Agenda

Learning Objectives

  1. Utilize new endoscopic therapies for patients with a number of digestive disorders.
  2. Utilize new therapies for patients with IBD based on improved understanding of the pathogenesis of the disorder.
  3. Incorporate into practice new developments in GI motility that can provide improved patient outcomes.
  4. Incorporate into practice multimodality treatment of GI cancer.
  5. Incorporate into practice new treatments affecting the microbiome.

Schedule

7:30-8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:05

Welcome & Introductions
Hemanth Gavini, MD, MPH & Oleh Haluszka, MD
8:05-8:25

Seeing Is Believing: New Imaging Technology and The Emerging AI In Endoscopy
Bhaskar Banerjee, MD
8:25-8:45

Burning Issues In Barrett’s Esophagus
Oleh Haluszka, MD
8:45-9:05

What’s Moving In Esophageal And Gastric Motility
George Fantry, MD
9:05-9:25

The Future Of Gi Cancer Therapy: From Bench To Bedside
Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD
9:25-9:55

Therapeutic Endoscopy: Exploring the New Frontier
Hemanth Gavini, MD, MPH
9:55-10:20 Break/Visit Exhibits
10:20-10:40

The Cutting Edge in Surgery
Taylor Riall, MD, PhD, FACS
10:40-11:00

Treatment Options in IBS
Eugene Trowers, MD, MPH, FACP
11:00-11:20

Diving into the Microbiome
Michael Gavin, MD
11:20-11:45

Liver Disease Updates
Michael Fallon, MD, FACP
11:45-12:05

Pathogenesis Of IBD
Fayez Ghishan, MD
12:05-12:30

The New Age of IBD Therapy
Sasha Taleban, MD
12:30-1:00 Break/Exhibitors
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:30 Exhibitors

 

Accreditation Information

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Arizona College of Nursing Continuing Professional Education Unit is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Continuing Nursing Education Group, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The University of Arizona College of Nursing Continuing Professional Education Unit information: up to 4.0 contact hours for continuing nursing education. This educational activity is jointly provided by the University of Arizona College of Medicine and the University of Arizona College of Nursing Continuing Professional Education Unit.