Assa A. & Vangelis G.: three tricky cases along the new UC guideline

Assa A. & Vangelis G.: three tricky cases along the new UC guideline

ESPGHAN Podcast · 2025-06-19
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Today’s podcast is a change of pace.It showcases not only Prof Dr Amit Assa, offering his expertise in approaches to treatment of paediatric ulcerative colitis, but also Dr Vangelis Giamouris, a member of Young ESPGHAN who sits on the Education Committee.

Dr Giamouris has put his head over the parapet: not your usual interviewer, but instead Vangelis will shoot questions at Prof Assa; Prof Assa will shoot answers back; and the listeners can enjoy the firefight.

Vangelis, may the odds be ever in your favour!

Dr Giamouris was granted his medical degree at the University of Thessaly, trained in paediatrics in Athens at the Agia Sofia Children’s Hospital, and at present works at King’s College Hospital (London). He presents three clinical scenarios that involve aspects of paediatric ulcerative colitis to Prof Assa for his perspective on diagnosis and treatment.

Prof Assa is from Israel, where he trained. After a post-graduate fellowship in Toronto at the Hospital for Sick Children, he returned to Israel, where he chairs the Institute for Pediatric Gastroenterology at Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot. He is also a full professor of pediatrics at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

In his comments on Dr Giamouris’ clinical vignettes, he illustrates the principles set out in the recently updated ESPGHAN / NASPGHAN guidelines for physicians addressing paediatric ulcerative colitis — guidelines which are cited below.

Now let the games begin!

Literature – pending publicationManagement of Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis, Part 1: Ambulatory Care — An Updated Evidence-based Consensus Guideline from the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization

Management of Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis, Part 2: Acute Severe Colitis — An Updated Evidence-based Consensus Guideline from the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization

Prof. Assa´s favourite song: James Taylor - Fire and Rain

ESPGHAN favourite Songs can be found on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0YIHKjxITLEm9XNyHyypTo

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