrasound indices and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for assessing inflammatory bowel disease activity (Abstract ID: 353) Dilyara Damirovna, Russia
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	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	Efficacy and Tolerability of Amitriptyline in Mild-to-moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Double-blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial (Abstract ID: 1037) Mridul Mahajan, 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	Smarter, Not Heavier: High-Fidelity Ulcerative Colitis Severity Assessment on Standard Workstations (Abstract ID: 399) Santanu Mishra, 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	Bridging communication and adherence gaps in inflammatory bowel disease: A qualitative study of an IBD counsellor model (Abstract ID: 414) Arshia Bhardwaj, India
18:50 - 19:00	The involvement of eosinophilic regulatory cells in the development of eosinophilic esophagitis (Abstract ID: 16) Jawad Hindy, , Israel	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	Development and Validation of an FC-Mayo Score: A Non-Invasive Alternative to Endoscopy-Based Disease Activity Assessment in Ulcerative Colitis (Abstract ID: 444) Sakshi Jigneshkumar Modh, India
19:00 - 20:00	Society Award Function
20:00 Onwards	Networking & Banquet Dinner

WCOG 2026 Scientific Program 2 Oct 2026 (Friday) \| Day 3
Time (IST)	Brahmkamal	Grand Ballroom A (Palash A)	Grand Ballroom B (Palash B)	Grand Ballroom C (Palash C)	Room No 302	Room No 304	Room No 301
08:00 - 09:00	Gastroenterology Clinic Moderators: Vishal Sharma, Chalapathy Rao, Saurabh Kedia		Liver Basic Science Workshop Moderators: Savneet Kaur, Pragyan Acharya, Divya P Kumar, Sukriti Baweja Panelists: Gyongyi Szabo, Rajiv Jalan
	Idiopathic CD4 Lymphocytopenia Presenting with Crohn’s-Like Conundrum and Opportunistic Enteritis Anuraag Jena, India
	Adult-Onset Lymphocytic (T-cell) Intestinal Leiomyositis Causing Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, with Delayed Evolution to Disabling Pansclerotic Morphea: A Decade-Long Case Report Abhishek Rajkumar Patil, India
	When A Hepatic Mass Is Not Cancer: Adult Multisystem Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Presenting As A Liver Mass And A Colonic Stricture Ankush Garg, India
	Double Trouble: A Parasite with a Hidden Partner Mahesh Burle, India
09:00 - 10:05	Orations Moderators: Geoffrey Metz, SP Misra, Barjesh C Sharma, Ajay Duseja
09:00 - 09:25	WGO - George Brohee Lecture "From Stone to Cancer: Unravelling the Gallstone–Gallbladder Cancer Continuum" Usha Dutta, India
09:25 - 09:45	INASL - Presidential Oration "Liver Health by 2047: A National Vision for a Viksit Bharat (Developed India)" R K Dhiman, India
09:45 - 10:05	INASL - Dr DV Datta Memorial Oration "Changing Epidemiology Of Viral Hepatitis In India" Premashis Kar, India
10:05 - 10:35	Masters of WGO Award Ceremony
10:35 - 11:00	Oration by Nobel Laureate Moderators: D. Nageshwar Reddy, Pramod Garg
	The Greatest Obstacle to Discovery: The Ilussion of Knowledge Barry James Marshall, Australia
11:00 - 11:15	Breakout
	LIVER	Luminal	Endoscopy	IBD	Pancreas	WGO	Oral Free Papers
11:15 - 12:15	Session: INASL Orations Moderators: R K Dhiman, Jayanthi Venkataraman, Ajay Duseja, Sunil Dadhich	Session: Helicobacter Pylori Moderators: Rajat Shukla, Vaneet Jearth, Pradeep K Agarwal, PC Dalai	Session: Advanced ERCP Moderators: VG Mohan Prasad, Rakesh Sugathan, Girinadh LSR, Yogesh Harwani	Session: The Multimodal Revolution in IBD Moderators: Varghese Thomas, Kamal Chetri , Dawesh Yadav, Saransh Jain	Session: Chronic Pancreatitis Moderators: D. Nageshwar Reddy, Ashok Saluja, Peush Sahni, G.K. Dhali	Session: WGO Wellness Symposium Moderators: Wojciech Marlicz, Dan Dumitrascu, Vinay Thorat	Session: Free Papers 6 Moderators: Sushil Falodia, Amit Yadav, Aditya Narayan Chakraborty, Manoj Kumar
11:15 - 11:30	INASL - Dr SR Naik Memorial Oration "My Hepatitis B Journey: An Unfinished Saga" Shivaram P Singh, India	Global Epidemiology of H. Pyori Infections and Implications for Public Health Manas Panigrahi, 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	The Burden of Burnout in Health Care Carolina Olano, Uruguay	11:15 - 11:25 Discordance Between the Lactulose Hydrogen Breath Test and Solid-Meal Scintigraphy for Oro-Cecal Transit Time in Asymptomatic Indian Adults: A Prospective Method-Agreement Study (Abstract ID: 530) Rakesh Reddy Garlapati, India 11:25 - 11:35 Exploring Plasma Metabolites As Novel Biomarkers For Predicting Enteropathy In Celiac Disease (Abstract ID: 1033) Diksha Jha, India
11:30 - 11:45	INASL - Dr BN Tandon Memorial Oration "Hepatology and Hepatologists of Tomorrow" Shiv K Sarin, India	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	IPC - Dr RK Tandon Oration "Chronic Pancreatitis and Precursors to Pancreatic Cancer: Pathogenesis and Clinical Approaches to Early Cancer Detection" Kyoichi Takaori, Japan	Strategies to Improve Wellbeing Geoffrey Metz, Australia	11:35 - 11:45 Spectrum of Regional Transit Abnormalities on Whole Gut Transit Scintigraphy in Patients with Suspected Gastrointestinal Dysmotility (Abstract ID: 882) Priyadharshan Dharshan, India 11:45 - 11:55 Artificial Intelligence in Anorectal Manometry: Multidevice Multicenter Multicontinental Study Based on the London Classification (Abstract ID: 754) Miguel Jose Da Quinta E Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva, Portugal
11:45 - 12:00	INASL - Dr N Madangopalan Memorial Oration "Navigating Chaos in Liver Failure: An Ongoing Journey Towards Precision Medicine" Nipun Verma, India	Treatment of H. Pylori in 2026 Paul Moayyedi, Canada	Endoscopic Management of PSC Vikram Bhatia, India	Strategies for Achieving Treatment Goals in IBD Ooi Choon Jin, Singapore	Managing Pain of Chronic Pancreatitis in 2026 Itish Patanaik, India	Communication Skills and Difficult Conversation Guilherme Macedo, , Portugal	11:55 - 12:05 Vonoprazan versus Esomeprazole in Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Abstract ID: 1023) Snigdha Sucharita, India
12:00 - 12:15		Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
12:15 - 13:15	Session: Portal Hypertension Moderators: Gyongyi Szabo, Anoop Saraya, Karan Kumar	Session: Gastric Cancer Moderators: Rajesh Upadhyay, KK Rawal, Bhooshan Pandit, Anil Sharma	Session: Endoscopic Ultrasound Moderators: Umesh Jalihal, Radhika Chavan, Deepak Agarwal, Shubham Mehta	Session: Next-Generation IBD Care Moderators: Francis Farraye, Purna Kashyap, Aravind Gubbi, Kiran Peddi	Session: Pancreatic Neoplasms Moderators: Shounak Majumder, Rajesh Gupta, Rajiv Mehta, Manoj Kumar Sahu	Session: WGO Women in GI Symposium Moderators: Claudia Defilippi, Vivek Kaul, Deepika Kedia	Session: Free Papers 7 Moderators: CE Eapen, Pandurangan Basumani, Akhil Jindal, Mayank Agrawal
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	Traiblazer Awards	12:15 - 12:25 Efficacy of Empagliflozin and Midodrine in Refractory Ascites- A Pilot Study (Abstract ID: 194) Praveen C S Mandapati, India 12:25 - 12:35 Plasma cfDNA dynamics and mutation-specific monitoring following therapy in MASLD-related Hepatocellular carcinoma (Abstract ID: 1082) Priya Singh, India
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 Ragini K, India	What are the Barriers For a Female Gastroenterologist and How We Can Change Them? Sonam Mathur, India	12:35 - 12:45 Recompensation and Further Decompensation After Index Decompensation In Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Real-World Study (Abstract ID: 1001) Arnav Aggarwal, India 12:45 - 12:55 Synthetic Data Generation Enables Privacy-Preserving Multi-Site Training for Generalizable AI Models in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis (Abstract ID: 1012) Umang Arora, India
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 Sukrit Sud, India	Precision IBD: Transition From One-Size-Fits-All to Patient-Centric Care Vipul Jairath, Canada	Precision Medicine in Pancreatic Cancer Atul Sharma, India	Gastroenterology Training: Challenges and Opportunities For Women Usha Dutta, USA	12:55 - 13:05 ATP7B Loss-of-Function Genotype Adds Limited Prognostic Value Beyond Baseline Clinical Severity in Wilson Disease (Abstract ID: 1049) Anmol, India
13:00 - 13:15	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Advancing Into Leadership Roles Nawal Al Nahdi, UAE Q&A
13:15 - 14:45	Poster Schedule
			Lunch Symposium Fujifilm The Future of Endoscopy: Integrating IEE and AI for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment Moderators: Sudhir Maharshi, Sridhar C.G		Lunch Symposium Sun Pharma	13:15 - 14:15 ISG Connect Session Program	Lunch Symposium Olympus From Detection to Differentiation Moderators: Hardik Rughwani, Shrihari Anikhindi
			13:15 - 13:25 Prateek Sharma		13:15 - 13:30 Managing IBS D - Do we have enough alternatives ?		13:15 - 13:30 UGI Systematic Screening and its Role Sridhar Sundaram, India
			13:25 - 13:35 Rajkumar P Wadhwa				13:30 - 13:45 How Magnifying Endoscopy identifies Early Gastric Cancer Ashutosh Mohapatra, India
			13:35 - 13:45 Discussion				13:45 - 13:50 Discussion
			(14:00 - 15:00) Live Endoscopy Workshop 1 (Live from AIIMS, New Delhi) Moderators: Pankaj Dhawan, Sabu G, Daweesh Yadav, Adarsh CK
14:45 - 15:45	Session: Ascites / Acute Kidney Injury Moderators: Vincent Wong, Mithun Sharma, Rohit Gupta, Tarana Gupta	Session: Celiac Disease Moderators: Nawal Al Nahdi, Shinjini Bhatnagar, Rupesh Pokharna, KR Vinaya Kumar		Session: The Invisible Burden of Chronic Inflammation Moderators: Fabian Juliao Banos, Sudhir Maharishi, Shripad Bodas, Lalit Nihal	Session: Pancreatic Cancer Moderators: P Shravan Kumar, Antony C Paul, Brij Sharma, M. Umadevi	Focused Group Meeting (INASL) "Nutrition in Chronic Liver Disease" Moderators: Ajay Duseja, Sunil Taneja	Session: Free Papers 8 Moderators: Ajay Kumar, Umesh Kapil, Arshia Bhardwaj
14:45 - 15:00	Treatment Options For Refractory Ascites Virendra Singh, India	Global Epidemiology of Celiac Disease And Future Projections Gilaad Kaplan, Canada	(14:45 - 15:30) Live Endoscopy Workshop 2 (Live from AIIMS, New Delhi) Moderators: Vamsi Murthy, VG Mohan Prasad, Ajit Kumar, Anil Khatri	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	Discussasnts: Abhilash V B, Amit Kumar, Amritanshu Borkakoty, Anil Kumar, Anupam Mahapatra, Anurag Jindal, Aradya H V, Arindam Das, Arnab Sarkar, Asim Banerjee, Bishnu Ram Medhi, Charanpreet Singh Grewal, Deepak Suvarna, Geeta Malkan Billa, Mayur Luthra, Molina Khanna, N Murugan, Nirja Chawla, Nithya V, Parimal Vikas Choudhury, Prashant Katiyar, Prijith Abraham, R Karthikeyan, Racker S V, Rajiv Gupta, Reyaz Ahmed Para, Sanjay Gupta, Saurabh Jindal, Shafat Sideeq Lone, Shanid A, Suresh Chawla, Thirumal P, Unnikrishnan S, Vishnu B Chandran, Vivek Mishra	14:45 - 14:55 HLA- DQA1*05 Genotype is Not Associated With Non-Response To Anti-TNF Alpha Agents in Indian Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Abstract ID: 455) Mohdsaud Shaikh, India 14:55 - 15:05 Dynamic Intestinal Ultrasound Assessment in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis : A Robust Predictor of Early Treatment Failure. (Abstract ID: 577) Gayathri Shivakumar, India
15:00 - 15:15	Long-Term Albumin For Decompensated Cirrhosis Paolo Angeli, Italy	The Hidden Majority: Improving Celiac Disease Detection Govind K Makharia, India		Stopping The Spark: The Future of IBD Prevention Vishal Sharma, India	Multimodality Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer – Where Are We Now Patrick Michl, Germany		15:05 - 15:15 Beyond the Gut: The Hidden Psychosocial and Economic Costs of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in India (Abstract ID: 669) Rajneesh Sachan, India 15:15 - 15:25 Artificial Intelligence and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Detection of Ulcers and Erosions in Small Bowel and Colon Capsule Endoscopy with a Multidevice Deep Learning Model (Abstract ID: 671) Miguel Jose Da Quinta E Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva, Portugal
15:15 - 15:30	Current and Future Management of HRS-AKI Rakhi Maiwall, India	Breaking Free: Treatments for Celiac Disease Beyond Gluten-Free Diet Robert Paul Anderson, Australia		Intercepting The Disease: Strategies for Secondary Prevention Vipul Jairath, Canada	Radiomics and AI in Pancreatic Cancer Raju Sharma, India		15:25 - 15:35 Mucosa-Associated Microbial Dysbiosis in Indian Patients with Ulcerative Colitis (Abstract ID: 981)) Arpita Bhatt, Chandigarh
15:30 - 15:45	Q&A	Q&A	(15:30 - 16:15) Live Endoscopy Workshop 3 (Live from AIIMS, New Delhi) Moderators: B Ravi Shankar, Shibi Mathew, Varun Mehta, Amit Kumar	Q&A	Q&A
15:45 - 16:45	Session: Hepatic Encephalopathy Moderators: Parimal Lawate, Uday Zachariah, Swapnil Dhampalwar, Rohit Mehtani	Session: Chronic and Infectious Diarrhea Moderators: Gwynn Stevens Thorburn, Ganesh C Pai, Satyavati Rana, Haribhakti Seba Das		Session: Tackling IBD in India: Advances, Challenges, and Strategies Moderators: Ajay Kumar, Ajit Sood, Vandana Midha	Session: Pancreatic Cancer Moderators: Anil Agarwal, Jagdish Gupta, Varghese Jaison, Biju I K	Focused Group Meeting (INMA) "Update on Rome V" Moderators: Uday C Ghoshal, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Nitesh Pratap	Session: Free Papers 9 Moderators: Ramila Shrestha, Lakshmi CP, Manoj Agarwal, Parth Vadhadiya
15:45 - 16:00	Pathophysiology of Hepatic Encephalopathy: Beyond Ammonia R K Dhiman, India	Secretory Diarrhea: An Investigative Approach AS Puri, India		CCFI Oration Rakesh Kocchar, India	Metabolic Red Flags: New Onset Diabetes, Sarcopenia and Unexplained Weight Loss as Predictors Anand Narayan Singh, India	Discussasnts: Ameet Kumar Banka, Amit Kumar Agrawal, Anil Jangir, Anil Rastogi, Anupam Kumar, Anurag J Shetty, Ashok Kumar Jhajharia, Barath Kumar M, Ch Abhinav, Dipen Agrawal, G S Sameer Kumar, Gireesh Kumar Dhaked, Harinder Singh Chhabra, Hemandra Bhardwaj, Indraneel Saha, Jayendra Shukla, Lingareddy Harish Reddy, Mohammed Mohsin, Naresh Agarwal, Naveen Kumar, Piyush Manoria, Prabhat Narain Sharma, Rupesh Kalyan, Sanjay Pant, Satish Kumar Yadav, Sebastian Marker, Shankar Lal Jat, Shubhesh Raj Kayastha, Siddharth R Wable, Siljo Jose, Sivasubramaniam B, Sukanya, Umesh Mehta, Vikram Rana, Vishnu Kumar Agarwal	15:45 - 15:55 Metabolic–Mechanical Uncoupling in Diabetic Liver Disease: A Multi-Domain Analysis of Elastographic Dispersion and Biochemical Stress Signatures (Abstract ID: 72) Pulkit Mehrotra, Chandigarh 15:55 - 16:05 AI-Assisted Drug Repurposing Identifies Pirfenidone as a Candidate Anti-Fibrotic Therapy for Chronic Pancreatitis: In-Silico Prioritization and Preclinical Validation (Abstract ID: 633) Rajiv M Mehta, Chandigarh
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	(16:15 - 17:00) Live Endoscopy Workshop 4 (Live from AIIMS, New Delhi) Moderators: Sawan Bopanna, Sumit Rungta, Itha Srivenu, M Preethi	IBD in LIMICs: Challenges and Opportunities Shaji Sebastian, UK	Prehabilitation Before Surgery For Pancreatic Cancer Philip Joseph, India		16:05 - 16:15 Artificial Intelligence for Endoscopic Ultrasound Detection and Characterization of Upper Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Lesions: A Multicontinental Study (Abstract ID: 752) Miguel Jose Da Quinta E Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva, Portugal 16:15 - 16:25 Perceived Burden And Challenges Faced By The Primary Caregivers of Patients With Celiac Disease (Abstract ID: 1255) Wajiha Mehtab, India
16:15 - 16:30	Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy: Treat or Not Barjesh C Sharma, India	Hospital Acquired Diarrhea Sahil Khanna, USA		CCFI Guidelines: Endoscopy in IBD Neha Berry, India	Surgery for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer Kyoichi Takaori, Japan		16:25 - 16:35 Multi-Omics Analysis of Plasma Extracellular Vesicle Classifies Signature of Gut Microbial- Metabolism Predictive of Early Mortality In Acute Liver Failure (Abstract ID: 201) Neha Sharma, India 16:35 - 16:45 Mitochondrial Dysfunction Within the Bone Marrow Orchestrates Pathogenic Myelopoiesis and Monocyte-Macrophage Dysfunction in Cirrhosis (Abstract ID: 365) Manisha, India
16:30 - 16:45	Q&A	Q&A		Q&A	Q&A
16:45 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00	Session: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Moderators: Subrat Acharya, Divya Khosla, Manish Manrai, Deepti Sharma	Session: Intestinal Failure Moderators: Alok Mishra, Manish Bhatnagar, N. Arun, Namrata Singh	Session: Bariatric Endoscopy Moderators: Nikhil Tandon, Sanjay Kumar, Chirag Shah, Manish Jain	Session: Implementing Evidence-Based Standards For IBD Moderators: YK Joshi, Shrikant Mukewar, Tali Longkumer	Session: Acute Pancreatitis Moderators: Sudhanshu Patwari, Puneet Mehrotra, Neeraj Joshi	Session: Free Papers 12 Moderators: Deepak Johnson, Vipin Mathur, Srikanth Gopi	Session: Free Papers 10 Moderators: Premkumar K, Ravindra B S, Manoj Lahoti, P B S Satyanarayana Raju
17:00 - 17:15	New Strategies For Surveillance For HCC in Cirrhosis Guilherme Macedo, Portugal	Autoimmune and Other Enteropathies Prasenjit Das, India	Metabolic Endoscopy: Beyond Weight Loss Rakesh Kalapala, India	Latest Guidelines for Pregnancy and IBD Rupa Banerjee, India	Feeding Strategies in The 1st Week of Acute Pancreatitis Pazhanivel Mohan, India	17:00 - 17:10 Endoscopic Sphincterotomy With Large Balloon Dilatation (ESLBD) Versus Endoscopic Sphincterotomy (ES) Alone For Predicted Difficult Choledocholithiasis: A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) (Abstract ID: 688) Akansha Srivastava, India 17:10 - 17:20 Risk Factors and The Impact of Hemoclip Closure on Post-Coagulation Syndrome Following Gastric and Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (Abstract ID: 869) Berk Baş, Turkey	17:00 - 17:10 Malnutrition and Sarcopenia In Patients With Walled-Off Necrosis Following Acute Pancreatitis And Their Impact On Infection And Quality of Life: A Prospective Observational Study (Abstract ID: 151) Raj Kiritkumar Patel, India 17:10 - 17:20 Transdermal Buprenorphine Versus Intravenous Tramadol For Pain Management In Acute Pancreatitis: A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial (Abstract ID: 529) Satinder Pal Singla, India
17:15 - 17:30	Staging and Decision Making For Treatment in HCC Ashish Kumar, India	Defining Intestinal Failure and Setting Treatment Goals Samagra Agrawal, India	Endoscopic Gastric Remodeling Techniques Malay Sharma, India	CCFI Guidelines: Advanced Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis Arshdeep Singh, India	Exocrine And Endocrine Dysfunction Following Acute Pancreatitis Anshuman Elhence, India	17:20 - 17:30 Quadrant–Necrosis–Infection (QNI) Classification Predicts Clinical Outcomes After Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-Guided Drainage of Peripancreatic Fluid Collections: A Prospective Single-Centre Study (Abstract ID: 1087) Kandagaddala Yaswanth, India 17:30 - 17:40 Redefining Biliary Palliation: Clinical Outcomes and Predictors of Success Following Combined ERCP and EUS-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy for Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction — The CERES-H Study (Abstract ID: 1189) Karan Happa, India	17:20 - 17:30 Artificial Intelligence for Main Pancreatic Duct Lesion Assessment in Peroral Pancreatoscopy: A First-in-Field Detection and Differentiation Model (Abstract ID: 712) Miguel Jose Da Quinta E Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva, Portugal 17:30 - 17:40 From Protein Plug to Calcification in Chronic Pancreatitis: Multi-Omics Characterization Identifies Clinically Relevant Molecular and Microbial Targets (Abstract ID: 987) J Venkata Nagamani J, India
17:30 - 17:45	Managing Unresectable HCC - Emerging Options Anand V Kulkarni, India	Short And Long Term Treatment Options for Intestinal Failure Saroj Kant Sinha, India	Role of GLP-1 Therapy in Bariatric Endoscopy Prateek Sharma, USA	CCFI Guidelines: Advanced Therapy for Crohn's Disease Himanshu Narang, India	17:30 - 18:00 Discussant - Timothy Gardner, , USA Panelists - Ajith Thomas, Pankaj Gupta, Manish Soneja, Archit Gupta, Amit Agrawal		17:40 - 17:50 Th1-Th17 Mediated Adaptive Immune Response Contributes to Inflammation in Chronic Pancreatitis and Can Be Downregulated by Immunomodulator Therapy (Abstract ID: 1185) Zaigham Abbas Rizvi, India
17:45 - 18:00	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
18:00 - 19:00	Session: Vascular Liver Disease Moderators: Patrick Kamath, Surender Singh, Gaurav Chawla, Souveek Mitra	Session: Dietary Impacts Moderators: C.C. Chaubal, Pazhanivel Mohan, Jaya Benjamin, Paras D Shah	Session: Esophagus Moderators: Rajkumar K Wadhwa, G.S Lamba, Lorance Peter, Pramod Mittal	Session: Editor's Corner - How to Get Published Moderators: Vineet Ahuja, Pankaj Puri, Usha Dutta	Session: Pancreas Moderators: AT Mohan, GS Sidhu, Debabrata Banerjee, Tony George Jacob	Session: Free Papers 13 Moderators: Arul Parkash, Tom Kurien, Partha Sarthi Patra, Sunil Kumar Kejriwal	Session: Free Papers 11 Moderators: Anupam Singh, Manas Behra, Nimesh Kumar Tarway, Partha Pratim Bose
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	18:00 - 18:10 Prognosis And Determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease In Egyptian Patients With Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Fatty Liver Disease: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study (Abstract ID: 21) Atteyat Aboelmage Semeya, Egypt 18:10 - 18:20 Exosomal miR145-5p targets Rac1 in Mediating Efferocytosis And Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells in Isoniazid-Induced Chronic Liver Injury. (Abstract ID: 146) Suman Santra, India	18:00 - 18:10 Transparent Deep Learning for Achalasia Diagnosis Using HREM images (Abstract ID: 852) Balaji Musunuri, India 18:10 - 18:20 Automated Segmentation of Pancreatic Fluid Collections on CT: Multi-centre Prospective External Validation and Clinical Significance Analysis (Abstract ID: 1010) Pankaj Gupta, 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	18:20 - 18:30 Distinct Gut microbiome signatures are associated with alcoholic versus metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (Abstract ID: 784) Ajay Kumar Jain, India 18:30 - 18:40 AIM-AH: First Multicentre Indian Explainable AI Decision Support Tool for Risk Stratification, Referral, and Early Mortality Prediction in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis (Abstract ID: 971) Nipun Verma, India	18:20 - 18:30 Diagnostic Accuracy of Cell-Free DNA 5hmC Signatures in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Meta-Analysis of 4,623 Patients. (Abstract ID: 1003) Satender Pal Singhi, India 18:30 - 18:40 Development, Deployment, and Early Expert Validation of GastroAGI: A Specialty-Specific Artificial Intelligence Platform for Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Abstract ID: 241) Rajiv M Mehta, India
18:30 - 18:45	Management of Portal Vein Thrombosis is Cirrhosis Sunil Dadhich, India	FODMAP Diet for DGBI Omesh Goyal, India	Barrett's Esophagus: Diagnosis and Management Prateek Sharma, USA	Use of AI in Research and Publications ? David Weinberg, USA	Plasma Metabolite Signatures in Pancreartic Cancer: Differentiating From Chronic Pancreatitis Ujjawal Mahajan, India	18:40 - 18:50 Global Splenic Stiffness Assessment Misses Clinically Relevant Regional Heterogeneity in Cirrhosis: Implications for Spatial Standardization of Spleen Elastography (Abstract ID: 933) Akash Roy, India 18:50 - 19:00 Evaluating Baveno-VII Recompensation in Children with Autoimmune Decompensated Cirrhosis: Clinical Predictors and Immune Axis Modulation (Abstract ID: 1017) Anmol, India	18:40 - 18:50 Multi-ancestry and multi-trait analyses in 2.6 million individuals identify novel genetic susceptibility to colorectal cancer. (Abstract ID: 534) Mathias Seviiri, India 18:50 - 19:00 Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cell Metabolic Reprogramming Restores Vascular Barrier Integrity and Rescues Endotoxin-Mediated Portal Hypertension in Cirrhosis (Abstract ID: 647) Vaibhav Tiwari, India
18:45 - 19:00	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Panel Discussion / Q&A	Q&A
19:00 - 20:00	Session: Liver Transplantation Symposium Moderators: Kelly Burak, Naveen Ganjoo, Sunil Jain, Mithra Prasad		Session: Symposium by Zydus Saroglitazar in MASLD - Global Evidence, Indian Reality Moderators: Krishna Das Devadas, Akash Shukla, Akash Roy
19:00 - 19:15	Referral for Liver Transplantation: When is it Too Early and Late? Narendra Choudhary, India		19:00 - 19:20 MASLD – Global Burden & The Evidence Behind Dual PPAR α/γ Agonism Arun Sanyal
19:15 - 19:30	Immunosuppressive Strategies in Liver Transplantation: Tricks of the Trade Dinesh Jothimani, India		19:20 - 19:40 The Right Patient, The Right Drug: Saroglitazar in the Indian Clinic Ajay Duseja
19:30 - 19:45	Liver Transplantation for ACLF - Recent Concepts Viniyendra Pamecha, India		19:40 - 20:00 Bridging Evidence and Pratice: Selecting the Right Patient, Right Time and Treatment Duration Panelists: Arun Sanyal, Ajay Duseja
19:45 - 20:00	Panel Discussion / Q&A
20:00 Onwards	Dinner "Taste of India"

WCOG 2026 Scientific Program 3 Oct 2026 (Saturday) \| Day 4
Time (IST)	Brahmkamal	Grand Ballroom A (Palash A)	Grand Ballroom B (Palash B)	Grand Ballroom C (Palash C)	Room No 302	Room No 304	Room No 301
08:00 - 09:00	Liver Clinico-Pathological Conference (CPC) Moderators: A V Siva Prasad, Prasenjit Das
08:00 - 08:20	Clinical Discussant: Gaurav Pande
08:20 - 08:30	Discussion
08:30 - 08:50	Pathology Discussant: Suvradeep Mitra
08:50 - 09:00	Discussion
09:00 - 10:00	Orations Moderators: Pramod Garg, Gourdas Choudhuri, Mathew Philip, Manish Tandon, Guilherme Macedo
09:00 - 09:20	IPC - Presidential Oration “Research in pancreatic diseases in India” Peush Sahni, India
09:20 - 09:40	ISG - PN Chuttani Oration "A Story of Unfloding of Celiac Disease: Globally And In India" Govind K Makharia, India
09:40 - 10:00	ISG - Dr Rakesh Tandon Oration "Ultra-Processed Foods: Packaging to Pathology" Mahesh K Goenka, India
10:00 - 11:00	Session: Plenary Papers Moderators: Carolina Olano, Pramod Garg
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) Rushil Solanki, 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	Breakout
	Luminal	LIVER	Endoscopy	WGO	Pancreas	IBD	Oral Free Papers
11:30 - 12:30	Session: New Rome V Criteria for Major DGBI: How Are They Different? Moderators: J.C. Vij, Pravin Rathi, Anshu Srivastava, Tin Tin May	Session: Acute Liver Failure Moderators: Charles Panackel, Nipun Verma, Shweta Singh	Session: Pancreatobiliary Complications Moderators: Vipul Roy Rathod, Vinoth Kumar R, Shiran Shetty, Yogesh Batra	Session: WGO Artificial Intelligence Symposium Part 1 Moderators: Guilherme Macedo, Vivek Kaul	Session: Pancreatitis Moderators: Sushant Sethi, Manik Sharma, CP Thomas, CK Aadarsh		Session: Free Papers 15 Moderators: Rohit Gupta, Sanjeev Issar, Ujjwal Sonika, Rajesh Gopalakrishna
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		11:30 - 11:40 Electrogastrography-Derived Gastric Myoelectrical Activity Thresholds Predict Response to Pyloric-Targeted Therapy in Gastroparesis (Abstract ID: 248) Madhura Prasad , India 11:40 - 11:50 Real-World Treatment Outcomes in Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Centre (Abstract ID: 657) Devank Arvindkumar Shah, 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 G V Rao, India	Drug-Induced Pancreatitis: Truth or myth Harshad Devarbhavi, India		11:50 - 12:00 Intestinal Stem Cell Niche Dynamics in Celiac Disease: Implications of For Clinic-Pathological Response to Gluten-Free-Diet (Abstract ID: 1026) Lalita Mehra, , India 12:00 - 12:10 Diagnostic Utility of Combined Anorectal Manometry and Barium Defecography in Dyssynergic Defecation (Abstract ID: 1051) Manjunatha Gajanana Hegde, 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 Amol Bapaye, 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		12:10 - 12:20 Fresh-Liquid Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Dual-Refractory Gastrointestinal Graft-Versus-Host Disease: A Real-World Institutional Study (Abstract ID: 1134) Shubham Sisodia, India 12:20 - 12:30 Efficacy And Predictors Of Response To Low-Fodmap Diet In Patients With Overlap Of Functional Dyspepsia And Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Prospective Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial (Abstract ID: 701) Riya Khurana, , India
12:15 - 12:30	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
12:30 - 13:30	Session: GI Neoplasia: From Early Detection to Endotherapy Moderators: Pramod Garg, Mathew Philip, Rajoo Singh Chhina, Amit Mathur	Session: Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Moderators: Shiv K Sarin, Paolo Angeli, Atul Sachdev, Abhideep Chaudhary	Session: Third Space Endoscopy Moderators: Luis Carlos Sabbagh, Meghraj Ingle	Session: WGO Artificial Intelligence Symposium Part 2 Moderators: Miguel Mascarenhas, Guilherme Macedo	Session: Biliary Moderators: Subodh Garg, Nihar Ranjan Dash, Archit Gupta	Session: Free Papers 16 Moderators: Ramesh Kumar, Benoy Sebastian, Daksha Khurana, Sanjeev Thakur	Session: Free Papers 17 Moderators: Soumik Ghosh, Sashi Sharma, Girish Kumar Pati, S Nageswararao
12:30 - 12:45	Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: An Emerging Global Concern Sridhar Sundaram, India	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	12:30 - 12:40 Development and Internal Validation of a Difficult Colonoscopy Prediction Score (Abstract ID: 134) Sebastian Fernando Niño, Colombia 12:40 - 12:50 Comparative Evaluation of The Triglyceride–Glucose (TyG) Index and Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) in Detecting Severity of Hepatic Steatosis Among Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Patients: A c (Abstract ID: 329) Sarthak Mahapatra, India	12:30 - 12:40 Current Utilisation and Impact of Plasma Exchange for Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the USA: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis (Abstract ID: 228) Santhosh E Kumar, India 12:40 - 12:50 Comparative Evaluation Of Histological Scoring Systems For The Diagnosis Of Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Clinicopathological Study (Abstract ID: 366) Surbhi Goyal, 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	12:50 - 13:00 Twenty-Five Years of Transformative Training: A Mixed Methods Realist Evaluation of the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) Train The Trainers (TTT) Program (Abstract ID: 354) Kelly Burak, Canada 13:00 - 13:10 Learning From Missed Diseases (Abstract ID: 848) Makki Hummadi Fayadh, UAE	12:50 - 13:00 Impact of Pre-Transplant Alcohol Abstinence Duration on Early Post-Transplant Outcomes After Living-Donor Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (Abstract ID: 796) Kunwar Ashish Singh, India 13:00 - 13:10 Changing epidemiology of hepatitis A in India: North Indian tertiary-care data and the need for preventive strategies (Abstract ID: 591) Ayush Jasrotia, India
13:00 - 13:15	Endoscopic Treatment of Upper GI Neoplasia: Changing Paradigm in 2026 and Beyond Saurabh Mukewar,, India	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	13:10 - 13:20 Maintaining Gastroenterology Education During Armed Conflict: Outcomes of the 5th Sudanese Society of Gastroenterology GastroWeek (Abstract ID: 1230) Abdelmounem E Abdo, Sudan 13:20 - 13:30 Point Prevalence of Burnout Among Gastroenterologists in India: A Prospective Survey (Abstract ID: 1233) Uzma Mustafa, India	13:10 - 13:20 Hepcidin-Mediated Iron Dysregulation and Inflammation Drive Anaemia Phenotypes and Adverse Outcomes in Acute Decompensation and ACLF: A Prospective Cohort Study (Abstract ID: 1131) Mehul Mahesh Bhanushali, India
13:15 - 13:30	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A	Q&A
13:30 - 14:45	Poster Schedule		13:30 - 14:15 Endoscopy Workshop (Live from AIG, Hyderabad) Moderators: Mukesh Paudel, Manoj Kumar Sahu, Ujjwal Sonika, Manjunath Patil
		14:30 - 15:15 Session: Liver Clinics: Case Based Discussions Discussant: Patrick Kamath, USA Panelists: Arun Valsan, Akash Roy, Dibyalochan Praharaj, Sagnik Biswas, Naveen Bhagat, Santhosh Kumar
14:45 - 16:00	Session: Orations Moderators: Geoffrey Metz, Kelly Burak, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Nitesh Pratap	15:15 - 16:15 Session: Hepatology Symposium with Interventional Radiology Moderators: SS Baijal, Raju Sharma, Varun Mehta, Harish Bhujade	14:15 - 15:00 Endoscopy Workshop (Live from AIG, Hyderabad) Moderators: Than Than Aye, Gaurav Chawla, M Sai Kumar, Manjit Kunango		14:45 - 15:45 Focused Group Meeting (Medico Legal Issues) Girish Tyagi, Subodh Garg, Randeep Rana	Session: Free Papers 18 Moderators: Chalapathi Rao Achanta, Arka Banerjee, Alok Mantri, Soburuddin Ahmed	Session: Free Papers 19 Moderators: Moka Praneeth, Saurabh Srivastav, Shubhra Mishra, Narayan Agarwal
14:45 - 15:05	INMA Presidential Oration "Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction & GI Motility In India: The Past, The Present & The Future" Uday C Ghoshal, India	15:15 - 15:30 Recent Advances In The Endovascular Management of HCC Naveen Kalra, India			Medico Legal Issue in Gastroentrology Girish Tyagi, India	14:45 - 14:55 Artificial Intelligence for Indeterminate Biliary Strictures in Digital Cholangioscopy: First Real-Life Multicentric Superiority Study (Abstract ID: 695) Miguel Jose Da Quinta E, Portugal 14:55 - 15:05 Impact of BUIS Classification on Endoscopic Treatment Burden and Clinical Outcomes in Non-Anastomotic Biliary Strictures After Living Donor Liver Transplantation (Abstract ID: 870) Berk Baş, Turkey	14:45 - 14:55 Clinical Course and Prognostic Predictors After First Acute Decompensation In Cirrhosis: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study (Abstract ID: 183) Rishav Mittal, India 14:55 - 15:05 p.Gly1341Ser as a Frequent Regional ATP7B Variant in Wilson Disease: Genotypic Spectrum and Age-Stratified Clinical Heterogeneity from a South Indian Referral Center (Abstract ID: 300) Rajat Prabhakar Pande, India
15:05 - 15:25	INMA Frontiers in Neurogastroenterology Oration "Pathophysiology of Gastroparesis: Recent Insights” Madhusudan Grover, USA	15:30 - 15:45 Prophylactic and Pre-Emptive TIPS: Overtreatment or Survival Advantage? Shivanand Gamanagatti, India	15:00 - 15:45 Endoscopy Workshop (Live from AIG, Hyderabad) Moderators: Amit Kumar Singhal, Ramit Mahajan, Srikant Gopi, Bilal Ahmad Mir		Discussasnts: Ashutosh Mohan, Avinab Das, Bharat Gupta, D. Venkateswarlu, Enaganti Santosh Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Pabbishetty Venkatesh, Piyush Mishra, Pradeep Kumar Mohapatra, Pranav Kumar Mandal, Praveen Garg, Prem Bhardwaj, Pritul Saxena, R.Ramasubramanian, Raghav Singhal, Rahul Sainani, Rajendra Kanakia, Rajib Sarkar, Sameer Paghadar, Sanjay Jain, Saswata Chatterjee, Saurabh Mishra, Shiv Ratan Pathak, Sirshendu Pal, Somnath Mukherjee, Souvik Sahu, Srinivasa D, Srujan Dasyam, Swati Gaba, Swayambhu Banerjee, Thakur Prashant Singh, Vaibhav Tirupati, Viral Patrawala, Wajdha Tabasum, Yogesh Bairwa	15:05 - 15:15 Comparison of Outcomes of Bi-Flanged Metal Stent Alone Versus Bi- Flanged Metal Stent with Co-Axial Plastic Stent In Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage Of Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial (Abstract ID: 921) Tummalapalli S A Satya Maharshi, India 15:15 - 15:25 Efficacy of Sucralfate Enema Following Argon Plasma Coagulation In Chronic Radiation Proctitis: A Prospective Randomized Study (Abstract ID: 1119) Sagar Ponnada, India	15:05 - 15:15 It takes two to tango: TLR2/4 synergy amplified inflammasome activation – A key mediator of alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) (Abstract ID: 452) Mafidul Islam, India 15:15 - 15:25 Efficacy of Bovine Colostrum In The Treatment of Severe Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Abstract ID: 836) Sandeep Singh Sidhu, India
15:25 - 15:40	DGBI: Anorectal Pain Disorders Amit Dutta, India	15:45 - 16:00 Vascular Emergencies in Cirrhosis – Role of IR Amar Mukund, India				15:25 - 15:35 EUS Guided Coil Embolization with Gelatin Sponge Versus Coil Embolization With Glue For Gastric Varices (Abstract ID: 1256) Vikas Siwach, India	15:25 - 15:35 Hepatic and Cardiopulmonary Hemodynamics and Liver Histology Predict 28-Day Mortality in Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (Abstract ID: 998) Satender Pal Singh, India
15:40 - 15:50	Q&A
16:00 - 17:00	Valedictory Ceremonies

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