Friday October 18, 2019
Course Co-Directors: Kevin El-Hayek, MD, Scott Melvin, MD, Sammy Ho, MD, Reem Sharaiha, MD

Pre-Session7:30 AM8:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast
8:00 AM8:10 AMWelcome and IntroductionsKevin El-Hayek, MD
8:10 AM8:40 AMKeynote Address: The Future of Gastrointestinal Interventions: What’s changing? What’s staying the same? David Carr-Locke, MD
Session 1: Flexible Endoscopy: The FundamentalsModerator: Scott Melvin, MD
8:40 AM9:00 AMDifficult Enteral Access: It's not 'just' a PEGCharlotte Horne, MD
9:00 AM9:20 AMShifting Paradigms of Endoscopic Training: A Surgical Perspective Matthew Dong, MD
9:20 AM9:40 AMMeasuring Endoscopic Quality: Should We Get an “Endoscopic Report Card?” David Robbins, MD
9:40 AM10:00 AMPanel Discussion
10:00 AM10:20 AMCoffee Break
Session 2: Barrett's and GERDModerator: John Rodriguez, MD
10:20 AM10:40 AMBarrett’s Esophagus: Diagnosis and Therapy (EMR/RFA/Cryotherapy) Nikhil Kumta, MD
10:40 AM11:00 AMGastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Endoscopic Therapies Salvatore Docimo, DO
11:00 AM11:20 AMGastroesophageal Reflux Disease: What to do when the Endoscope Fails? Scott Melvin, MD
11:20 AM11:40 AMPanel Discussion
Lunch11:40 AM1:00 PM
Session 3: Endoscopic SurgeryModerator: Reem Sharaiha, MD
1:00 PM1:20 PMEMR vs. ESD in Upper GI Lesions: How to choose the approach? Nikil Kumta, MD
1:20 PM1:40 PMManagement of GI Obstructions: The Endoscope or the Knife? Charlotte Horne, MD
1:40 PM2:00 PMEndoscopic Intramural Surgery: From A(chalasia) to Z(enker’s). John Rodriguez, MD
2:00 PM2:20 PMPanel Discussion
Session 4: Bariatric and Metabolic DiseasesModerator: Matthew Dong, MD
2:20 PM2:40 PMPrimary Endoscopic Bariatrics: An Update Reem Sharaiha, MD
2:40 PM3:00 PMEndoscopy in the Post Bariatric Patient: Is the Scope Long Enough?David Carr-Locke, MD
3:00 PM3:20 PMEndoscopic Management of Bariatric Complications John Rodriguez, MD
3:20 PM3:40 PMMy Bariatric Procedure Didn't Work, Now What?Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD
Session 5: Multidisciplinary Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts and Walled Off Pancreatic NecrosisModerator: Sammy Ho, MD
3:40 PM4:00 PMPancreatic pseudocysts and WOPN: The Endoscopic PersectiveSammy Ho, MD
4:00 PM4:20 PMPancreatic pseudocysts and WOPN: The IR PerspectiveAmit Gupta
4:20 PM4:40 PMPancreatic pseudocysts and WOPN: The Surgical PerspectiveKevin El-Hayek, MD
4:40 PM5:00 PMPanel Discussion
Post-Session 5:00 PMAdjournmentSammy Ho, MD