EndoFest^® 2013 Sessions

Sessions:

General Sessions will feature a panel of experts discussing specific cases on hot topics in endoscopy.  General Sessions are open to all EndoFest registrants.

Scientific Sessions will use didactic presentations, video case studies and discussion formats to explore the latest scientific advances in endoscopy in a smaller-group format.  Scientific sessions are open to all EndoFest registrants. 

 5:45 - 6:45 PM
Opening General Session:  
Breaking News 2013: What's new that impacts your practice right now 
Faculty: Kenneth K. Wang, MD, FASGE; Brooks D. Cash, MD, FASGE

The next few years promise the biggest changes the American health care system has seen in decades, and, simultaneously, some of the biggest technological advances endoscopy has seen in years. This session will include a discussion of the most current legislation, guidelines and technology that is currently relevant to community and academic practitioners.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

7:45- 9:45 am
Concurrent Sessions 1   
Scientific Session: Endoluminal Cases Roulette 
Moderator: M. Brian Fennerty, MD, FASGE
Faculty: Kenneth R. McQuaid, MD, FASGE; Vanessa M. Shami, MD, FASGE; Robert Ganz, MD, FASGE

In this entirely case-based session, the audience acts as Director, choosing from multiple options in cases you want to hear. Faculty will prepare cases addressing stents, GI bleeding, feeding tube complications and how to avoid them; hemorrhoidal therapy, refractory benign strictures, difficult polypectomy, interventional EUS, decompressive colonoscopy and foreign body extraction - but the audience will make the ultimate decision on what is presented. 

Participants in this session may want to add on the afternoon hands-on session "GI Mélange". 

Hands-on Workshop: Mucosal Resection and Dissection: Improving Skills and Managing Complications (HO) ($) 
Director: Gottumukkala S. Raju, MD, FASGE

This session will feature hands-on training with techniques for safely performing mucosal resection as well as an introduction to ESD.  Participants will also gain experience with techniques for managing complications including clips, loops and stents. 

10:15 - 11:15 am 
General Session: 
Barrett's Esophagus: The Standard of Care in 2013 
Moderator: Nicholas Shaheen, MD
Faculty: Michael B. Wallace, MD, FASGE; Robert A. Ganz, MD, FASGE

This session will be a highly interactive, case-based discussion with the experts on the diagnosis and treatment of Barrett's esophagus in 2013. Faculty will provide specific take-home points at the conclusion of the session.

11:20 am - 12:20 pm 
Ask the Expert Hands-on Sessions I ($)

These customized one-hour sessions will allow participants to have in-depth interaction with an expert faculty member at one station dedicated to a specific technique or technology.  Each station will be limited to four participants. 

Cannulation Tricks                                
 Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD, FASGE
Raj Shah, MD, FASGE  

Sphincterotomy Techniques                 
Sreenivasa S. Jonnalaggadda, MD, FASGE
Peter B. Kelsey, MD, FASGE

Difficult Polypectomy      
Kenneth R. McQuaid, MD, FASGE
Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD, FASGE

Complicated Stone Management   
John A. Martin, MD, FASGE
John J. Vargo, MD, FASGE

Deep Enteroscopy Techniques             
Andrew S. Ross, MD, FASGE
Christopher J. Gostout, MD, FASGE

Pancreaticobiliary/Duodenal Stenting    
Todd H. Baron, MD, FASGE 

1:15 - 3:15 pm 
Concurrent Sessions 2 
Scientific Session: Mucosal Resection: Rolling the Dice - Avoiding and Managing Complications 
Moderator: Michael B. Wallace, MD, FASGE
Faculty: Gottumukkala S. Raju, MD, FASGE; Gregory G. Ginsberg, MD, FASGE; Norio Fukami, MD 

 This will be a lecture and case-based (video) session that will cover indications and techniques for performing EMR and ESD, as well as how to manage complications when they do arise.  Specific topics include: 

 Hands-on Workshop: GI Mélange: A Collection of the Endoscopic Skills You Have Asked for! (HO) ($) 
Director: John L. Petrini, MD, FASGE  

Participants will hone a variety of skills that will raise their practice to the next level, including: endoscopic therapy of hemorrhoids; techniques for foreign body removal; endoscopic control of variceal and non-variceal bleeding; luminal placement of stents; removal of covered metal stents; and tricks for performing difficult polypectomy successfully.

3:45 - 5:00 pm 
General Session: 
Late-Breaking News - Colon Cases: At the Intersection of Evidence and Experience 
Moderator: Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD, FASGE
Faculty: John L. Petrini, MD, FASGE; Marcia Cruz-Correa, MD 

This session will offer a point and counterpoint discussion of cases in IBD management, dysplasia (range of visible lesions), chromoendoscopy, imaging, as well as resection vs. surgery.   

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16  

 7:15 - 9:45 AM 
Scientific Session: Pancreaticobiliary - "Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em": When it's not quick and it's not easy 
Moderator: Thomas M. Savides, MD, FASGE
Faculty: Gregory G. Ginsberg, MD, FASGE; John J. Vargo, MD, FASGE; Todd H. Baron, MD, FASGE 

This session will provide in-depth coverage of pancreaticobiliary endoscopy, ranging from core skills to the latest science and controversies.  There will be a heavy emphasis on videos and case discussion with audience participation.  Topics will include:

a)     Biliary pancreatitis - When to ERCP
b)    Management of peripancreatic fluid collections
c)     Biliary access - improving techniques and cost effective use of accessories 

Participants in this session may also want to add on the hands-on session "ERCP Basics" held later in the morning.   

7:15 - 8:15 AM and repeated at 8:45 - 9:45 AM 
Ask the Expert Hands-on Sessions II ($)

These customized one-hour sessions will allow participants to have in-depth interaction with an expert faculty member at one station dedicated to a specific technique or technology. Each station will be limited to four participants per hour session.

EMR                                                    

Vanessa M. Shami, MD, FASGE
Kenneth K. Wang, MD, FASGE

Endoscopic Closure Techniques                       

Gottumukkala S. Raju, MD, FASGE
Norio Fukami, MD, FASGE

 Barrett's Management                           

Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, FASGE
Michael B. Wallace, MD, FASGE

 Challenging Hemostasis                                   

 Raj J. Shah, MD, FASGE

 Cannulation Tricks                                

 Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD, FASGE

 Sphincterotomy Techniques                  

 Sreenivasa S. Jonnalaggadda, MD, FASGE

 Difficult Polypectomy                           

 Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD, FASGE

 Esophageal and Colonic Stenting and Stricture Dilation                                   

 Michael L. Kochman, MD, FASGE

10:00 - 11:30 AM 
Scientific Session: EndoFest Video Forum

Moderators: Brenna Casey, MD, FASGE; Peter B. Kelsey, MD, FASGE; Gottumukkala S. Raju, MD, FASGE

This forum will feature peer-reviewed videos demonstrating cutting edge techniques and technologies from all over the world.  Authors will be invited to answer questions and answers from the audience and panel of moderators.

 
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM 
Hands-on Workshop: Improving ERCP Techniques (HO) ($)

Director: Todd H. Baron, MD, FASGE

This hands-on experience will assist the attendees in gaining experience with various ERCP procedures such as sphincterotomy, cannulation, stenting and dilation.