Events
Central and Eastern European Conference on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
28 05 2026
On 23–24 May 2026, the Division of Biological, Medical, and Geosciences of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences and the Lithuanian Society of Gastroenterologists held the scientific and practical conference on inflammatory bowel diseases in Central and Eastern Europe ‘Innovations and their impact’.
Prof. Milan Lukaš (Czech Republic) delivering his presentation
The conference, which was attended by gastroenterologists from Bulgaria, Romania, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, focused on the latest biological and targeted therapy methods used to treat ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Currently, as many as 11 innovative drugs have been developed to treat these autoimmune diseases.
Moments from the conference
Invited presentations were delivered by Prof. Christopher Ma (Canada), Dr Gareth Parkes (United Kingdom), Prof. Gediminas Kiudelis, Prof. Laimas Jonaitis, Prof. Juozas Kupčinskas (Lithuania), Prof. Milan Lukaš (Czech Republic), Dr Christina Karapanou (Finland), Prof. Aldis Pukitis (Latvia), and other speakers.
Conference organisers and participants
Complex clinical cases were analysed in working groups, and the latest treatment algorithms were discussed in panel discussions.
Limas Kupčinskas, Chair of the Division of Biological, Medical, and Geosciences of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
Photos by Virginija Valuckienė and Rūta Verseckaitė
