Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) & Liver Ultrasound (LUS)
The Application period closed on 1 April 2026. Thank you to everyone who has submitted an application. The committee will carefully review all applications, and selected candidates will be notified with further instructions on completing the registration process and payment for attending the workshop.
NEW!!! ESPGHAN Liver Ultrasound Workshop
Thursday, 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.