XXXVIth Workshop of the European

Helicobacter & Microbiota Study Group

EHMSG Postgraduate Course
“Where basic scientists meet clinicians:
novel insights in microbiota interactions and their clinical utility”
September 7 - 9, 2023 | Antwerp, Belgium

Final Programme
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XXXVIth Workshop of the European

Helicobacter & Microbiota Study Group
EHMSG Postgraduate Course
“Where basic scientists meet clinicians:
novel insights in microbiota interactions and their clinical utility”

September 7 - 9, 2023 | Antwerp, Belgium

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Awardees of the Marshall and Warren Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Welcoming Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Save the Date for EHMSG 2024 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Committees – Organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Workshops of the EHMSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Programme at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Scientific Programme
- Thursday, September 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 11
- Friday, September 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 - 14
- Saturday, September 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 - 17

Scientific Information
- Poster Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 - 19
- Oral Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Sponsored Satellite Symposium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

General Information A - Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-27

EHMSG Journal - Microbiota in Health and Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Networking Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Floorplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

AWARDEES OF THE MARSHALL AND WARREN MEDAL

2023 Youri Glupczynski, Brussels, Belgium
2022 Massimo Rugge, Padova, Italy
2021 Dulciene Queiroz, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2020 Hazel Mitchell, Sydney, Australia
2019 Guillermo Perez-Perez, New York, NY, United States
2018 Kenneth McColl, Glasgow, United Kingdom
2017 Jean-Charles Delchier, France
2016 Ken Sugano, Shimotsuke, Japan
2015 Heidi-Ingrid Maaroos, Tartu, Estonia
2014 Manfred Kist, Freiburg, Germany
2013 Masahiro Asaka, Sapporo, Japan
2012 Richard Hunt, Hamilton, ON, Canada
2011 Samy Cadranel, Brussels, Belgium
2010 Reinhold W. Stockbrügger, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2009 Pelayo Correa, Nashville, TN, United States
2008 Timo Kosunen, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Mike Dixon, Leeds, United Kingdom
2006 Barry Marshall, Perth, Australia & Stanislav Konturek, Cracow, Poland

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Welcoming address by the President of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group
Prof. Dr. Annemieke Smet

Dear Colleagues,

It has been 30 years since our group held its annual meeting in Belgium, so it is my
great pleasure, on behalf of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group
(EHMSG), to welcome you to Antwerp for the 2023 Conference on September 7th – 9th .

Antwerp is the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region and the second-largest
metropolitan region after Brussels . Antwerp is on the River Scheldt, linked to the North
Sea, and the port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world .

There is a folklore tradition that the name “Antwerpen” comes from “hand werpen”, Dutch for “hand throwing” . A giant
called Antigoon is said to have lived near the Scheldt and demanded a toll from passing boatmen. He cut off the hand
of anyone who did not pay and threw it in the river . Eventually, the giant was killed by a young hero Silvius Brabo,
who chopped off the giant’s own hand and flung it into the river.

Antwerp is notable for its great painters . Peter Paul Rubens is one the most famous Flemish painters . He had many
apprentices working in his studio (now known as the “Rubenshuis” museum), including the young Anthony Van
Dyck. It is during that time, that the two altarpieces currently exposed in the Cathedral of our Lady in Antwerp, were
produced .

Antwerp is also a rising fashion city and famous for its local products and diamond district .

Our venue is located in the heart of the city next to the Antwerp zoo, which is one of the oldest zoos of Europe, and
near the Central railway station. The conference diner will be held at the Horta Art Nouveau Zaal where you will be
immersed in fine delicacies, that Belgium is known for.

The EHMSG 2023 meeting promises to be scientifically inspiring, highlighting the latest developments from the
Helicobacter and Microbiota field by outstanding researchers and clinicians from all across the world.

I look forward to seeing you in Antwerp soon!

With my best wishes,

AnnemiekeSmet
President of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group

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XXXVIIth Workshop of the European

Helicobacter & Microbiota Study Group
September 12 - 14, 2024 | Porto, Portugal

Local Organising Committee

President EHMSG 2024: José Carlos Machado, Porto, Portugal

Nuno Almeida, Coimbra, Portugal ● Miguel Areia, Coimbra, Portugal ● Fátima Carneiro, Porto, Portugal
Mário Dinis Ribeiro, Porto, Portugal ● Rui Ferreira, Porto, Portugal ● Céu Figueiredo, Porto, Portugal
Joana Figueiredo, Porto, Portugal ● Diogo Libânio, Porto, Portugal ● José Carlos Machado, Porto, Portugal
Carla Oliveira, Porto, Portugal ● Carina Pereira, Porto, Portugal ● Ricardo Marcos Pinto, Porto, Portugal
Celso Reis, Porto, Portugal

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COMMITTEES – ORGANISATION

European Helicobacter & Microbiota Study Group EHMSG 7

President of the EHMSG Local Committee

Annemieke Smet, Belgium
President
Members and International Annemieke Smet, Belgium
Scientific Committee
Leif P. Andersen, Denmark Members
Emilie Bessède, France
Lars Engstrand, Sweden Annemieke Smet, Antwerp, Belgium
Antonio Gasbarrini, Italy Nele Brusselaers, Antwerp, Belgium
Javier P. Gisbert, Spain Heiko De Schepper, Antwerp, Belgium
Georgina Hold, Australia Benedicte De Winter, Antwerp, Belgium
Gianluca Ianiro, Italy Sven Francque, Antwerp, Belgium
Josbert Keller, The Netherlands Marie Joossens, Ghent, Belgium
Juozas Kupcinskas, Lithuania Sébastien Kindt, Brussels, Belgium
Marcis Leja, Latvia Sarah Lebeer, Antwerp, Belgium
José C. Machado, Portugal Véronique Yvette Miendje Deyi, Brussels, Belgium
Peter Malfertheiner, Germany Philip Plaeke, Antwerp, Belgium
Francis Mégraud, France Lukas Van Oudenhove, Leuven, Belgium
Colm A. O’Morain, Ireland
Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović, Serbia
Ari P. Ristimäki, Finland
Theodore Rokkas, Greece
Christian Schulz, Germany
Annemieke Smet, Belgium
Herbert Tilg, Austria
Corresponding Fellows
Emeritus Members Niyaz Ahmed, India
Anthony Axon, United Kingdom Dmitry Bordin, Russia
Michel A.L. Deltenre, Belgium (†) Luis G. Vaz Coelho, Brazil
Giovanni Gasbarrini, Italy Hwooon-Yong Jung, Korea
Alexander M. Hirschl, Austria Varocha Mahachai, Thailand
Pierre Michetti, Switzerland Yaron Niv, Israel
José M. Pajares Garcia, Spain (†) Oleg Shvets, Ukraine
Ashley B. Price, United Kingdom (†) Chun-Ying Wu, Taiwan
Mario G. Quina, Portugal (†) Yoshio Yamaoka, Japan
Erik A.J. Rauws, The Netherlands Weicheng You, China
Pentti I. Sipponen, Finland Organizing Office
Torkel M. Wadström, Sweden
Core Agency
Honorary Members Scientific and Administrative Secretariat
Franco Bazzoli, Italy WMA GmbH
James G. Fox, United States Catherine Tomek
David Y. Graham, United States Alser Strasse 4
Ernst Kuipers, The Netherlands A-1090 Vienna, Austria
Adrian Lee, Australia (†) Phone: +43 1 405 13 83 18
Barry Marshall , Australia Fax: +43 1 405 13 83 918
Guido N.J. Tytgat, The Netherlands Email: [email protected]

Workshops of the EHMSG

• Bordeaux (1988) • Helsinki (1999) • Rotterdam (2010) • Virtual Edition (2021)
• Ulm (1989) • Rome (2000) • Dublin (2011) • Glasgow (2022)
• Toledo (1990) • Strasbourg (2001) • Ljubljana (2012) • Antwerp (2023)
l • Bologna (1991) • Athens (2002) • Madrid (2013)
• Dublin (1992) • Stockholm (2003) • Rome (2014)
• Brussels (1993) • Vienna (2004) • Nicosia (2015)
• Houston (1994) • Copenhagen (2005) • Magdeburg (2016)
• Edinburgh (1995) • Wroclaw (2006) • Bordeaux (2017)
• Copenhagen (1996) • Istanbul (2007) • Kaunas (2018)
• Lisbon (1997) • Riga (2008) • Innsbruck (2019)
• Budapest (1998) • Porto (2009) • Virtual Edition (2020)

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

EHMSG Postgraduate Course

08.30 - 18.05 hrs “​ Where basic scientists meet clinicians: Room Gorilla 1
novel insights in microbiota interactions and their clinical utility”
Welcome Reception hosted
19.00 - 20.00 hrs Networking Event by the City of Antwerp at the
Antwerp City Hall

Friday, September 8, 2023

08.00 – 18.30 hrs EHMSG 2023 Conference

Session 1: What’s happening in H.pylori and gut

08.00 – 10.00 hrs Room Okapi
microbiota
Atrium
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee Break Exhibition & Poster Area
Session 2: News on gastritis
10.30 – 12.30 hrs Room Okapi
(Parallel Session)
Session 3: Microbiome mechanisms of action
10.30 – 12.30 hrs Room Gorilla
(Parallel Session)
Atrium
12.30 – 14.00 hrs Lunch Break & Poster Viewing Exhibition & Poster Area

Session 4: Helicobacter pylori Genome Project (HpGP)

14.00 – 16.00 hrs Room Gorilla
(Parallel Session)
Session 5: Microbiota modulation for a healthy life
14.00 - 16.00 hrs Room Okapi
(Parallel Session)
Atrium
16.00 - 16.30 hrs Coffee Break Exhibition & Poster Area
Session 6: Gastric Carcinogenesis
16.30 - 18.30 hrs Room Okapi
(Parallel Session)
Session 7: Microbiota modulation by FMT
16.30 - 18.30 hrs Room Gorilla
(Parallel Session)
Conference Dinner at
20.00 hrs Networking Dinner the HORTA Art Nouveau Room

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Saturday, September 9, 2023

08.30 – 18.30 hrs EHMSG 2023 Conference

08.30 – 09.00 hrs Session 8: Memorial Talks Room Okapi

Session 9: H pylori management

09.00 – 11.00 hrs Room Okapi
(Parallel Session)
Session 10: Diseases & Microbiota
09.00 – 11.00 hrs Room Gorilla
(Parallel Session)
Atrium
11.00 - 11.30 hrs Coffee Break Exhibition & Poster Area

11.30 - 12.30 hrs Session 11 - Industry-Sponsored Satellite Symposium Room Okapi

Atrium
12.30 – 14.30 hrs Lunch Break & Poster Viewing Exhibition & Poster Area

14.30 - 15.30 hrs Session 12: Debates – Search for the truth Room Okapi

15.30 - 17.20 hrs Session 13: Updates in Helicobacter & Microbiota Room Okapi

17.20 - 18.30 hrs Session 14: Closing Session Room Okapi

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EHMSG Postgraduate Course ​​
Thursday

“Where basic scientists meet clinicians:

Novel insights in microbiota interactions and their clinical utility”

Course directors: Annemieke Smet, Benedicte De Winter, Sarah Lebeer,

Nele Brusselaers, Marie Joossens, Lukas Van Oudenhove
Room Gorilla 1
Friday

08.30 – 09.40 hrs Session 1: Opening session: State-of-the-art lectures

Chair: Benedicte de Winter, Nele Brusselaers

08.30 – 08.40 hrs 1.1. Course Introduction and Welcome

Annemieke Smet, Antwerp, Belgium
Saturday

08.40 – 09.10 hrs 1.2. Current understanding of the human microbiome

Martin Blaser, Piscataway, NJ, USA

09.10 – 09.40 hrs 1.3. The microbiome in early life

Maria Gloria Dominguez Bello, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Sponsored Symposium

09.40 - 10.10 hrs Coffee Break Room Gorilla 2 - 4

10.30 – 12.00 hrs Session 2: Partners in slime - How mucins interact with the microbiota
Chair: Annemieke Smet, Yaron Niv
10.10 – 10.35 hrs 2.1 The past, present and future of mucin-microbe interactions
Malin Johansson, Gothenburg, Sweden

10.35 – 11.00 hrs 2.2. Profiling mucin-degrading microbes in the human gut microbiota
Scientific Information

Mindy Engevik, Charleston, SC, USA

11.00 – 11.25 hrs 2.3. Akkermansia muciniphila: a friendly bacterium who cares mucus
Clara Belzer, Wageningen, The Netherlands

11.25 – 11.50 hrs 2.4. Crosstalk between Helicobacter and mucins: a hate and love relationship
Yaron Niv, Tel Aviv, Israel

​11.50 – 13.00 hrs Lunch Break  Room Gorilla 2 - 4

Acknowledgements

13.00 – 14.50 hrs Session 3: Microbiota-organ axes: a microbial outreach and networking
Chair: Sarah Lebeer, Lukas Van Oudenhove
13.00 – 13.25 hrs 3.1. Gut-vaginal microbial crosstalk: implications for women’s health
Henriette Svarre Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
13.25 – 13.50 hrs 3.2. Gut microbiota as driving force in NAFLD development
Max Nieuwdorp, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
13.50 – 14.15 hrs 3.3. Microbiota-Gut-Brain axis: mechanistic insights from rodent studies
Gerard Clarke, Cork, Ireland
General Information

14.15 – 14.32 hrs 3.4. From Mice to Men: Translational and Clinical Studies on the Microbiota-Gut-Brain axis
Tandem Talk Lukas Van Oudenhove, Leuven, Belgium

14.32 – 14.50 hrs 3.5. From Mice to Men: Translational and Clinical Studies on the Microbiota-Gut-Brain axis
Tandem Talk Boushra Dalile, Leuven, Belgium

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Thursday
14.50 - 16.05 hrs Session 4: Microbial therapy – opportunities and challenges
Chair: Lars Engstrand, Nele Brusselaers
14 .50 – 15 .15 hrs 4.1. Culturomics: paradigm shift in the human gut microbiome story
Lars Engstrand, Stockholm, Sweden

15 .15 – 15 .40 hrs 4.2. In vitro microbiota culture as treatment for dysbiosis
Juan Du, Solna, Sweden

Friday
15 .40 – 16 .05 hrs 4.3. The challenges of microbiota-based interventions
Gabriel Leventhal, Schlieren, Switzerland

16.05 - 16.35 hrs Coffee Break Room Gorilla 2 - 4

16.35 - 17.50 hrs Session 5: Translating the gut microbiota - ready for the clinic?

Saturday
Chair: Marie Joossens, Herbert Tilg

16.35 – 17.00 hrs 5.1. Bridging the gap between preclinical and clinical microbial research
Pieter Van den Abbeele, Ghent, Belgium

17.00 – 17.25 hrs 5.2. Translational metabolomics: where are we now?

Herbert Tilg, Innsbruck, Austria

Sponsored Symposium
17.25 – 17.50 hrs 5.3. The gut microbiome and its role in shaping the immunotherapy outcome in cancer
Gianmarco Piccinno, Trento, Italy

17.50 – 18.05 hrs Session 6: Closing

Chair: Annemieke Smet

06.01. Annemieke Smet

Scientific Information
19.00 - 20.00 hrs EHMSG 2023 Welcome Reception

Acknowledgements
General Information

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08.00 – 10.00 hrs Session 1: What’s happening in H.pylori and gut microbiota
Chair: Annemieke Smet, Christian Schulz Room Okapi
08.00 – 08.20 01.01. Microbiome predicting the development of diseases in the population
Friday

Rinse Weersma, Groningen, the Netherlands

08.20 – 08.40 01.02. Helicobacter pylori: a stealth assassin
Richard Peek, Nashville, TN, USA
08.40 – 09.00 01.03. Breakthroughs and bottlenecks in microbiome research
Marie Joossens, Ghent, Belgium
09.00 – 09.20 01.04. Microbiota testing
Gianluca Ianiro, Rome, Italy
Saturday

09.20 – 09.40 01.05. Impact of H. pylori eradication on gut microbiota

Jyhming Liou, Taipei, Taiwan
09.40 – 10.00 01.06. Gastric cancer and metabolomic profile
Jun-Young Seo, Seoul, Korea

10.00 – 10.30 hrs Coffee Break Atrium - Exhibition & Poster Area
Sponsored Symposium

10.30 – 12.30 hrs Session 2: News on gastritis (Parallel Session)

Chair: Ari Ristimäki, Theodore Rokkas Room Okapi
10.30 – 10.50 02.01. The evolution in gastritis classification - the REGAIN initiative
Massimo Rugge, Padua, Italy
10.50 – 11.10 02.02. H. pylori and its crosstalk to other gastric bacteria
Christian Schulz, Munich, Germany
11.10 – 11.30 02.03. The role of H. pylori and other microorganisms in autoimmune gastritis
Emanuele Di Laghi, Rome, Italy
02.04. New developments and directions in protection against gastric disease and cancer
Scientific Information

11.30 – 11.50
Thomas Boren, Umea, Sweden
11.50 – 12.02 02.05. GastroPanel, Ghrelin and Leptin for non-invasive diagnosis of advanced gastric
atrophy and intestinal Metaplasia
Lukas Macke, Munich, Germany
12.02 – 12.14 02.06. Real-time gastric juice analysis for detection of Helicobacter pylori infection: is it
useful in daily clinical practice?
André Trigo, Coimbra, Portugal
12.14 – 12.26 02.07. Gastric pathology and Helicobacter pylori vacA genotype in Indigenous communities
of Arctic Canada
Acknowledgements

Taylor Cromarty, Edmonton, Canada

10.30 – 12.30 hrs Session 3: Microbiome mechanisms of action (Parallel Session)

Chair: Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović, Lars Engstrand Room Gorilla
10.30 – 10.50 03.01. Oncobiome
Jorge Galena Nino, Seattle, WA, USA
10.50 – 11.10 03.02. Using tools to make predictions
Tove Fall, Uppsala, Sweden
General Information

11.10 – 11.30 03.03. Microbial manipulation using model systems

Georgina Hold, Sydney, Australia
11.30 – 11.50 03.04. Dietary manipulation and its influence on microbial communities
Jeongseon Kim, Goyang-si, Korea
11.50 – 12.02 03.05. Mouth microbiome in children with autism: diagnosis-related differences and
associations with behavioral difficulties
Margaux Evenepoel, Leuven, Belgium

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12.02 – 12.14 03.06. KvarM lowers Klebsiella pneumoniae colonization in gastrointestinal tract without
disruption of gut Microbiota
Indre Karaliute, Kaunas, Lithuania
12.14 – 12.26 03.07. Gut-vagina axis: Diet is associated with the vaginal microbiome
Isabell Erreygers, Antwerp, Belgium

Friday
12.30 – 14.00 hrs Lunch & Poster Viewing  Atrium - Exhibition & Poster Area

14.00 – 16.00 hrs Session 4: Helicobacter pylori Genome Project (HpGP) (Parallel Session)
Chair: Constanza Camargo, Juozas Kupcinskas Room Gorilla
14.00 – 14.10 04.01. Overview of HpGP
Constanza Camargo, Rockville, MD, USA

Saturday
14.10 – 14.30 04.02. New insights into Helicobacter pylori population structure from the HpGP
Kaisa Thorell, Gothenburg, Sweden
14.30 – 14-50 04.03. Disclosing prophage genomics in the HpGP
Filipa Vale, Lisbon, Portugal
14.50 – 15.10 04.04. Identification and characterization of plasmids in Helicobacter pylori
Roberto Torres, Shanghai, China
15.10 – 15.30 04.05. The DNA methylases found in Helicobacter pylori strains

Sponsored Symposium
Rick Morgan, Ipswich, MA, USA

15.30 – 15.45 Q&A – participation of all HpGP investigators

15.45 – 16.00 04.06. Comprehensive analysis of Integrating Conjugative Elements (ICEs) in Helicobacter
pylori populations
Wolfgang Fischer, Munich, Germany

Scientific Information
14.00 – 16.00 hrs Session 5: Microbiota modulation for a healthy life (Parallel Session)
Chair: Georgina Hold, Marie Joossens Room Okapi
14.00 – 14.20 05.01. Diet and lifestyle
Francesco Franceschi, Rome, Italy
14.20 – 14.40 05.02. Pre- and Probiotics
Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović, Belgrade, Serbia
14.40 – 15.00 05.03. Postbiotics
Tom Van de Wiele, Ghent, Belgium
15.00 – 15.20 05.04. Antibiotics
Antonio Gasbarrini, Rome, Italy Acknowledgements

15.20 – 15.32 05.05. Composition of infant gut virome associated with maternal antibacterial therapy and
type of delivery
Egija Zelča, Riga, Latvia
15.32 – 15.44 05.06. Long-term outcomes of oral antibiotics combination therapy for induction and
maintenance of ulcerative colitis
Toshifufi Ohkusa, Tokyo, Japan
15.44 – 15.56 05.07. Perceptions and practices on clinical use of probiotics: a national survey of
healthcare practitioners.
General Information

Vasilios Papastergiou, Athens, Greece

16.00 – 16.30 hrs Coffee Break  Atrium - Exhibition & Poster Area

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16.30 – 18.30 hrs Session 6: Gastric Carcinogenesis (Parallel Session)
Chair: José Machado, Hwoon-Yong Jung Room Okapi

16.30 – 16.50 06.01. A single H. pylori SNP controlling gastric cancer development
Friday

Steffen Backert, Erlangen, Germany

16.50 – 17.10 06.02. Cellular differentiation and neoplastic transformation of the gastric mucosa
Michael Sigal, Berlin, Germany
17.10 – 17.30 06.03. Gastric Cancer stem cells and metastasis
Christine Varon, Bordeaux, France
17.30 – 17.50 06.04. Impact of H. pylori infection on cancer immunotherapies
Dominique Velin, Lausanne, Switzerland
17.50 – 18.02 06.05. The humanized Leb mouse model with gastric cancer caused by life-long H. pylori
Saturday

infection
Artem Piddubnyi, Umea, Sweden
18.02 – 18.14 06.06. Study of Lactobacillus spp. effects on gastric carcinogenesis in the context of
Helicobacter pylori Infection
Marine Jauvain, Bordeaux, France
18.14 – 18.26 06.07. Beneficial effect of sodium hydrosulfide, the hydrogen sulfide (H2S) donor on
Helicobacter pylori (Hp)-infected fibroblasts in vitro. A key to therapeutic inhibition of Hp-
Sponsored Symposium

carcinogenesis?
Tomasz Brzozowski, Cracow, Poland

16.30 – 18.30 hrs Session 7: Microbiota modulation by FMT (Parallel Session)

Chair: Gianluca Ianiro, Josbert Keller Room Gorilla

16.30 – 16.50 07.01. FMT beyond Clostridioides difficile

Josbert Keller, Leiden, The Netherlands
16.50 – 17.10 07.02. FMT preparations: modification, lyophylization, or spores
Scientific Information

Christian Hvas, Aarhus, Denmark

17.10 – 17.20 07.03. Safety of FMT and prospective registries
Maria Vehreschild, Frankfurt, Germany
17.20 – 17.35 07.04. Gastric microbiome modulation via FMT and immunity
Juan Du, Solna, Sweden
17.35 – 17.50 07.05. Factors underlying FMT efficacy
Harry Sokol, Paris, France
17.50 – 18.02 07.06. Double-blinded randomized controlled trial assessing the effect of triple faecal
Acknowledgements

microbiota transplantation on hepatic steatosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver

disease
Bas Groenewegen, Leiden, The Netherlands
18.02 – 18.14 07.07. Comparative Efficacy of Encapsulated Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) and
FMT via rectal enema for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): A Double-blind, Randomized,
Placebo-controlled study (CAP-ENEMA FMT Trial)
Ratha-korn Vilaichone, Pathumthani, Thailand
18.14 – 18.26 07.08. Mycobial community in monozygotic and dizygotic twins
Konrad Lehr, Magdeburg, Germany
General Information

20.00 hrs Networking Dinner

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08.00 – 09.00 hrs Session 8: Memorial Talks
Chair: Annemieke Smet  Room Okapi

08.30 – 08.45 08.01. In Memoriam Michel Deltenre

Rufin Ntounda, Brussels, Belgium

Friday
08.45 – 09.00 08.02. In Memoriam Jose Pajares
Javier Gisbert, Madrid, Spain

09.00 – 11.00 hrs Session 9: H pylori management (Parallel Session)

Chair: Javier Gisbert, Colm O’Morain Room Okapi

09.00 – 09.20 09.01. The search for new drug targets and therapies
Sinead Smith, Dublin, Ireland

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09.20 – 09.40 09.02. Lessons from the first 10 years from the European H. pylori registry
Olga Nyssen, Madrid, Spain

09.40 – 10.00 09.03. Integration of antimicrobial susceptibility testing

David Graham, Houston, TX, USA

10.00 – 10.20 09.04. Personalised H pylori eradication treatment in Korea

Seong Woo Jeon, Daegu, Korea

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10.20 – 10.32 09.05. Use of machine learning models to predict failure of Helicobacter pylori eradication
therapy: A two country validation study
Wai Leung, Hong Kong

10.32 – 10.44 09.06. Susceptibility guided treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: Serbian study
experience
Vladimir Milivojevic, Belgrade, Serbia

10.44 – 10.56 09.07. Rifabutin-containing triple therapy versus bismuth quadruple therapy for Helicobacter
pylori rescue treatment: a Multicenter, randomized controlled trial

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Hong Lu, Shanghai, China

09.00 – 11.00 hrs Session 10: Diseases & Microbiota (Parallel Session)
Chair: Francesco Franceschi, Jae Gyu Kim Room Gorilla

09.00 – 09.20 10.01. Gastric cancer and microbiota

Emilie Bessède, Bordeaux, France

09.20 – 09.45 10.02. Mycobiota in cancer

Alexander Link, Magdeburg, Germany
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09.45 – 10.10 10.03. Leaky gut and circulating microbiome
Juozas Kupcinskas, Kaunas, Lithuania

10.10 – 10.26 10.05. CagA determines the microbiome changes and risk of colorectal cancer elicited by
Helicobacter pylori infection
Veronika Engelsberger, Munich, Germany

10.26 – 10.42 10.06. Lactobacillus - a new key player in gastric carcinogenesis?

Karla Vinasco, Kensington, Australia
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10.42 – 10.58 10.07. Urinary lithogenic profile and gut and urinary microbiota in patients with inflammatory
bowel disease
Irene Mignini, Rome, Italy

11.00 – 11.30 hrs Coffee Break  Atrium - Exhibition & Poster Area

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11.30 – 12.30 hrs Session 11: Sponsored Symposium

Chair: Colm O’Morain Room Okapi
See page 21 for details
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12.30 – 14.30 Lunch & Poster Viewing  Atrium - Exhibition & Poster Area

14.30 – 15.30 hrs Session 12: Debates – Search for the truth
Chair: Yaron Niv, Jan Tack Room Okapi

14.30 – 14.50 H.pylori is a protective factor for oesophageal disease

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14.30 – 14.40 12.01. Yes: Theodore Rokkas, Athens, Greece

14.40 – 14.50 12.02. No: Jan Bornschein, Oxford, UK

14.50 – 15.10 Acid suppression can cause gastric cancer

14.50 – 15.00 12.03. Yes: Chan Hyuk Park, Seoul, Korea

15.00 – 15.10 12.04. No: Peter Malfertheiner, Munich, Germany

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15.10 – 15.30 Microbiota in IBS: Chicken or egg?

15.10 – 15.20 12.05. Sébastien Kindt, Brussels, Belgium

15.20 – 15.30 12.06. Heiko de Schepper, Antwerp, Belgium

15.30 – 17.20 hrs Session 13: Updates in Helicobacter & Microbiota

Chair: Marcis Leja, Peter Malfertheiner Room Okapi

15.30 – 15.50 13.01. Carcinogenesis and Lymphomagenesis - basic aspects

Mario D’Elios, Siena, Italy
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15.50 – 16.10 13.02. Carcinogenesis and Lymphomagenesis - clinical aspects

Tamara Matysiak, Nantes, France

16.10 – 16.30 13.03. Gut microbiota and functional bowel disease

Jan Tack, Leuven, Belgium

16.30 – 16.50 13.04. Microbiota in reproductive health

Sarah Lebeer, Antwerp, Belgium

16.50 – 17.20 Clinical applications of gut microbiota (TANDEM TALK)

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16.50 – 17.05 13.05. Francis Chan, Hong Kong, China

17.05 – 17.20 13.06. Siew Ng, Hong Kong, China

17.20 – 18.30 hrs Session 14: Closing Session

Chair: Annemieke Smet, Francis Mégraud, José Machado Room Okapi

17.20 – 17.35 14.01. Genome and methylome variation in Helicobacter pylori infection - Relevance for
Disease, Antibiotic Resistance and Vaccine Development
Sebastian Suerbaum, Munich, Germany
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17.35 – 17.50 14.02. A world without H. pylori

Barry Marshall, Australia

17.50 – 18.00 14.03. Awarding of the Marshall and Warren Medal 2023 to Youri Glupczynski, Brussels,
Belgium
Francis Mégraud, France & Barry Marshall, Australia

18.00 – 18.10 14.04. Presentation of the Journal & Awarding of the best paper
Francesco Franceschi, Rome, Italy

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18 .10 – 18 .20 14.05. Awarding of the EHMSG Oral and Poster Awards
José Machado, Porto, Portugal

18 .20 – 18 .30 14.06. Presentation of the next meeting in Porto, Portugal

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José Machado, Porto, Portugal

Closing Remarks

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Poster Presentations
IMPORTANT NOTE: Posters are on display for two days. Posters need to be taken off by the author after the
lunch break on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Posters not removed until then will be removed by the staff.
Posters will be discarded, and neither kept, stored nor sent to the authors after the meeting.
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Please note that the organisers cannot assume any liability for loss, theft or damage of posters displayed in the
poster area.

Format
The usable surface on the poster board is 90 cm width x 150 cm height (portrait format).
Adhesive material will be made available.
Mounting & Removal
Mounting of posters is possible on Friday, September 8, 2023 from 8.00 - 10.00 hrs.
Saturday

Removal on Saturday, September 9, 2023, from 14.30 - 15.30 hrs.

Poster Presenters: you will find your poster board number in the author index of the online abstract book, as well
as in the notification mail we have sent to you.

The presence at the poster of one of the authors is mandatory during the following poster round times:
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Friday, September 8, 2023 | 12.30 - 14.00 hrs Atrium - Exhibition & Poster Area

Poster Session 1: Helicobacter 1 | Poster Numbers P01.01 - P01.11

Chair: Javier Gisbert & Véronique Yvette Miendje Deyi

Poster Session 2: Helicobacter 2 | Poster Numbers P02.01 - P02.13

Chair: Sébastien Kindt & Ruffin Ntounda
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Poster Session 3: Helicobacter 3 | Poster Numbers P03.01 - P03.12

Chair: Dulciene Queiroz & Colm O’Morain

Poster Session 4: Helicobacter 4 | Poster Numbers P04.01 - P04.11

Chair: Theodore Rokkas & Peter Malfertheiner
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Poster Session 5: Helicobacter 5 | Poster Numbers P05.01 - P05.11

Chair: Juozas Kupcinskas & Jan Bornschein

Poster Session 6: Helicobacter 6 | Poster Numbers P06.01 - P06.11

Chair: Emilie Bessede & Christian Schulz

Poster Session 7: Cancer 1 | Poster Numbers P07.01 - P07.12

Chair: Ari Ristimaki & Herbert Tilg
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Poster Session 8: Cancer 2 | Poster Numbers P08.01 - P08.11

Chair: José Machado & Steffen Backert

Poster Session 9: Cancer 3 | Poster Numbers P09.01 - P09.11

Chair: Marcis Leja & Constanza Camargo

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Poster Presentations

Saturday, September 9, 2023 | 12.30 - 14.30 hrs Atrium - Exhibition & Poster Area

Friday
Poster Session 10: Helicobacter 7 | Poster Numbers P10 .01 - P01 .15
Chair: Marie Joossens & Nele Brusselaers

Poster Session 11: Helicobacter 8 | Poster Numbers P11 .01 - P11 .15
Chair: Josbert Keller & Yaron Niv

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Poster Session 12: Helicobacter 9 | Poster Numbers P12 .01 - P12 .15
Chair: Massimo Rugge & Thomas Boren

Poster Session 13: Helicobacter 10 | Poster Numbers P13 .01 - P13 .14
Chair: Alexander Link & Sinead Smith

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Poster Session 14: Helicobacter 11 | Poster Numbers P14 .01 - P14 .16
Chair: David Graham & Jan Tack

Poster Session 15: Microbiota 1 | Poster Numbers P15 .01 - P15 .10
Chair: Gianluca Ianiro & Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović

Poster Session 16: Microbiota 2 | Poster Numbers P16 .01 - P16 .09
Chair: Georgina Hold & Mario D’Elios

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Poster Session 17: Microbiota 3 | Poster Numbers P17 .01 - P17 .09
Chair: Benedicte De Winter & Francesco Franceschi

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Oral Presentations

Commercial Disclosure information

Due to EACCME regulations, authors are requested to disclose possible conflicts of interest on the first slide.
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A conflict of interest is any situation in which a speaker or immediate family members have interests, and those
may cause a conflict with the current presentation. Conflicts of interest do not preclude the delivery of the talk, but
should be explicitly declared. These may include financial interests (e.g. owning stocks of a related company, having
received honoraria, consultancy fees), research interests (research support by grants or otherwise), organisational
interests and gifts.
If you have nothing to disclose, please state “I have no commercial disclosure” instead of the table.

Speaking Time
Saturday

The chairpersons of your session will be strict in allowing no more than the time allotted to your presentation.
Remember to allow some time for the changeover of speakers and chairperson’s introduction, and for questions and
discussion.
Make yourself known to the chairpersons and/or the room assistant in your session room before the beginning of the
session.

Projection and Technical Settings

All rooms are equipped with a data projector for Power Point presentation only.
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Presentation Format is 16:9

Handing in Your Presentation:

Preferrably your PPT presentation is sent via WeTransfer or Dropbox (or similar) link to the conference office before
the conference.

It must in any case be handed over to the technician in the Speakers’ ready room “Stanley Room” in a break at
least 2 hours before your talk either via USB-Memory Stick or USB-External Drives (30 minutes for talks in the first
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morning sessions).

General hints and tips

Like all of us, you will have sat through many conference talks, some good and some bad. We have all been to talks
which failed to communicate their message because the speaker spoke impossibly fast, perhaps in a very indistinct
way, or flashed through large numbers of slides so crammed with detail that nobody could follow them.

So please:
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• Make yourself known to the chairpersons and/or the room assistant in your session room before
the beginning of the session.
• Remember that the vast majority of the audience are not native English speakers - speak clearly
(whether or not English is your native tongue) and not too fast
• Plan an average of no more than 1 slide per minute, in most cases
• Keep your Powerpoints simple. In text slides, use no more than ten lines per slide,
with ample space between the lines, and no more than seven words per line in suitably large lettering
• Leave sufficient space between the text and the edge of the slide/screen.
Some data projectors may not display the very border of the slide/presentation.
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Saturday, September 9, 2023

11.30 - 12.30 hrs Industry Sponsored Satellite Symposium Room Okapi

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Chair: Colm O’Morain, Dublin, Ireland

Latin American H. pylori register, an OPGE/AEG multicenter collaborative initiative

Prof . Dr . Diego Reyes Placencia, Chile

Helicobacter Pylori research in Africa : A Hospital-based Survey of Facilities in Africa

Prof . Dr . Stella Smith, Lagos, Nigeria

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Helicobacter pylori diagnostic tests used in Europe: results of over 34,000 patients from the European
Registry on Helicobacter pylori Management (Hp-EuReg)
Prof . Dr . Laimas Jonaitis, Kaunas, Lithuania

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Registration Details

Registration Fees in EURO

Friday

until July 1, July 2 - August

Payment received On Site
2023 20, 2023
Regular Participant 350,- 450,- 550,-
Young Scientists <35yrs 180,- 230,- 280,-
Students <30yrs 110,- 150,- 180,-
Industry Representatives 480,- 580,- 680,-
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Members of the Paediatric Task Force 250,- 280,- 310,-

Combined PGC & EHMSG - Regular 480,- 580,- 680,-
Combined PGC & EHMSG - Young Scientists 280,- 330,- 380,-
Combined PGC & EHMSG - Students 220,- 250,- 280,-
Combined PGC & EHMSG - Industry 580,- 680,- 780,-
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Combined PGC & EHMSG - Paediatric Task

350,- 380,- 390,-
Force
Postgraduate Course ONLY 160,- 180,- 410,-
Welcome Reception | Thursday, September 7,
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2023 (Event fully booked)*
Conference Dinner | Friday, September 8, 2023** 75,- 75,- 75,-**
Lunch Ticket (per day)*** 25,- 25,- not available on site
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* no fee but registration was mandatory . (Event fully booked)

** Purchasing tickets on site is subject to availability
*** Lunch tickets had to be pre-ordered and cannot be purchased on site

Payment of Registration fees may be made either cash in Euro or by Credit Card (Diners Club, Mastercard and Visa) .

Please note
The early and regular registration fees were only applicable, if they have been credited to the congress account
before the respective deadlines. Registering before July 1, 2023 resp . August 20, 2023 without performing an actual
payment was not sufficient to benefit from the respective reductions.
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What is covered by the registration fee?

• Admission to all scientific sessions and the exhibition
• Admission to the Welcome Reception - Limited attendance . Ticket mandatory, subject to availability
• Programme book
• Access to the Online Abstract Book
• Refreshments during coffee breaks
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General Information in alphabetical order.

More information can be found on the EHMSG 2023 website at www.workshop.ehmsg.org - see “General Information”

Access the Conference Venue

The Flanders Meeting and Convention Center Antwerp (FMCCA) is located in the heart of the city of Antwerp,
just a ten minute walk from the historic city centre. Its location next to Antwerp Central Station guarantees easy
accessibility by public transport, with train, tram, and bus stops within walking distance . A good number of car parks
are also available in the vicinity . See www .workshop .ehmsg .org/venue for more information

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Badges
Participants should collect name badges from the conference registration desk. As only registered participants will be
permitted to attend the Scientific Sessions, the Exhibition and poster areas, you are kindly asked to wear your badge
when entering the congress venue.

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Cancellations and Refunds
Notice of cancellation had to be made in writing by email or fax to the Congress Office.
The policy for refunding registration fees is as follows:
Written cancellation received:
- Until July 5, 2023: 50% refund - From July, 6, 2023: no refund
The date of the email or fax ID is the basis for considering refunds. Refunds will be made after the congress.

Certificate of Attendance

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Confirmations of attendance will be issued after completion of a post-conference online survey

Cash Dispensers
ATMs are available close to the conference venue. Local currency (EUR) can also be obtained from banks and
exchange bureaus.

CME Credits
The “XXXVIth International Workshop on Helicobacter and Microbiota in Inflammation and Cancer” was granted a

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total of 13 European CME credits (ECMEC) the Postgraduate Course on “Where basic scientists meet clinicians:
novel insights in microbiota interactions and their clinical utility” was granted a total of 7 European CME credits
(ECMEC) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).

Coffee Breaks and Lunch

During the session breaks refreshments (coffee, tea, and water) will be served free of charge to participants wearing
name badges. Lunch tickets for Thursday (EHMSG Postgraduate Course), Friday and Saturday (EHMSG Workshop)
had to be pre-ordered and cannot be purchased on site. Lunch tickets are not refundable.

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Conference Venue
XXXVIth Workshop of the EHMSG:
Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp | Entrance Elisabeth Center Antwerp
Koningin Astridplein 26 | 2018 Antwerp │ Belgium

Cover Picture
Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1797747562

Currency
The official currency of Belgium is the Euro (EUR).
1 EUR = 0,85 GBP = 1,08 USD = 158 JPY = 0,95 CHF = 11,91 SEK = 7,44 DKK = 1,69 AUD = 1,47 CAD = 1,45 KRW Acknowledgements
as per date of printing

Electricity Supply
For Belgium there are two associated plug types, types C and E. Plug type C is the plug which has two round pins
and plug type E is the plug which has two round pins and a hole for the socket’s male earthing pin. Belgium operates
on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz. See: https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/belgium/

GSM cell phone roaming

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GSM cell/mobile phone roaming is available without any problems for all major international providers. It is advisable
to inquire at your provider which roaming company in Belgium offers the cheapest tariffs for EU and non-EU contracts.

Internet
You will find Internet cafés throughout the city.
Free WIFI is available at the conference venue.

Language
The official language of the workshop is English (no simultaneous translation).
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Liability
In registering for the EHMSG 2023 participants agree that neither the organising committee nor the congress office
assume any liability whatsoever . Participants are requested to make their own arrangements in respect of health
and travel . Furthermore, the organisers cannot assume any liability for changes in the programme due to external or
unforeseen circumstances and force majeure .
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Opening hours of the Registration Desk at the Conference venue

EHMSG Postgraduate Course
Thursday, September 7, 2023: 07 .30 – 18 .00 hrs
EHMSG Workshop
Friday, September 8, 2023: 07 .30 – 18 .30 hrs
Saturday, September 9, 2023: 08 .00 – 18 .00 hrs
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Poster Removal
The organisers cannot assume any liability for loss or damage of posters displayed in the poster area . Posters that
were not removed, will be removed and will not be kept nor mailed to the author after the meeting . See detailed in
formation in the “scientific information” section on page 18 of the program.

Safety - Crime
Visitor safety is generally adequate, like in any other major European city . You can walk everywhere using common sense .
Pick pocketing in heavily visited tourist zones or in public transport lines might be a concern .
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Unfortunately experience has shown that some basic precautionary measures should always be kept in mind in any city:
- Do not carry important items like flight tickets, passports etc. with you when visiting the conference or strolling
through the city, leave them in the hotel safe during your stay . Rather carry a Xerox copy of your passport or an
identity card with you .
- Try not to carry all documents, money, credit cards and other essential items and valuables in one bag. If it is lost
or stolen, everything will be gone and might be difficult to replace on short notice, especially passports and visa to
return to your country of residence .
- Take off your name badge when leaving the conference venue, it will make you easily identifiable as a tourist.
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Smoking Policy
The EHMSG 2023 Workshop is a “No-smoking-Conference” .

Social Media Policy

EHMSG supports the use of social media around the EHMSG conference to network with your colleagues and friends
attending the meeting . Please do however respect the EHMSG social media guidelines, including the following:

Dos:
- You may blog or tweet about content of the talks, unless the speaker explicitly asks you not to share either the entire
talk or specific details or slides.
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- Communicate in a respectful and considerate way, and show your criticism in a fair, constructive and professional
manner .
- Do remember that people who will read your tweets are not necessarily professionals, but also patients,
policymakers, members of the media, and the general public .

Don’ts:
- The use of photography, video, or other type of recording devices in oral sessions (plenary, educational, concurrent
sessions and symposia) and poster sessions at the EHMSG conference is strictly prohibited . Hence posting pictures
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or videos of these sessions on any social media platform, blogs, or websites, etc ., is also strictly prohibited .
- Do not capture or re-distribute data presented at the EHMSG conference as this may jeopardize the subsequent
publication of the data in a scientific journal. Powerpoint presentations must not be photographed under any
circumstances. Do respect journal embargo policies and the work of your colleagues!
- Refrain from engaging in personal attacks or showing rude behaviour .
- Offensive and disrespectful behaviour, sales-oriented, self-promoting, or otherwise inappropriate comments will
not be tolerated .
- Participants should not post copyrighted or trademarked material or material protected by other intellectual
property rights .

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Staff
Should you have any questions, the congress staff will be pleased to help you.

Taxis, Public Transportation, Bike Rental

Friday
Please see https://visit.antwerpen.be/en/info/taxi_en

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Microbiota in Health and Disease
The official journal of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group – EHMSG, is focused on all issues
related to the role of microbiota in maintaining health or promoting diseases, not only confined to the GI tract. Its

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scope ranges from publishing papers on novelties in basic science, translational research, clinical trials and new
therapeutic options, in order to supply international researchers with a valuable platform of discussion of challenges
and opportunities in the field of microbiota.

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Acknowledgements

You are kindly invited to submit your valuable paper

completely FREE OF CHARGE

For submissions please visit the website: https://www.microbiotajournal.com

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Networking Events

Thursday, September 7, 2023, 19.00 hrs

Networking Event hosted by the City of Antwerp taking place at the Antwerp City Hall
Friday

Free for registered participants, however registration for this event was mandatory.
Tickets will be collected onsite
Event Fully Booked
Saturday
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Friday, September 8, 2023, 20.00 hrs

EHMSG Networking Evening at the HORTA Art Nouveau Room
A ticket is required and will be checked at the entrance - EUR 75,- per ticket
A few tickets are still available for onsite purchase
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