| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome & Introductions Shabana F. Pasha, M.D. |
| Session I-A: General GI/Esophagus Moderator: David E. Fleischer, M.D. |
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| 8:10 a.m. | Resistant Benign Esophageal Strictures David E. Fleischer, M.D. |
| 8:35 a.m. | Eosinophilic Esophagitis Recent Developments Sami R. Achem, M.D. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Case-Based Approach to Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity Lucinda A. Harris, M.S., M.D. |
| 9:25 a.m. | Management of Functional Dyspepsia G. Richard Locke, III, M.D. |
| 9:50 a.m. | Panel Q & A Moderator: David E. Fleischer, M.D. Panel: David E. Fleischer, M.D., Sami R. Achem, M.D., Lucinda A. Harris, M.S., M.D. and G. Richard Locke, III, M.D. |
| 10:15 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| Session I-B: Motility/Nutrition Moderator: John K. DiBaise, M.D. |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Bariatric Surgery: What the Endoscopist Should Know Elizabeth Rajan, M.D. |
| 10:55 a.m. | Approach to Refractory Constipation Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, D.O. |
| 11:20 a.m. | Probiotics and Prebiotics in GI Disorders John K. DiBaise, M.D. |
| 11:45 a.m. | Current Concepts and Controversies in the Management of IBS Adil E. Bharucha, M.B.B.S., M.D. |
| 12:10 p.m. | Panel Q & A Moderator: John K. DiBaise, M.D. Panel: Elizabeth Rajan, M.D., Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, D.O., John K. DiBaise, M.D., and Adil E. Bharucha, M.B.B.S., M.D. |
| 12:35 p.m. | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch Concurrent Sessions (please select one session) A. Case-Based Approach to Functional GI Problems B. Approach to Nausea and Vomiting and Approach to Patients with Non-Cardiac Chest Pain (Irritable Esophagus) C. Management of Recurrent C. difficile Infection including Fecal Transplant D. Obesity: What the Gastroenterologist Should Know E. Endoscopic Management of Barrett’s Esophagus F. New Approaches to Management of GI Bleeding |
| 2:00 p.m. | Break |
| Optional Educational Activity | |
| 2:15 p.m. | ACG Self-Assessment Program for Maintenance of Certification Stephen C. Hauser, M.D. and Kenneth R. DeVault, M.D. |
| 5:45 p.m. | Adjourn |
| 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
