AGENDA
7:00 – 7:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast*
7:30 – 8:15 AM
Industry-Sponsored Event*
8:15 – 8:45 AM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
8:45 – 8:55 AM
Welcome and Program Overview
Mohammad Al-Haddad, MD, Msc
GI ON CALL
8:55 – 9:10 AM
Acute Colitis in the ED: Approach to Identifying IBD and Differentiating UC vs. Crohn’s
Khaled Abdeljawad, MBBS
9:10 – 9:25 AM (Pediatrics)
Things Where They Are Not Supposed to Be: Managing Pediatric Food Impactions and Foreign Bodies
Brett Hoskins, DO
9:25 – 9:40 AM
Endoscopic Intervention for GI Bleeding in the Cirrhotic Patient
Nasir Saleem, MBBS
9:40 – 9:50 AM
Q&A
LIVE ENDOSCOPY SESSION 1
9:50 – 10:35 AM
Live Endoscopy Session 1: Colonoscopy
Douglas Rex, MD & John Guardiola, MD
10:35 – 10:50 AM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
METABOLIC HIGHLIGHTS
10:50 – 11:05 AM
Pathophysiology of GLP-1 Medicines and Efficacy for T2DM
Kavitha Subramoney, MBBS, MS
11:05 – 11:20 AM
GLP-1 Therapy for MASLD and Liver Disease
Niharika Samala, MBBS, MS
11:20 – 11:35 AM
Weight Loss and Endoscopic Safety with GLP-1s
Ashley Cuellar Gilmore, MD
11:35 – 11:45 AM
Q&A
LIVE ENDOSCOPY SESSION 2
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Live Endoscopy Session 2: Advanced Endoscopy
John DeWitt, MD & Jeffrey Easler, MD
12:30 – 1:00 PM
Lunch Break and Visit Exhibits*
1:00 – 1:45 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event*
1:45 – 2:05 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
2:05 – 2:15 PM
The Brain-Gut Axis in Action: Retraining the Relaxation Response
Anne Mary Montero, PhD
2:15 – 2:50 PM
The Brain-Gut Connection: Psychological Factors in Assessment and Care
Anne Mary Montero, PhD
NAVIGATING GI AND LIVER DISEASE IN THE PREGNANT PATIENT
2:50 – 3:10 PM
Best Practices for ERCP During Pregnancy
Sujani Yadlapati, MBBS
3:10 – 3:30 PM
Evidence-Based IBD Management Before, During, and After Pregnancy
Monika Fischer
3:30 – 3:50 PM
Liver Disease in Pregnancy: Distinguishing Clinical Flare from Obstetric Emergency
Ashina Singh, MD
3:50 – 4:00 PM
Q&A
4:00 – 4:15 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
GENERAL GI
4:15 – 4:30 PM (Pediatrics)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adolescents and Young Adults
Erik Andrewski, MD
4:30 – 4:45 PM
Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline Update
Jennifer Maratt, MD, MS
4:45 – 5:00 PM
Skills Improvement At Every Level
Christen Dilly, MD, ME
5:00 – 5:10 PM
Q&A
5:10 – 5:15 PM
Day Wrap-Up and Adjournment
Brett Hoskins, DO & Sarah Stainko, MSN, FNP-C
Friday, March 5, 2027
Saturday, March 6, 2027
7:30 – 8:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast*
8:00 – 8:45 AM
Industry-Sponsored Event*
8:45 – 9:30 AM
Networking Reception with Espresso Bar*
9:30 – 9:40 AM
Welcome and Program Overview
Mark Gromski, MD
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
9:40 – 9:55 AM
AI in Colonoscopy
Douglas Rex, MD
9:55 – 10:10 AM
Intestinal Ultrasound
Satya Kurada, MBBS, MS & Marian Pfefferkorn, MD
10:10 – 10:20 AM
Cutting-Edge Liver Diagnostics: Noninvasive Diagnostics
Raj Vuppalanchi, MB, BS
10:20 – 10:30 AM
Cutting-Edge Liver Diagnostics: Endoscopic Diagnostics
Sujani Yadlapati, MBBS
10:30 – 10:40 AM
Q&A
10:40 – 10:55 AM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
LIVER
10:55 – 11:20 AM
Alpha-1: Diagnose, Collaborate, Transform
Craig Lammert, MD, MS
11:20 – 11:35 AM
DILI: Evaluation and Management in 2027
Naga Chalasani, MD
11:35 – 11:50 AM
Liver Tumors: Updates in HCC and Cholangiocarcinoma Management
John Holden, MD
11:50 AM – 12:05 PM
TLC for Advanced Liver Disease: Optimizing the Transition to Clinic Care
Haleigh Rodgers, MPAS, PA-C
12:05 – 12:20 PM
Q&A
12:20 – 12:50 PM
Lunch Break and Exhibits*
12:50 – 1:35 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event*
1:35 – 2:05 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
2:05 – 2:15 PM
International Outreach
James Watkins, MD
FOREGUT
2:15 – 2:30 PM
P-CABs for GERD: Current Evidence and What's Next
Umer Bhatti, MBBS
2:30 – 2:45 PM (Pediatrics)
Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Pediatrics
Paroma (Roma) Bose, MD
2:45 – 3:00 PM
Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF)
John DeWitt, MD
3:00 – 3:15 PM
When to Cut: Surgical Management of Refractory GERD and Motility Disorders
Amy Holmstrom, MD
3:15 – 3:30 PM
Q&A
3:30 – 3:35 PM
Course Wrap-Up and Adjournment
Mohammad Al-Haddad, MD, MSc
*Non-accredited sessions.