From Scope to Strategy

What Makes This Course Unique?

Join Belgium's leading IBD experts for an intensive day of live endoscopy focused on one question: What do we do with what we see?

This inaugural collaboration between BIRD (Belgian IBD Research and Development) and GIEQs brings together clinical decision-making, live cases, and expert discussion in an intimate, interactive format.

Key Features

• Live Endoscopy Cases - Watch 5-6 procedures on patients with active IBD disease, streamed from the GIEQs TV studio in Ghent
• Real-Time Scoring - Apply endoscopic scoring systems alongside faculty and vote on management decisions
• Expert Panel Discussion - Learn how leading specialists translate endoscopic findings into treatment plans
• Interactive Voting - Participate in audience polls and case-based decision scenarios
• Small Group Format - Limited to 10 live participants for meaningful interaction

Who Should Attend?

• Gastroenterologists managing IBD patients
• Endoscopists seeking IBD-specific skills
• IBD specialists wanting to refine assessment techniques
• GI trainees interested in IBD endoscopy
• International colleagues welcome

Expert Faculty

Course Director

Dr. David J. Tate | GIEQs / UZ Gent
Trained at Cambridge and Westmead Hospital (Sydney), Dr. Tate specializes in advanced endoscopic resection techniques and polyp management.

IBD Faculty

Prof. Dr. Triana Lobatón Ortega | UZ Gent - IBD Unit Lead
Deputy Head of Clinic at UZ Gent, leading the IBD unit. BIRD Educational Committee member and ECCO national representative for Belgium.

Dr. Peter Bossuyt | Imelda Ziekenhuis - President of BIRD
Research Director of the IBD unit at Imelda General Hospital. Winner of the Belgian IBD Research Prize (2011, 2021, 2025). Over 130 publications on endoscopic scoring and e-health in IBD.

Prof. João Sabino | UZ Leuven / KU Leuven
Professor focused on host-microbiome interactions and dietary approaches in IBD. BIRD Educational Committee and board member.

Dr. Jeroen Geldof | UZ Gent
IBD specialist trained at St. Mark's Hospital, London. Expert in IBD assessment and proctological conditions.

Dr. Marie Truyens | UZ Gent / Ghent University
IBD researcher specializing in IBD-related fatigue and the gut-brain axis.

Dr. Pieter Jan Poortmans | UZ Brussel / UZ Gent
Interventional endoscopist specializing in complex polyp resection and luminal interventional endoscopy.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

1. Apply endoscopic scoring systems to real IBD cases
2. Recognize and assess active disease during endoscopy
3. Manage surveillance polyps in IBD patients
4. Integrate endoscopic findings with clinical decision-making
5. Implement evidence-based management strategies

Registration

Live Attendance (Ghent)

• Limited to 10 participants
• Full-day access to live cases and discussions
• Direct interaction with faculty
• Networking lunch and refreshments
• Paper certificate

Price: €250

Virtual Attendance

• Live streaming of all sessions
• Interactive voting participation
• Access to Q&A
• Online certificate

Price: €55

About the Collaboration

This event marks the first collaboration between BIRD (Belgian IBD Research and Development Group) and GIEQs (Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Quality System).

BIRD is Belgium's leading IBD research network, bringing together specialists from academic centers nationwide. GIEQs provides world-class endoscopy education through live streaming, on-demand courses, and hands-on training.

Together, we're creating a new standard for IBD endoscopy education.