Diverticular
Disease of
the colon
INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM
Rome
7th-8th February 2014
Atahotel Villa Pamphili
INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM
Diverticulosis of the colon is an anatomical condition very common in the western world
(> 70 % of sixty is affected ) , and is increasing in countries of the developing world.
The majority of patients remain asymptomatic throughout their lives , but about 25% of
them will encounter symptoms and complications related to the diverticula . This results
in extremely high in cost for the National Health System. .
Despite this, diverticular disease of the colon, with all its facets of clinical pathology is
still misunderstood and considered very little . However, in recent years there have been
major innovations in both pathophysiological and therapeutic sides , innovations that
have led to both a better understanding of the causes of the disease that embarking
on new therapeutic avenues .
For this reason we organized an international event to better understand of this important disease . This event, according to the criteria accredited from Continuing Medical
Education (CME ) of the Ministry of Health, will collect opinions of the most important
Italian and European experts , and will be open to all healthcare professionals who deal
with diverticular disease of the colon.
Giovanni Brandimarte, Francesco Di Mario, Antonio Tursi
welcome and encourage your presence
FACULTY
Chairs:
Giovanni Brandimarte
Francesco Di Mario
Antonio Tursi
Scientific Committee:
Antonio Gasbarrini
Wolfgang Kruis
Savvas Papagrigoriadis
Carmelo Scarpignato
Robin Charles Spiller
Scientific Secretary:
Luigi Di Cesare
Michela Di Fonzo
Walter Elisei
Piera Giuseppina Lecca
Piero Morucci
Antonio Penna
Marcello Picchio
Gabrio Bassotti
Lorenzo Bonomo
Giovanni Brandimarte
Antonio Crucitti
Antonio De Franco
Francesco Di Mario
Domenico D’Ugo
Walter Elisei
Antonio Gasbarrini
Giovanni Gasbarrini
GianMarco Giorgetti
Luisa Guidi
Wolfgang Kruis
Angel Lanas
Giovanni Latella
Piera Giuseppina Lecca
Giovanni Maconi
Riccardo Marmo
Sergio Morini
Gerardo Nardone
Alfredo Papa
Valerio Papa
Savvas Papagrigoriadis
Roberto Persiani
Franco Scaldaferri
Carmelo Scarpignato
Robin Charles Spiller
Antonio Tursi
Paolo Usai
Vincenzo Villanacci
Angelo Zullo
Friday 7th
February
13.00 Welcome and Introduction
Giovanni Brandimarte
Session II: Course of the disease
Chair: Sergio Morini; Giovanni Gasbarrini
Session I: Pathogenesis
Chair: Luisa Guidi; GianMarco Giorgetti
15.30 Open Questions
Giovanni Brandimarte
13.30 Open questions
GianMarco Giorgetti
15.40 Is it symptomatic diverticular disease
or IBS?
Robin Charles Spiller
13.40 Neuromuscular function abnormalities
and role of constipation
Gabrio Bassotti
14.00 Patterns of colonic mucosal inflammation
Vincenzo Villanacci
14.20 Impact of lifestyle
Angelo Zullo
16.00 What determines the evolution to
diverticulitis?
Angel Lanas
16.20 SCAD: diverticular inflammation or
IBD in diverticular disease?
Franco Scaldaferri
16.40 Discussion
14.40 Discussion
15.00 Coffee break
Session III: Diagnosis
Chair: Lorenzo Bonomo; Riccardo Marmo
17.00 Open questions
Walter Elisei
17.10 Role of biomarkers of past and
present inflammation
Paolo Usai
Diagnostic criteria and accuracy of:
17.30 Computerized Tomography
Antonio De Franco
17.50 Ultrasound
Giovanni Maconi
18.10 Endoscopy: DICA classification
Francesco Di Mario
18.30 Discussion and end of the sessions
Session IV: Medical treatment of
Diverticular Disease
Chair: Gerardo Nardone; Paolo Usai
08.45 Open Questions
Antonio Tursi
09.00 Conservative management
Wolfgang Kruis
09.20 Modifying the microbiota:
role of probiotics
Antonio Gasbarrini
09.40 Antibiotics
Carmelo Scarpignato
10.00 Aminosalicylates
Giovanni Latella
10.20 Discussion
10.40 Coffee break
Diverticular
Disease of
the colon
INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM
Saturday 8
February
th
Saturday 8th
February
Session V: Surgical management of
diverticulitis
Chair: Domenico D’Ugo; Piera Giuseppina
Lecca
Session VI Critical issue: How can we
prevent recurrent diverticulitis?
Chair: Giovanni Brandimarte; Francesco
Di Mario; Antonio Tursi
11.00 Open questions
Domenico D’Ugo
12.20 The gastroenterologist’s view
Alfredo Papa
11.10 Open or laparoscopic treatment:
differences and outcomes
Savvas Papagrigoriadis
12.40 The surgeon’s view
Valerio Papa
13.00 Discussion
11.30 Long-term outcome of emergency
surgery
Antonio Crucitti
11.50 Long-term outcome of elective
surgery
Roberto Persiani
12.10 Discussion
13.10 Concluding remarks and end of
meeting
General
Information
Registration Fee:
€ 300,00 + IVA 22% - by Decembrer 15, 2013
€ 340,00 + IVA 22% - after December 16, 2013
For more information and for registration instructions please visit: www.diverticulardisease.eu
Congress Venue:
Atahotel Villa Pamphili
Via della Nocetta, 105 - 00164 Roma
Atahotel Villa Pamphili is surrounded by one of Rome’s most beautiful parks and strategically
located near the Vatican and across the park of Villa Doria Pamphili. The hotel can be
easily reached from the highway (Milan-Naples-L’Aquila), from the local airports (FiumicinoCiampino) and the railway stations (Termini-Trastevere).
HOW TO GET TO THE CONGRESS VENUE:
From the Highways (A1 Milan-Naples and A24
Rome-L’Aquila) get to the Grande Raccordo
Anulare, GRA, (Highway Ring Road) following the
signs to the Fiumicino Airport, take exit 1, “Roma
Aurelio”, toward the City Center. Follow via Aurelia
for approx 1 km, then turn right toward via Aurelia
Antica and follow this road for 2.5 Km until you
reach the junction with via Olimpica ( via Leone
XIII). Turn right and follow the road up to the traffic
light located in Piazzetta del Bel Respiro, then take
a right again into Via della Nocetta. Roma San
Pietro
From Fiumicino Airport: take the “Leonardo
Espresso” direct train to Termini Railway Station,
then take the subway and get off at “Ottaviano”
Station; or you can take the metropolitan FM1
train up to Trastevere Railway Station where
we suggest taking a taxi, since no public
transportation is available to quickly reach the
hotel.
From Termini Railway Station: take the Subway
Line “A” direction Battistini and get off at
“Ottaviano” Station.
INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM
Diverticular
Disease of
the colon
ECM
With the Patronage of:
The training event will grant credits for the following healthcare
professionals:
Nurses and Physicians board certified in General Surgery,
Gastroenterology, Geriatry, Family Medicine, Internal
Medicine, Clinical Pathology (clinical and microbiological
analysis laboratory), Radiology, through the Continuing
Education Program by the Ministry of Health by means of
Provider ID 3516 – PLS Educational SpA.
In order to obtain the ECM credits it is required to:
Provincia di
BARLETTA
ANDRIA
TRANI
Ospedale Cristo Re
REGIONE
LAZIO
Sponsor
• participate to the entire training program (100% attendante
will be verified by the attendance register);
• pass the final assessment by completing the questionnaire
that will be provided.
The number of credits awarded is 5.
PLS Educational SPA
Via Mattonaia, 17 – 50121 Firenze
Tel. 055-24621
• diverticulardisease@promoleader.com
• www.diverticulardisease.eu
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