Summer School

Take it upon yourself to advance your knowledge and remain up to date on the latest developments by gaining insights, input, and expertise from our star-studded faculty! 

This top quality, interactive and intense hands-on course is an incredible educational opportunity for gastroenterology trainees across Europe. Both days are dedicated to practical hands-on training on various topics with renowned experts in small groups, while faculty and applicants will have opportunities to meet, socialise and share ideas in the evenings.  

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to improve your practical skills for your medical profession, enhance your network through close academic and social interactions with highly regarded faculty and peers from diverse backgrounds, and make memories to last a lifetime. 

View impressions from 2024 

• Practice techniques that are in-demand for medical professionals in clinical hepato-gastroenterology
• Improve and gain knowledge about new developments and their clinical application

• Clinicians (medical, surgical or imaging hepato-gastroenterologists) in their first to fourth year of training at the time of application

The following course directors are responsible for the scientific programme:

• Ignacio Catalan, Norway
• Virginia Hernández-Gea, Spain
• Pradeep Mundre, United Kingdom 
• Vita Skuja, Latvia 

Hands-on course topics that will be covered during Summer School 2025:

• General abdominal ultrasound in gastroenterology
• Bowel abdominal ultrasound (IBD, diverticular disease, etc.)
• Endoscopy – Lower GI (Polypectomy)
• Endoscopy – Upper GI (Stomach and variceal bleeding)
• Endoscopy with a colonoscopy simulator
• Advanced Endoscopy (Endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP) 
• Capsule endoscopy
• How to perform liver biopsy and elastography 
• Indications for and hands-on training in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy [PEG]
• New therapies in IBD: Practical approaches
• Reflux and motility studies: Practical approaches
• Complications of portal hypertension: Practical approaches

Course language is English.

An application will be made to the European Accreditation Council for Continuting Medical Education (EACCME®) for CME accreditation of this event. 
More on accreditation of our educational activities.

Summer School 2025 (EMT-24-00538) is COMPLIANT as per the MedTech/e4ethics Congress Vetting System. 

Information for selected participants

Attendees are required to arrive in the evening of June 12.
Attendees are responsible for making their own travel and hotel arrangements. More information can be found under Venue. Please note that no travel and accommodation reimbursement will be provided.

Session registration:
Session registration will be open from May 13, 10:00 CEST until May 27, 23:59 CEST via a link on this website.
Once selected, participants must sign up for a total of 6 parallel sessions*. Please note that these parallel sessions have limited capacity and slots will be allocated to participants on a first come, first served basis. More information will be sent to selected participants in due course.

*A maximum of 3 endoscopy hands-on sessions and a minimum of 1 practical approach session must be chosen.

All selected participants are required to attend the Summer School in its entirety.

Venue & Accommodation

Hotel International
Koulova 1501/15
160 45  Prague, Czech Republic

Attendees are responsible for making their own travel and hotel arrangements. 
No travel and accommodation reimbursement will be provided.

Attendees are required to arrive in the evening of June 12.

Once selected, participants will have the opportunity to book a hotel room at the Hotel International for a special rate of 115 EUR incl. breakfast and VAT (excl. city tax). This is however not mandatory but of course recommendable due to easier logistics.