Postgraduate Course

Friday 28 August 2026

08:25am - 17:25pm

Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre


The GESA Postgraduate Course returns to Perth in 2026 for the final year of its established four‑year educational cycle, offering an intensive, practice‑focused update for Advanced Trainees, Fellows, Junior Gastroenterology Consultants, or more experienced Consultants seeking a refresher on the fundamentals of clinical practice in Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

This full‑day program will bring together leading Australian and International invited experts to deliver a structured curriculum spanning key domains of luminal gastroenterology, hepatology, pancreatobiliary disease, and functional and nutritional disorders. The course will emphasise practical decision‑making, guideline‑aligned management, and real‑world clinical challenges. In addition, experts will share their 5 top 'trips and traps' for each of the topics covered.

Designed to complement FRACP training requirements and provide a clinically focused approach for more senior gastroenterologists, the 2026 course will consolidate the knowledge built across the previous three years of the cycle, making it particularly valuable for advanced trainees nearing completion of training, as well as consultants seeking a focused update. All sessions will be recorded to develop a comprehensive resource available through the GESA website and will be available to registrants after the course.

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Steering Committee

Dr Astrid Williams

Prof Mayur Garg

A/Prof John Lubel



Note : Program correct at time of printing and may be subject to change.

07:30 to 08:25
Registration
SESSION 1

UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL


08:25

Structure of Day + Housekeeping

08:30

Gastroparesis, Functional Nausea and Vomiting

Dr Trina Keller

08:50

Navigating Patient Directed Diagnoses. How to Practice Medicine in the Age of Instagram

A/Prof Rebecca Burgell

09:10

Oesophageal SCC and Adenocarcinoma -

Recognition, Role of Endoscopy

Prof Krish Ragunath

09:30

Assessment and Management of Iron

Deficiency

Dr Sarah Lucas

09:50

Capsule Endoscopy - Indications and

Interpretation

Dr Mark Appleyard

10:10

Discussion/Questions

10:20 to 10:40

Morning Tea

SESSION 2

HEPATOLOGY


10:40

Drug Induced Liver Disease

Prof Debbie Shawcross (UK)

11:00

Autoimmune Hepatitis (Diagnostics and Management)

A/Prof William Kemp

11:20

Pregnancy and Liver Disease

Dr Briohny Smith

11:40

Chronic Pancreatitis and Management of Pancreatic Insufficiency

Prof Ben Devereaux

12:00

Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound for Hepatobiliary

and Pancreatic Disease

Prof Nam Nguyen

12:20

Discussion/Questions

12:30 to 13:30

Lunch

SESSION 3

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE


13:30

Pregnancy and IBD

A/Prof Sally Bell

13:50

Targets in IBD: Realistic Expectations in the

Australian Landscape

A/Prof Simon Ghaly

14:10

Extra-Intestinal Manifestations in IBD

Dr Lena Thin

14:30

Colonic Dysplasia in IBD

Dr Sherman Picardo

14:50

IBD in the Older and Comorbid Patient

Prof Peter Irving

15:10

Discussion/Questions

15:20 to 15:50

Afternoon Tea

SESSION 4

LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL


15:50

Basics of Nutrition and Intestinal Failure

A/Prof Darren Wong

16:10

Gastrointestinal Infections - Acute and Chronic

16:30

Colonoscopy Withdrawal - Best Practice for 2026

A/ Prof David Hewett

16:50

Endoscopic Prediction of Histology:

Everyday Use of Optical Image Enhancement

Dr Joshua Butt

17:10

Discussion/Questions

17:20

Wrap-Up and Closure (Structure of Coming Years)

17:25

End

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