PROGRAMME Postgraduate Course

EHMSG Postgraduate Course

“When a Dead Microbe Is a Good Microbe?

Exploring microbes in human health beyond the pathogen paradigm”

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Course Directors: Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović, Tomica Milosavljević, Miodrag Krstić
Lecture Room: Donji Dorćol

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09.15 – 09.30 hrs   

Welcoming and course overview

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09.30 – 10.45 hrs   Session 01 - From pathogens to partners – a historical and biological perspective

​Chair: Tomica Milosavljević, Belgrade, Serbia & Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović, Belgrade, Serbia

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09.30 – 09.55 hrs                 

01.01. Microbes in medicine: from enemies to allies – a historical overview

Tomica Milosavljević, Belgrade, Serbia

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09.55 – 10.20 hrs                 

01.02. From associations to mechanisms: Pinpointing when microbes are beneficial or Harmful

Koen Venema, Wageningen, Netherlands

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10.20 – 10.45 hrs                 

01.03. Akkermansia muciniphila: from commensal to therapeutic tool

Muriel Derrien, Leuven, Belgium

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10.45 – 11.15 | Coffee break

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11.15 – 12.30 hrs   Session 02 – Helicobacter pylori eradication in modern gastroenterology

​Chair: Francis Mégraud, Bordeaux, France & Miodrag Krstić, Belgrade Serbia

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11.15 – 11.40 hrs                 

02.01. Helicobacter pylori eradication and long-term clinical outcomes

Peter Malfertheiner, Munich, Germany

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11.40 – 12.05 hrs                 

02.02. Eradication therapy in daily practice resistance patterns and treatment strategies

Vladimir Milivojević, Belgrade, Serbia

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12.05 – 12.30 hrs                 

02.03. Population-based Helicobacter pylori eradication benefits risks and open questions

Bojan Tepeš, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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12.30 – 13.30 hrs | Lunch break

 

13.30 – 14.45 hrs   Session 03 – Disrupting microbial ecosystems: consequences beyond the target

​Chair: Georgina Hold, Sydney, Australia & Sinéad Smith, Dublin, Ireland

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13.30 – 13.55 hrs                 

03.01. Mucins, dysbiosis and the path from inflammation to cancer

Annemieke Smet, Antwerp, Belgium

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13.55 – 14.20 hrs                 

03.02. When intervention reshapes ecosystems: long-term consequences of antibiotic therapy

Јоhn Penders, Maastricht, Netherlands

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14.20 – 14.45 hrs                 

03.03. Microbiota dysregulation in immune-mediated diseases

Sergej Tomić, Belgrade, Serbia

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14.45 - 15.00 hrs   Industry-Sponsored Satellite Symposium 

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15.00 – 15.30 hrs | Coffee break

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15.30 – 16.45 hrs   Session 04 - Clinical diagnostics – looking beyond the usual suspects

​Chair: Simon Baunwall, Aarhus, Denmark & Mirjana Stojšić, Novi Sad Serbia

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15.30 - 15.55 hrs                 

04.01. Infectious versus dysbiotic disease: diagnostic dilemmas from a clinical microbiome Perspective

Ernesto Margarita, Rome, Italy

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15.55 - 16.20 hrs                 

04.02. When Good Bacteria Are in the Wrong Place – Linking SIBO, IBS and Antibiotic Therapy

Nikola Panić, Belgrade, Serbia

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16.20 - 16.45 hrs                 

04.03. Fungal and non-bacterial microorganisms in human disease

Aleksandra Barać, Belgrade, Serbia

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16.45 - 18.00 hrs   Session 05 - Therapeutic modulation of microbiota from early life to clinical intervention

​Chair: Francesco Franceschi, Rome, Italy & Theodore Rokkas, Athens, Greece

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16.45 - 17.10 hrs                 

05.01. Probiotics in preterm infants evidence clinical relevance and open questions

Mirjana Stojšić, Novi Sad, Serbia

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17.10 - 17.35 hrs                 

05.02. Fecal microbiota transplantation outside clinical trials

Goran Hauser, Rijeka, Croatia

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17.35 - 18.00 hrs                 

05.03. Functional foods and traditional fermented products for sustainable health outcomes

Nataša Golić, Belgrade, Serbia

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18.00 - 18.15 hrs                 

Closing remarks and discussion

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18.45 hrs | Networking Reception​

 

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