E-AHPBA 2025 Session Types
The Scientific Programme will include a mixture of topics and session types throughout the Congress.
Special Sessions
Special Sessions currently include the Bismuth Lecture, IHPBA President Update, E-AHPBA Presidential Address and the Best of the Best Prize Paper Session.
For the Best of the Best Prize Paper Session, the top 8 competitive abstracts of the Congress, the “Best of the Best”, will be featured in an exclusive session open to the full membership. These represent investigations and results that will likely make a significant impact on how HPB surgery is practiced. Presenters will have 7 minutes plus 3 minutes of questions and answers.
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. These lectures are scheduled during prime time in the programme, with no other activities scheduled at the same time to ensure maximum attendance.
Meet the Experts
These sessions will be led by experts in their field and will explore topics in depth, giving you the latest updates and thinking from those at the frontline of research. The format is designed to facilitate informal discussions, allowing participants to present their questions and gain new perspectives. To foster a more intimate learning environment, space is limited and a nominal fee will be charged. More information will be available shortly and tickets will be available to purchase during the registration process.
Symposia
Symposia are significant educational sessions aimed at critically reviewing diverse aspects of a specific topic. Moderators will oversee several 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.
A selection of Symposia within the E-AHPBA 2025 Scientific Programme will also be hosted jointly with Partner Societies. Speakers selected from E-AHPBA and the Partner Society will contribute to a facilitated symposium, providing an opportunity for exchange of ideas, debate and discussion.
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.
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.
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 minutes of subsequent questions and answers.
Poster Boards
To maximise he visibility for presenting authors, we are offering Poster Boards at E-AHPBA 2025. Presenting authors will be allocated to one of the main Congress days to display their Poster and discuss their research with fellow delegates. Delegates will also have the opportunity to contact the presenting author via functions in the Congress APP.
Videos
Video abstract presentations will be included in the programme with select, high ranking video presentations being offered a podium presentation. Each video presentation will be 8 minutes with 2 minutes of subsequent questions and answers. All accepted video abstracts will also be available to view in the Congress APP and delegates will have the opportunity to contact the author.
Wrap Up
The Wrap Up Sessions will conclude each of the main Congress days by summarizing the key highlights of the day.
Post Graduate Course
This is aimed at surgeons interested in furthering their training in hepato-pancreatic-biliary disorders. The Postgraduate Course is a preparatory course towards the UEMS HPB examination. The Post Graduate Course will run live throughout the day on Monday 2nd June 2025 and the programme will be published in due course.
