2024 AGA Principles of GI for the NP and PA OnDemand
Overview
The 2024 AGA Principles of GI for the NP and PA OnDemand course consists of slides narrated by the course faculty via video and provides you with team-based expert guidance on managing GI patients through case-based learning. The course is designed to provide the highest quality, GI-specific education available to APPs and to cater to both experienced providers and those new to the field. The course will provide self-paced access to sessions in upper and lower GI disorders including EoE, IBD cases and IBD pharmacology, IBS, CRC screening, liver and pancreatic disease.
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Agenda
Session 1 Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Review pathophysiology and diagnostic criteria of EoE
- Explore current treatment algorithm and current guidelines for management of EoE
- Discuss evidence-based elimination diets to treat EoE
Management of Barrett's Esophagus and
GERD in 2024
- Discuss endoscopic guidelines regarding diagnosis and surveillance of BE
- Analyze pathophysiology of GERD
- Review current evidence-based treatment options for GERD (including PPI/PCAB)
EGID
- Review definition and explore classifications of EGIDs
- Analyze EGID diagnostic strategies
- Discuss current evidence-based treatment options for the management of EGIDs
Workup and Management of Gastroparesis
- Discuss pathophysiology of gastroparesis
- Review current evidence-based treatment options of gastroparesis
Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Review current colorectal screening guidelines
- Analyze and compare current screening modalities and quality indicators
- Understand screening and surveillance recommendations
IBS and Approaching Non-IBS Mimickers
- Review current treatment guidelines for diagnosis and management of IBS
- Discuss current treatment options for management of IBS (both pharmacological
- and non-pharmacological)
- Analyze characteristics and diagnostic tools to provide diagnosis non-IBS mimickers
- (discussion on chronic diarrhea/ chronic constipation)
Session 2 - BreakoutsBreakout A Non-IBD Colitis
- Review diagnosis and management strategies of non IBD Colitis
Understanding Esophageal and Anorectal
Manometry Interpretation
- Discuss HRM interpretation for the evaluation and treatment of esophageal
- motility as well as fecal incontinence and chronic constipation
Management of Acute GI Bleed
- Evaluate appropriate methods for locating the source of bleeding
- and providing necessary care
Session 3 Management of Cirrhosis
- Compare and contrast modalities to diagnose cirrhosis (including non-invasive tests),
- when to refer to a transplant center and current issues in transplantation
Acute Liver Failure
- Assess presentation and treatment of acute liver failure, including self-care regimens
- and pharmacological management
A Evaluation of Abnormal LFTs
- Contrast acute and chronic etiologies of liver test abnormalities, providing a pragmatic
- approach to evaluation of lab interpretation for the GI APP
MAFLD and MASH
- Differentiate between MAFLD and MASH.
- Discuss current diagnostic techniques, including when (or not) to perform liver biopsy.
- Review non-pharmacologic (exercise/diet) and pharmacologic treatment options,
- including therapy that is under investigation
Screening and Management of HCC
Update on Liver Transplantation
- Discuss the consensus definitions of the most common colon cancer syndromes
- (FAP, HNPCC, etc.), when to suspect them, familial screening,
- and surveillance protocols
- Review the medical and ethical considerations in liver transplantation evaluation
Session 4 - TracksEarly Career Track Getting Started as an APP in GI
(What I Wish I Would've Known!)
- Discuss need to know information for APPs starting in GI practice with practical
- advice and resources
- Review educational and APP advocacy resources
- Evaluate tips to avoid burn out
- Discuss importance of APP collaboration
Nutrition in GI
- Appraise various nutrition guidelines as pertaining to GI, including lifestyle
- changes and dietary requirements
Clinical Application for the New APP
(Consults/ SOAP notes and Communication)
- Address clinical concerns advanced practice providers (APP) entering
- into gastroenterology practice:
- Reivew key details of constructing a concise consult and follow up note
Advanced APP Track Get Cultured
Update on Management of H. pylori and C. diff
- Outline clinical significance, diagnosis and treatment of H. pylori, including
- emerging concerns for antibiotic resistance
- Summarize current management protocols for c. difficile and outcomes
- considerations in fecal matter transplantation
Professional Development for the APP:
Cultivating a Career Outside the Clinic
- Review the expanding role of the Advanced Practice Provider (APP)
- in Gastroenterology
- Explore APP professional development
Addressing Nutritional Concerns in IBD
- Review guidelines for the role of nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease,
- with discussion of supporting evidence
Session 5 - IBD IBD Basics: Review of Ulcerative Colitis and
Crohn’s Disease
- Overview of diagnostic factors that distinguish UC/CD
- Review of current IBD guidelines
- Discuss incorporation of Stride Recommendations into clinical practice
IBD Pharmacology: Positioning of Therapy
- Risk stratification of UC/CD
- Overview of current treatment available for IBD
- Summary of positioning of treatment
Health Maintenance
- Role of APP in IBD health maintenance
- Discuss most recent IBD health maintenance recommendations
Integration of APPs in IBD Care
- Review integration of APPs in IBD care
IBD Case Study Symposium
- Discuss case-based approach in the management of UC in special populations:
- 1 case covering pregnancy and 2nd case covering UC and EIMs. Case studies
- should utilize references of current guidelines/ recent studies
- Explore case-based approach in management of CD in perianal disease and in
- patient that has has previously failed TNF therapy.
- Reference of current guidelines/ recent studies
Key dates
- Released date:
- Oct 11, 2024
- Expiration date:
- Oct 01, 2026
Pricing
Sponsors
Gold
AbbVie
Lilly
Takeda
Bronze
Ardelyx
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Castle Biosciences
Madrigal
Reflux Gourmet
Salix Pharmaceuticalsv
Takeda
Agenda
All times are Eastern.
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10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Session Sub-title 2
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11:00 - 12:00 midday
Session Sub-title 3
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
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10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Session Sub-title 2
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Course contents
Welcome to 2024 Principles of GI: On-Demand
Session 1: Eosinophilic Esophagitis
28 mins
Session 1: Management of Barrett's Esophagus and GERD in 2024
38 mins
Session 1: EGID
30 mins
Session 1: Workup and Management of Gastroparesis
33 mins
Session 1: Colorectal Cancer Screening
22 mins
Session 1: IBS and Approaching Non-IBS Mimickers
59 mins
Session 2: Non-IBD Colitis
19 mins
Session 2: Understanding Esophageal and Anorectal Manometry Interpretation
42 mins
Session 2: Management of Acute GI Bleed
39 mins
Session 3: Management of Cirrhosis
24 mins
Session 3: Acute Liver Failure
33 mins
Session 3: A Evaluation of Abnormal LFTs
37 mins
Session 3: MAFLD and MASH
43 mins
Session 3: Screening and Management of HCC Update on Liver Transplantation
31 mins
Session 4 - Early Track: Getting Started as an APP in GI (What I Wish I Would've Known!)
43 mins
Session 4 - Early Track: Nutrition in GI
34 mins
Session 4 - Early Track: Clinical Application for the New APP
21 mins
Session 4 - Advanced App Track: Get Cultured Update on Management of H. pylori and C. diff
42 mins
Session 4 - Advanced App Track: Professional Development for the APP: Cultivating a Career Outside the Clinic
42 mins
Session 4 - Advanced App Track: Addressing Nutritional Concerns in IBD
31 mins
Session 5: IBD Basics: Review of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease
26 mins
Session 5: IBD Pharmacology: Positioning of Therapy
46 mins
Session 5: Health Maintenance
28 mins
Session 5: Integration of APPs in IBD Care
19 mins
Session 5: IBD Case Study Symposium
42 mins
Test
Evaluation
Course Faculty
Course Director
Nirmala Gonsalves, MD, AGAF
Professor of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago, IL
Norma Solis, DNP, MSN, APRN, NP-C
Faculty
Carol Antequera, DMSc, PA-C
Hazel Domingo, PA-C
Darren Brenner, MD, AGAF
Erin Darguzas, AGACNP-BC
Jessica Gandhi, PAC
Physician Assistant
Capital Digestive Care Course Director, 2025 AGA Women in GI Workshop (Southeast)
Steven Flamm, MD, FAASLD, FACG
Shawna Sullivan, NP
Kristina Skarbinski, FNP-BC
David Rubin, MD
Chief medical advisor
Allison Moser, FNP-BC
Jennifer Geremia, PA-C
Amar Naik, MD
Lara Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDCES
Co-Course Directors Elect
Dominique E. Howard, MD, FACG
Capital Digestive Care The George Washington University School of Medicine Washington, D.C.
Kimberly Kearns, MS, APN-BC
Credit information
- CME Expiration Date:
- March 22, 2026
Accreditation Statement
The AGA Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The AGA Institute designates this this enduring material for a maximum of 14.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all faculty and planning partners must disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies held within the past 24 months. The AGA Institute implements a mechanism to identify and mitigate all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.