26 June 2026, Friday
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26 June 2026, Friday
27 June 2026, Saturday
- TIME TABLE
- BOSPHORUS HALL
- TOPKAPI HALL
- GALATA HALL
- TAKSİM HALL
- KADIKÖY HALL
- A3 ROOM
- STONE Amphitheatre
- CASE 1
- CASE 2
| 26 June 2026, Friday | ||||||||||
| BOSPHORUS HALL | TOPKAPI HALL | GALATA HALL | TAKSİM HALL | KADIKÖY HALL | A3 ROOM | STONE Amphitheatre | CASE 1 | CASE 2 | ||
| 07:00-07:30 | EPC PANCREATIC CANCER RUN, Caddebostan Beach 07:00-08:30 |
07:00-07:30 | ||||||||
| 07:45-08:30 | Börek with the Professors | 07:45-08:30 | ||||||||
| 08:30-09:45 | Translational Breakthroughs in Pancreatology & EPC -Lifetime Achievement Award Lecture & Palade Prize Lecture | Why Pediatric to Adult Integration Matters in Pancreatic Diseases | Hands-On Nursing | Hands-On Workshop | 08:30-09:45 | |||||
| 09:45-10:15 | 09:45-10:15 | |||||||||
| 10:15-10:45 | COFFEE BREAK & SPONSORS EXHIBITION | EPC & JPS |
10:15-10:45 | |||||||
| 10:45-13:00 | Live Advanced-EUS & Extended EUS Procedures | Best Abstracts Cystic Tumors & PanNET | The Fatty Pancreas International Consensus Report: Lessons Learned and Roadmap for the Future | TRANSPAN | Hands-On Nursing | Hands-On Workshop | 10:45-13:00 | |||
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH BREAK & POSTER ROUNDS & SPONSORS EXHIBITION | 13:00-14:00 | ||||||||
| 14:00-15:45 | Early Detection & Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer | Best Abstracts Pancreatitis & Endoscopy | PANDoRA Consortium | Hands-On Nursing | Hands-On Workshop | 14:00-15:45 | ||||
| 15:45-16:15 | IAP – General Assembly | COFFEE BREAK & SPONSORS EXHIBITION | 15:45-16:15 | |||||||
| 16:15-17:00 | Rudolf Amman & Best Abstracts Awardee Session | Hands-On Nursing | Hands-On Workshop | 16:15-17:00 | ||||||
| 17:00-18:30 | EPC – General Assembly | 17:00-18:30 | ||||||||
| 20:00-00:00 | EPC Evening, Adile Sultan Palace 20:00-00:00 |
20:00-00:00 | ||||||||
| 00:00-02:00 | EPC Evening AFTER Party, Adile Sultan Palace 00:00-02:00 |
00:00-02:00 | ||||||||
| BOSPHORUS HALL | ||
| 08:30-08:50 | IAP Palade Prize Lecture | Chairs: Vinciane Rebours, (Paris, France), Min Li (Oklahoma City, USA) |
| 08.50-09.55 |
Translational Breakthroughs in Pancreatology | Chairs: Roland Rad (Munich, Germany), Min Li (Oklohoma City, USA), Reiner Heuchel (Stockholm, Sweden) |
| 08.50-09.03 | Decoding Pancreatic Cancer Ecosystems with Single-Cell and Spatial Omics | William L. Hwang (Boston, USA) |
| 09.03-09.16 | Genotype-Guided Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer: Exploiting DNA Repair and Stromal Vulnerabilities | Alexander Kleger (Ulm, Germany) |
| 09.16-09.29 | Vulnerabilities, and Clinical Translation | Raghu Kalluri (Houston, USA) |
| 09.29-09.42 | Decoding Pancreatic Carcinogenesis: Genomic Roadmaps from Precursor Lesions to Invasive Cancer | Laura D. Wood (Baltimore, USA) |
| 09.42-09.55 | Best Translational Abstracts | |
| 09.55-10.15 | EPC – Lifetime Achievement Awardee Lecture | Chairs: Güralp O. Ceyhan (Istanbul, Turkiye), Gabriele Carpuso (Milan, Italy) |
| Why Basic & Translational Research is Dependent on the Clinician’s Eye – Even from a Surgeon! | Helmut Friess (Munich, Germany) | |
| 10.15-10.45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10.45-13.00 | Live Advanced EUS & Extended EUS Procedures | Chairs: Albrecht Neeße (Göttingen, Germany), Andrew Metz (Melbourne, Australia) |
| 10.45-11.00 | Global Perspective & Consensus: Expanding Roles of EUS Interventions within Surgical Care Pathways – Where are the Limits? | Andrew Metz (Melbourne, Australia) |
| 11.20-11.40 | Live Endoscopy (Patient 1) | Gürhan Sisman (Istanbul, Türkiye) & Pieter Hindryckx (Gent, Belgium) |
| 11.40-11.55 | EUS-Guided Phosphorus-32 Intratumoral Brachytherapy in Locally Advanced PDAC: Redefining Local Control & Downstaging Potential | Stefano F. Crino (Verona, Italy) |
| 11.55-12.15 | Live Endoscopy (Patient 2) | Gürhan Sisman (Istanbul, Türkiye) & Pieter Hindryckx (Gent, Belgium) |
| 12.15-12.30 | Endoscopic Delivery of Immunomodulatory Agents & Combination Systemic Immunotherapy – Key to Success? | Atsushi Irisawa (Tochigi, Japan) |
| 12.30-12.45 | Live Endoscopy (Patient 3) | Gürhan Sisman (Istanbul, Türkiye) & Pieter Hindryckx (Gent, Belgium) |
| 12.45-13.00 | Artificial Intelligence in Pancreatic EUS: Where do We Stand? | Adrian Saftoiu (Craiova, Romania) |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00-15.45 | Early Detection & Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer | Chair: Masayuki Sho (Nara, Japan) |
| 14.00-14.14 | Emerging Role of Liquid Biopsies and Circulating Cell-Free DNA in Monitoring and Guiding Treatment | Niels Brørs (Norway) |
| 14.14-14.28 | Innovative Systemic Delivery: Liposomal and Nanoparticle-Based Chemotherapy in LAPC | Salvatore R. Gravina (Italy) |
| 14.28-14.42 | MRI or EUS – What is the Best Modality to Screen for Early Pancreatic Cancer | Stephen Philcox (President of Australian Pancreatic Club) (Newcastle, Australia) |
| 14.42-14.56 | Multidisciplinary Approaches and Survival Benefits of Surgery in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer | İhsan Ekin Demir (Munich, Germany) |
| 14.56-15.10 | Advanced Preoperative Imaging Techniques in Assessing Tumor Resectability Post-Neoadjuvant Therapy: Is Maging Ready to Help Us? | Rickmer Braren (Hamburg, Germany) |
| 15.10-15.30 | Triangle & Advanced Vascular Resection in LAPC – Why It is a Must in LAPC Surgery? | Markus W. Büchler(Lisbon, Portugal) |
| 15.30-15.45 | When Resection then Minimally Invasive or Open? – what DIPLOMA Showed Us | Marc G. Besselink (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| 15.45-16.15 | Coffee Break | |
| 16.15-17.00 | Rudolf Amman & Best Abstracts Awardee Session | Chairs: Güralp O. Ceyhan (Istanbul, Türkiye), Gabriele Capurso (Milan, Italy), Vinciane Rebours (Paris, France), Pramod Garg (New Delhi, India) |
| 16.15-16.32 | Rudolf Amman Award/ Nordmark | NN |
| 16.32-16.39 | Best Abstract Clinical Science/EPC | NN |
| 16.39-16.46 | Best Abstract Clinical Science/IAP | NN |
| 16.46-16.53 | Best Abstract Basic Science/EPC | NN |
| 16.53-17.00 | Best Abstract Basic Science/IAP | NN |
| 17.00-18.30 | EPC – General Assembly | |
| TOPKAPI HALL | ||
| 08.30-09:50 | Why Pediatric to Adult Integration Matters in Pancreatic Diseases | Chairs: Sohail Husain (Stanford, USA), Sanjay Pandanaboyana (New Castle, UK), Maisam Abu-El-Heija (Cincinnati, USA) |
| 08.30-08.45 | CFTR-Associated and Other Pediatric Pancreas Diseases as a Bridge to Adult Care | Andrea Parniczky (Budapest, Hungary) |
| 08.45-09.00 | Genetic Architecture of Pancreatitis: From Childhood Presentation to Adult Chronic Disease | Andrea Geisz (Boston, USA) |
| 09.00-09.15 | Classification and Imaging of Pediatric Pancreatitis – Implications for Adult Practice | Temel Tirkes (Indianapolis, USA) |
| 09.15-09.30 | What Pediatric Cohorts Teach Us About Lifelong Pancreatic Disease | Maisam Abu-El-Haija (Cincinnati, USA) |
| 09.30-09:45 | Surgery of the Pediatric Pancreas, When It Can’t Wait till to Adolescence and What Type of Surgery then? | Sanjay Pandanaboyana (Newcastle, UK) |
| 10.15-10.45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10.45-13.00 | Best Abstracts Cystic Tumors & PanNET | |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00-15.45 | Best Abstracts Pancreatitis & Endoscopy | |
| 15:45-16:15 | IAP – General Assembly | |
| GALATA HALL | ||
| 10.45-13.00 | International Multidisciplinary Consensus Report on Fatty Pancreas: Lessons Learned and Roadmap for the Future | Chairs: Vinciane Rebours (Paris, France), J. -Matthias Löhr (Heidelberg, Germany) |
| 10.45-10.50 | Welcome & Opening Remarks | Vinciane Rebours (Paris, France), J. -Matthias Löhr (Stockholm, Sweden) |
| 10.50-11.00 | Fatty Pancreas: Background, Consensus Methodology, and Key Concepts | Miroslav Vujasinovic (Stockholm, Sweden) |
| 11.00-11.10 | Histopathological Features of Fatty Pancreas | NN |
| 11.10-11.25 | Imaging Modalities and Radiological Evaluation of Fatty Pancreas | Muşturay Karçaaltıncaba (Ankara, Turkiye) |
| 11.25-11.35 | Clinical Implications of Fatty Pancreas in Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis | Pramod Garg (New Delhi, India) |
| 11.35-11.45 | Fatty Pancreas in Pancreatic Neoplasms: IPMN and PDAC Perspectives | Giovanni Marchegiani (Padova, Italy) |
| 11.45-11.55 | Metabolic Consequences of Fatty Pancreas: β-Cell Function and Glucose Regulation | Laszlo Czako (Szeged, Hungary) |
| 11.55-12.05 | Surgical Considerations and Management of Fatty Pancreas | Sanjay Pandanaboyana (New Castle, UK) |
| 12.05-12.25 | Therapeutic Strategies, Key Conclusions, and Future Directions in Fatty Pancreas Research | İhsan Ekin Demir (Munich, Germany) |
| 12.25-13.00 | Panel Discussion: Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Audience Q& | Chairs and All Speakers |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | |
| KADIKÖY HALL | ||
| 10.45-13.00 | TRANSPAN | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00-15.45 | PANDoRA Consortium | |
| 15:45-16:15 | Coffee Break | |
| A3 ROOM | ||
| 10.15-10.45 | EPC & JPS |
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| STONE Amphitheatre | ||
| 07.30-08.30 | Börek with the Professors | |
| CASE 1 | |
| Group I (Participant will be attending one of these three activities) |
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| 08:30 – 10:15 | 1. Simulation Experience in Basic Life Support Training |
| I. Theoretical refresher training (20-minute theoretical training in a classroom environment) | |
| II. Serious Game | |
| III. Algorithm Training with Virtual Reality | |
| IV. Skills training with Body Part | |
| 2. Virtual Patient Experience in Management of Care and Treatment | |
| I. Practice with selected cases using Body Interact | |
| II. Case evaluation session | |
| 10.15 -10.45 | Coffee Break |
| 3. Basic Skills Training in Robotic Surgical Nursing | |
| I. Introduction to the Robot | |
| II. Introduction to Robot Equipment | |
| III. Robot Preparation and Dressing | |
| IV. Positioning and Docking | |
| From experience to expression – Reflection Circle with participants | |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
| Group II (Participant will be attending one of these three activities) |
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| 14:00 – 15:45 | 4. Management of Care in Pancreatic Surgery: Practical Discussion with Scenarios |
| I. Participants Playing the Structured Scenario | |
| II. Evaluation with a Debriefing Session | |
| 5. Experiencing the Surgical Process from the Patient’s Perspective | |
| I. Experiencing the Patient with Virtual Reality | |
| II. Discussion and evaluation session | |
| 6. Experiencing Simulation-Based Educational Tools in Skills Teaching | |
| I. All body parts | |
| II. IV Virtual | |
| III. Laparoscopy task trainers | |
| From experience to expression – Reflection Circle with participants | |
| 15.45-16.15 | Coffee Break |
| 20.00-00.00 | EPC Evening, Adile Sultan Palace |
| 00:00-02:00 | EPC Evening AFTER Party, Adile Sultan Palace |
| CASE 2 | ||
| 08.30-10.30 | Hands-On Workshop | |
| 10.30-10.45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10.45-13.00 | Hands-On Workshop | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00-15.45 | Hands-On Workshop | |
| 15:45-16:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 16.30-17.00 | Hands-On Workshop | |