ACG 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting

Breakfast A: Clinical Challenges in Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis

Moderator: Prabhleen Chahal, MD, FACG

• Evaluation and Management of Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis
  TBA
  Outline the definition, diagnosis, and evaluation of the patient with ARP, including the indications and roles of endoscopic, medical, and surgical treatments.
• A Practical Multidisciplinary Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Pancreatitis
  Tyler Stevens, MD, FACG
  Summarize the indications and roles of medical, endoscopic, and surgical management of CP, including pain management.
• Management of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis in 2020: An Update
  Prabhleen Chahal, MD, FACG
  Discuss the evidence-based, multidisciplinary and state of the art approach to management of the patient with severe necrotizing pancreatitis.

Breakfast B: IBD: The Latest and Greatest In… Pancreatitis
Moderator: David P. Hudesman, MD

• …Efficacy
  David P. Hudesman, MD
  Analyze up-to-date evidence, including comparative effectiveness, of biologic and small molecule efficacy in IBD.
• …Safety
  Raymond K. Cross, Jr., MD, MS, FACG
  Recognize current safety concerns for biologics and small molecules used to treat IBD.
• …Emerging Therapies
  Bincy P. Abraham, MD, FACG
  Identify promising therapeutics for the treatment of IBD.

Breakfast C: Hot Topics in Liver Disease

Moderator: Mitchell A. Mah’moud, MD, FACG

• Management of Cirrhotic Complications
  Mitchell A. Mah’moud, MD, FACG
  Discuss the current strategies for high quality management of HE, ascites, and complications of end stage liver disease.
• AKI in Cirrhotics
  Paul Y. Kwo, MD, FACG
  Describe the current definition of acute kidney injury (AKI) in cirrhotics and identify the strategies to prevent and treat.
• Alcoholic Liver Disease
  Mark W. Russo, MD, MPH, FACG
  Identify the epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease, current management, and future therapies.

Breakfast D: Symptoms Following Foregut Interventions: It’s Back in Your Court

Moderator: Rena H. Yadlapati, MD, MSHS

• Reflux and Recurrent Dysphagia After Achalasia Interventions
  Rena H. Yadlapati, MD, MSHS
  Formulate a treatment strategy for patients who remain symptomatic after intervention for achalasia.
• Dysphagia, Dyspepsia, and Bloating After Anti-Reflux Surgery
  Scott L. Gabbard, MD
  Manage dysphagia and functional gastrointestinal symptoms after antireflux surgery.
• Weight Lost, Symptoms Gained: Complaints After Bariatric Surgery
  Violeta B. Popov, MD, PhD, FACG
  Identify and manage common patient concerns after bariatric surgery.

Breakfast E: Innovations in Practice Management

Moderator: Jordan J. Karlitz, MD, FACG

• Social Media and Your Practice: The Why and How
  Mark B. Pochapin, MD, FACG
  Discuss benefits and risks of having a social media presence for your practice and how to establish one, including creating a website and handling patient reviews.
• Telemedicine and Your Practice: Is It Worth It?
  Jordan J. Karlitz, MD, FACG
  Describe infrastructure, settings, coding, reimbursement, and the specific experience/advantage for hepatology and IBD, especially in underserved areas.
• APPs and Your Practice: Maximizing Their Potential While Providing Quality Care
  Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, FACG
  Identify the role of APPs in various practice and specialty settings, how to train APPs, utilizing various billing scenarios, and how to make it profitable.

Breakfast F: Colonic Conundrums

Moderator: Susan Galandiuk, MD, FACG, FACS, FASCRS

• Pseudo-Obstruction – Update on Management
  Mariam Naveed, MD
  Summarize the current practice standards for diagnosis and management of pseudo-obstruction of the colon.
• Know When to Stent ‘em and When to Cut ‘em: Managing Malignant Obstruction
  Amrita Sethi, MD
  Identify when to stent versus when to operate in malignant colorectal obstruction.
• Acute and Recurrent Diverticulitis – To Cut or Not to Cut
  Susan Galandiuk, MD, FACG, FACS, FASCRS
  Discuss the updated guidelines for treatment of acute and recurrent diverticulitis and when to operate.

5 Oral Abstracts – 12 min each (9 min per presentation and 3 min Q & A)

5 Oral Abstracts – 12 min each (9 min per presentation and 3 min Q & A)

Symposium 1A: ACG Past Presidents’ Symposium

Moderator: Irving M. Pike, MD, FACG

• Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy
  Past President: David A. Johnson, MD, MACG
  Presenter: Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, MSc, FACG (VCU)
  Appraise and apply contemporary best evidence in the management of hepatic encephalopathy.
• Endoscopic Management of IBD
  Past President: Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, FACG
  Presenter: Bo Shen, MD, FACG
  Recognize evolving endoscopic techniques to manage IBD complications.
• New Treatments for IBS
  Past President: Eammon M. M. Quigley, MD, MACG
  Presenter: Yuri A. Saito-Loftus, MD, MPH, FACG
  Discuss and apply emerging therapeutic options for IBS.

Symposium 1B: Non-IBD Colitides

Moderator: Aline Charabaty, MD

• Microscopic/Collagenous Colitis: Beyond Budesonide
  Anita Afzali, MD, MPH, FACG
  Explain the diagnosis and etiologies of colitis, with a focus on treatment of difficult-to-treat disease.
• Poo-pourri: Immune, NSAIDs, and Beyond
  Aline Charabaty, MD
  Discuss the presentation and management of common non-IBD etiologies of colitis, including NSAID-induced, immune-mediated, and more.
• Bugs, Vectors and Toxins: A Primer on Infectious Colitides
  Brooks D. Cash, MD, FACG
  Recognize infectious colitides commonly seen in GI practice.

Symposium 1C: Refractory Conditions of the Esophagus: Diagnosis and Treatment

Moderator: John C. Fang, MD

• Approach to Refractory Esophageal Strictures
  John C. Fang, MD
  Identify the different methods to successfully treat refractory esophageal strictures.
• Identification and Management of Esophageal Manifestations of Dermatologic Conditions
  Magnus Halland, MD
  Recognize the clinical, endoscopic, and histopathologic presentations of dermatologic diseases affecting the esophagus.
• Management of Treatment Failure in Achalasia
  TBA
  Explain management strategies for post myotomy reflux and chest pain in patients with achalasia

Plenary Session 1A

• Papers 11-14

  4 Oral Abstracts – 10 min each (7 min per presentation and 3 min Q & A)

Plenary Session 1B

• Papers 15-18

  4 Oral Abstracts – 10 min each (7 min per presentation and 3 min Q & A)

Symposium 2A: ACG Guidelines in IBD: Changing Management & Promoting Quality

Moderator: Edward V. Loftus, Jr., MD, FACG

• Ulcerative Colitis
  Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG
  Summarize key management recommendations from the ACG’s new Ulcerative Colitis Guidelines.
• Crohn’s Disease
  Edward V. Loftus, Jr., MD, FACG
  Describe the ACG guideline recommendations for monitoring and treating Crohn’s disease.
• Guideline Implementation – How To Do It
  Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH
  Demonstrate a practical approach to guideline implementation for the general gastroenterologist.

Symposium 2B: NASH in Nashville

Moderator: Cynthia A. Moylan, MD

• Natural History of NAFLD
  Cynthia A. Moylan, MD
  Discuss the epidemiology and epigenetics of NAFLD.
• Diagnostic Approach to NAFLD
  Naim Alkhouri, MD
  Identify the diagnostic approaches to NAFLD.
• Therapy for NAFLD
  Zobair M. Younossi MD, MPH, FACG
  Outline the dietary and medical therapies for NAFLD.

Symposium 2C: Live From Nashville! The 8th Annual Endoscopy Video Forum

Moderators: Seth A. Gross, MD, FACG, and Vivek Kaul, MD, FACG

Judges: Sameer A. Al Awadhi, MD, Jodie A. Barkin, MD, Harish K. Gagneja, MD, FACG, Immanuel K. H. Ho, MD, FACG, Laith H. Jamil, MD, FACG, Lauren G. Khanna, MD, MS, and Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH
Demonstrate interesting endoscopic findings and techniques encountered in daily clinical practice.