Sessions

 

Session 1

 

Tuesday, September 1
8:00 – 10:00 am

Room: Camille Blanc

 

 

Neurophysiology

From the esophagus to the Brain and back again 

 

Chairs: Richard W. McCallum (USA) – Asbjørn Drewes (Denmark)

Discussant: Adam D. Farmer (UK)

 

• Overview of the neurophysiology of the esophagus with reference to pain.
  Richard W. McCallum (USA)
• Novel technologies to investigate esophageal physiology.
  C. Prakash Gyawali (USA)
• Investigating the esophageal mucosal barrier in painful esophageal disorders.
  Adam D. Farmer (UK)
• Imaging of esophageal pain – fMRI.          
  Jens Frøkjaer (Denmark)
• Imaging of esophageal pain – DTI.         
  Jens Frøkjaer (Denmark)
• The effect of personality on esophageal pain.   
  James Ruffle (UK)
• Can physical exercise modulate esophageal pain?  
  Christina Brock (Denmark)
• Physiological vagal modulation of esophageal pain.
  Adam D. Farmer (UK)
• Electrical vagal modulation of esophageal pain.
  Christina Brock (Denmark)
• Esophageal pharmacotherapy in the 21st century – beyond PPIs.
  Carmelo Scarpignato (Italy)