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Local Organizing Committee:
Marc A. Benninga, Emma Kinderziekenhuis/AMC, Amsterdam
André Smout, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam

International Scientific Committee:
Carlo Di Lorenzo, Nationwide Children`s Hospital, Columbus, USA
Nikhil Thapar, Gastroenterology Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Taher Omari, Gastroenter Unit, Child Youth and Women`s Service, Adelaide, Australia.


PROGRAMME DAY-BY-DAY

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease in the infant and older child
Chair: Hugo Heymans

9.30 Motility disorders and genetics: the future is bright
Raoul Hennekam

9.50 Non-acid reflux as a cause of symptoms
André Smout

10.10 Role of Diagnostic tests in GERD
Tobias Wenzl

10.30 Live Demo: pH-metry and pH-impedance for symptomatic reflux disease
Yvan VandenPlas, Tobias Wenzl, Taher Omari

Coffee break

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease in the infant and older child
Chair: Sam Nurko

11.30 Non-pharmacologic therapies for GERD
Michiel van Wijk

11.50 Uses and abuses of acid suppressing therapy for GERD in children
Eric Hassall

12.10 New emerging therapies, including GABA-agonists
André Smout

12.30 Surgical endoscopic interventions for GERD, why and when?
Mike Thomson

13.00 Lunch – Poster presentation and discussion with authors.

Allergy and motility
Chairs: Gigi Veereman, Eric Hassall

14.00 Eosinophilic esophagitis
Sam Nurko

14.20 Cow`s milk allergy / food intolerance and motility
Yvan Vandenplas

14.40 New insights in pathophysiology and therapy in achalasia
Guy Boeckxstaens

15.00 Live demo: High resolution Manometry
André Smout, Arjan Bredenoord

Tea break

Extra-esophageal symptoms and motility
Chairs: Mike Thomson, Michiel van Wijk

16.00 Belching, aerophagia and rumination
Arjan Bredenoord

16.20 Pharyngo-oesophageal motility in neurologically impaired children
Nathalie Rommel

16.40 Extra-esophageal symptoms and how do we treat them?
Sam Nurko

17.00 Live demo: Pharyngeal HR Manometry
Nathalie Rommel, Taher Omari


Friday, December 9th, 2011


Obesity in the adolescent
Chair: André Smout

9.00 Obesity and it`s relation to motility disorders
André Smout

9.20 Dietary and pharmacological intervention/motility
Ad Masclee

9.40 Swallowing and GI physiology following LAP banding
Taher Omari

10.00 Surgical treatment (bariatric treatment)
Justin de Jong

Coffee break


Bacteria and Functional Gastrointestinal Disease
Chair: Miguel Saps

10.45 Probiotics and FGID
Hania Szajewska

11.05 Bacteria and functional GI disease
Denise Kelly – Key note speaker

11.45 Surprise, surprise!!!
Marc Benninga

12.10 – 13.10 Selected oral presentations
Chairs: Gigi Veeremans-Wauters & Yvan Vandenplas

12.10 – 12.20 abstract 1 12.40 - 12.50 abstract 4
12.20 – 12.30 abstract 2 12.50 - 13.00 abstract 5
12.30 – 12.40 abstract 3 13.00 – 13.10 abstract 6


13.10 – 14.00 Lunch – Poster presentation and discussion with authors.


Abdominal pain
Chair: Arine Vlieger

14.00 From bench to bedside?
René van den Wijngaard

14.20 Functional abdominal pain an infectious disease?
Miguel Saps

14.40 What do we really need in the work-up of abdominal pain?
Carlo Di Lorenzo

15.00 Pharmalogical treatment for abdominal pain
Miguel Saps


Tea break

15.45 Behavior and sexual abuse in children with abdominal pain
Miranda van Tilburg

16.05 Non-pharmalogical treatment for abdominal pain
Arine Vlieger


16.25 The role of placebo in functional gastro-intestinal disease”
Irving Kirsch - Key note speaker:


Saturday, December 10th, 2011


Defecation disorders
Chair: Marc Benninga

9.00 Advances of enteric neurobiology: how close are we for clinical use?
Nikhil Taphar

9.20 Brain imaging and FGID
Qasim Aziz

9.40 Hyposensitivity and constipation true or untrue?
Mark Scott

10.00 Diagnostic testing in constipation; is it necessary?
Carlo Di Lorenzo

Coffee break

11.00 Live demo: Smart Pill
Mark Scott

11.30 Live Demo: Colonic HR-manometry
Phil Dinning and Carlo Di Lorenzo

12.30 Live demo: Percutaneaous Endoscopic Cecostomy for refractory constipation
Justin de Jong/Bart Koot

Lunch

Defecation disorders
Chair: Carlo Di Lorenzo

14.00 Treatment of constipation: where do we go?
Annamaria Staiano

14.20 Treatment of Slow Transit Constipation
Bridget Southwell

14.40 Long-term follow up and course of life in children with constipation
Marc Benninga

Tea break

15.30 The role of the mast cell in motility?
Wouter de Jonge

15.50 The clinical picture of pseudo-obstruction syndrome?
Nikhil Thapar

16.10 From ACE to Replace - role of surgery and transplantation in motility disorders
Carlo Di Lorenzo








 5th European Pediatric Motility Meeting