Agenda
Arrival/Registration
SATURDAY, April 13, 2024
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm: On-site Registration
Quick Schedule
SATURDAY, April 13, 2024
1:50 pm – 6:15 pm: Educational Sessions
SUNDAY, April 14, 2024
7:50 am – 2:30 pm: Educational Sessions
MONDAY, April 15, 2024
7:50 am – 1:15 pm: Educational Sessions
The conference adjourns on Monday, April 15, 2024 at 1:15 pm.
Educational Sessions
The agenda for the 2024 conference will be posted shortly. In the meantime, we are happy to provide you with last year's agenda to give you a sense of our conference. Topics and speakers will vary from 2023.
| SUNDAY, January 15, 2023 | ||
| 7:50 am – 8:00 am | Welcome Statements | W. Ejnes, CHCP & J. Pandolfino, MD |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | The PPI Dilemma: Management of GERD and the Risks/Benefits of PPI Therapy | J. Pandolfino, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | All Things Gluten: Evaluation and Management of Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity | A. Stein, MD |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | When Laxatives Are Not Enough: Evaluating and Managing Patients with Constipation | D. Brenner, MD |
| 11:00 am | BREAK | |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm | See Red: Management of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders (EGIDS) | N. Gonsalves, MD |
| 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Case Presentations | J. Pandolfino, MD, A. Stein, MD, D. Brenner, MD, & N. Gonsalves, MD |
| MONDAY, January 16, 2023 | ||
| 7:50 am – 8:00 am | Day One Review: Synopsis of Yesterday’s Clinical Pearls | S. Komanduri, MD |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Elevations and Further Evaluation: Approach to Abnormal Liver Chemistries | J. Boike, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | A New Era of Liver Disease: The Spectrum of Fatty Liver | A. Cheung, MD |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Novel Strategies for the Medical Management of Obesity | R. Kushner, MD |
| 11:00 am | BREAK | |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Moving Beyond Medical Therapy Alone: Surgical Management of Obesity | E. Teitelbaum, MD |
| 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Dietary Fads and What to Know | B. Doerfler, RD |
| TUESDAY, January 17, 2023 | ||
| 7:50 am – 8:00 am | Day Two Review: Synopsis of Yesterday’s Clinical Pearls | E. Yen, MD |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | When Colonoscopy is Not Enough: Colon Cancer Screening and Consideration of Genetic Syndromes | C. Muller, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Navigating the ‘Tracts’: Pancreaticobiliary Issues in Primary Care | J. Sinha, MD |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Catching Up with Falling Counts: Considerations in the Management of GI Bleeding and Iron Deficiency Anemia | R. Patel, MD |
| 11:00 am | BREAK | |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Connecting the Mind and Gut: Behavioral Interventions in the Management of Common GI Complaints | K. Tomsaino, PhD & A. Pandit, PhD |
| 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Hidden Inflammation: Work Up of Diarrhea and Microscopic Colitis | E. Yen, MD |