EUROPEAN FOREGUT SOCIETY | EDUCATION 2026
EFS • EndoFLIP Treatment Pathway Course 2026
EndoFLIP Treatment
Pathway Course 2026
From Diagnostics to Precision Fundoplication
Creating the Future Patient Treatment Pathway with Intraoperative EndoFLIP
Creating the Future Patient Treatment Pathway with Intraoperative EndoFLIP
November 11
FINAL AGENDA | 11:00–14:00 | Duration 3 hours
Venue: Innovation centre at Kinderspital
August-Forel-Strasse 51
8008 Züric
FINAL AGENDA | 11:00–14:00 | Duration 3 hours
Venue: Innovation centre at Kinderspital
August-Forel-Strasse 51
8008 Züric
Course supported by
FACULTY
Prof. Sebastian Schoppmann • Vienna
Prof. Daniel Pohl • Zurich
Prof. Daniel Pohl • Zurich
TARGET AUDIENCE
Visceral surgeons, upper GI surgeons, gastroenterologists and specialists in gastrointestinal functional diagnostics.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Course objectives
Review the scientific evidence for EndoFLIP in antireflux surgery and understand the complementary perspectives of surgery and gastroenterology.
EFS • ENDOFLIP TREATMENT PATHWAY COURSE 2026
Programme
11:00–11:30
Welcome and introduction
Why do we need a future patient treatment pathway for EndoFLIP use?
Speakers: Prof.Sebastian Schoppmann and Prof.Daniel Pohl
SESSION 1
What do we know about the EGJ?
Speaker: Sebastian Schoppmann
SESSION 2
EndoFLIP beyond motility testing and pH monitoring
Speaker: Daniel Pohl
Topics: Distensibility versus pressure measurement; strengths and limitations of high-resolution manometry (HRM); EndoFLIP as a complement to conventional diagnostics; preoperative patient selection.
Interactive discussion: Cases from Swiss practice.
Take-home messages: When is EndoFLIP truly helpful? Which patients should undergo preoperative testing?
11:30–12:00
SESSION 3
EndoFLIP during fundoplication
Tailoring fundoplication with real-time physiology
Speaker: Prof. Sebastian Schoppmann
12:00–12:15
Coffee break and expert networking
ENDOFLIP TREATMENT PATHWAY COURSE 2026
Clinical Cases and
Treatment Pathways
Treatment Pathways
12:15–13:30
SESSION 4
Multidisciplinary case conference
Moderated case discussions
Experts: Prof. Sebastian Schoppmann and Prof. Daniel Pohl
CASE 1
GERD with normal motility
Does this patient need EndoFLIP?
CASE 2
Ineffective esophageal motility
Toupet or Nissen fundoplication with EndoFLIP guidance?
CASE 3
Borderline EGJ obstruction
Can EndoFLIP change the surgical strategy?
CASE 4
Persistent dysphagia after fundoplication
What role does EndoFLIP play in revisional surgery?
13:30–13:50
SESSION 5
A multidisciplinary approach to EndoFLIP use
Experts: Prof. Sebastian Schoppmann and Prof. Daniel Pohl
Course supported by MEDTRONIC
