Programme information - ESGE

The RFA Academia PLUS is an advanced training program designed for endoscopists and
pathologists experienced in the management of Barrett’s esophagus. The program includes
comprehensive and interactive lectures, live-case observation, and hands-on sessions using
the HALO Radiofrequency Ablation System for eradicating Barrett’s esophagus.
DATES
Thursday, March 8, 2012 13.00 pm to 18.00 pm
Dinner in the City Center of Amsterdam at 20.00pm
Friday, March 9, 2012 08.30 am to 12.30 pm
LOCATION
Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam
Department of Gastroenterology, C2-323
Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hotel information will be provided at a later date
COURSE DIRECTORS
Prof. Jacques Bergman, M.D. Prof. Michael Vieth, M.D.
Amsterdam Medical Centre, Klinikum Bayreuth GMBH
Department of Gastroenterology Department of Pathology
and Hepatology Bayreuth, Germany
GUEST SPEAKERS
Prof. Stefan Seewald, M.D. Erik Schoon, M.D.
Gastroenterology Centre Hirslanden Catharina Hospital
Zürich, Switzerland Eindhoven, Netherlands
REGISTRATION
Email Verenice McGrain vpmcgrain@barrx.com for registration information or
your local HALO distributor by visiting www.barrxinternational.com
© 2012 - BÂRRX Medical, Inc., a division of Covidien. All rights reserved.

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Histopathology of Barrett’s esophagus.
• Optimal management of Barrett’s patients.
• Technical aspects of Radiofrequency Ablation
(RFA), Endoscopic Resection (ER), and
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD).
• RFA procedure treatment protocol.
• Clinical study results for RFA using the
HALO System.
MARCH 8, 2012
13.00 – 13.30 Arrivals and Lunch
13.30 – 13.40 Introduction and Objective of the Training
Meeting
13.40 – 14.00 Presentation: How to Select Barrett’s
Patients for Endoscopic Treatment
14.00– 14.30 Presentation: Endoscopic Resection in
Barrett’s: ER-cap, MBM or ESD?
14.30 – 14.50 LIVE DEMO: ER with MBM Technique
14.50 – 15.20 Presentation: Barrett’s Histopathology for
Dummies
15.20 – 15.30 Coffee Break
GROUP A: GASTROENTEROLOGISTS/ENDOSCOPISTS
15.30 – 16.00 LIVE DEMO: HALO 360
16.00 – 16.30 Presentation: Technical Aspects of HALO 360
and HALO 90
16.30 – 17.00 LIVE DEMO: HALO 90
GROUP B: PATHOLOGISTS
15.30– 17.30 Cases Discussion on High Grade Dysplasia/
Early Cancer
GASTROENTEROLOGISTS AND
PATHOLOGISTS RECONVENE IN ONE GROUP
17.30 – 17.55 Presentation: Recent Results of Clinical Trials
of RFA in Barrett`s Esophagus
17.55 – 18.00 Closing Remarks
20.00 – 22.00 Dinner in the City of Amsterdam
MARCH 9, 2012
08.30 – 08.50 Presentation: RFA for Low Grade Dysplasia and
Non Dysplastic Barrett’s Patients
8.50 – 09.10 Presentation: Issues on Histopathology
of Low Grade Dysplasia and
Intestinal Metaplasia:
the daily practice of evaluating
surveillance biopsies.
GROUP A: GASTROENTEROLOGISTS/ENDOSCOPISTS
09.15 – 11.00 Hands-on Training EASIE Models
(2 EASIE models; 30 minutes of training per
participant)
09.15 – 11.00 Presentation: Challenges in ER and RFA
Case Discussions
GROUP B: PATHOLOGISTS
09.10 – 11.00 C ase Discussions:
Low Grade Dysplasia
Non Dysplastic Barrett’s
GASTROENTEROLOGISTS AND
PATHOLOGISTS RECONVENE IN ONE GROUP
11.00 – 11.30 Presentation: Recent Results of Clinical Trials
of RFA in Barrett`s Esophagus
11.30 – 11.45 Presentation: RFA Academia Website
11.45 – 12.00 Closing Remarks
12.00 – 12.30 Lunch and Departures
HALO 360+
Ablation Catheter
REGISTRATION
HALO 90
Ablation Catheter
Email Verenice McGrain vpmcgrain@barrx.com
for registration information or
your local HALO distributor by visiting
www.barrxinternational.com
© 2012 - BÂRRX Medical, Inc., a division of Covidien. All rights reserved.