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ESGE DAYS
2027

Hands-On Training

 

Information about Hands-on Training opportunities at ESGE Days 2027 in Lisbon will be available soon. Watch this space for updates.

The ultimate training tool!

ESGE Days hands-on training (HOT) sessions are designed to provide participants with the opportunity to put what they learn during lectures into practice. Available only to delegates at the on-site congress, these small group, expert-led sessions will cover a variety of topics both standard and cutting edge.

ESGE Members who are 40 years old or under may also be interested in the hands-on training we offer at the ESGE Endoscopy Camp. 

Quality Faculty: learn from the best

 

  • ESGE Days HOT is led by top-tier faculty — many of whom are guideline authors, renowned educators, and leaders in European endoscopy.
  • Faculty are hand-picked for teaching ability, not just reputation.
  • Participants leave feeling they were taught by the people setting the standards, not just following them.

 

Intimate, small-group training

 

  • Low participant-to-faculty ratio.
  • Real hands-on time with direct faculty guidance and feedback.
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Collaboration with ESGENA

 

  • ESGE HOT benefits from close collaboration with ESGENA, the leading European society for GI endoscopy nurses and associates.
  • Sessions are designed to reflect the real-world teamwork between physicians and nurses in endoscopy units.
  • This joint approach enhances training quality, improves communication, and reflects the multidisciplinary reality of clinical practice.
  • It creates a more complete, practical, and inclusive learning environment that values every role in the endoscopy team.

Fair and transparent scheduling

All sessions are pre-allocated, structured, and fair — no chaotic lines or “first-come, first-served” stress.

Diverse, high-quality tools

 

  • ESGE Days uses animal models, and multi-brand equipment.
  • Training covers real-world variability, not just one manufacturer or approach.
  • ESGE HOT delivers a neutral, broad-based technical experience.
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A sense of community and shared standards

 

  • Participants and faculty are part of the ESGE network — sharing a commitment to quality, safety, and ongoing education.
  • Attendees often say ESGE HOT feels less commercial, more mission-driven and collegial than other events.

Standard Courses available in 2026

  • What it's about

    • Lesion delineation, characterization and lifting
    • Cap selection and fixation
    • Positioning of the crescent snare in the cap
    • Perpendicular and centered lesion approach for suction and snare closure
    • Hemostasis during EMR

    You should have experience with

    • Endoscope tip and space control
    • Polypectomy, cap and rubber band ligation techniques
    • Hemostasis and endoclipping techniques (be able to prevent and manage complications)

  • What it's about

    • Biliary cannulation
    • Sphincterotomy
    • Guide-wire accessory exchange
    • Stone extraction with Dormia basket and balloon
    • Biliary plastic and metal stenting
    • Retrial of stents

    You should have experience with

    • Insertion and advancement of side-viewing scope
    • Use of scope tip control and torque technique
    • Use of elevator (Albaran), Vater papilla identification

  • What it's about

    • EUS machine operation and set-up, use of tip balloon and luminal water
    • Radial EUS of epigastrium
    • Linear EUS of epigastrium
    • Staging luminal cancer and subepithelial lesions
    • Extraluminal mass identification

    You should have experience with

    • Insertion and manipulation of side-viewing scope
    • Basic indications of EUS
    • Basic knowledge of anatomy of epigastrium and rectum

  • What it's about

    • Subepithelial or extraluminal lesion identification
    • Endoscope positioning
    • Selection of appropriate needle
    • Techniques of needle aspiration/biopsy
    • Sample handling

    You should have experience with

    • Insertion and advancement of EUS scope
    • Indications for EUS-FNA, EUS-FNB

  • What it's about

    • Injection therapy
    • Mechanical hemostasis (clipping, ligation, endoloops)
    • Ligation of varices
    • Thermocoagulation
    • Argon plasma coagulation

    You should have experience with

    • Insertion and advancement of front-viewing scope
    • Use of scope tip control and torque technique
    • Lumen identification

  • What it's about

    • Use of argon plasma coagulation for non-contact control of gastrointestinal bleeding 
    • Treatment of angiodysplasia, radiation proctopathy, and post-resection oozing 
    • Application techniques to ensure effective coagulation while minimizing thermal injury 

    You should have experience with

    • Basic hemostasis methods (injection, clipping, thermal) 

    • Identification of bleeding sources and vascular lesions 

    • Safe operation of thermal energy device

  • What it's about

    • Indications / contraindications
    • Aseptic technique
    • Gastrostomy and evaluation of gastric anatomy
    • Percutaneous access
    • Ponsky-Gauderer push-pull methodology of PEG placement

     

    You should have experience with

    • Gastroscopy
    • Use of polyp snare and/or foreign body forceps
    • Use of percutaneous needle

  • What it's about

    • Submucosal injection in esophagus
    • Mucosal incision
    • Submucosal dissection to produce a tunnel
    • Myotomy
    • Mucosal incision site closure

    You should have experience with

    • Indications of endoscopic myotomy
    • Knowledge of alternative techniques
    • Submucosal injection
    • Use of knife for submucosal dissection
    • Use of endoclips

  • What it's about

    • Techniques with respect to polyp size
    • Positioning of the polyp
    • Use of cold and hot biopsy forceps and cold snare
    • Electro cautery and snare designs
    • Use of pre-snare injections and endoloops
    • Lifting techniques and non-lifting sign
    • Use of polypectomy snares
    • Tissue retrieval techniques

    You should have experience with

    • Insertion and advancement of front-viewing scope
    • Use of scope tip control and torque technique
    • Lumen identification

Cutting Edge Courses available in 2026

  • What it's about

    • Treatment of Barrett’s related dysplasia or  early adenocarcinoma
    • Balloon-based focal radiofrequency ablation procedure

    You should have experience with

    • Gastroscopy
    • Endoscopic diagnosis of Barrett’s esophagus
    • EMR techniques of esophagus

  • What it's about

    single operation technique and handling:

    • Insertion of an ultraslim endoscope directly into the bile duct for visualization of the intraductal stones

    • targeted lithotripsy of CBD stones

    You should have experience with

    • ERCP
    • Biliary cannulation techniques
    • CBD stone extraction and lithotripsy methods

  • What it's about

    • Direct endoscopic visualization of the biliary mucosa for assessment of indeterminate biliary 
      strictures

    • Selective cannulation of proximal intrahepatic ducts for full evaluation

    • Endoscopically guided targeted biopsies to improve diagnostic accuracy

    • Techniques for navigating, stabilizing, and orienting the cholangioscope within narrow or angulated 
      ducts

    You should have experience with

    • ERCP and selective biliary cannulation
    • Guide-wire manipulation and intraductal orientation
    • Basic sampling techniques for biliary strictures 

  • What it's about

    •  Assessment of mucosal and submucosal defects following resection or injury

    • Selection of appropriate closure techniques based on defect size, location, and tension

    • Application of mechanical closure devices (clips, suturing systems, loops) for defect approximation 
      • Strategies to prevent delayed bleeding, perforation, or wound dehiscence

    • Stepwise approach to closing post-EMR/ESD defects or small iatrogenic perforations

    You should have experience with

    • Endoscope tip control and torque technique
    • Application of standard through-the-scope closure devices
    • Identification of defect margins and tissue planes 
    • Management of minor procedural complications 

  • What it's about

    • Safe needle transfer from esophagus to stomach

    • Assessing defects for closure suitability
    • Optimal endoscope positioning for suturing
    • Handling and manipulating needles, using various suturing patterns
    • Accurate defect edge approximation for complete closure

    You should have experience with

    • Understanding ESD defect closure indications, including different defect types
    • Knowledge of alternative closure methods
    • Proficiency in advanced endoscopic maneuvers
    • Familiarity with various suture types and patterns

  • What it's about

    • Lesion marking and lifting 

    • Cap selection and fixation, knife selection 

    • Mucosal cutting 

    • Submucosal dissection (layer recognition) 

    • Hemostasis during ESD

    You should have experience with

    • Good endoscope tip and space control 
    • Advanced polypectomy and EMR techniques 
    • Hemostasis and endoclipping techniques (be able to manage complications: bleeding, 
      perforation) 
    • Settings of an electrosurgical unit 

  • What it's about

    • EUS-guided transmural drainage of a bile ducts

    • Alternative to percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) if ERCP fails

    • Intrahepatic approach (hepatogastric anastomosis or antegrade stent placement)

    • Extrahepatic approach (choledochoduodenostomy or transgallbladder)

    You should have experience with

    • ERCP
    • EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections

    • Guide-wire manipulation

    • Enteral / biliary stent placement

  • What it's about

    • Evaluation of fluid collections adjacent to the gastrointestinal tract

    • EUS-guided transmural drainage of symptomatic cystic lesions (e.g., pain, obstruction, infection)

    • Selection and placement of stents to establish a safe and effective drainage tract

    • Techniques to access and drain collections in anatomically challenging locations

    • Post-drainage assessment and management of treatment response

    You should have experience with

    • EUS imaging and identification of peri-intestinal fluid collections 

    • ERCP or similar wire-guided interventions 

    • Guide-wire manipulation and creation of transmural access 

    • Placement of enteral or biliary stents for drainage procedures 

  • What it's about

    • Principles of achieving secure full-thickness tissue capture for high-strength closure

    • Management of perforations, deep mural defects, fistulas, and anastomotic complications

    • Use of advanced closure platforms designed for transmural approximation

    • Techniques for tissue grasping, suction, and stabilization to ensure complete closure

    • Confirmation of closure integrity and post-closure evaluation

    You should have experience with

    • Advanced endoscopic maneuvers and spatial orientation

    • Management of complex GI defects requiring robust closure

    • Approaches to treating iatrogenic perforations and full-thickness injuries

    • Familiarity with various high-strength closure systems

 

Please note that there are a variety of different, similar products that ESGE Days delegates can use in their medical practice, beyond the ones provided at the hands-on courses.

The use of certain products during the hands-on training does not replace the mandatory training course required by specific providers.

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