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Women in IBD

EU Focus Meeting

Updating Knowledge & Clinical Practice in 2025


Meliá Barajas, Av. de Logroño, 305, Barajas, 28042 Madrid, Spain

November 21 - 22, 2025

Interested in supporting this meeting? Reach out to us here:

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Co-chair

Millie D. Long, MD

UNC School of Medicine, NC

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Co-chair

Joana Torres, MD

Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Portugal

Dear Colleagues and Friends,


We are delighted to extend our warmest invitation to the multinational congress Women in IBD EU Focus 2025, to be held at Meliá Barajas, Av. de Logroño, 305, Barajas, 28042 Madrid, Spain on the 21st of November, 2025 to the 22nd of November, 2025.


This congress provides pivotal collaboration aimed at advancing Women in IBD research and patient treatment.


This congress presents an opportunity for medical professionals to engage in the exchange of knowledge, expertise, and insights, as well as networking with leading experts from around the world.


Engage in riveting presentations, participate in thought-provoking debates, round-table discussions, and connect with peers at informal social gatherings.



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Agenda & Faculty

Women in IBD EU Focus Meeting, Friday 21 November 2025 - Saturday 22 November 2025

8:00 AM

Registration Opens

8:50 AM

Welcome and Introduction from Dr. Joana Torres & Dr. Millie D. Long

Session 1: The Future of IBD or Looking into the Crystal Ball

9:00 AM

Global Epidemiology of IBD: Implications for the Future

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Tine Jess, MD

Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

9:20 AM

What to Expect in the Pipeline: Novel Therapies in IBD

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Britta Siegmund, MD

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

9:40 AM

Applying Novel Monitoring and Treatment Strategies in IBD

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Triana Lobaton, MD

Universitair Ziekenhuis Ghent, Belgium

10:00 AM

Panel Discussion

10:30 AM

Coffee Break

10:50 AM

Early (er) Diagnosis: Lessons learned from Pediatrics

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Lissy de Ridder, MD

Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

11:10 AM

Early intervention in CD and UC - for whom?

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Naila Arebi, MD

St. Mark’s Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK

11:30 AM

Early Surgery in IBD – for whom?

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Susana Ourô, MD

Hospital da Luz Lisbon, Portugal

11:50 AM

Panel Discussion

12:20 PM

Industry Supported Independent Expert Discussion

1:05 PM

Lunch Break + Faculty and Fellow Photo

Session 3: Endoscopy and IBD

1:55 PM

Role of Endoscopy in Post-Operative Crohn’s Disease

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Yamile Zabana, MD

Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Spain

2:15 PM

Update on Endoscopic Surveillance in IBD in 2025: Best Practices

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Pauline Riviere, MD

KU Leuven, Belgium

2:35 PM

Monitoring Disease Activity During Pregnancy and the Postpartum

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Mette Julsgaard, MD

Aarhus University Hospital | AUH, Denmark

2:55 PM

Panel Discussion

3:25 PM

Coffee Break

Session 4: Women’s Health in IBD

3:45 PM

Rectovaginal Fistulas: Surgical and Medical Management

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Susana Ourô, MD

Hospital da Luz Lisbon, Portugal

4:05 PM

Sexuality and IBD

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Marta Calvo Moya, MD

Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Spain

4:25 PM

Pregnancy and the post-pregnancy period

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Uma Mahadevan, MD

UCSF Health, San Francisco, CA

4:45 PM

Panel Discussion & Take-home points from day 1

5:15 PM

Adjourn