2026 Outline Programme
Thursday, 5th February
Perioperative management in liver surgery
| Time | Agenda | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
0800 – 0820 | CVP and liver surgery | Nuh Rahbari, Ulm | View speaker |
0820 – 0840 | Tranexamic acid and hypovolemic phlebotomy | Paul Karanicolas, Toronto | View speaker |
0840 – 0900 | Not all livers are equal: Liver surgery from the other side of curtain | Andreas Espinoza, Oslo | View speaker |
0900 – 0920 | Discussant | Francesca Ratti, Milan | View speaker |
0920 – 1000 | Free Papers | ||
1615 – 1700 | Coffee and mini-oral presentations |
Bile duct cancer
| Time | Agenda | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
1700 – 1720 | Resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: evidence from 100 patients | Nicolas Vauthey, Houston | View speaker |
1720 – 1740 | Failure in Surgery of pCCA: from 1993 to 2025 | Ulf Neumann, Maastricht & Essen | View speaker |
1740 – 1800 | Targeted therapy in cholangiocarcinoma | Grainne O’Kane, Dublin | View speaker |
1800 – 1820 | Predicting the response to chemotherapy in biliary cancer | Jesper Andersen, Copenhagen | View speaker |
1820 – 1900 | Free Papers |
Friday, 6th February
Science
| Time | Agenda | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
0800 – 0820 | The microbiome in pancreas cancer | Adam Frampton, Surrey | View speaker |
0820 – 0840 | Machine perfusion of human pancreas as a model of acute pancreatitis and a platform for drug discovery | Andrew Sutherland, Edinburgh | |
0840 – 0900 | AI in liver and pancreas cancer | Inez Verpalen, Amsterdam | View speaker |
0900 – 0920 | The PASS trial | David Tuveson, Cold Spring Harbor NY | View speaker |
0920 – 1000 | Free Papers | ||
1615 – 1700 | Coffee and mini-oral presentations |
Clinical Trials
| Time | Agenda | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
1700 – 1715 | The European Pump Trial | Bas Koerkamp, Rotterdam | View speaker |
1715 – 1730 | Excalibur Trail | Kristoffer Lassen, Oslo | |
1730 – 1745 | Discussant and update on US trial | Mike Lidsky, Durham NC | View speaker |
1745 – 1800 | Diploma 2 – outcomes and cost effectiveness of robotic Whipples | Marc Besselink, Amsterdam | View speaker |
1815 – 1830 | Discussant | Marco del Chiaro, Denver | View speaker |
1830 – 1845 | Discord Mets trial | Helena Taflin, Gothenburg | View speaker |
Saturday, 7th February
Education
| Time | Agenda | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
0800 – 0820 | Cancer genomics for clinicians | Grainne O’Kane, Dublin | View speakers |
0820 – 0840 | The HPB team | Julie Hallet, Toronto | View speakers |
0840 – 0900 | Liver anatomy in 1000 consecutive patients | Hop Tran Cao, Houston | View speakers |
0900 – 0920 | Living donor liver transplantation – how to minimize impact on donor | Marieke de Boer, Groningen | View speakers |
0920 – 1000 | IPMNs: When Guidelines Need Guidance | Greg Sacks, New York | |
1000 – 1015 | Free Papers | ||
1615 – 1700 | Coffee and mini-oral presentations |
Eclectic Mix
| Time | Agenda | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
1700 – 1725 | RAS inhibitors in pancreas cancer | David Tuveson, Cold Spring Harbor NY | View speaker |
1725 – 1750 | Surgical leadership and surgery for tomorrow | Nicolas Demartines, Lausanne | View speaker |
1750 – 1815 | The IHPBA global guideline: Hepatocellular carcinoma in resource-restricted healthcare | Ajith Siriwardina, Manchester | View speaker |
1815 – 1900 | Wrap up and Prize Giving |