| Saturday, May 3, 2025 - DAY 1 |
| Time |
Session |
Speakers |
| 7:30 AM |
Welcome and introductions of the Course Directors |
Maria Abreu, MD, AGA President, Prateek Sharma, MD, ASGE President |
| 7:35 AM |
Welcome and overview of the course, orientation to the app |
PG Course Directors |
| 7:40 AM |
Changing colon cancer outcomes one polyp at a time |
| 7:45 AM |
Debate: Non-endoscopic testing for colorectal cancer |
Pro: William Grady, Con: Jenny Maratt |
| 8:00 AM |
Optimizing polyp detection |
Aasma Shaukat |
| 8:15 AM |
Extra vigilance required: Strategies for colonoscopy in the the high-risk patient |
Tonya Kaltenbach |
| 8:30 AM |
Cold vs. hot polypectomy: why, when and where |
Douglas Rex |
| 8:45 AM |
How to deal with laterally-spreading rectal polyps |
Peter Draganov |
| 9:00 AM |
Management of perforation during polypectomy |
Gottumukkala S. Raju |
| 9:15 AM |
Break |
| 9:30 AM |
Challenges in the management of liver disease |
| 9:35 AM |
Management of severe alcohol-associated hepatitis disease |
Jessica Mellinger |
| 9:50 AM |
Diagnostic challenges to liver space-occupying lesions in chronic liver disease |
Amit Singal |
| 10:05 AM |
New techniques for the diagnosis and management of clinically significant portal hypertension |
David Kaplan |
| 10:20 AM |
Challenges in managing gastric varices (with video cases) and refractory variceal bleeding |
Kalpesh Patel |
| 10:35 AM |
Keynote: AI beyond polyp detection – Protecting the provider and patient experiences |
Prateek Sharma |
| 10:50 AM |
Updates in pancreatitis: from acute to chronic pancreatitis |
| 10:55 AM |
Thinking beyond narcotics: toolkit to treat pain in chronic pancreatitis |
Pankaj Jay Pasricha |
| 11:10 AM |
Preventing post-ERCP acute pancreatitis: what really works? |
Rajesh Keswani |
| 11:25 AM |
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency – supporting digestion when the pancreas fails |
Anna Buchner |
| 11:40 AM |
Managing complications of acute pancreatitis |
Santhi S Vege, Maisam Abu-El-Haija, Ji Young Bang |
| 12:00-12:15 PM |
Transition to Breakout Rooms & Grab Lunch |
| 12:15-1:15 PM |
Lunch and breakouts (13 total breakout rooms)
SEE BREAKOUT ROOMS |
| 1:15 PM |
Transition back to main ballroom |
| 1:30- 1:50 PM |
Keynote: The impact of microbiome in gastrointestinal disease |
Maria Abreu |
| 1:50 PM |
Obesity and metabolic diseases in 2025 |
|
| 1:55 – 2:10 PM |
NAFLD to MASLD: Year in review |
Fasiha Kanwal |
| 2:10 – 2:25 PM |
Pharmacotherapy for obesity |
Eduardo Grunvald |
| 2:25 – 2:40 PM |
Patient-centered care for patients with obesity |
Octavia Pickett Blakely |
| 2:40 – 2:55 PM |
Helping patients choose – panel discussion of cases - pharmacotherapy vs. endobariatric procedure vs. surgery |
Barham K. Abu Dayyeh and Eduardo Grunvald |
| 2:55 – 3:10 PM |
Picking up the baton - Managing patients post-bariatric surgery |
Christopher Thompson |
| 3:10-3:25 PM |
PM Break |
| 3:25 - 3:30 PM |
Managing the whole IBD patient: treatment to prevention |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM |
IBD: Year in Review, What’s Coming Next |
Millie Long |
| 4:00 – 4:15 PM |
Redefining remission in patients with IBD - Implementing treat-to-target strategies |
Sarah Street |
| 4:15 – 4:30 PM |
AI technologies in the assessment of disease severity in IBD |
Ryan Stidham |
| 4:30 – 4:45 PM |
The impact of diet on development and treatment in IBD |
David Binion |
| 4:45 – 5:00 PM |
Battling risk aversion. Sleep soundly and prescribe JAKinibs. No Fear. Prescribe effective therapies without fear. The fearless IBDologist. |
Jordan Axelrad |
| 5:00 – 5:15 PM |
All things pouches |
Maia Kayal |
| 5:15 – 5:30 PM |
Therapeutic endoscopy in IBD: When is there a role? |
Gursimran S. Kochhar |
| 5:30 |
Wrap-up |
| Sunday, May 4, 2025 - DAY 2 |
| Time |
Session |
Speakers |
| 7:30-7:35 AM |
Heartburn |
| 7:35 – 7:50 AM |
Thinking beyond GERD: Diagnostic approach to heartburn |
Rena Yadlapati |
| 7:50-8:05 AM |
PPI and beyond – Pharmacology for GERD in 2025 |
Loren Laine |
| 8:05-8:20 AM |
Endoscopic management of GERD: Indications and long-term results |
Marcia Irene Canto |
| 8:20-8:35 AM |
Reflux after bariatric surgery |
Vivek Kumbhari |
| 8:35-8:40 AM |
Dysphagia |
| 8:40-8:55 AM |
The gastroenterologist’s role in upper esophageal dysphagia |
Kulwinder Dua |
| 8:55-9:10 AM |
EoE management from symptomatic relief to histologic remission |
David Leiman |
| 9:10-9:25 AM |
Endoscopic therapies for benign dysphagia |
Amrita Sethi |
| 9:25-9:45 AM |
Keynote: Call the plumber! - Toolkit for inpatient endoscopy |
Jianhua Tau |
| 9:45-9:55 AM |
Break |
| 9:55-10:00 AM |
Gas and bloating |
| 10:00-10:15 AM |
Chief complaint: Bloating- How to approach and provide early relief |
Lin Chang |
| 10:15-10:35 AM |
Panel discussion of cases |
David Cangemi and Lin Chang |
| 10:35-10:40 AM |
Approach to Obstructive Jaundice |
| 10:40-10:55 AM |
Imaging a patient of obstructive jaundice – what should be the priorities |
Shyam Varadarajulu |
| 10:55-11:10 AM |
Endoscopic management of difficult CBD stones |
Todd Baron |
| 11:10-11:25 AM |
The current role of therapeutic EUS in pancreatic cancer |
Michelle Anderson |
| 11:25-11:40 AM |
3 videos showcasing different techniques |
Uzma Siddiqui |
| 11:40-11:45 AM |
GI Oncology |
| 11:45 AM -12:00 PM |
Barrett’s update: what is really cool in 2024 |
Nicholas Shaheen |
| 12:00-12:15 PM |
Preventing gastric cancer |
Shailja Shah |
| 12:15-12:30 PM |
Pancreatic “incidentalomas” - cysts and IPMNs |
Anne Marie Lennon |
| 12:30-12:45 PM |
Advances in resection of premalignant lesions |
Mohammad Othman |
| 12:45 PM |
Course wrap-up |
