35 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS JANUARY 2016 Gastro 2015: AGW-WGO | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2016: EGHS-WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events Summary of the 3rd Serbian Gastroenterology Congress with International Participation in Belgrade Srdjan Djuranovic, MD, PhD President of the 3rd Serbian Gastroenterology Congress President of the Association of Serbian Gastroenterologists Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Medical School University of Belgrade Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Clinical Center of Serbia Belgrade, Serbia Aleksandra Sokic-Milutinovic, MD, PhD Secretary of the 3rd Serbian Gastroenterology Congress Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Medical School University of Belgrade Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Clinical Center of Serbia Belgrade, Serbia The Association of Serbian Gas-troenterologists organized the 3rd Serbian Gastroenterology Congress on October 8-10, 2015. The Congress was held in Belgrade, the historical, cultural, educational, scientific, eco-nomic, and political capital of Serbia. The Association is the largest and most important professional associa-tion in Serbia and brings together many gastroenterologists, hepa-tologists, and other specialists. The Congress brought together over 450 colleagues and experts from Serbia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Italy, Macedonia, Hungary, USA, Slovenia, Switzerland, Sweden, and UK. The President of the Organizing Com-mittee was Prof. Dr. Srdjan Djura-novic, President of the Association of Gastroenterologists of Serbia. The President of the Scientific Committee was Prof. Dr. Goran Jankovic. The congress was accredited by the Health Council of Serbia and the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME). There were 43 lectures. The scientific program was organized into eight ses-sions. There was also a poster session, which included 80 abstracts selected by the Organizing Committee. The first session Infections in gas-troenterology covered important top-ics with an opening lecture given by Professor Mirjana Rajilic Stojanovic on gastrointestinal microbiota as a potential source of gastrointestinal infections. New therapies for hepati-tis C, the problem of the increasing prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection, and abdominal tubercu-losis that still represents a diagnostic challenge were presented as well as an update on fecal transplantation, where the focus was on indications and unresolved issues concerning the process of donor selection and long term effects of fecal transplantation to the host were discussed. An Emergency gastroenterology and hepatology session consisted of five lectures. Experts from Serbia and Croatia gave the audience an update on both diagnostic algorithms and therapeutic modalities in patients with Treatment of patient with acute severe ulcerative colitis is always challenging for the attending gastroenterologist. Professor Njegica Vignjevic Jojic shared her experience and current guidelines with the audience dur-ing the session on IBD. gastrointestinal bleeding. Diagnosis and medical treatment of acute liver failure and the Croatian experience with liver transplantation in these patients was presented by Professor Stipislav Jadrijevic. The second day included a Regional GastroHep Update with distin-guished regional experts from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia providing an update and their experience with endoscopic ultrasound, colorectal cancer screening, idiopathic peptic ulcer disease, endoscopic treat-ment of obesity, and complications in GI endoscopy. Autoimmune hepatitis and drug induced liver injuries were also discussed. The session on Inflammatory bow-el disease (IBD) speakers included regional and international experts. Professor Bo Shen (USA) presented an update on therapeutic strategy in patients with stenosing Crohn’s disease. He stressed the importance of balanced medications, endoscopic, and surgical treatment. Professor Matthieu Allez (France) gave an excel-
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