Preliminary Programme

12th Annual ENETS Postgraduate Course

Virtual Event, 19 February 2022

Postgraduate Course in 2022

The scientific faculty has worked on an informative and stimulating education programme in neuroendocrine tumor disease. Please look at the preliminary programme.

As always, ENETS is keen on involving a highly competent and skilled expert panel of speakers from various disciplines.

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Preliminary Programme

19 February 2022 - Virtual Event

Saturday, 19 February 2022

Opening and overview

Time: Saturday 09:30 - 09:40
Eric Baudin, FRA /

Session A: “Think small” in NET

Time: Saturday 09:40 - 11:00
Chairs: Massimo Falconi, ITA / Eva Tiensuu Janson, SWE /
09:40 - 10:00 Appendiceal NET: Challenging the criteria / need for right hemicolectomy
Ulrich Knigge, DEN /
10:00 - 10:20 The <20 mm gastro-duodenal NET: Avoid overtreatment or undertreatment
Christos Toumpanakis, GBR /
10:20 - 10:40 Lung carcinoid: In which patient can observation or less than lobectomy be discussed?
Pier Luigi Filosso, ITA /
10:40 - 11:00 Discussion

Coffee break

Time: Saturday 11:00 - 11:20

Session B: Challenges and dilemmas in NET inherited syndromes

Time: Saturday 11:20 - 12:35
Chairs: Gregory Kaltsas, GRE / Bruno Niederle, AUT /
11:20 - 11:35 MEN1
Bruno Niederle, AUT /
11:35 - 11:50 VHL
Louis de Mestier, FRA /
11:50 - 12:05 MEN2
Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, DEN /
12:05 - 12:20 SDH management
Joakim Crona, SWE /
12:20 - 12:35 Discussion

Lunch break

Time: Saturday 12:35 - 13:20

Session C: Are rare NEN really different?

Time: Saturday 13:20 - 14:20
Chairs: Wouter W. De Herder, NED / Chris Verslype, BEL /
13:20 - 13:35 Head and neck NET
Julien Hadoux, FRA /
13:35 - 13:50 Genito-urinary system NET
Enrique Grande, ESP /
13:50 - 14:05 Merkel cell NEC
Jürgen Becker, GER /
14:05 - 14:20 Discussion

Session D: "Challenging scenarios" - NET of Unknown Primary (UP) and R1 resection

Time: Saturday 14:20 - 15:45
Chairs: Eric Baudin, FRA / Jolanta Kunikowska, POL /
NEN of UP (14:20 - 14:45)
14:20 - 14:30 How do we define / diagnose a NEN UP and what is its prognosis?
Marianne Pavel, GER /
14:30 - 14:45 Exploring the optimal treatment sequence for NEN UP
Juan Valle, GBR /
R1 resection (14:45 - 15:45)
14:45 - 14:55 Pathological definition
Massimo Milione, ITA /
14:55 - 15:05 Endoscopist’s view
Francesco Panzuto, ITA /
15:05 - 15:15 Surgeon’s view
Andreas Pascher, GER /
15:15 - 15:25 Physician’s view
Barbara Kiesewetter, AUT /
15:25 - 15:45 Discussion

Coffee break

Time: Saturday 15:45 - 16:05

Session E: Live MDT

Time: Saturday 16:05 - 17:20
Chairs: Dermot O'Toole, IRL / Rachel Riechelmann, BRA /

Multidisciplinary panel: Challenging patient's scenarios discussed by experts and delegates:

  • Endocrinologist:  Staffan Welin, SWE
  • Gastroenterologist:  Ivan Borbath, BEL
  • Oncologist:  Anna Koumarianou, GRE
  • Histopathologist:  Aurel Perren, SWI
  • Nuclear Medicine Physician:  Valentina Ambrosini, ITA
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist:  Jenny Falkerby, SWE
  • Interventional Radiologist:  Allan Bloom, ISR
  • Radiation Oncologist: Morten Suppli, DEN
  • Surgeon:  Andrea Frilling, GBR

Closing remarks

Time: Saturday 17:20 - 17:30
Eric Baudin, FRA /