Practical information
Date: 5. february 2027
Time: 14.00 - 18.00
Place: Store Auditorium, Herlev Hospital
Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev
No registration required.
A few words from Peter
My retirement is approaching after more than 45 years of service. In March 2027, I will retire from my clinical position at the Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital.
However, I will not be leaving everything behind. My academic and scientific work will continue for some years, as I will be appointed Professor Emeritus at the University of Copenhagen. My journey with endosonography began in 1985, when I had the opportunity to visit Dr. Lok Tio at the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam. It has been a wonderful journey, and I have truly enjoyed being part of the development of endosonography and, in particular, EUS-guided interventions over the past decades. I would like to mark the end of my clinical career with a farewell symposium and have the great pleasure of inviting friends and colleagues who have accompanied me throughout this journey, shared my passion for endoscopy and EUS, and contributed to the field along the way.
The symposium will also reflect some of the areas that have been particularly important to me throughout my career, including the development of EUS and my commitment to improving sedation and the patient experience during endoscopic procedures.
It would be a great pleasure to celebrate this milestone together with you.
I very much look forward to seeing you!
Peter Vilmann
Program
14:00 – 14:15: Welcome and Introduction
Vice Director Bodil Ørkild & Prof. John Karstensen, DK
14:15 – 14:35: Endoscopic Ultrasonography with Mechanical Radial Scanning Transducers: The Early Years
Prof. Thomas Rösch, DE
14:35 – 14:55: Tissue Is the Issue: From Imaging to Clinical Impact of EUS-Guided Biopsy
Prof. Peter Vilmann, DK
14:55 – 15:15: Beyond the Gastrointestinal Tract: Endosonography in Lung-Cancer Staging
Prof. Jouke Annema, NL
15:15 – 15:35: Making Advanced Endoscopy Safer: The Evolution of Sedation and Patient Care
RN Ulrike Beilenhoff, DE
15:35 – 15:55: From Trainee to Master: Learning, Teaching and Sustaining Excellence in Endoscopy
Dr. Søren Meisner, DK
15:55 – 16:25: Coffee Break (served at the balcony)
16:25 – 16:45:The New Kid on the Block: EUS-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation
Dr. Pham Khanh Do-Cong, NO
16:45 – 17:05: Beyond the Needle: How EUS-Guided FNA Has Paved the Way for Therapeutic EUS
Dr. Shyam Varadarajulu, USA
17:05 – 17:25: What Will the Next Decade Bring for EUS? Artificial Intelligence, Simulation and Robotics
Prof. Adrian Saftoiu, RO
17:25: Questions, Sum-Up of the Day and Farewell Reception at the Balcony
Prof. John Karstensen, DK