EUREOS & TIGERS Joint Webinar

Update - Recordings of the session

Part 1: EoE Maintenance Treatment - Prof Alex Straumann

Part 2: Treatment of EoE in Children - Seema Aceves

On Monday 30th November, EUREOS (European Society for Eosinophilic Oesophagitis), CEGIR (Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Researchers) and TIGERS (The International Gastrointestinal Eosinophil Researchers) are holding a global virtual webinar on 'Challenges in EoE'.

It's the first time that the three institutions from Europe and the US will take part in a joint virtual meeting. The hour-long webinar offers some interactivity and can be followed live from a PC or laptop or viewed afterwards at your convenience.

Programme

Chairs

Glenn Furuta, Children’s Hospital Colorado, USA
Arjan Bredenoord, AMC Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Maintenance therapy in EoE: A case-based lecture

Alex Straumann, Olten, Switzerland

Pharmacotherapy in children with EoE

Seema Aceves, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, USA

Register

The webinar will be held on November 30th 2020 starting at 4pm GMT.

Please register here.

For more information, check out the EUREOS website.

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Update - Recordings of the session

Part 1: EoE Maintenance Treatment - Prof Alex Straumann

Part 2: Treatment of EoE in Children - Seema Aceves

Programme

Chairs

Maintenance therapy in EoE: A case-based lecture

Pharmacotherapy in children with EoE

Register