ACG 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting

GI IGNITE SESSION 1: Bonus Sessions A & B
Moderator: Vonda G. Reeves, MD, MBA, FACG

• Getting the Band Back Together: Interdisciplinary Approach to Managing DGBI
• Advanced Practice Providers in GI: Driving Quality, Access, and Innovation in Modern GI Care

GI IGNITE SESSION 2: Bonus Sessions C & D
Moderator: A. Sidney Barritt, IV, MD, MSCR, FACG

• Liver Disease in Pregnancy: Practical Management Through Cases
• Should I Order a Liver Biopsy? Challenges for the Gastroenterologist

GI IGNITE SESSION 3: Bonus Sessions E & F
Moderator: Jonathan A. Leighton, MD, MACG

• When Cancer Blocks the Way: Contemporary Approaches to Malignant GI Obstruction
• Challenging GI Consults

GI IGNITE SESSION 4: Bonus Sessions G & H
Moderator: Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG

• What’s New, What’s Next: The Evolving UC Therapeutic Landscape
• Beyond Biologics: Expanding the Scope of Modern IBD Care

Opening Remarks

William D. Chey, MD, MACG, ACG President

Presidential Plenary Session 1

Moderators: William D. Chey, MD, MACG, and V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS, FACG

President's Address

William D. Chey, MD, MACG, ACG President
Introduced by: Costas H. Kefalas, MD, MMM, MS-PopH, FACG, ACG President-Elect

Presidential Plenary Session 2

Moderators: Costas H. Kefalas, MD, MMM, MS-PopH, FACG, and V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS, FACG

LIVESTREAM
Symposium 1A: In the Red Zone: The Best of The American Journal of Gastroenterology
Moderator: Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, MS, FACG, and Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG

• Best of AJG: IBD
  Raymond K. Cross, MD, MS, FACG
  Discuss the best IBD articles from The American Journal of Gastroenterology over the past year, with a special focus on papers that made an impact on clinical practice.
• Best of AJG: Liver
  Hugo E. Vargas, MD, FACG
  Discuss the best liver articles from The American Journal of Gastroenterology over the past year, with a special focus on papers that made an impact on clinical practice.
• Best of AJG: Functional GI / Esophagus
  Brooks D. Cash, MD, FACG
  Discuss the best functional GI / esophagus articles from The American Journal of Gastroenterology over the past year, with a special focus on papers that made an impact on clinical practice.
• Best of AJG: General GI / Stomach
  Joseph R. Pisegna, MD
  Discuss the best general GI / stomach articles from The American Journal of Gastroenterology over the past year, with a special focus on papers that made an impact on clinical practice.
• Best of AJG: Colon
  Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FACG
  Discuss the best colon articles from The American Journal of Gastroenterology over the past year, with a special focus on papers that made an impact on clinical practice.
• Best of AJG: Endoscopy and Pancreaticobiliary
  Tilak U. Shah, MD, MHS, FACG
  Discuss the best endoscopy and pancreaticobiliary articles from The American Journal of Gastroenterology over the past year, with a special focus on papers that made an impact on clinical practice.

Symposium 1B: Shifting Landscape of CRC
Moderator: Rachel B. Issaka, MD, MAS

• What’s Driving Early Onset CRC?
  Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil
  Discuss the risk factors for and prevention of early-onset CRC.
• Making Sense of Non-Invasive CRC Screening Tests
  Rachel B. Issaka, MD, MAS
  Recognize novel stool- and blood-based, non-invasive markers of CRC, and incorporate them into your clinical practice.
• To Scope or Not to Scope? When to Stop Screening and Polyp Surveillance
  Theodore R. Levin, MD, FACG
  Compare risks and benefits of continued colonoscopy screening and polyp surveillance in the elderly population.

Symposium 1C: Obesity Pharmacotherapy for the GI Provider: From First Prescription to Long-Term Strategy
Moderator: Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH, FACG

• GLP-1s, Dual Agonists, and What’s Next: What Every GI Provider Needs to Know
  Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH, FACG
  Describe the mechanisms, efficacy, and GI physiologic effects of modern obesity pharmacotherapies.
• Managing GI Side Effects, Associated Risks, and Drug Intolerance
  Vivek Kumbhari, MB, ChB, PhD
  Recognize and manage common and serious GI adverse events associated with GLP-1s and related agents.
• Combining Obesity Medications With Bariatric Endoscopy
  Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MPH, FACG
  Integrate obesity medications with bariatric endoscopy to create durable, patient-centered treatment strategies.

The American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecture

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

MASH as a Pathway to Overall Metabolic Health
Arun J. Sanyal, MD
Explain the role of MASLD as a determinant of metabolic health, assess liver related risks to the patient in the context of competing risks from cardio-renal-metabolic disease and cancer, and discuss integrated care for the MASLD in the context of the risk profile of the patient.

LIVESTREAM
Symposium 2A: When Crohn’s Gets Complicated: Navigating the Twists, Turns, and Tunnels
Moderator: David A. Schwartz, MD, FACG

• Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease
  David A. Schwartz, MD, FACG
  Discuss management strategies for perianal Crohn’s disease.
• Fibrostenotic Disease Management: Current Approach and a Look Into the Future
  Raymond K. Cross, MD, MS, FACG
  Describe the current approach to fibrostenotic Crohn’s disease management and future therapeutic options.
• The Post-Operative Crohn’s Disease Patient
  Jana G. Al Hashash, MD, MSc, FACG
  Analyze endoscopic surveillance and treatment options for post-operative Crohn’s disease.

Symposium 2B: Multi-Disciplinary Management of Pancreatic Collections: What Every Clinician Should Know
Moderator: Sarah M. Enslin, PA-C, MS

• Through the Skin: Percutaneous Approach in Pancreatic Collections
  Radiologist: Alexander Ushinsky, MD
• Endoscopic Approach for Pancreatic Collections: Inside Out
  GI: Judy A. Trieu, MD, MPH
• When the Knife Is Needed: Surgical Approach to Pancreatic Collections
  Surgeon: Erin W. Gilbert, MD, MCR, FACS
  Determine indications and timing for managing pancreatic collections, define endoscopic, percutaneous, and surgical techniques, and describe the role for a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Pancreatic Collections Case Presentation and Discussion
  Sarah M. Enslin, PA-C, MS

Symposium 2C: Live From Nashville! The 14th Annual Endoscopy Video Forum
Moderators: Jodie A. Barkin, MD, FACG, and Vivek Kaul, MD, FACG
Judges: Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc; Sean Bhalla, MD; Juan Carlos Bucobo, MD; Laith H. Jamil, MD, FACG; Reem A. Sharaiha, MD, MSc; and Julie Yang, MD, FACG
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.