BIRD 2023 Second Annual Congress

Registration Educational Training Session **FULL

Physicians : please remember your ID cards to register!

Educational Training Session: Unraveling a published clinical trial from A to Z: ethics, biostatistics, and other methodological aspects **FULL

• Dr. Lieven Pouillon, M.D., Imeldaziekenhuis, Moderator
• Prof. Dr. Marc Ferrante, M.D., PhD, UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg, Moderator

The educational training is accessible to all healthcare professionals (and sponsor for this training) but is limited to the first 80 people to register. This session is FULL.
This Educational Training is logistically supported by Abbvie.

An introduction to the SPARE trial by the 1st author

• Prof. Dr. Edouard Louis, M.D., PhD, CHU de Liège site Sart-Tilman, Speaker

Unraveling SPARE: From a statistical point of view

• Biostatistician Prof. Geert Verbeke, PhD, KU Leuven, Speaker

Coffee break

Unraveling SPARE: From an ethical point of view

• Prof. Dr. Dieter Mesotten, M.D., PhD, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg campus Sint-Jan, Speaker

Unraveling SPARE: A panel discussion

• Prof. Dr. Edouard Louis, M.D., PhD, CHU de Liège site Sart-Tilman, Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Dieter Mesotten, M.D., PhD, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg campus Sint-Jan, Speaker
• Biostatistician Prof. Geert Verbeke, PhD, KU Leuven, Speaker

WELCOME - Registration Congress and Coffee

Physicians : please remember your ID cards to register!
If you are attending for both days, you need to register each day (you will though only receive congress-related materials on Friday 18th November).

Welcome by the BIRD president

• Dr. Peter Bossuyt, M.D., PhD, Imeldaziekenhuis, Speaker

Session 1: New Concepts

• Dr. Peter Bossuyt, M.D., PhD, Imeldaziekenhuis, Moderator
• Noortje Straetemans, IBD Nurse, AZ Vesalius, Moderator

Treat to target or treat to trough

• Prof. Dr. Edouard Louis, M.D., PhD, CHU de Liège site Sart-Tilman, Speaker

To wear(able) or not? - Disease monitoring of the future

• Prof. Dr. Robert Hirten, M.D., PhD, Mount Sinai, New York, USA, Speaker

Shifting targets in perianal Crohn's disease

• Dr. Jeroen Geldof, M.D., UZ Gent, Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Phil Tozer, M.D., PhD, St. Mark's Hospital, London, UK, Speaker

Coffee break & exhibition

Session 2: Fit for Surgery

• Prof. Dr. Bram Verstockt, M.D., PhD, UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg, Moderator
• Goedele Dewitte, IBD Nurse, UZ Gent, Moderator

Patient blood management

• Prof. Dr. Sarah Lessire, M.D., PhD, CHU UCL Namur site Godinne, Speaker

(Advanced) therapy before/after surgery: common pitfalls and practical recommendations

• Prof. Dr. André D'Hoore, M.D., PhD, UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg, Speaker
• Prof. Dr. Matthieu Allez, M.D., PhD, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France, Speaker

Preop optimalisation and ERAS concept

• Prof. Dr. Antonino Spinelli, M.D., PhD, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy, Speaker

Closing remarks day 1

Networking Meeting *FULL

We look forward to welcoming you at our networking event at De Halve Maan!