BGDO Annual Meeting 2023
The BGDO community is excited at the prospect of hosting our in person annual meeting.
DATE: Saturday 14 January 2023 – morning session
VENUE: Media Arena – Zone 1 Research Park 30 – 1731 Zellik
The programme attempts to get to the heart of our clinical concerns by addressing burning questions about the genetics and genomics of digestive cancers.
Programme
8.30
Registration – welcome coffee
8.55
Welcome Address: Alain Hendlisz, BGDO chairman
9:00
Molecular testing in GI oncology
Chairs: Leen Mortier – AZ Sint-Maarten, Mechelen
Marc Van den Eynde – Cliniques Saint Luc, Brussels
Proteins, DNA, RNA
Guy Van Camp – UZ Antwerpen
How to read results of a somatic test report
Guy Froyen – Jessa Ziekenhuis, Hasselt
Results of GeNeo
Philippe Aftimos – Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles Bordet-Erasme
Referral for germline testing
Karin Dahan – IPG, Gosselies
Short topic on follow-up carriers of hereditary cancer risk mutations
Karen Geboes – UZ Gent
Round table discussion
10:55 Brunch
11:45
Presentation BGDO Awards
BGDO Award
Sarah Cappuyns – UZ Leuven
BGDO DNET Award
Timon Vandamme – UZ Antwerpen
12:15
National consensus and clinical guidance for diagnosis and management of hereditary pancreatic cancer syndrome
Chairs: Jeroen Dekervel – UZ Leuven | Bart Op de Beeck – UZ Antwerpen
Overview guideline
Astrid De Cuyper – Cliniques Saint Luc, Brussels
Issues in management
Marianna Arvanitaki – Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles Bordet-Erasme
13:15
General Assembly
Media Arena – Zone 1 Researchpark 30 – 1731 Zellik ● Free Parking
ACCREDITATION Gastroenterology requested
Thanks to the generous support of our partners