ACG 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting

GI IGNITE SESSION 1: Bonus Sessions A & B
Moderator: Jill K. J. Gaidos, MD, FACG

• Staying One Step Ahead: Monitoring in IBD
• The New Kids on the IBD Block: Treatment in 2025

GI IGNITE SESSION 2: Bonus Sessions C & D
Moderator: Vonda G. Reeves, MD, MBA, FACG

• Building Your GI Team
• Incorporating Management of Obesity Into Your Gastroenterology Practice

GI IGNITE SESSION 3: Bonus Sessions E & F
Moderator: Harish K. Gagneja, MD, MACG

• Tools and Treatments for Esophageal Motility Disorders
• Expanding the Horizons of Esophageal Endoscopy

GI IGNITE SESSION 4: Bonus Sessions G & H
Moderator: Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG

• Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in 2025 and Beyond
• Great Debates in Endoscopy

Opening Remarks

Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, FACG, ACG President

Presidential Plenary Session 1

(Abstracts 1-5)
Moderators: Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, FACG, and Anita Afzali, MD, MPH, MHCM, FACG

President's Address

Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, FACG, ACG President
Introduced by: William D. Chey, MD, FACG, ACG President-Elect

Presidential Plenary Session 2

(Abstracts 6-10)
Moderators: William D. Chey, MD, FACG, and Anita Afzali, MD, MPH, MHCM, FACG

LIVESTREAM
Symposium 1A: Evolution of CRC Screening
Moderator: Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FACG

• Navigating CRC Screening Options
  Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FACG
  Review stool-based and serum-based testing along with imaging and endoscopic approaches to CRC screening and position, based on risk factors.
• Positive Non-Invasive Screening Test With Negative Colonoscopy – What Now?
  Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil
  Discuss rates of false-positive results for each screening method, and the evidence behind extracolonic testing and follow-up intervals.
• The Rising Tide of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer
  Zachariah H. Foda, MD, PhD
  Assess the etiology and risk factors for colorectal cancer, including genetic syndromes, and evaluate screening options in the <45 population.

Symposium 1B: Past Presidents’ Symposium
Moderator: Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, FACG

• Promoting High-Value Use of Endoscopic Sedation
  Junior Faculty: Megan A. Adams, MD, JD, MSc
  Past President: Carol A. Burke, MD, MACG
  Explain trends in use of anesthesia-assisted sedation for routine GI endoscopy and review current evidence regarding which patients are most likely to benefit.
• Adherence to Colonoscopy
  Junior Faculty: Shahnaz Sultan, MD
  Past President: Harry E. Sarles, Jr., MD, MACG
  Discuss best practices with promoting adherence to colonoscopy preparation and scheduling to maximize efficiency in the GI practice.
• Intestinal Sensory Function in Health and Disease
  Junior Faculty: Yehuda Ringel, MD, FACG
  Past President: Jack A. Di Palma, MD, MACG
  Describe intestinal sensory function and its role in both health and disease.

Symposium 1C: GERD Gone Bad: Guide to Complicated Reflux
Moderator: Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH, FACG

• Kick Some Acid: An Approach to the Difficult GERD Patient
  Kristle L. Lynch, MD
  Describe approaches to objective testing and treatment options in patients with GERD who have refractory symptoms.
• Beyond the Burn: How to Approach Extraesophageal Manifestations of GERD
  Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH, FACG
  Discuss the work-up and management of extraesophageal manifestations of GERD.
• Barrett’s Esophagus: Updates in Screening, Surveillance, and Treatment
  Prateek Sharma, MD, FACG
  Discuss updates in surveillance and management of BE to include use of AI as a non-invasive alternative.

• LIVESTREAM
  Plenary Session 1A
  (Abstracts 11-14)
• Plenary Session 1B
  (Abstracts 15-18)

The American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecture

Introduced by: Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, MS, FACG, and Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG

Gastroparesis Management: Can the Glass Ever Be Half Full?
Baharak Moshiree, MD, MSc, FACG
Discuss both evidence-based data on the diagnosis and management of gastroparesis and the real-life challenges clinicians and patients face in order to eat without the punishment of GI symptoms.

LIVESTREAM
Symposium 2A: MASLD: Who Needs Treatment and How Do We Do It?
Moderator: Norah A. Terrault, MD, MPH, FACG

• Can We Assess MASLD Without a Liver Biopsy?
  Norah A. Terrault, MD, MPH, FACG
  Discuss the current scope of MASLD, new definitions of MASLD, spectrum of MASLD, and non-invasive assessment.
• Bridging the MASLD Patient for Therapy: You Can Do It!
  Naim Alkhouri, MD
  Discuss the algorithm for screening MASLD patients for treatment, current FDA-approved therapies, and the role of lifestyle modifications.
• Future Therapies for MASLD: More Than a GLP-1
  Mazen Noureddin, MD
  Evaluate GLP-1 in phase 3 trials, along with combination and future therapies, and highlight a multidisciplinary approach to MASLD.

Symposium 2B: Small Bowel Bleeding and Enteroscopy in 2025
Moderator: Laith H. Jamil, MD, FACG

• Do I Need Video Capsule Endoscopy in My Practice?
  Carol E. Semrad, MD, FACG
  Describe the value of inpatient/outpatient VCE, including impact on patient care and outcome, length of stay, challenges of implementation, financial aspects, and selection of devices.
• Small Bowel Bleed: What Is in My Toolbox?
  Shabana F. Pasha, MD, FACG
  Discuss the various radiological, medical, endoscopic, and surgical options for the diagnosis and management of various types of small bowel bleed.
• Endoscopic Management of Non-Bleeding Small Bowel Lesions
  Laith H. Jamil, MD, FACG
  Summarize the endoscopic techniques for the management of tumors, strictures, fistulas, foreign bodies, and capsule retention in the small bowel.

Symposium 2C: Live From Phoenix! The 13th Annual Endoscopy Video Forum
(Videos 1-6)
Moderators: Jodie A. Barkin, MD, FACG, and Vivek Kaul, MD, FACG
Judges: Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACG; Juan Carlos Bucobo, MD; Majidah A. Bukhari, MD; Shivangi T. Kothari, MD, FACG; V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS, FACG; Judy A. Trieu, MD, MPH
Demonstrate interesting endoscopic findings and techniques encountered in daily clinical practice.

ACG Annual Business Meeting

All Members and Fellows of ACG are invited to attend.