Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) & Liver Ultrasound (LUS)
To apply for participation in the Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) and Liver Ultrasound (LUS), please complete the respective form below:
Application Deadline: 1 April 2026
Application Deadline: 1 April 2026
NEW!!! ESPGHAN Liver Ultrasound Workshop
Wednesday, 25 June 2026, 13:30 - 17:30
Liver US Learning Zone (Hands-On)
Aim: to provide high quality and comprehensive liver ultrasound skills for pediatric gastroenterologists (both theoretical and practical) for performing a standardized and effective bed-side examination for the paediatric patient.
At ESPGHAN meeting in Lille, France a pilot workshop of liver ultrasound will take place. The meeting will accommodate 1 group of 25 delegates. The group will be divided in to smaller groups depending on their experience. Each group will be able to gain hands-on training under the supervision of experts.
Participants will be selected based on the time of registration, accessibility to an ultrasound machine (including a commitment letter) and national/center diversity.
ESPGHAN intestinal ultrasound (IUS) hands-on qualifying programme:
ESPGHAN STEP 4 IUS
25-06-2026, 14:00 - 16:30 (THEORETICAL EXAM)
ESPGHAN HANDS-ON IUS STEP 2
26-06-2026, 08:30 - 12:30 (Healthy Volunteers) 26-06-2026, 13:00 - 15:00 (Patients)
ESPGHAN HANDS-ON EXAM STEP 4 (WITH PATIENTS)
26-06-2026, 15:30 - 16:30 (EXAM WITH PATIENTS)
Aim: to provide high quality and comprehensive intestinal ultrasound skills for paediatric gastroenterologists for performing a standardized and effective bed-side examination for the paediatric patient.
ESPGHAN structured a 4 steps qualification program consisted of 4 steps:
Step 1: Online theoretical introduction to IUS in the paediatric patient (3-4 hours). To be performed within 2-4 weeks prior to the hands-on event.
Step 2: A hands-on event of two half days. The selected participants will participate in numerous hands-on sessions in small groups with real patients, led by ESPGHAN IUS experts.
Step 3: Hands-on practice (at least 50 examinations) in an ESPGHAN approved qualifying center.
Step 4: An advanced workshop including lectures and case presentations of complicated IUS IBD patients.
This step will be available for participants who successfully complete steps 1-3.
Exam and certification
Each participant, who will successfully finish all 1-4 steps will be able to take a theoretical and practical exam during the Annual EPSGHAN Meeting.
A formal ESPGHAN certificate will be provided upon successful completion of the entire qualification and passing the practical and theoretical exam.
We offer a step 2 course (hands-on) to be performed during the ESPGHAN annual meeting in Lille and a theoretical step 1 (on-line) taking place up to 2-4 weeks prior to the annual meeting.
The annual meeting will accommodate one group of 30 delegates (divided into small groups of 5) with each having 3-hour online course 2-4 weeks prior to the meeting and a 6 hours practical hands-on experience during the meeting
Participants will be selected based on the time of registration, accessibility to an ultrasound machine (including a commitment letter) and national/center diversity.