EFS Postgraduate Course

Complications in gastroesophageal reflux disease We invite you to attend the first edition of Symposium in Republic of Moldova, an EFS-endorsed event, that will focus on Complications in gastroesophageal reflux disease. This meeting will include 2 days of interactive discussions on the topics and presentation of clinical cases with Live surgery from operating rooms, dedicated to complications of GERD. The goal of this symposium is to reunite specialists in GEJ surgery, endoscopy, gastroenterology in order to create a multidisciplinary board that discusses and reviews surgical techniques, management of complications and new findings in GEJ pathology. We invite you to [...]

Anti-Reflux Surgery Course (2nd Edition) Sergiu Duca Training and Research Center, together with the European Foregut Society (EFS), propose a course on anti-reflux surgery dedicated to both general surgery residents and specialist surgeons, with an interest in upper gastrointestinal surgery, focused on the management, practical issues, and technical aspects of anti-reflux surgery and hiatal hernia repair. The course will include theoretical presentations and discussions, live surgeries, and a hands-on workshop. An international panel of experts will be coordinating the course: Prof. Dr. Luigi Bonavina (Italy), Prof. Dr. Davide Bona (Italy), Prof. Dr. Moustafa Elshafei (Germany), Conf. Dr. Dragos Predescu [...]

European Foregut Week We invite European students interested in upper gastrointestinal surgery to take part in the first edition of the European Foregut Week – a week of courses and activities designed and coordinated by experts in the field of Foregut surgery, targeting the needs of medical students interested in following this surgical field. This event is organized under the supervision of the European Foregut Society. Register now! Registration form Program Information Package Start: 15.07.2024 End: 19.07.2024 Website: View Website ORGANIZER Sergiu Duca Center Email: centrulsergiuduca.secretariat@gmail.com VENUE Cluj-Napoca Strada Croitorilor 19-21 Cluj-Napoca, 400162 Romania [...]

SURGERY FOR ACHALASIA DAY European Foregut Society (EFS) provides specialized platform for the undestandig, diagnostics and treatment of foregut disease.Achalasia still represents clinical challenge starting from proper diagnosis to treatment strategies. Surgery for Achalasia Day is designed as clinical immersion course with the goal to bring European leading experts in the field of foregut together with the participants interested to get best practical and theoretical overview of surgical technique for achalasia. One-day course will include theoretical lectures, live surgery and interactive discussion with the experts. Start: May 16, 2024 End: May [...]

Minimally Invasive Gastric Surgery We invite you to attend the second edition of the Sergiu Duca Symposium, an European Foregut Society endorsed event, that will focus on gastric surgery, and will combine 2 conference days full of interactive discussions on the topic with a day dedicated to a hands-on course in minimally invasive gastric resections. This event will bring together specialists in upper gastrointestinal surgery, oncology, gastroenterology and intensive care in order to create a multidisciplinary panel that discusses and analyses current guidelines, surgical techniques, complication management and progress in the field of gastric diseases. Reuniting more than 25 [...]

Antireflux Surgery Course Antireflux Surgery Course June 30th - July 2nd, 2023 Start: June 30, 2023 End: July 2, 2023 Website: View Website ORGANIZER Sergiu Duca Center Email: centrulsergiuduca.secretariat@gmail.com VENUE Cluj-Napoca 400162 Romania EFS Postgraduate Course

Minimally Invasive Esophageal Surgery Minimally invasive esophageal surgery The Sergiu Duca Symposium is an annual event dedicated to different areas of interest of minimally invasive digestive surgery, the guidelines and techniques currently used, and the progress made in this field. The first edition to be held on December 7-10, 2022. The theme of this first edition is Minimally Invasive Esophageal Surgery. The symposium is dedicated in the honor of Professor Sergiu Duca, considered the father of Romanian laparoscopic surgery, having many merits in the development of research, training and the implementation of innovative surgical techniques not only in the [...]