Advancing GI Patient Care 2021
Saturday, July 24, 2021
8:00 AM - 4:15 PM CDT
ABOUT
We are pleased to announce that Advancing GI Patient Care 2021 will take place on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Live! by Loews – Arlington, Texas.
Advancing GI Patient Care 2021 will deliver focused, educational updates highlighting clinically relevant advances in the management of patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and gastrointestinal (GI) disorders to approximately 300 GI Alliance healthcare providers virtually and in-person. It will feature an interactive format to enhance the educational impact. Internationally renowned hepatologists and gastroenterologists will lead the development of educational content and will serve as program faculty. The faculty will review state-of-the art developments in gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and chronic liver disease (CLD), including, but not limited to, gastroparesis (GP), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), iron deficiency anemia (IDA), hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), hepatic encephalopathy (HE), cholestatic liver diseases, hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
The forum will deliver emerging science and incorporate expert opinions on best practices for the diagnosis and management of patients with CLD and GI disorders.
Agenda
Saturday, July 24, 2021*
All times reflect CDT
7:15 – 8:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10 AM
Welcome from Course Director
Timothy Ritter, MD (GI Alliance)
8:10 – 8:30 AM
Management of Rectal Cancer
Farshid Araghizadeh, MD (GI Alliance Southlake)
8:30 – 8:50 AM
Clinical Applications of Endoflip and Esoflip
Scott D. Pollack, MD (GI Alliance Metro New Orleans)
8:50 – 9:10 AM
Advances in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
Jayaprakash Sreenarasimhaiah, MD (GI Alliance Irving)
9:10 – 9:30 AM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Break
9:45 – 10:05 AM
Crohn’s Disease: Politics, Prednisone and Poop
Kimberly Persley, MD (GI Alliance/Presbyterian Hospital Dallas)
10:05 – 10:25 AM
IBD Parenthood Pathway
Rajeev Jain, MD (GI Alliance/Presbyterian Hospital Dallas)
10:25 – 10:45 AM
Management of IBD Complications (incl. IDA)
Jonathan Casey Chapman, MD (GI Alliance)
10:45 – 11:05 AM
Treat to Target and Emerging Therapies in IBD
Bincy Abraham, MD (Houston Methodist – Weill Cornell)
11:05 – 11:20 AM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
11:20 – 11:50 AM
Lunch Break
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM
Lunch Product Theater Sponsored by Abbvie
What’s Next? Considering Case Studies to Inform Treatment Decisions for Patients with Crohn’s Disease (CD)
Jonathon Casey Chapman, MD and Brooke Hodnick, MPAS, PA-C
12:50 – 1:20 PM
Break
1:20 – 1:40 PM
Beyond Gut Instincts – Latest Advances in Diagnosis & Management of IBS, and Gut Microbiome Developments
Lawrence Schiller, MD (Baylor University Medical Center)
1:40 – 2:00 PM
Refractory IBS: Time to Consider Disaccharidase Deficiencies
Daksesh Patel, MD (GI Alliance Chicago)
2:00 – 2:15 PM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
2:15 – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 – 2:50 PM
Management of Complications of Cirrhosis
Nayan Patel, DO, MPH (GI Alliance Arizona)
2:50 – 3:10 PM
Cholestatic Liver Diseases: Best Practices &
Emerging Therapies
Anil Seetharam, MD (GI Alliance Arizona)
3:10 – 3:30 PM
Chronic Hepatitis B Screening and Treatment
Charles Phan, MD (GI Alliance Houston)
3:30 – 3:50 PM
NAFLD/NASH: Current Management & Treatments on
the Horizon
Stephen Harrison, MD (Pinnacle Clinical Research)
3:50 – 4:05 PM
Q&A Panel Discussion
4:05 – 4:15 PM
Closing from Course Director
Timothy Ritter, MD (GI Alliance)
4:15 PM
Adjourn
Earn up to
5.25
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
VENUE
Live! by Loews - Arlington, Texas
1600 E Randol Mill Road
Arlington, TX 76011
contact
Sponsorship Opportunities
For details on sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Robert Taglienti
Director, Business Development
Focus Medical Communications
Tel: 862-219-8650
Email: rtaglienti@focusmeded.com
To learn more about the 2022 conference, please visit, https://www.advancinggipatientcare.org/