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ITEC 2025: a successful first course, see you in June for the next session!

Mar 4, 2025 | Education

The ITEC – International Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) course kicked off its 2025 edition with a successful first session from February 26 to 28 at IHU Strasbourg.
Under the direction of Dr. Leonardo Sosa-Valencia, the event brought together practitioners from all over the world wishing to perfect their skills in Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound (TEUS).

Internationally recognized immersive training

ITEC courses have been approved by the UEG (United European Gastroenterology Association), a guarantee of excellence for participants.

A program of excellence for mastering cutting-edge techniques

Designed for endosonographers and interventional endoscopists, the program combines advanced theoretical sessions with intensive practical training on ex vivo and in vivo models:

14+ hours of hands-on sessions on models
Mentoring and exchange with international experts
Pratical application of the latest EUS-guided techniques:
- Biliary and pancreatic drainage,
- Radiofrequency,
- Gastrointestinal anastomoses,
- Embolization and much more…

Thanks to the IHU Strasbourg’s unique facilities, this program offered a teaching experience as close as possible to real-life clinical conditions.

Next sessions: reserve your place now!

The success of this first edition confirms the growing interest in TEUS. There are two more opportunities in 2025 to join this unique training program:

~~June 4 to 6, 2025~~ FULL
~~December 3 to 5, 2025~~ FULL

The dates for 2026 will be announced as soon as possible, but you can already register on our “Waiting list 2026”.

Who should attend?

Physicians with proven experience in diagnostic EUS, ERCP or abdominal ultrasound
Students, doctors and nurses wishing to deepen their knowledge of EUS

Why register?

Access training validated by the UEG (United European Gastroenterology Association) and in line with ESGE (European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) recommendations,
Make rapid progress thanks to an immersive hands-on approach,
Learn from a panel of international experts.

More information and registration here

Download the 2025 program

Enhance Your Flexible Endoscopy Skills at EAES 2025 in Belgrade, Serbia

Feb 24, 2025 | Education

As new surgical techniques continue to evolve, the use of flexible endoscopy is becoming increasingly important for surgeons. Modern digestive surgery needs leaders with well-defined endoscopic skills. This hands-on EAES course presents a unique opportunity to learn the basic skills required to form a foundation in the practice of flexible endoscopy and to be exposed to cutting-edge techniques such as ESD, POEM and endoscopic suturing.

A Program Designed for Surgeons Looking to Master Flexible Endoscopy

Basic and advanced flexible endoscopic techniques will be taught by experienced endoscopic surgeons. Key endoscopic procedures will be learned in a structured way, under the mentorship of world leaders in the field, with access to the latest technologies and techniques:

Endoscopic management of common surgical complications (bleeding, perforation, fistula, stenosis…).
Endoscopic resection techniques: EMR (endoscopic mucosal resection), ESD (endoscopic submucosal dissection) and FTDR (treatment of digestive fistulas).
Submucosal tunnelling techniques to treat achalasia, submucosal tumours and gastroparesis: POEM (endoscopic peroral myotomy), POP (endoscopic peroral pyloroplasty), STER (endoscopic submucosal tunnelling resection).
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and suturing techniques for morbid obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Learning Objectives

On completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand the value and indications of preoperative endoscopy.
Become familiar with the endoscopic management of common complications of gastrointestinal surgery such as bleeding, perforations, leaks and fistula.
Understand the indications and basic steps of EMR, ESD and POEM in a controlled, supervised setting.
Become familiar with endoscopic suturing techniques for morbid obesity and GERD.
Understand the indications and basic steps of ERCP and biliary endoscopy.

Immersive Learning Led by Experts

Since 2016, IHU Strasbourg and EAES have collaborated to offer this exceptional course, equipping participants with essential flexible endoscopy skills.

Limited Seats – Only 20 Participants

📅 Course Date: June 17, 2025
📍 Location: EAES Congress, SAVA Centar, Room MR12+13, Milentija Popovića 9, Belgrade 11070, Serbia
👨‍⚕️ Course Director: Prof. Silvana Perretta (IHU Strasbourg)
ℹ️ Information: ihu-strasbourg.eu
🔗 Registration: eaes.eu

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to enhance your expertise and refine your flexible endoscopy skills alongside international experts!

Important notice concerning a personal data breach

Feb 3, 2025 | Event

Dear students,
Dear partners,

We wish to inform you that a personal data breach was identified in January 2025 within our IT system. It concerns the hacking of the Microsoft account of our education department staff.

This breach could affect certain personal data stored in our systems: bank details, ID cards, student cards, passports, diplomas, CVs, etc. of students and experts who attended courses at the IHU Strasbourg during the period 2013 to 2024. This breach resulted in the loss of confidentiality of the personal data concerned.

As soon as this incident was detected, technical and organizational measures were immediately put in place to secure our systems and limit the risks. The password of the Microsoft 365 account affected by the hacking was immediately changed. Other internal accounts are being checked. 2-factor authentication was quickly adopted by our establishment to reinforce the security of personal accounts.

The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has been informed of the breach. A complaint has also been lodged with the public prosecutor.

Due to the nature and volume of the information involved, it is not possible for us to identify and contact all the people concerned individually. The method adopted is individual notification of some of the high-risk data subjects and public information on the website.

We invite you to exercise the utmost vigilance in the face of the risk of fraudulent e-mails, SMS messages or calls, and to ensure the security of your bank card.

In the event of any suspicion or abnormal situation, we invite you to contact the official digital victim assistance service at: www.cybermalveillance.gouv.fr to make a report and assert your rights.

Should you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail: dpo@ihu-strasbourg.eu or by post, quoting your e-mail address:

Institut de Chirurgie guidée par l’Image (IHU Strasbourg) – DPO
1 place de l’Hôpital – 67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France.

We deeply regret this incident and assure you that we take the protection of your data very seriously. We are committed to implementing all necessary measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Thank you for your understanding and trust.

Yours faithfully,
Christian DEBRY
Chief Executive

Pancreatic Cancer: Prof. Thomas Baumert wins prestigious ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Jan 27, 2025 | Research

Pancreatic cancer is among the most dreaded: often with no early symptoms, it is diagnosed late and associated with an extremely poor prognosis. With the PACMAN project, supported by an ERC Proof of Concept Grant, Professor Thomas Baumert and his team are seeking to establish preclinical proof of concept for a new therapeutic approach.

An innovative therapy project

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most frequent and aggressive form of pancreatic cancer. With a median survival of less than a year, even with treatment, the need for new therapies is urgent. Thanks to €150,000 in funding from the European Research Council (ERC), the PACMAN project will test the efficacy of an innovative therapeutic candidate in patient-derived models, a key step in accelerating the transition to clinical trials.

This new project is part of the close collaboration between Inserm, the University of Strasbourg, the University Hospitals of Strasbourg and the IHU Strasbourg to transform scientific discoveries into concrete innovations for the benefit of patients.

European funding: synonymous with excellence

Created by the European Union in 2007, the ERC is a prestigious and highly selective European program for funding excellent research projects in various categories. This is the fifth time in eight years that Thomas Baumert has been awarded funding, this time in the “ERC Proof of Concept Grant” category, which aims to accelerate the transfer of research work to applications.

Read the press release dated January 24, 2025, published by the University of Strasbourg (in French)

Mr. Samir Henni and Prof. Christian Debry open up partnership with academic institution in Pondicherry, India

Jan 27, 2025 | Event

Mr. Samir Henni, Director General of Strasbourg University Hospitals, and Prof. Christian Debry, in his role as Vice-Dean for International Relations, representing the Dean of the University of Strasbourg’s Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Jean Sibilia, led the first university hospital delegation to visit the city of Pondicherry in India.

They met with representatives of the Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Hospital, including Vice-Chancellor Mr. Nihar Ranjan Biswas, leading to the signing of a memorandum of understanding opening up a unique academic partnership involving exchanges of students, doctors and researchers, as well as technical cooperation between the institutions.

Prof. Debry also represented the IHU and its numerous opportunities for cooperation, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence. The Indian delegation will shortly be visiting the IHU site to meet the various teams, in particular that of Prof. Nicolas Padoy.

An article published in The Hindu on January 23 reports on this important meeting:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/sri-balaji-vidyapeeth-signs-mou-with-french-university-for-academic-collaboration/article69131811.ece

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