About
Porto ESD Live
Porto ESD Live continues to grow in scope, ambition, and international impact. This edition brings together an expanded international faculty of leading experts in ESD and 3rd space endoscopy, sharing practical strategies for both straightforward and complex procedures.
Live cases will be broadcast from three rooms, ensuring high-quality transmission and real-time interaction. The program introduces innovative formats, including “How I Do It” sessions and post-procedure “Flash Interviews”, offering clear insights, technical tips, and key take-home messages.A hands-on session with one-on-one mentorship using porcine models will further enhance the learning experience.
PROGRAM
Thusday 01.10.2026 (All day)
08:00 REGISTRATION
08:30 Welcome & introduction. Francisco Baldaque-Silva, Pedro Antunes
- SESSION 1 -
Moderators: Fatih Aslan, Sofia Xavier, Renato Medas, Gonzalo Ruibal
08:40 - 8:55 COLON ESD 101. Pedro Barreiro
08:55 - 9:10 Mind the Gap: Intermuscular ESD. Barbara Bastiaansen
09:10 - 10:40 LIVE ENDOSCOPY 1 - Colorectal ESDs with tips, tricks and flash interviews.
Edward Despott/ Pedro B Antunes/ Jérémie Jacques/Timothée Wallenhorst
10:40 COFFEE BREAK
- SESSION 2 -
Moderators: Margarida Marques, João Carlos Silva, Elisa Gravito Soares
11:10 - 12:45 LIVE ENDOSCOPY 2 - Colorectal ESDs with tips, tricks and flash interviews.
Pedro Barreiro/ Timothée Wallenhorst/ Barbara Bastiaansen/ Ana Cracium/ Alberto Murino/ Eduardo Albéniz
12:45 - 13:10 ESD goes swimming. Edward Despott
13:00 - 13:15 Formula 1 ESD: how to achieve the best outcomes in colorectal ESD. Jérémie Jacques
13:15 LUNCH
- SESSION 3 -
Moderators: Ricardo Kuttner, Nuno Nunes, Pedro Amaro
14:15-14:30 Walking on thin ice: Duodenal ESD. Fatih Aslan
14:30-14:45 No plane! Approach to scars, fibrosis and uncertain deep invasion. Timothée Wallenhorst
14:45-15:00 How to improve traction? Eduardo Albéniz
15:00-16:30 LIVE ENDOSCOPY 3 - Full thickness resection and duodenal ESD with tips, tricks
and flash interviews. Barbara Bastiaansen/ Renato Medas/Dalila Costa/ Francisco Baldaque Silva/ Alberto Murino/
Fatih Aslan/ Edward Despott/Eduardo Albéniz / João P Pereira
16:30-17:00 COFFEE BREAK
- SESSION 4 -
Moderators: Timothée Wallenhorst, Ana Craciun, Pinto de Sousa, Joana Pinto
17:00-17:15 Eyes Wide Open in the Stomach. João Antunes
17:15-19:00 LIVE ENDOSCOPY 4 Gastric and duodenal ESD with tips, tricks and flash interviews.
Pedro B Antunes/ Rui Morais/ Ricardo Kuttner/ João P Pereira
20:00 DINNER at Clube Vela Atlântico (SPECIFIC REGISTRATION REQUIRED - 2 min from the venue)
Friday 02.10.2026 (Morning)
- SESSION 5 -
Moderators: Alberto Murino, Bruno Silva, Dalila Costa, Jorge Silva
08:30 - 8:45 Improving tip control. Tips for a faster learning curve. Mathieu Pioche
08:45-09:00 My Approach to Suturing. Pedro Rosón
09:00 LIVE ENDOSCOPY 5 - – Z-POEM, POEM, esophageal STER, Esophageal ESD with tips and tricks and flash interviews.
Ricardo Kuttner/ Pedro Amaro/ Fatih Aslan /Pedro Rosón/ Francisco Baldaque Silva/Nuno Nunes
10:30 COFFEE BREAK
- SESSION 6 -
Moderators: Edward Despott, Eunice Monteiro, Ana Cracium, Ricardo Veloso
11:00 Robotics enters the 3rd space. Alberto Murino
11:30 LIVE ENDOSCOPY 6 - POEM, G- POEM, gastric STER with tips and tricks and flash interviews.
Pedro B Antunes/ Sofia Xavier/ Pedro Rosón /João P Pereira/ Timothée Wallenhorst/ Miguel Moura
13:00 FINAL REMARKS Francisco Baldaque-Silva, João Pedro Pereira, Renato Medas
