Program

An interdisciplinary meeting on the biology and medicine of the peritoneal cavity. Sessions are built around shared mechanisms rather than single diseases. The programme is designed to be welcoming for those travelling alone — informal trips, fireside chats and shared meals make it easy to connect.

Note

This is the provisional programme. Times, sessions and speakers may still change as confirmations come in.

Day 1 — 8 September 2027

10:00–10:30

Arrivals & coffee

10:30–12:30

Founding Workshop — Peritoneal Summit Consortium / Society
Funding models, governance, partnerships

12:30–13:45

Lunch (rolling arrivals)

13:45–14:00

Welcome

14:00–16:00

Session 1 · Immune Homeostasis & Surveillance
Allen, Randolph

16:00–16:30

Coffee

16:30–18:30

Session 2 · Thromboinflammation
Kubes, Deniset, Carmichael

19:00

Standing dinner & poster session

20:30

Fireside Chats (parallel)

• “Is the mouse the right model?”
• “What peritoneal implants do we need?”

Day 2 — 9 September 2027

08:30–10:30

Session 3 · Mesothelium, MMT & Fibrosis
Herrick, Zhou

10:30–11:00

Coffee

11:00–12:30

Session 4 · Peritoneal Niche & Metabolism
Naora, Weidinger

12:30–15:30

Long lunch + Hikes & Trips
Optional small-group discussions; hike, Thunersee boat, or cable-car options so everyone can join one

• “Origin of cavity macrophages — does it matter?”
• “Biobanking from humans — how can we maximize the benefit?”
• “Theranostics — can we target the peritoneal space specifically?”
• “Implant failure — is it due to scarring?”

15:30–16:00

Coffee & buffer (return from trips)

16:00–18:00

Session 5 · Pain
Greaves + keynote TBD

19:30

Gala dinner (seated)

Day 3 — 10 September 2027

08:30–10:30

Session 6 · Particles, Biomaterials & Foreign-Body Response
Herrmann + keynote TBD

10:30–11:00

Coffee

11:00–13:00

Session 7 · Peritoneal Dialysis — EuroPD Session
EuroPD nominees

13:00–13:30

Awards & Outlook
Consortium report-back, poster/abstract prizes, concluding remarks

13:30

Grab-and-go lunch → departures