Date: 10 September
Time: 13:30 – 17:00 NB! Basic and Translational Research: hot topics starts at 13:00
Location: Wallenberg Conference Centre, Medicinaregatan 20A. Please see below for travel instructions.
Please note that the pre-congress courses are for registrered participants only. All four courses are fully booked.
Clinical visceral transplantation: a primer
Room: Asien
Course directors/Chairs: Laurens Ceulemans, Belgium & Joshua Weiner, USA
| 13.30-13.40 | Welcome & introduction Laurens Ceulemans, Belgium & Joshua Weiner, USA |
| 13.40-13.55 | Intestinal reconstructive surgery Ruy Cruz, USA |
| 13.55-14.10 | Indications for visceral transplantation Jennifer Garcia, USA |
| 14.10-14.25 | Interventional radiology before and after visceral transplantation Emil Cohen, USA |
| 14.25-14.40 | Donor selection, procurement & preservation Irum Amin, UK |
| 14.40-14.55 | Intestinal transplantation: surgical technique Masato Fujiki, USA |
| 14.55-15.30 | Coffee break |
| 15.30-15.45 | Multivisceral transplantation: patient selection and technique Jacques Pirenne, Belgium |
| 15.45-16.00 | Early management after visceral transplantation Lisa Sharkey, UAE |
| 16.00-16.15 | Immunosuppression after visceral transplantation Joshua Weiner, USA |
| 16.15-16.30 | Late complications & post-transplant management of the visceral transplantation recipient Charlotte Rutter, UK |
| 16.30-17.00 | Questions & comments |
Short bowel syndrome – Intestinal failure: Options in 2025
Room: Wallenberg
Course directors/Chairs: Simon Lal, Mattias Soop
| 13.30-13.40 | Introduction & case 1 presentation: Reversing intestinal failure Mattias Soop, Sweden, Simon Lal, UK |
| 13.40-13.55 | Pathophysiology of different types of short bowel syndrome Tim Vanuytsel, Belgium |
| 13.55-14.10 | Optimising absorption: Oral fluids and diet Arun Abraham, UK |
| 14.10-14.25 | Optimising absorption: Medications Simon Lal, UK |
| 14.25-14.40 | Central venous access and intravenous support Arun Abraham, UK |
| 14.40-14.55 | Management of central venous access devices and their complications Cathy Cawley, UK |
| 14.55-15.30 | Coffee break |
| 15.30-15.35 | Case continued: Reversing intestinal failure Mattias Soop, Sweden, Simon Lal, UK |
| 15.35-15.50 | Surgical reconstruction Akash Mehta, UK |
| 15.50-16.05 | Chyme reinfusion Ian Bissett, New Zealand |
| 16.05-16.10 | Case 2: True short bowel syndrome (no distal bowel available) Mattias Soop, Sweden, Simon Lal, UK |
| 16.10-16.25 | Peptide therapy Tim Vanuytsel, Belgium |
| 16.25-16.40 | Indications and timing of intestinal transplantation Lisa Sharkey, UAE |
| 16.40-16.50 | Conclusions Mattias Soop, Sweden, Simon Lal, UK |
Basic and Translational Research: hot topics
Room: Sydamerika
Course director: Tomoaki Kato, USA
Chairs: Syed-Mohammed R Jafri, USA & Gerard Dijkstra, The Netherlands
| 13.30-13.40 | Welcome & introduction of chairs Tomoaki Kato, USA |
| 13.40-14.00 | Basics of Immunology in intestinal transplant Alexander Kroemer, USA |
| 14.00-14.20 | Immunological tolerance in intestinal transplantation: the chimeric connection Maria Virginia Gentilini, Argentina |
| 14.20-14.40 | 101 of Immunogenomics Jianing Fu, USA |
| 14.40-15.00 | Biomarker Updates Adriana Zeevi, USA |
| 15.00-15.30 | Coffee break |
| 15.30-15.50 | Understanding the hurdles and tackling the challenges of intestinal allograft preservation Liara Gonzalez, USA |
| 15.50-16.10 | The small animal model: possibilities and limitations Leandro Vecchio Dezillio, Spain |
| 16.10-16.30 | How to set up a large animal model Francisco Hernandez, Spain |
| 16.30-16.50 | Intestinal organoid technology from basic to pre-clinical research Eiji Kobayashi, Japan |
| 16.50-17.00 | Questions, comments, remarks |
Allied health professionals: A person-centered approach to intestinal failure & visceral transplantation
Room: Antarktis
Course directors/Chairs: Beverly Kosmach-Park, USA, Karin Edlund, Sweden
| 13.30-13.35 | Introduction Karin Edlund, Sweden, Beverly Kosmach-Park, USA |
| 13.35-13.55 | The only time I back off, is before I leap: a patient story Inéz Norberg Delgado, Sweden |
| 13.55-14.15 | Person centered care with the goal to achieve self-management Anna Forsberg, Sweden |
| 14.15-14.30 | Nursing care of adults with chronic intestinal failure: Focus on home parenteral support and intravenous access Viktoria Westerlund, Sophie Vrang, Ingela Johansson, Sweden |
| 14.30-14.45 | Family centered care in the pediatric team Christina Belza, Canada |
| 14.45-15.00 | 20 years of visceral transplantation: A physiotherapist´s perspective on family-centred rehabilitation Jemma Mears, UK |
| 15.00 | Closing remarks Karin Edlund, Sweden, Beverly Kosmach-Park, USA |
| 15.00-15.30 | Coffee break |
| 15.30-16.30 | Round table discussion (parallel sessions: choose two topics, 30 min each) Christina Belza, Canada, Anna Brantmark, USA |
| 30 min | Self-management skill development: Supporting our patients Anna Forsberg, Sweden |
| 30 min | Nutritional evaluation in intestinal care: Tools and follow-up Kirstine Farrer, UK |
| 30 min | Home parenteral support: How do we provide home parenteral support to pediatric patients and their families Anna-Carin Gullander, Lisen Andersson, Sweden |
| 30 min | Home parenteral support: Care issues for adult patients Viktoria Westerlund, Sophie Vrang, Ingela Johansson, Sweden |
| 30 min | Clinical dilemmas: The high output stoma Eva Carlsson & Anna Bjerklund, Sweden |
| 30 min | Transition: Bridging the gap Beverly Kosmach-Park, USA, Karin Edlund, Sweden |
| 16.30-17.00 | Summary of round table discussions Christina Belza, Canada, Anna Brantmark, Sweden |
The program is preliminary and subject to change.
Last updated: 25 August 2025
Getting there
From Landvetter airport
Taxi
Landvetter airport, Taxi information.
Recommended taxi companies in Gothenburg: Taxi Kurir, Taxi Göteborg & Minitaxi. Cost approximately 50 Euro.
The estimated travel time is 25 minutes.
Airport shuttle and public transportation
Vy airport shuttle to stop Korsvägen. The ticket cost around 13 Euro and is also valid for one travel with all public transport means for 90 minutes. From platform B take tram number 6 (direction Länsmansgården) or tram number 8 (direction Frölunda) and get off at stop Medicinaregatan. From there the course venue is a 4-minute walk. The estimated travel time is 35-45 minutes depending on tram time table.
From Gothenburg Central Station (Nils Ericson Terminal)
Public transportation
Take tram number 7 to stop Medicinaregatan, from there it is a 4-minute walk to the venue.
The estimated travel time is 25 minutes.
Check Västtrafik for more travel details and tickets.
From Elite Park Avenue Hotel (Congress venue)
Public transportation
Walk 300 meters to tram station Valand and take tram number 7 and get off at the stop Medicinaregatan. From there the course venue is a 4-minute walk away. The estimated travel time is 15 minutes.
Check Västtrafik for more travel details and tickets.
You can pay for your tram rides with Visa or Mastercard by tapping your card when boarding.
