Skills sessions cover systematic upper GI examination, colonoscopy, side-viewing endoscopy, EUS, acute non-variceal bleeding, polypectomy, foreign body removal, image-enhanced endoscopy and the decision points in everyday practice. AIG LIVE 2026 runs 4–5 December 2026 at HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad, with live endoscopy from the AIG Endo Suites in Hall A through both days.
8 Endoscopy Basics & Skills sessions at AIG LIVE 2026 Day 1 · Hall A · 9.00–10.40 AM
Endoscopic Skills – A Must for ALL 9.00–9.12 AM Standardization of Upper GI Endoscopy – Systematic Examination, Early Detection Noriya Uedo 9.12–9.24 AM Mastering the Art of Colonoscopy Michal Kaminski 9.24–9.30 AM Discussion 9.30–9.42 AM The Art of Side-Viewing Endoscopy Mahesh Goenka 9.42–9.54 AM How to Be WISEr at EUS? Dong Wan Seo 9.54–10.00 AM Discussion 10.00–10.12 AM Practical Tips to Stop Acute Non-Variceal Bleeding Ajay Kumar 10.12–10.24 AM Basics of Colonoscopic Polypectomy Nalini Guda 10.24–10.36 AM Foreign Bodies – Tips and Tricks for Safe Removal Sandeep Nijhawan 10.36–10.40 AM Discussion Basics & Skills
Day 1 · Hall B · 10.00–11.00 AM
The “Decision Point” – Choose Your Next Step? 10.00–10.12 AM Patient with Symptoms of GERD, Refractory to PPI Prateek Sharma 10.12–10.24 AM Incidentally Detected Barrett’s at Endoscopy Krish Raghunath 10.24–10.30 AM Discussion 10.30–10.42 AM Routine Endoscopy for Dyspepsia, Incidentally Found: Sub-Epithelial Lesion in Stomach Sonmoon Mohapatra 10.42–10.54 AM Routine Endoscopy for Dyspepsia, Incidentally Found: Duodenal Nodule Nilay Mehta 10.54–11.00 AM Discussion Basics & Skills
Day 1 · Hall B · 2.00–2.40 PM
Image Enhanced Endoscopy Master Class 2.00–2.08 PM Normal First – The Foundation for Lesion Detection Amit Dutta 2.08–2.16 PM Atrophic Gastritis, Intestinal Metaplasia Mohnish Chhabra 2.16–2.20 PM Discussion 2.20–2.28 PM Early Esophageal Cancer Shrihari Anikhindi 2.28–2.36 PM Early Gastric Cancer Ashutosh Mohapatra 2.36–2.40 PM Discussion Third Space & Resection Basics & Skills
Day 2 · Breakfast table 1 · 8.00–9.00 AM
Women Shaping the Future of Gastroenterology Discussants: Jeanin van Hooft , Shannon Chan , Sigh Pichamol Jirapinyo , Xiaobei Luo , Asma Al Kandari
Basics & Skills
Day 2 · Breakfast table 2 · 8.00–9.00 AM
Mastering Electrosurgery in the Endoscopy Suite Expert discussants: Horst Neuhaus , Pradeep Bhandari
Basics & Skills Third Space & Resection
Day 2 · Breakfast table 5 · 8.00–9.00 AM
Endo-Pathology – How Endoscopists Can Maximise the Yield Noriya Uedo , Anuradha Sekharan
Basics & Skills
Day 2 · Breakfast table 6 · 8.00–9.00 AM
EUS for Beginners – A Roadmap to EUS Anatomy Speakers: Jimil Shah, Piramanayagam, Monika Jain, Nikhil Sonthalia
Pancreato-Biliary Anatomy – Stomach Station Pancreato-Biliary Anatomy – Duodenum Station Mediastinal Anatomy (10 min) Rectal Anatomy (10 min) EUS Basics & Skills
Day 2 · Hall B · 4.35–5.10 PM
How I Do It? 4.35–4.43 PM EndoFLIP-Guided POEM Asma Al Kandari 4.43–4.51 PM Device-Assisted EFTR Sukrit Sud 4.51–4.59 PM Endovac Therapy for GI Fistulae Shiran Shetty 4.59–5.07 PM PEG & PEJ Placement GS Lamba 5.07–5.10 PM Discussion Third Space & Resection Basics & Skills
Also see: ERCP · Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) · Third Space Endoscopy & Resection · Endobariatric & Metabolic Endoscopy · Endohepatology · IBD & Small Bowel Endoscopy · AI & Innovations in Endoscopy · Complications & Rescue
