Session Types
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Session Types
US: Update SOTA: State of the Art EP: Electronic Poster
SYM: Symposium SS: Special Lecture VID: Video
DEB: Debate FP: Free Paper (Oral) PG: Post Graduate Course
MTE: Meet the Expert TP: Talking Poster
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Throughout the Programme, we have the following lecture types:
Updates
These are sessions in which speakers are expected to provide objective, exhaustive reviews in a field, either clinical or basic. Issues regarding diagnosis, management and different aspects of research will be evaluated. They are addressed to participants who wish to acquire practical knowledge on a specific subject. The presenter’s own clinical acumen will allow for clinical interpretation of the data presented. An interactive discussion with the audience at the end of the session is expected.
Symposium
Symposia are significant educational sessions aimed at critically reviewing diverse aspects of a specific topic. Moderators will oversee between 3-5 focused talks which probe the depth of the topic. The target audience consists of delegates who are primarily interested in the subject or wish to update their knowledge in the area. Audience interaction will be prominent with robust “Question and Answer” opportunities. Many of the symposia will feature Multidisciplinary, Technical, or Scientific themes.
Debates
Debates allow speakers to debate controversial topics in an attractive format which provides “food for thought”. Questions for which we have no good answers yet are featured. This motif is always lively and entertaining. The faculty chosen for these sessions are highly acclaimed clinicians with passion for their positions.
Meet the Experts
Meet the Expert sessions allow delegates to meet in a small group with renowned researchers and clinicians. The format is designed to facilitate informal discussions, allowing participants to present their questions and gain new perspectives. A nominal fee will be charged for these sessions.
State-of-the-Arts
The State-of-the-Art sessions are of highly topical and timely subjects in HPB surgery, addressed to all Congress participants. Leading speakers, with considerable expertise in the subject at hand, have been invited to conduct these lectures.
Special Lectures
Special Lectures will include the Bismuth Lecture, IHPBA President Update, E-AHPBA Presidential Address, Chairman’s Summary/Wrap Up sessions and Best of the Best Prize Paper session.
“Best of the Best” Session
The top competitive abstracts of the Congress, the “Best of the Best”, will be featured in an exclusive session. Presenters will have 7 minutes plus 3 minutes of questions and answers.
Free Paper Orals
The most exciting work from abstracts submitted to the Congress will be honoured with a place in these sessions. Each presenter explains their work and answers questions from the audience. Oral presentation will be 7 minutes plus 3 minutes of subsequent questions and answers.
“Talking” Posters
Select, high ranking abstract presenters will have the opportunity to give a short oral presentation on their poster and generate discussion among an audience of interested delegates. These are 3 minutes of presentation time (maximum number of slides) plus 2 minute of subsequent questions and answers.
ePoster
We are offering all ePoster presenters the opportunity to submit their ePoster with or without a recorded voiceover. Delegates will also have the opportunity to contact the author via email and functions in the Congress APP.
Videos
Video abstract presentations will also be included in the programme with select, high ranking video presentations being offered a podium presentation. All accepted video abstracts will be available to view alongside the ePosters and delegates will also have the opportunity to contact the author via email and functions in the Congress APP.
Postgraduate Course The Post Graduate Course is aimed at surgeons interested in furthering their training in hepato-pancreatic-biliary disorders and is a preparatory course towards the UEMS HPB examination. It will run throughout the day on Tuesday 6th June 2023.