Please join our Gastro Bites experts in discussing the following topics:
- Why are medications necessary to treat obesity?
- Current FDA approved drugs for anti-obesity pharmacotherapy.
- Efficacy, safety, and clinical considerations of individual agents.
- Challenges and future promise for obesity care.
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Faculty
Perica Davitkov, MD
Department of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Eduardo Grunvald, MD, FACP
Medical Director, Center for Advanced Weight Management
Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Minimally Invasive Surgery
University of California San Diego
Ruben Hernaez, MD, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor- Gastroenterology
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Octavia Pickett-Blakely, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, GI Nutrition, Obesity and Celiac Disease Program
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Pricing
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Nonmember |
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Agenda
| Agenda |
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| Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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1:00 - 4:00pm
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AGA Innovator Consultations
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1:00 - 4:00pm |
AGA Innovation Fellows Program |
5:30 - 6:00pm
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Opening Keynote
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| 6:00 - 6:45pm |
Women in Innovation Panel Discussion |
| 7:00 - 8:15pm |
Shark Tank Pitch Competition |
| Friday, April 30, 2021 |
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Session 1
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10:30 - 10:30am
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Opening & 2021 Diamond Sponsor Remarks |
| Session 2 |
10:30 – 11:50am |
Ergonomics & Endoscopy |
Session 3
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12:00 – 1:00pm
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Global Health Initiative for Innovation |
| Session 4 |
1:30 - 2:15pm |
Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) Discussion |
| Session 5 |
2:30 - 3:55pm |
Advances in Infection Control Related to Endoscopy |
| Session 6 |
4:00 – 5:30pm |
GI Applications for Artificial Intelligence |
| Session 7 |
5:40 – 6:30pm |
Closing Keynote Lecture |
To see the full agenda, please visit http://gastro.org/agatech.
Pricing
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Nonmember |
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Agenda accordion
9:00-9:05 a.m.
President Welcome
9:05-9:10 a.m.
Course Overview
9:10-9:30 a.m.
Fundoplication vs. Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation vs. TIF: If and when should I use them?
Presentation style: Debate
Debater: John Pandolfino, MD, PhD, AGAF and David Watson, MD, PhD, AGAF
9:30-9:50 a.m.
Monitoring and treating a lifetime of eosinophilic esophagitis
Presentation style: Interview
Interviewee: Evan Dellon, MD, PhD, AGAF
Interviewer: Nirmala Gonsalves, MD, PhD, AGAF
9:50-10:05 a.m.
Screening and surveillance of Barrett’s Esophagus: are the guidelines still helpful?
Presentation style: Pitfall
Presenter: Sachin Wani, MD, PhD, AGAF
10:05-10:30 a.m.
Extraesophageal manifestations of GERD: when are they real?
Presentation style: Case-based session with panel
Case Presenter: Michael Vaezi, MD, PhD, AGAF
Panelists: Rena Yadlapati, Prakash Gyawali, MD, PhD, AGAF
9:10-9:30 a.m.
Initiation of Colon Cancer Screening: 45 or 50 years old
Presentation style: Debate
Debater: Charles Kahi and Linda Rabeneck
9:30-9:50 a.m.
The changing landscape of fecal microbial transplantation (FMT)
Presentation style: Interview
Interviewee: Olga Aroniadas
Interviewer: Ari Grinspan
9:50-10:05 a.m.
Colon polyps: ensuring complete resection and recurrence free follow-up
Presentation style: Pitfall
Presenter: Tonya Kaltenbach
10:05-10:30 a.m.
Genetic Testing for Colon Cancer: Who, When and How
Presentation style: Case-based session with panel
Case Presenter: Fay Kastrinos
Panelists: Sonia Kupfer, Carol Burke, Jewel Samaddar
10:55-11:10 a.m.
Diagnosing and monitoring celiac disease: biopsy, antibody or both?
Presentation style: Pitfall
Presenter: Benjamin Lebwohl
11:10-11:35 a.m.
Complications of gastric bypass: diagnosis and treatment
Presentation style: Case-based session with panel
Case Presenter: Barham Abu Dayyeh
Panelists: Chris Thompson, Reem Sharaiha
11:35-11:55 a.m.
Gastroparesis: diet, medication, bypass or myotomy?
Presentation style: Interview
Interviewee: Brian Lacy
Interviewer: Jan Tack
10:55-11:10 a.m.
Approach to pancreatic fluid collections
Presentation style: Pitfall
Presenter: Field Willingham
11:10-11:35 a.m.
Indeterminate biliary strictures: Not so indeterminate anymore?
Presentation style: Case-based session with panel
Case Presenter: B. Joseph Elmunzer
Panelists: Amrita Sethi, Michel Kahaleh, Prabhleen Chahal
1:10-2:00 p.m.
Breakout Session
2:10-2:35 a.m.
Decision Making in HCC Management
Presentation style: Case-based session with panel
Case Presenter: Laura Kulick
Panelists: Hashem El-Serag, Jorge Marrero, Amit Singal
2:35-2:55 p.m.
Current and emerging treatment of NAFLD/NASH
Presentation style: Interview
Interviewee: Rohit Loomba
Interviewer: Zobair Younossi
2:55-3:10 p.m.
Hepatitis B treatment 2021, guidance and pitfalls
Presentation style: Pitfall
Presenter: Raymond Chung
8:30-8:55 a.m.
Crohn's Disease
Meena Prasad, MD
8:55-9:20 a.m.
Ulcerative Colitis
Meena Prasad, MD
9:40-10:05 a.m.
Role of the GI NP/PA in the Inpatient and Outpatient Management of IBD
Erin Darguzas, APN
10:05-10:30 a.m.
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance: Best Practice
Sonia Kupfer, MD
10:30-10:55 a.m.
Surgical Considerations in IBD and Anorectal Disorders
Gerald Grant, MD
10:55-11:20 a.m.
Panel Discussion
11:20-11:30 a.m.
Wrap Up/Closing Remarks
3:45-4:05 a.m.
President Welcome
Accreditation Statement
The AGA Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The AGA Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 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’s Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education, all faculty and planning partners must disclose any financial relationship(s) or other relationship(s) held within the past 12 months. The AGA Institute implements a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.
MOC Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn ABIM MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
