Acute Upper GI bleeding: What to do BEFORE endoscopy!

Professor Mario Dinis-Ribeiro is chair of the Department of Medicine at the Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center, and professor at the Porto Faculty of Medicine in Portugal. Mario is also currently the Secretary General of the World Endoscopy Organization, and served as ESGE President between 2019 and 2021. Together with host Professor Ian Gralnek, this important topic is tackled, with updates given to help guide a busy endoscopist to deliver risk-stratified, quality-driven management of gastric precancerous conditions. Professor Ribeiro is the perfect person with whom to discuss gastric cancer, as the lead author of the 'MAPS III Guideline', one of the most-read publications on esge.com. Read this important pubication in full here: https://www.esge.com/management-of-epithelial-precancerous-conditions-and-early-neoplasia-of-the-stomach-maps-iii-esge-ehmsg-esp-guideline-update-2025

PD Dr Henriette Heinrich, Head of Endoscopy at the Clarence Abdominal Center at the University of Basel, Switzerland, returns for a part two! Henriette shares her experience on how to best to tackle foreign bodies. Whether you are just starting your career or are a seasoned endoscopist, Henriette's words of wisdom are not just informative, but entertaining too. The discussion covers tips on equipment, how to gauge what is and is not an emergency, and how to work effectively with your hospital team. If you'd like to go back to part one, it was released in April 2026, as our forth episode.

Dr Roos Pouw from the University Medical Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is a recognized international expert in Barrett's Esophagus, and is the senior author of the recent ESGE Barrett's guideline. Tune in to hear her discussion with host ESGE Past President Professor Ian Gralnek about how she ensures successful diagnosis of BE, with plenty of practical clinical tips to help improve your endoscopy practice. Watch out for later down the series when Roos will be back for part 2, on surveillance of BE.

Live from ESGE Days in Milan! Professor Maria Pellise, Head of Endoscopy at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona, shares her guidance on when, where and how to use cold snare or hot snare techniques when resecting polyps in the colon. Maria and Ian found time to debate this fundamental skill for endoscopists on the Spotlight Stage at ESGE Days 2026, and they talk over how they approach certain scenarios, offering practical clinical tips to help improve your endoscopy practice.

Dr John Morris is a Consulting Gastroenterologist at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in Glasgow, Scotland, and a senior author of many original publications in upper GI bleeding including the new Endoscopic diagnosis and management of peptic ulcer bleeding ESGE Guideline – Update 2026 LINK: https://www.esge.com/endoscopic-diagnosis-and-management-of-peptic-ulcer-bleeding-update-2026 This episode tackles a subject many endoscopists are keen to stay up-to-date on, and John and Ian talk about the latest research in this area, share how they approach certain scenarios, and offer practical clinical tips to help you stay calm when you see red!

Professor Stig Laursen, from the department of gastroenterology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark, is one of the authors on the recently published Endoscopic diagnosis and management of peptic ulcer bleeding ESGE Guideline – Update 2026. Stig has an encyclopedic knowledge of the research in upper GI bleeding, which has to be heard to be believed! The discussion covers the most important studies in this field, Stig's expert recommendations, and our own personal experiences from our departments.

PD Dr Henriette Heinrich, Head of Endoscopy at the Clarence Abdominal Center at the University of Basel, Switzerland, shares her experience on how to best to tackle food impactions. Whether you are just starting your career or are a seasoned endoscopist, Henriette's words of wisdom are not just informative, but entertaining too. The discussion covers tips on equipment, how to work effectively with your team, plus how to ensure the best post-endoscopy management. Watch out for later down the series when Henriette will be back for a part 2 on Foreign Bodies.

Professor Torsten Beyna, from the Evangelical Hospital Dusseldorf, in Germany, is a world expert in all things ERCP. ESGE Past President Professor Ian M Gralnek talks with him about one of the most basic, fundamental, and challenging intervention in ERCP, the cannulation. Whether you are just starting your career or are a seasoned endoscopist, Torsten's words of wisdom are essential listening.

Dr Manmeet Matharoo, consultant gastroenterologist with a clinical focus on colonoscopy at St Mark’s Hospital in London, UK, talks with ESGE Past President Professor Ian M Gralnek about what makes a successful colonoscopy. Manmeet shares the secrets to her practice, and whether you are just starting your career or are a seasoned endoscopist, the conversation makes for essential listening, covering sedation, bowel prep, devices, photo documentation, and much more!

Dr Miguel Areia shares his ‘back to basics’ guide on how to perform a high-quality upper GI endoscopy exam. Whether you are just starting your career or are a seasoned endoscopist, Miguel’s words of wisdom are essential listening - he is the lead author of ESGE’s recent paper Performance Measures for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: an Quality Improvement Initiative – Update 2025 (https://www.esge.com/performance-measures-for-upper-gi-endoscopy-esge-quality-improvement-initiative-update-2025).