PROGRAMME
EHMSG Workshop
Friday, September 11, 2026
08.25 – 08.30 hrs
Welcome by EHMSG President Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović, Belgrade, Serbia
08.30 – 10.20 hrs Session 01 – Microbiota & Metabolic Syndrome
08.30 – 08.50 hrs
01.01. Gut microbiota and metabolic disorders: pathophysiological insights
Herbert Tilg, Innsbruck, Austria
08.50 – 09.10 hrs
01.02. Helicobacter pylori and Metabolic Syndrome
Francesco Franceschi, Rome, Italy
09.10 – 09.30 hrs
01.03. Gut Microbiota Metabolism and Metabolic Diseases
tbc
09.30 – 09.50 hrs
01.04. Approved Therapies for Metabolic Syndrome Management
tbc
09.50 – 10.05 hrs
01.05. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
10.05 – 10.20 hrs
01.06. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
10.20 – 11.00 hrs | Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.25 hrs Session 02 – New Targets for Clinical Applications in FMT (Parallel Session)
11.00 – 11.20 hrs
02.01. FMT in oncology
Serena Porcari, Rome, Italy
11.20 – 11.40 hrs
02.02. FMT in noncommunicable disorders
Nicolas Benech, Lyon, France
11.40 – 11.55 hrs
02.03. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
11.55 – 12.10 hrs
02.04. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
12.10 – 12.25 hrs
02.05. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
11.00 – 12.25 hrs | Session 03 – Unfinished Agenda for Helicobacter pylori (Parallel Session)
11.00 – 11.20 hrs
03.01. Optimizing Current Helicobacter pylori Therapies: Strategies to Improve Efficacy in Clinical Practice
Theodore Rokkas, Athens, Greece
11.20 – 11.40 hrs
03.02. Helicobacter pylori Search-and-Treat Policy: Current Challenges
Colm O’Morain, Dublin, Ireland
11.40 – 11.55 hrs
03.03. Talk from Abstracts
11.55 – 12.10 hrs
03.04. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
12.10 – 12.25 hrs
02.05. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
12.25 – 14.00 hrs | Lunch Break & Poster Viewing
14.00 – 15.00 hrs Session 04 – Industry-Sponsored Satellite Symposium
15.00 – 16.25 hrs Session 05 – New Guidance and Regulation of FMT (Parallel Session)
15.00 – 15.20 hrs
05.01. Update on the regulatory aspects of FMT
Simon Mark Baunwall, Aarhus, Denmark
15.20 – 15.40 hrs
05.02. How to build a FMT centre: the Eastern Europe experience
Georgiana-Emmanuela Gilca-Blanariu, Iasi, Romania
15.40 – 15.55 hrs
05.03. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
15.55 – 16.10 hrs
05.04. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
16.10 – 16.25 hrs
05.05. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
15.00 – 16.30 hrs Session 06 – Helicobacter pylori Screening (Parallel Session)
15.00 – 15.20 hrs
06.01. Risk of Gastric Adenocarcinoma after Eradication of Helicobacter pylori
tbc
15.20 – 15.40 hrs
06.02. New EU Gastric Cancer Prevention Guidelines
Marcis Leja, Riga, Latvia
15.40 – 16.00 hrs
06.03. Korean Registry on the Current Management of Helicobacter pylori (K-Hp-Reg)
Joon Sung Kim, Seoul, Korea
16.00 – 16.15 hrs
06.04. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
16.15 – 16.30 hrs
06.05. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
16.30 – 17.00 hrs | Coffee Break
17.00 – 18.40 hrs Session 07 – Antimicriobial Resistance in Helicobacter pylori and Microbiota
17.00 – 17.20 hrs
07.01. The impact of travelling on resistome
John Penders, Maastricht, Netherlands
17.20 – 17.40 hrs
07.02. Antimicrobial Treatment and Resistome
Ioanna Chatzigiannidou, Lyngby, Denmark
17.40 – 18.00 hrs
07.03. The optimization of helicobacter eradication therapy based on the results of KCAST-HP
Ji Jong Ahn, Seoul, Korea
18.00 – 18.20 hrs
07.04. Challenges for Helicobacter pylori Resistance
Christian Schulz, Munich, Germany
18.20 – 18.40 hrs
07.05. Helicobacter pylori Resistance in Patients with Therapeutic Failure – Results from Tertiary Center in Serbia
Dragana Mijač, Belgrade, Serbia
20.00 hrs | Conference Dinner
Saturday, September 12, 2026
08.30 - 09.50 hrs Session 08 - Oncobiome
08.30 – 08.50 hrs
08.01. Microbiome in Immune Checkpoint Inhibition
Johannes Björk, Groningen, Netherlands
08.50 – 09.10 hrs
08.02. Microbiome Immune Interactions in Cancer
tbc
09.10 – 09.30 hrs
08.03. Intra-Tumoral Microbiome
Emilie Bessède, Bordeaux, France
09.30 – 09.50 hrs
08.04. Streptococcus Anginosus Role in Gastric Cancer
tbc
09.50 – 10.20 hrs | Coffee Break
10.20 – 11.45 hrs Session 09 – Microbiome as a Biomarker (Parallel Session)
10.20 – 10.40 hrs
09.01. Evaluating Microbial Dysbiosis through Meta-Analysis
Georgina Hold, Sydney, Australia
10.40 – 11.00 hrs
09.02. Microbiome Testing in Clinical Practice
Juozas Kupcinskas, Kaunas, Lithuania
11.00 – 11.15 hrs
09.03. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
11.15 – 11.30 hrs
09.04. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
11.30 – 11.45 hrs
09.05. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
10.20 -11.45 hrs Session 10 – AI in Helicobacter pylori (Parallel Session)
10.20 – 10.40 hrs
10.01. Can AI be the Pathologist Friend?
Ari Ristimäki, Helsinki, Finland
10.40 – 11.00 hrs
10.02. AI in Endoscopy
Yoshio Yamaoka, Yufu, Japan
11.00 – 11.15 hrs
10.03. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
11.15 – 11.30 hrs
10.04. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
11.30 – 11.45 hrs
10.05. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
11.45 – 13.30 hrs | Lunch Break & Poster Viewing
13.30 – 14.55 hrs Session 11 – Probiotics (Parallel Session)
13.30 – 13.50 hrs
11.01. Next Generation Probiotics and Aging
Miroslav Dinić, Belgrade, Serbia
13.50 – 14.10 hrs
11.02. Psychobiotics
Gerard Clarke, Cork, Ireland
14.10 – 14.25 hrs
11.03. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
14.25 – 14.40 hrs
11.04. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
14.40 – 14.55 hrs
11.05. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
13.30 – 14.55 hrs | Session 12 – Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter pylori (Parallel Session)
13.30 – 13.50 hrs
12.01. Mucosal Immunity and Helicobacter Pylori
Raquel Mejias-Luque, Munich, Germany
13.50 – 14.10 hrs
12.02. The Role of the Tumor Microenvironment in Gastric Carcinogenesis
Martijn Gloerich, Utrecht, Netherlands
14.10 – 14.25 hrs
12.03. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
14.25 – 14.40 hrs
12.04. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
14.40 – 14.55 hrs
12.05. Talk from Submitted Abstracts
14.55 – 15.30 hrs | Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.30 hrs Session 13 – Progress in Helicobacter pylori research: Maastricht 1996 - 2026
15.30 – 15.50 hrs
13.01. Diagnostics
Francis Mégraud, Bordeaux, France
15.50 – 16.10 hrs
13.02. Therapeutics
Colm O’Morain, Dublin, Ireland
16.10 – 16.30 hrs
13.03. Clinical Strategies
Peter Malfertheiner, Munich, Germany
16.30 – 18.00 hrs Session 14 – Closing Session
16.30 – 16.55 hrs
14.01. Awarding of the Marshall and Warren Medal 2026 to Tomica Milosavljevic, Belgrade, Serbia
16.30 – 16.40 hrs
Introduction by Peter Malfertheiner, Munich, Germany
16.40 – 16.55 hrs
Short talk Tomica Milosavljevic, Belgrade, Serbia
16.55 – 17.15 hrs
14.02. Awarding of the EHMSG Oral and Poster Awards
Poster Jury:
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Gianluca Ianiro, Rome, Italy
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Christian Schulz, Munich, Germany
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Sinead Smith, Dublin, Ireland
17.15 – 17.30 hrs
14.03. Presentation of the EHMSG Journal
Francesco Franceschi, Rome, Italy
17.30 – 17.45 hrs
14.04. Presentation of the next meeting in Athens
Theodore Rokkas, Athens, Greece
17.45 – 18.00 hrs
Closing Remarks