Scientific Programme

Five days of world-class scientific sessions spanning gastroenterology, hepatology, digestive endoscopy and surgery — featuring plenary lectures, symposia, live demonstrations, hands-on workshops and free paper presentations.

📋 Programme at a Glance 🏛 5 Days · 4 Tracks · 5 Rooms 🔬 Plenary · Symposia · Live Endoscopy · Workshops

Programme at a Glance

Five-Day Overview

Select a day below to view the schedule. Sessions are colour-coded by scientific track.

Gastroenterology (GI) Endoscopy (EN) Hepatology (HEP) Surgery (SUR) Industry Symposium Plenary / Ceremony Workshop / Hands-on Free Paper / Awards

Pre-Congress Day 1

Tuesday, 24 November 2026 · YCIP Programme & Endoscopy Hands-on Workshops

TIME	YCIP PROGRAMME	UPPER GI THERAPEUTIC HANDS-ON WORKSHOP	LOWER GI THERAPEUTIC HANDS-On WORKSHOP	ERCP HANDS-ON WORKSHOP
0900 – 1030	YCIP Session 1	Upper GI Hands-on Session 1	Lower GI Hands-on Session 1	Basic ERCP Hands-on Session 1
1030 – 1100	Tea Break
1100 – 1230	YCIP Session 2	Upper GI Hands-on Session 2	Lower GI Hands-on Session 2	Basic ERCP Hands-on Session 2
1230 – 1400	Industry Symposium
1400 – 1530	YCIP Session 3	Lower GI Hands-on Session 3	Upper GI Hands-on Session 3	Advanced ERCP Hands-on Session 1
1530 – 1600	Tea Break
1600 – 1730	YCIP Session 4	Lower GI Hands-on Session 4	Upper GI Hands-on Session 4	Advanced ERCP Hands-on Session 2

TIME	POSTGRADUATE COURSE	SPECIAL SESSIONS	ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP
0900 – 1030	Gastroenterology Session	Women in GI Session 1	IUS Session 1 + Hands-on
1030 – 1100	Tea Break
1100 – 1230	Hepatology Session	Women in GI Session 2	IUS Session 2 + Hands-on
1230 – 1400	Industry Symposium
1400 – 1530	Surgery Session	EUS Masterclass	IUS Session 3 + Hands-on
1530 – 1600	Tea Break
1600 – 1730	Endoscopy Session	EUS Masterclass	IUS Session 4 + Hands-on

Main Congress Day 1

Thursday, 26 November 2026 · Opening Ceremony, Plenary Lectures, Symposia & Free Papers

TIME	ROOM 1	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4	ROOM 5
0815 – 0900		Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium
0900 – 1100	Opening Ceremony & Plenary Lectures Okuda State-of-the-Art Lectureship · KL Goh Memorial Lecture · APDWF Meritorious Award · Presidential Lecture
1100 – 1130	Tea Break
1130 – 1200	GI State-of-the-Art 1 Challenges in DGBI Overlap	EN State-of-the-Art 1 Ergonomics in Endoscopy	HEP State-of-the-Art 1 Simplifying Hepatitis B Care	GI State-of-the-Art 2 Advances in Liquid Biopsy	Free Paper Session 1
1200 – 1230	GI State-of-the-Art 3 Barrett's Esophagus	EN State-of-the-Art 2 Simulation Training	HEP State-of-the-Art Hepatitis B Functional Cure	SUR State-of-the-Art 1 Pancreatic Cancer Surgery	Free Paper Session 1
1230 – 1400	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium
1400 – 1510	GI Symposium 1 Refractory GERD	EN Symposium 1 Image Enhanced Endoscopy	HEP Symposium 1 Viral Hepatitis	SUR Symposium 1 GI Cancers	Free Paper Session 2
1510 – 1540	Tea Break
1540 – 1700	GI Symposium 2 Esophageal Disorders	EN Symposium 2 Luminal Endoscopy	HEP Symposium 2 Acute Liver Disorders	GI Symposium 3 Cholangiocarcinoma	Free Paper Session 3
1700 – 1815	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium

Main Congress Day 2

Friday, 27 November 2026 · Named Lectureships, Live Endoscopy, Symposia & Young Investigator Award

TIME	ROOM 1	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4	ROOM 5
0815 – 0900		Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium
0900 – 0930	JGHF–APDWF Marshall & Warren Lectureship
0930 – 1000	JGHF–APDWF Emerging Leader Lectureship 1	Live Endoscopy Demo 1	JGHF–APDWF Emerging Leader Lectureship 2	HEP Meet-the-Expert 1 Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus	Free Paper Session 4
1000 – 1030	APAGE-WGO Distinguished Lectureship	Live Endoscopy Demo 1	GI State-of-the-Art 4 H. pylori Treatment Guidelines	HEP Meet-the-Expert 1 Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus	Free Paper Session 4
1030 – 1100	Tea Break
1100 – 1230	HEP Symposium 3 Liver Cancer Treatment	Live Endoscopy Demo 2	GI Symposium 4 Gastric Cancer	APAGE-AGA Joint Symposium	Free Paper Session 5
1230 – 1400	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium
1400 – 1510	HEP Symposium 4 Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease	Live Endoscopy Demo 3	GI Symposium 5 Chronic Diarrhoea	SUR Symposium 2 Liver Transplant	Free Paper Session 6
1510 – 1540	Tea Break
1540 – 1700	HEP Symposium 5 MAFLD	Live Endoscopy Demo 4	GI Symposium 6 IBS / IBD	GI Symposium 7 GI Bleeding	Free Paper Session 7
1700 – 1815	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium

Main Congress Day 3

Saturday, 28 November 2026 · Meet-the-Expert, State-of-the-Art Lectures, Closing Ceremony & Final Symposia

TIME	ROOM 1	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4
0815 – 0900	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium
0900 – 1000	GI Meet-the-Expert 1 Difficult-to-Treat IBD	EN Meet-the-Expert 1 Luminal Stenting	HEP Meet-the-Expert 2 HCC Controversies	SUR Meet-the-Expert 1 Ideal TME through MDT
1000 – 1030	GI State-of-the-Art 5 Fecal Microbiota Transplantation	EN State-of-the-Art 3 Endobariatrics	HEP State-of-the-Art 3 Curative Intent in HCC	SUR State-of-the-Art 2 Liver Transplantation in Asia-Pacific
1030 – 1100	Tea Break
1100 – 1130	GI State-of-the-Art 6 Autoimmune Pancreaticobiliary	EN State-of-the-Art 4 Endohepatology	HEP State-of-the-Art 4 AI & Digital in Hepatology	HEP State-of-the-Art 5 Hemostasis in Cirrhosis
1130 – 1200	GI State-of-the-Art 7 Pancreatic Cancer Screening	EN State-of-the-Art 5 CRC Screening in Asia-Pacific	HEP State-of-the-Art 6 Microbiome-Liver Axis	HEP State-of-the-Art 7 ACLF: Kyoto to Precision Mgmt
1200 – 1330		Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium	Industry Symposium
1330 – 1400	Closing Ceremony Young Investigator Awards · Posters of Distinction Awards · Handover Ceremony
1400 – 1510	GI Symposium 8 Pancreaticobiliary Diseases	EN Symposium 3 Endoscopic Ultrasonography	HEP Symposium 6 Portal Hypertension	EN Symposium 4 Emerging Endoscopy
1510 – 1540	Tea Break
1540 – 1700	EN Debate Flat Colorectal Lesions	EN Symposium 5 Pancreaticobiliary Endoscopy	HEP Symposium 7 Autoimmune Liver Disease	SUR Panel Discussion Colorectal Liver Metastasis
1700	END OF CONGRESS

This programme is provisional and subject to change without prior notice. Please refer to this official APDW 2026 website for the most up-to-date programme information.

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Venue

Philippine International Convention Center
CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd, Manila

Congress Dates

24–28 November 2026