Friday Courses

Receive in-depth updates on the latest in GI and hepatology, endoscopy, and practice management when you attend one or more of the optional Friday courses. Six courses are offered: five half-day courses, the GI Pathophysiology Course, the What’s New in GI Pharmacology Course, the Practice Management Summit, and the ACG Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Summit; one evening course, the Guide to the Guidelines Course; and one full-day course, the ACG/ASGE Endoscopy Course.

Friday, October 25, 2024 | ALL TIMES ARE LISTED IN THE EASTERN TIME ZONE
7:00 am Continental Breakfast
7:50 am Introductions by Course Directors
Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc, FASGE, Nalini Guda, MD, MASGE, FACG, and Irving Waxman, MD, FASGE, FACG
Session 1 The Future is Now: Advances in Endoscope Technology
8:00 am What's All the Fuss About? Endoscopes Today and Tomorrow
Amandeep K. Shergill, MD, MS, FASGE, FACG
8:20 am AI in IBD: Is It Ready for Prime Time?
Sravanthi Parasa, MD
8:40 am Technology for Pancreaticobiliary Disease: Reaching the “Holy Grail”
Shyam Varadarajulu, MD
9:00 am Keynote: How AI Will Shape the Future of Endoscopy
Prateek Sharma, MD, FASGE, FACG
9:30 am Q & A
9:45 am Break
Session 2 ERCP Updates
10:00 am Practical Tips to Treat Large Stones
Prabhleen Chahal, MD, FASGE, FACG
10:20 am Prevention of PEP
James L. Buxbaum, MD
10:40 am Quality in ERCP: Updates
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD
11:00 am Debate: Stenting Malignant Hilar Strictures – Plastic versus Metal
Martin L. Freeman, MD, MASGE, MACG
Raj J. Shah, MD, MASGE
11:20 am Q & A
11:30 am Pick up Lunch
11:30 am TED Talks (11:30-12:30)
11:45 am How to Integrate New Endoscopic Technology Into Your GI Practice: How Do I Do It?
Andrew S. Ross, MD, FASGE
12:00 pm Break
12:15 pm Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Associated Anorectal Complications and Their Endoscopic Management
Meghan Barrett-Englert, MD, MS
Session 3 Quality and Safety in Endoscopy: Moving the Needle Forward
12:30 pm The Dirty Colon: It's Everyone's Problem
Renee L. Williams, MD, MHPE, FACG
12:50 pm Management of Antithrombotics in the Periendoscopic Period: Best Practices for Busy Practices
Alan N. Barkun, MD, CM, MSc (Clin Epi), FASGE, FACG
1:10 pm Debate: GLP-1 Agonists: Hold Them or Ignore Them
Ali Rezaie, MD, MSc and Joshua Atkins, MD
1:30 pm SOA: QIs for Capsule Endoscopy and Deep Enteroscopy
Jonathan A. Leighton, MD, FASGE, FACG
1:50 pm Q & A
Session 4 Barrett's Esophagus in 2024
2:10 pm Best Practices in Surveillance of BE
Vani J. A. Konda, MD, FASGE, FACG
2:30 pm Management of Post-Resection Strictures
Dennis J. Yang, MD, FASGE, FACG
2:50 pm Debate: EMR versus ESD
Peter V. Draganov, MD, MASGE, FACG
Andrew Y. Wang, MD, FASGE, FACG
3:10 pm Q & A
3:20 pm Break
Session 5 Polypectomy: Doing it Faster, Safer and Better
3:30 pm Know Your Polyp: Recognizing Margins and Selecting the Right Approach
Charles J. Kahi, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG
3:50 pm Cold Snare Polypectomy: Do's and Don'ts
Vanessa M. Shami, MD, FASGE, FACG
4:10 pm Bleeding, Perforation, and Incomplete Resection: Management Strategies for Adverse Events in Polypectomy
Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE, MACG
4:30 pm Video-Based SOA: My Top 5 Tips for Polypectomy for the Busy Gastroenterologist
Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FASGE, FACG
4:50 pm Q & A
5:00 pm Closing Comments and Adjournment
Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc, FASGE, Nalini Guda, MD, MASGE, FACG, and Irving Waxman, MD, FASGE, FACG