#IDDF2025

Programme

5 July 2025 (Saturday)
HKT
Room N101A
Room N101B
Room N102 & 3
Room N111 & 12
  • 09:00
  • 09:10
  • 09:20
  • 09:30
  • 09:40
  • 09:50
  • 10:00
  • 10:10
  • 10:20
  • 10:30
  • 10:40
  • 10:50
  • 11:00
  • 11:10
  • 11:20
  • 11:30
  • 11:40
  • 11:50
  • 12:00
  • 12:10
  • 12:20
  • 12:30
  • 12:40
  • 12:50
  • 13:00
  • 13:10
  • 13:20
  • 13:30
  • 13:40
  • 13:50
  • 14:00
  • 14:10
  • 14:20
  • 14:30
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  • 14:50
  • 15:00
  • 15:10
  • 15:20
  • 15:30
  • 15:40
  • 15:50
  • 16:00
  • 16:10
  • 16:20
  • 16:30
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  • 16:50
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  • 17:10
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  • 17:40
  • 17:50
  • 18:00
  • 18:10
  • 18:20
Room N101A
Room N101B
  • 09:00-10:30
    09:00-10:30
    State Key Lab Meeting (1): Microbiome and Cancer
    By: Chun-jun GUO, Jennifer ZHANG
    Room N101B
    State Key Lab Meeting (1): Microbiome and Cancer
    09:00-09:25
    To be confirmed
    09:25-09:50
    Using genetics to explore microbe-host interactions at the molecular level
    Full Bio
    Chun-jun GUO
    Weill Cornell Medicine
    • Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology in Medicine, Jill Roberts Institute (JRI)
    09:50-10:15
    Gut microbiome dynamics in MASLD: Implications for liver cancer
    Full Bio
    Jennifer ZHANG
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease
    10:15-10:30
    Q & A
  • 10:30-11:00
    10:30-11:00
    Tea Break
    Room N101B
    Tea Break
    10:30-11:00
    Tea Break
  • 11:00-12:30
    11:00-12:30
    State Key Lab Meeting (2): Microbiome/Metabolites, Gut-liver Axis and Liver Diseases
    Room N101B
    State Key Lab Meeting (2): Microbiome/Metabolites, Gut-liver Axis and Liver Diseases
    11:00-12:30
    To be confirmed
  • 12:30-14:00
    12:30-14:00
    Lunch Symposium (B)
    Room N101B
    Lunch Symposium (B)
    12:30-14:00
    Lunch Symposium
  • 14:00-14:20
    14:00-14:20
    Opening Ceremony
    Room N101B
    Opening Ceremony
    14:00-14:20
    Opening Ceremony
  • 14:20-14:50
    14:20-14:50
    Dr S H Ho Memorial Lecture
    By: Rhonda SOUZA
    Room N101B
    Dr S H Ho Memorial Lecture
    14:20-14:50
    The Obesity-GERD connection
    Full Bio
    Rhonda SOUZA
    Texas A&M University College of Medicine
    • Professor of Medicine
    Baylor University Medical Center
    • Co-Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases
    Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
    • Co-Director, Center for Esophageal Research
  • 14:50-15:20
    14:50-15:20
    Joseph Sung Distinguished Lecture
    By: Anna Mae DIEHL
    Room N101B
    Joseph Sung Distinguished Lecture
    14:50-15:20
    Morphogens, metabolism and MASLD
    Full Bio
    Anna Mae DIEHL
    Duke University
    • Florence McAlister Professor of Medicine
  • 15:20-15:50
    15:20-15:50
    Tea Break
    Room N101B
    Tea Break
    15:20-15:50
    Tea Break
  • 15:50-17:20
    15:50-17:20
    Hepatology Session (1): Viral Hepatitis
    By: Wah-kheong CHAN, Terry YIP, Jimmy LAI
    Room N101B
    Hepatology Session (1): Viral Hepatitis
    15:50-16:15
    From hepatic steatosis to cancer: The role of metabolism in chronic hepatitis B
    Full Bio
    Wah-kheong CHAN
    University of Malaya
    • Professor, Department of Medicine
    University of Malaya Medical Centre
    • Director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    University of Malaya Specialist Centre
    • Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
    16:15-16:40
    Long-term safety of oral nucleos(t)ide analogues
    Full Bio
    Terry YIP
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
    16:40-17:05
    The road to 2030: Can Asia achieve viral hepatitis elimination?
    Full Bio
    Jimmy LAI
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
    17:05-17:20
    Q & A
  • 17:20-18:20
    17:20-18:20
    Hepatology Session (2): Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease
    By: Anna Mae DIEHL, Wah-kheong CHAN
    Room N101B
    Hepatology Session (2): Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease
    17:20-17:45
    Insights from recent omics studies on MASLD pathogenesis and management
    Full Bio
    Anna Mae DIEHL
    Duke University
    • Florence McAlister Professor of Medicine
    17:45-18:10
    Are incretin therapies the definitive solution for MASH?
    Full Bio
    Wah-kheong CHAN
    University of Malaya
    • Professor, Department of Medicine
    University of Malaya Medical Centre
    • Director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    University of Malaya Specialist Centre
    • Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
    18:10-18:20
    Q & A
Room N102 & 3
Room N111 & 12
Day 1
5 Jul 2025
Day 2
6 Jul 2025
Endoscopy Live Demonstration from Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong (1)
Room N101A
09:00-10:30
09:00
Endoscopy Live Demonstration (1) from Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
State Key Lab Meeting (1): Microbiome and Cancer
Room N101B
09:00-10:30
09:00
To be confirmed
09:25
Using genetics to explore microbe-host interactions at the molecular level
09:50
Gut microbiome dynamics in MASLD: Implications for liver cancer
10:15
Q & A
GUT-IDDF Young Investigator Award: Oral Presentation I
Room N102 & 3
09:00-10:30
09:00
GUT-IDDF Young Investigator Award: Oral Presentation I
Opening of the Conference
Room N111 & 12
09:00-09:20
09:00
Opening of the Conference
Greater China Meeting (1)
Room N111 & 12
09:20-10:30
Chair : Yu-lan LIU, Deng-Chyang WU and Yun-wong LAU
09:20
Portal hypertensive enteropathy - Translational medicine research
09:40
Intestinal microecology and colorectal cancer
10:00
Liver diseases
10:20
Discussion Session
Tea Break
Room N101A
10:30-11:00
10:30
Tea Break
Tea Break
Room N101B
10:30-11:00
10:30
Tea Break
Tea Break
Room N102 & 3
10:30-11:00
10:30
Tea Break
Greater China Meeting (2)
Room N111 & 12
10:30-11:40
Chair : Guo-qiang XU, Cheng-tang CHIU, Wei-guo DONG
10:30
Biliary pancreatic diseases
10:50
Flexible robotics for endoluminal surgery - Current and future development
11:10
Application of surgical drainage concept in the endoscopic minimally invasive treatment
11:30
Discussion Session
Endoscopy Live Demonstration from Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong (2)
Room N101A
11:00-12:30
11:00
Endoscopy Live Demonstration (2) from Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
State Key Lab Meeting (2): Microbiome/Metabolites, Gut-liver Axis and Liver Diseases
Room N101B
11:00-12:30
11:00
To be confirmed
GUT-IDDF Young Investigator Award: Oral Presentation II
Room N102 & 3
11:00-12:30
11:00
GUT-IDDF Young Investigator Award: Oral Presentation II
Greater China Meeting (3)
Room N111 & 12
11:40-12:50
Chair : Gui-qi WANG, Bin HU and Guo-xin ZHANG
11:40
Interventional EUS, our experiences
12:00
Beyond image-based endoscopy AI: What’s next?
12:20
Intestinal microecology
12:40
Discussion Session
Lunch Symposium (A)
Room N101A
12:30-14:00
12:30
Lunch Symposium (A)
Lunch Symposium (B)
Room N101B
12:30-14:00
12:30
Lunch Symposium
Lunch Break
Room N111 & 12
12:50-14:00
12:50
Lunch Break
Opening Ceremony
Room N101B
14:00-14:20
14:00
Opening Ceremony
IDDF Opening Ceremony
Room N111 & 12
14:00-15:30
14:00
Opening Ceremony
Dr S H Ho Memorial Lecture
Room N101B
14:20-14:50
14:20
The Obesity-GERD connection
Joseph Sung Distinguished Lecture
Room N101B
14:50-15:20
14:50
Morphogens, metabolism and MASLD
Tea Break
Room N101A
15:20-15:50
15:20
Tea Break
Tea Break
Room N101B
15:20-15:50
15:20
Tea Break
Greater China Meeting (4)
Room N111 & 12
15:30-16:40
Chair : Xiao-wei LIU, Mei LIU and Song HE
15:30
EUS
15:50
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
16:10
Artificial intelligence gastrointestinal endoscopy
16:30
Discussion Session
IBD Session (1): Advancements in IBD Management
Room N101A
15:50-17:20
15:50
IBD Session (1): Advancements in IBD Management
Hepatology Session (1): Viral Hepatitis
Room N101B
15:50-17:20
15:50
From hepatic steatosis to cancer: The role of metabolism in chronic hepatitis B
16:15
Long-term safety of oral nucleos(t)ide analogues
16:40
The road to 2030: Can Asia achieve viral hepatitis elimination?
17:05
Q & A
JGH-IDDF Case / Video
Room N102 & 3
15:50-18:20
15:50
JGH-IDDF Case / Video
Greater China Meeting (5)
Room N111 & 12
16:40-18:10
Chair : Fei DAI, Ping CHEN and Hongzhi XU
16:40
Helicobacter pylor
17:00
Intestinal microecology and gastrointestinal tumors
17:20
Intestinal microecology
17:40
Intestinal microecology
18:00
Discussion Session
IBD Session (2): Cutting-Edge Issues in IBD: Advances in Imaging and Microbiome Insights
Room N101A
17:20-18:20
17:20
Advancements in perianal crohn's disease management: The role of ultrasound in disease monitoring and treatment efficacy
17:45
Role of gut microbiome in diagnosis and disease characterisation in IBD
18:10
Q & A
Hepatology Session (2): Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Room N101B
17:20-18:20
17:20
Insights from recent omics studies on MASLD pathogenesis and management
17:45
Are incretin therapies the definitive solution for MASH?
18:10
Q & A
** Programme last updated in April 2025
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