Wednesday, April 24, 9:00 – 10:30 am
Auditorium Kagame
Chairs: Wayne Phillips (Australia) – Dagmar Kollmann (Austria) – George Triadafilopoulos (USA) – Kenneth J. Vega (USA) – Bruno Zilberstein (Brazil)
- Introduction & case presentation – George Triadafilopoulos (USA) – Margaret Zhou (USA)
- The current landscape of epidemiology & natural history – Kenneth J. Vega (USA)
- How is Barrett’s esophagus defined by pathology around the world? – Qin Huang (USA)
- What is the cell of origin for Barrett’s esophagus? – Wayne Phillips (Australia)
- What is the current ideal screening strategy for Barrett’s esophagus? – Hiroshi Mashimo (USA)
- Which Barrett’s esophagus patients should be ablated & by what technique? – Eun Ji Shin (USA)
- What is the role for surgery in the management of Barrett’s esophagus? – Dagmar Kollmann (Austria)