Conference Nordic HPB - NOLCA, AARHUS
24 – 25 September 2026
Thursday, September 24 - NORDIC HPB
08.30 - 09.00 Registration and coffee
09.00 - 09.10 Welcome by President Roland Andersson and Local Organizing Committee
SESSION 1 PANCREAS Chair: Stefan Burgdorf (Copenhagen) & Dyre Kleive (Oslo)
09.10 - 09.25 Pancreatic cysts – a less restrictive approach, Martin Graversen, Copenhagen
09.25 - 09.40 Chemotherapy for (borderline) resectable pancreatic cancer, Knut Jørgen Labori, Oslo
09.40 - 09.55 Arterial resections in pancreatic cancer surgery – a nationwide perspective, Claus Fristrup, Odense
09.55 - 10.05 Early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in new-onset diabetes, Daniel Ansari, Lund
10.05 - 10.15 Upfront surgery for jaundiced pancreatic cancer patientsy, Dominique Lisa Birrer, Stockholm
10.15 - 10.45 Coffee break and exhibition
SESSION 2 PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT IN HPB SURGERY
Chair: Frank Mortensen (Aarhus) & Roland Andersson (Lund)
10.45 - 11.15 State-of-the-art presentation: ERAS, Henrik Kehlet, Copenhagen
11.15 - 11.45 How to achieve textbook outcome in HPB surgery? Flavio Rocha, USA
11.45 - 12.00 Perioperative management from a nursing perspective, Ida Hovdenak, Aarhus
12.00 - 12.15 Timing of surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy in HPB cancers, Arne Westergaard, Oslo
12.15 - 12.30 Panel discussion. How can we further improve perioperative outcomes? All speakers from Session 2
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch and exhibition
SESSION 3 STATE-OF-THE-ART ERCP – HOW TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL OUTCOMES?
Chair: Anja Bjørnskov (Aarhus) & Jenny Rystedt (Lund)
13.30 - 13.40 Volume-outcomes associations, Nikolaj Sølvsten, Aarhus
13.40 - 13.50 The Danish perspective, John Karstensen, Hvidovre
13.50 - 14.00 The Norwegian perspective, Kim Vidar Ånonsen, Oslo
14.00 - 14.10 The Swedish perspective, Fredrik Swahn, Stockholm
14.10 - 14.20 The Finnish perspective, Reea Ahola, Tampere
14.20 - 14.30 Panel discussion by All speakers from Session 3
GENERAL SESSION
Chair: Anders Knudsen (Aarhus) & Aiste Kielaite -Gulla (Lithuania)
14.30 - 15.00 Poster walk and networking
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee break and exhibition
FREE PAPERS
Chair: Oskar Franklin (Umeå) & Hanna Seppänen (Helsinki)
15.30 - 15.50 Free papers (3-4 presentations)
15.50 - 16.00 ASAc study results, Sheraz Yaqub, Oslo
GENERAL SESSION
Chair: Jakob Kirkegård (Aarhus) & Sheraz Yaqub (Oslo)
16.00 - 16.10 Presidential address by President Roland Andersson, Lund
16.10 - 16.20 The Nordic-Baltic collaboration: Status and future perspectives, Aiste Kielaite-Gulla, Lithuania
16.20 - 16.45 Ideas for collaboration
16.45 - 17.00 Most important HPB papers 2025-2026, Kjetil Søreide, Gothenburg
17.00 - 17.15 General Assembly, Nordic HPB for All Nordic HPB members
Friday, September 25 - NOLCA & NORDIC HPB
08.00 - 08.30 Registration and coffee
NOLCA
Chair: Gerda E. Villadsen (Aarhus)
08.30 - 08.35 Welcome by NOLCA President Pia Österlund, Espo
08.35 -09.20 The BCLC is for HCC experts what Camp Nou is for football experts: decades of world-class performance, Maria Reig, Barcelona
09.20 - 09.35 Two oral presentations selected among submitted abstracts
09.35-10.00 Coffee break and exhibition
Chair: Merete Krogh (Odense) & Peter Jepsen (Aarhus)
10.00-10.45 State of the art of liver tumor ablation, Ingrid Schrøder Hansen, Oslo
10.45 - 11.30 Liver transplantation for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, Andreas Schult, Gothenburg
11.30 - 11.45 General Assembly for all NOLCA members
11.45 - 12.45 Lunch and exhibition
SESSION 4 LIVER
Chair: Gerda E. Villadsen (Aarhus) & Kirsten Vistisen( Herlev)
12.45 - 13.05 Functional assessment before resection in cirrhotic patients, Christoph Tschour, Copenhagen
13.05 - 13.25 Oncologic criteria for resectability in cirrhotic patients, Anders Knudsen, Aarhus
13.25 - 13.45 Future liver remnant and surgical planning in cirrhotic patients, Minna Nortunen, Oulu
13.45 - 14.05 Borderline cases and downstaging strategies in cirrhotic patients, Sheraz Yaqub, Oslo
14.05 - 14.20 Panel discussion, All speakers
14.20 - 14.30 Prize session
14.30 - 14.45 Closing remarks and goodbyesby President Roland Andersson & Local Organizing Committee
Nurses’ program
Friday 25 September
08.00 - 08.30 Registration and coffee
08.30 - 08.35 Welcome by Local Organizing Committee
SESSION 1: Treatment and care of patients with pancreatic disease
Chair: Sofie Møller Nielsen (Aarhus) & Ida Hovdenak (Aarhus)
08.35-09.45
Patients’ and Nurses’ Perspectives on Goals for High-quality Surgical Care, Fathia Yousef and Anja Geisler, Copenhagen
Palliative care to patients with pancreatic cancer, Christina Biörserud, Gothenburg
Fulfillment of patients' preoperative expectations after hepatic and pancreatic procedures, Anja Geisler, Copenhagen
The nurse’s role in involving patients in long-term admissions for severe pancreatitis, Anne Theede, Hvidovre
09.45-10.15 Coffee break and exhibition
SESSION 2
Chair: Palle Bager (Aarhus) & Nina Grønvald Nielsen (Aarhus)
10.15-10.50 Coping with cancer disease and treatment -from a patient perspective, Poul Ejby Rasmussen (Patient representative from the Danish Pancreas Network)
10.50 - 11.45 Treatment and care of HCC patients, Neus Llarch Alfonso, Barcelona
11.45-12.45 Lunch and exhibition
SESSION 3: Management of gastrointestinal dysfunction following surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer - treatment and counseling
Chair: Mia Helton Jensen (Aarhus) & Ida Hovdenak (Aarhus)
12.45-14.15
Part 1: Management of gastrointestinal dysfunction following surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer – treatment and counseling
Part 2: Patient information before, during and after treatment
Panelists:
- Sofie Møller Nielsen, specialist nurse, Aarhus
- Clinical dietician, Copenhagen (TBC)
- Malene Larsen, specialist nurse, Odense
- Jessica Komi, specialist nurse, Gothenburg
- Ingrid Otterbom, pharmacist, Stockholm
- Frida Hovland Hordnes, specialist nurse, Bergen
14.30-14.45 Closing remarks and goodbyes,
President Roland Andersson and Local Organizing Committee
14.20 - 14.30 Summing up and future perspectives, Local Organizing Committee
