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Agenda

FRIDAY, MARCH 21

7:00 am

Registration and Exhibit Hall


7:30–8:10 am

Non-CME — Breakfast Product Theater  


8:10–8:20 am

Break and Exhibit Hall


8:20–8:25 am 

Welcoming Remarks 

Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH—UCLA


8:25–8:30 am

Course Overview

V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS—UCLA

Novel Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Moderator: Jenny Sauk, MD—UCLA    


8:30–8:50 am   

Il-23 Agents: How and When to Use?

Gaurav Syal, MD, MHDS—UCLA


8:50–9:10 am

S1PR Modulators: How and When to Use?

Nimisha K. Parekh, MD, MPH—UC Irvine


9:10–9:30 am

JAK Inhibitors: How and When to Use?

Nirupama N. Bonthala, MD—UCLA


9:30–9:50 am

Novel Subcutaneous Therapies: What’s Old is New Again

Jenny Sauk, MD—UCLA  


9:50–10:15 am

Q&A


10:15–10:30 am

Break and Exhibit Hall

Complex Medical/Surgical Issues in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Moderator: Jenny Sauk, MD—UCLA   


10:30–11:00 am

J-Pouch Challenges

Gaurav Syal, MD, MHDS—UCLA
Panel: Nirupama N. Bonthala, MD—UCLA; Christina Fasulo, MS, RDN, CNSC—UCLA;
Hassan Hamandi, MD—UCLA; Mary R. Kwaan, MD, MPH—UCLA; Nimisha K. Parekh, MD, MPH—UC Irvine


11:00–11:30 am

Stricturing Crohn’s Disease

Hassan Hamandi, MD—UCLA
Panel: Nirupama N. Bonthala, MD—UCLA; Christina Fasulo, MS, RDN, CNSC—UCLA;
Mary Kwaan, MD, MPH—UCLA; Nimisha K. Parekh, MD, MPH—UC Irvine; Gaurav Syal, MD, MHDS—UCLA

 

11:30–11:45 am

Q&A

Critical Updates in Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Moderator: Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil—UCLA


11:45–11:50 am

Introduction and Overview

Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil—UCLA


11:50 am–12:10 pm

New and Emerging CRC Screening Modalities

Wendy Ho, MD, MPH—UCLA


12:10–12:30 pm

New ASGE/ACG Colonoscopy Quality Indicators

Anthony Myint, MD—UCLA


12:30–12:50 pm

Colonoscopy Preparation Recommendations

Shida Haghighat, MD, MPH—UCLA


12:50–1:10 pm

Q&A

 

1:10–1:20 pm       

Break and Exhibit Hall


1:20–2:00 pm

Non-CME — Lunch Product Theater  


2:00–2:10 pm

Break and Exhibit Hall

Literature Update: Key Papers from the Last Year

Moderator: V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS—UCLA   


2:10–2:35 pm

Updates on Endoscopy

Jennifer Kolb, MD, MS—UCLA; Alireza Sedarat, MD—UCLA
 

2:35–3:00 pm

Updates on Disorders of the Brain-Gut Interaction    

Andrea S. Shin, MD, MSCR—UCLA;Kirsten Tillisch, MD—UCLA


3:00–3:25 pm

Updates on Small Bowel, Deep Enteroscopy and Capsule Endoscopy    

Otis Stephen, MD—UCLA; Stephen Kim, MD—UCLA
 

3:25–3:40 pm

Break and Exhibit Hall

Live Endoscopy and Video Forum

Moderator: Adarsh M. Thaker, MD—UCLA; Jennifer Kolb, MD, MS—UCLA   


3:40–5:40 pm

Stephen Kim, MD—UCLA; Danny Issa, MD—UCLA; Prasade G. Iyer, MD, MS—Mayo;
V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS—UCLA; Alireza Sedarat, MD—UCLA; Shyam Thakkar, MD—West Virginia University


5:40–5:45 pm   

Adjourn


5:45–6:45 pm       

Non-CME — Hands-On Session
 

Friday

SATURDAY, MARCH 22

7:00 am

Registration and Exhibit Hall


7:30–8:10 am

Non-CME — Breakfast Product Theater  


8:10–8:20 am

Break and Exhibit Hall


8:20–8:25 am 

Welcoming Remarks

V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS—UCLA

Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI) / Functional GI

Moderator: Lin Chang, MD—UCLA   

 

8:25–8:45 am   

Current Strategies to Diagnose and Treat Functional Dyspepsia

Andrea S. Shin, MD, MSCR—UCLA
 

8:45–9:00 am   

Functional Dyspepsia: Case-Based Presentations and Panel Discussion
Moderator: Lin Chang, MD—UCLA; Panelists: Andrea S. Shin, MD, MSCR—UCLA; Kyle Staller, MD, MPH—Massachusetts General Hospital; Kasturi Banerjee, PhD—UCLA; Janelle Smith, MS, RD, CEDS—UCLA

 

9:00–9:30 am   

Restricted Eating Behaviors in Patients with DGBI

Kyle Staller, MD, MPH—Massachusetts General Hospital


9:30–9:45 am   

DGBI and Disordered Eating: Case-Based Presentations and Panel Discussion
Moderator: Lin Chang, MD—UCLA; Panelists: Andrea S. Shin, MD, MSCR—UCLA; Kyle Staller, MD, MPH—Massachusetts General Hospital; Kasturi Banerjee, PhD—UCLA; Janelle Smith, MS, RD, CEDS—UCLA

 

9:45–10:10 am   

Effectively Managing Abdominal Bloating and Distension

Lin Chang, MD—UCLA


10:10–10:25 am   

Bloating and Distension: Case-Based Presentations and Panel Discussion
Moderator: Lin Chang, MD—UCLA; Panelists: Andrea S. Shin, MD, MSCR—UCLA; Kyle Staller, MD, MPH—Massachusetts General Hospital; Kasturi Banerjee, PhD—UCLA; Janelle Smith, MS, RD, CEDS—UCLA

 

10:25–10:40 am   

Break and Exhibit Hall

Esophageal Disorders

Moderator: Jenny Sauk, MD—UCLA   


10:40–11:00 am   

Updates to pH Testing: Lyon Consensus 2.0

Lisa D. Lin, MD, MS—UCLA


11:00–11:30 am   

Jeffrey L. Conklin, MD, Keynote Address
Current Challenges and Future Advances in the Management of Barrett’s Esophagus

Prasad G. Iyer, MD, MS—Mayo Clinic


11:30–11:40 am   

Q&A

Pancreaticobiliary Disorders

Moderator: Stephen Kim, MD—UCLA


11:00–11:55 am   

Latest Trends in the Endoscopic Management of Walled-off Pancreas Necrosis
Shyam Thakker, MD—West Virginia University of Medicine


11:55 am–12:25 pm   

Who Wants a Percutaneous Drain?! Endoscopic Biliary Drainage Techniques When ERCP is Not an Option

Danny Issa, MD—UCLA


12:25–12:40 pm   

Advancing Pancreatic Surgery Using the Robotic Platform

Mark D. Girgis, MD—UCLA


12:40–12:55 pm   

Q&A


12:55–1:05 pm   

Break and Exhibit Hall


1:05–1:45 pm       

Non-CME — Lunch Product Theater  


1:45–2:00 pm       

Break and Exhibit Hall

Liver Disorders

Moderator: Stephen Kim, MD—UCLA


2:00–2:20 pm   

Current  and Future Treatments of MASLD and MASH: Friends in Arms

Sammy Saab, MD, MPH—UCLA


2:20–2:50 pm   

Latest Strategies in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Treatment Selection and Goals of Therapy

Beshoy T. Yanny, MD—UCLA


2:50–3:10 pm       

Liver Disease in the Geriatric Population

Shaun Chandna, DO—Olive View-UCLA Medical Center


3:10–3:30 pm       

New Definitions and Guidelines in Cirrhosis: Management Paradigm Update

Carrie R. Wong, MD, PhD—UCLA


3:30–3:50 pm   

Update in Liver Transplant Patient Selection: Increasing Access to Everyone

Akshay Shetty, MD—UCLA


3:50–4:10 pm       

Q&A


4:10 pm           

Adjourn

Saturday
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