Scientific Programme

The biennial meeting NeuroGASTRO 2023 is a well-established European event. ESNM is proud to bring together leading experts and emerging young investigators actively involved in neurogastroenterology, digestive motility and functional gastrointestinal diseases from Europe and from all around the world to discuss cutting-edge research. The congress presents the latest in science and education in various formats to suit the needs of all participants, including challenging state-of-the-art lectures.

Main topics of NeuroGASTRO 2023:

  • Mechanisms underlying normal and disordered gastrointestinal function
  • Pain mechanisms and visceral hypersensitivity
  • Role of the microbiome and diet in health and disease, including the role of host-microbe interactions
  • Dietary interventions, including pre-, pro- and syn- and postbiotics
  • Mechanisms and diagnostic techniques in food intolerance
  • Pathophysiological and clinical aspects of disorders of gut-brain interaction
  • Technologies for the assessment of gastrointestinal motility and perception
  • Current and future therapies for disordered gut function and disorders of gut-brain interaction
  • Brain-gut interactions in health and disease
  • Epidemiology of disordered gut function and disorders of gut-brain interaction

Scientific Programme

The ESNM Executive Committee and Scientific Committee are pleased to present the scientific programme for the NeuroGASTRO 2023. Please note: The programme is currently still in progress and we are providing an initial overview of the diverse topics here.

AUGUST 31st

Thursday
Crown Ballroom: 08.30 - 17.30
Magnolia Room: 16.00 - 17.30
Primavera Room: 16.00 - 17.30

Crown Ballroom

08.30 - 10.30 POSTGRADUATE COURSE - SESSION 1 – Advances in Clinical Measurement and Management of GI Motility & Function
   

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30 POSTGRADUATE COURSE - SESSION 2 – Advances in Clinical Measurement and Management of GI Motility & Function
   

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch / Posters

13.15 - 14.00 INDUSTRY LUNCH SYMPOSIUM

Industry Symposium

14.00 - 15.30 PLENARY 1 - Opening Ceremony
14.00 Welcome address and opening ceremony
14.15 Best abstract
14.30 Lifetime Achievement Award – Laudatum & Awardee Talk

15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 - 17.30 SYMPOSIUM 1 – Eosinophils and mast cells in gastrointestinal disorders
   

Magnolia Room

15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 - 17.15 SYMPOSIUM 2 – The role of the microbiome in brain and mood diseases
   

Primavera Room

15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 - 17.15 SYMPOSIUM 3 – Systemic diseases and GI dysmotility
   

SEPTEMBER 01st

Friday
Crown Ballroom: 07.30 - 18.30
Magnolia Room: 10.30 - 17.30
Primavera Room: 10.30 - 17.30

Crown Ballroom

07.30 - 09.00 The Romanian Society of Neurogastroenterology Session: How to build a Neurogastroenterology Unit
   
09.00 - 10.30 PLENARY 2
   

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30 SYMPOSIUM 4 – Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT): State of the art in 2023
   

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch / Posters

13.15 - 14.00 INDUSTRY LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
   
14.00 - 15.30 SYMPOSIUM 7 – Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in 2023
   

15.15 - 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 - 17.30 SYMPOSIUM 10 – Bio-electrical neuromodulation for GI disorders
   
17.30 - 18.30 Best of Little Brain Big Brain (LBBB)
   

Magnolia Room

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30 SYMPOSIUM 5 – Psychological Factors in Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI)
   

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch / Posters

13.15 - 14.00 INDUSTRY LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
14.00 - 15.30 SYMPOSIUM 8 – Post-inflammatory abdominal pain: pathways from IBD to IBS
   

15.15 - 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 - 17.30 SYMPOSIUM 11 – Esophageal Motility Disorders after Chicago Classification v4.0
   

Primavera Room

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30 SYMPOSIUM 6 – The role of the enteric immune system in gastrointestinal health and disease
   

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch / Posters

13.15 - 14.00 INDUSTRY LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
   
14.00 - 15.30 SYMPOSIUM 9 – Barrier Function in Neurogastroenterology
   

15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 - 17.30 SYMPOSIUM 12 – Diet and microbiome in health and disease
   

SEPTEMBER 02nd

Saturday
Crown Ballroom: 07.30 - 16.30
Magnolia Room: 09.00 - 15.30
Primavera Room: 09.00 - 15.30

Crown Ballroom

07.30 - 09.00 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR MEETING "TANDEM"
   
09.00 - 10.30 SYMPOSIUM 13 – Rome Foundation Symposium: Progress in gastroduodenal disorders of gut-brain interaction
   

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30 SYMPOSIUM 16 – Functional implications of endoscopic interventions - Neurogastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy
   

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch / Posters

13.15 - 14.00 INDUSTRY LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
   
14.00 - 15.30 SYMPOSIUM 19 – Mast cell activation syndrome, Joint hypermobility, PoTS and Hereditary alpha-tryptasemia: Important causes of GI symptoms?
   
15.30 - 16.15 CLOSING CEREMONY & PRICE GIVING
15.30 CLOSING CEREMONY

Magnolia Room

09.00 - 10.30 SYMPOSIUM 14 – Hot topics in pediatric neurogastroenterology
   

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

10.30 - 13.15 SYMPOSIUM 17 – Ageing and GI function and dysfunction
   

12.45 - 14.00 Lunch / Posters

14.00 - 15.30 SYMPOSIUM 20 – Current and future management of constipation
   

Primavera Room

09.00 - 10.30 SYMPOSIUM 15 – Mechanisms of abdominal pain from bench to bedside
   

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.45 SYMPOSIUM 18 – Neurogastroenterology 3.0 or neurogastroenterology in a virtual world
   

12.45 - 14.00 Lunch / 12.45 - 13.00 Posters

14.00 - 15.30 SYMPOSIUM 21 – Covid and neurogastroenterology