Participants will be able to:
- Appraise evidence-based practice recommendations in the management of colon polyps and high-quality colonoscopy
- Discuss critical updates in endohepatology and endobariatrics
- Recognize endoscopic complications and management techniques
- Identify management of pancreatitis and associated complications
- List key indications, contraindications and set-up of endoscopic procedures in pregnant and other high-risk patients
- Compare and contrast practical approaches to gastrointestinal health in LGBTQIA+ patients
- Discuss advancing endoscopy training throughout post-gastroenterology fellowship years
Course Directors
Akwi W. Asombang, MD, FASGE
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD, FASGE
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Audrey H. Calderwood, MD, FASGE
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Gesisel School of Medicine
Lebanon, NH
Faculty
Tyler M. Berzin, MD, FASGE
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Brenna W. Casey, MD, FASGE
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Prabhleen Chahal, MD, FASGE
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Peter V. Draganov, MD, FASGE
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
Marla Dubinsky, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Moamen Gabr, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Timothy B. Gardner, MD
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Shivangi Kothari, MD, FASGE
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, NY
Kristle Lee Lynch, MD
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Jennifer L. Maranki, MD, FASGE
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA
Meir Mizrahi, MD, FASGE
Largo Medical Center
Largo, FL
Marvin Ryou, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH, FASGE
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI
Uzma D. Siddiqui, MD, MASGE
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Shelby A. Sullivan, MD, FASGE
University of Colorado
Denver, CO
Edward Sun, MD, MBA, FASGE
Peconic Bay Medical Center
Riverhead, NY
Jianhua (Andy) Tau, MD
Austin Gastroenterology
Austin, TX
Christopher D. Velez, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Kevin E. Woods, MD, MPH
City of Hope Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Rena H. Yadlapati, MD, MSHS
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA
*Times Listed in Eastern Time
7:50 AM - 8:00 AM
Introductions from Course Directors
Akwi W. Asombang, MD, FASGE, Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD, FASGE and Audrey H. Calderwood, MD, FASGE
SESSION ONE: PANCREATOBILIARY
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Management of Early Fluid Collections in Acute Pancreatitis
Brenna W. Casey, MD, FASGE
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Endoscopic Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis: When to Get in and When to Get Out? (Stones, Strictures and ESWL) – Case-Based
Timothy B. Gardner, MD
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Proving Cancer in Indeterminate Biliary Strictures
Uzma D. Siddiqui, MD, MASGE
9:10 AM - 9:25 AM
Moving Beyond Medical Therapy for Refractory GERD
Rena H. Yadlapati, MD, MSHS
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
Esophageal Leaks and Fistulae – Choosing Your Intervention (Stent vs. Not
Stent, Clip, Wound Vacuum-Assisted Closure)
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Optimal Treatment and Disease Monitoring in EoE
Kristle Lee Lynch, MD
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Jerry Waye Endowed Lecture: Top 10 Things You Must Be Doing for High-Quality Colonoscopy
Tyler M. Berzin, MD, FASGE
10:55 AM - 11:10 AM
Preventing the Post-Polypectomy Bleed (Hot vs Cold, Clip vs Not Clip and Suturing) - Video
Kevin E. Woods, MD, MPH
11:10 AM - 11:25 AM
Immediate Post-Endoscopic Management of Colonic Perforation: What to Do When the Patient Hits Recovery – Case-Based/Video
Shivangi Kothari, MD, FASGE
11:50 AM - 12:15 PM
Basil I. Hirschowitz Endowed Lecture: Entrepreneurship in GI
Marla Dubinsky, MD
SESSION FIVE: STOMACH AND SMALL BOWEL
1:20 PM - 1:35 PM
Endoscopic Management of Gastric Varices (Glue, Inject, Band or Coil)
Marvin Ryou, MD
1:35 PM - 1:50 PM
Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies (ESG and Balloons): Current Options, Efficacy and Long-Term Outcomes (Medical vs. Endoscopic vs. Surgical Data)
Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH, FASGE
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM
The Risky Business of Endoscopic Therapies for Duodenal Adenomas
Prabhleen Chahal, MD, FASGE
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Gene and Lyn Overholt Endowed Lecture: Better Billing in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
Edward Sun, MD, MBA, FASGE
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Key Considerations for Digestive Health in People from LGBTQIA+ Communities
Christopher D. Velez,
MD
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM
Endoscopy in Pregnancy (General and Advanced Endoscopy): Preprocedural, Intraprocedural (Positioning of Patient, Padding, Sedation, etc.) and Post-Procedural Management (Breastfeeding)
Jennifer L. Maranki, MD, FASGE
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
Fireside Chat: Expanding Your Endoscopic Skillset: Training After Fellowship -
My Personal Journey
Moderator: Peter V. Draganov, MD, FASGE
Panelists: Meir Mizrahi, MD, FASGE (ESD), Shelby A. Sullivan, MD, FASGE (Bariatrics), and Moamen Gabr, MD (Academics)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Wrap-Up from Course Directors
Akwi W. Asombang, MD, FASGE, Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD, FASGE and Audrey H. Calderwood, MD, FASGE
Registration is handled through the DDW website.
Registration Fees
| | Early Bird (On or Before March 13, 2024) | Regular (After March 13, 2024) |
|---|
| ASGE Member | $299 | $399 |
| ASGE Member Associate | $99 | $150 |
| ASGE Member Postdoctoral Fellow | $299 | $399 |
| ASGE Member Student | $99 | $150 |
| ASGE Member Trainee | $99 | $150 |
| ASGE Nonmember | $399 | $499 |
| ASGE Nonmember Associate | $150 | $200 |
| ASGE Nonmember Postdoctoral Fellow | $399 | $499 |
| ASGE Nonmember Student | $150 | $200 |
| ASGE Nonmember Trainee | $150 | $200 |
| Exhibitor Attendee | $399 | $499 |
| Practice Manager | $99 | $150 |
Hotel Accomodations
If you are planning to attend DDW 2024 in-person, hotel information will be available through the DDW website.
Continuing Medical Education
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASGE designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Maintenance of Certification
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.50 Medical Knowledge 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.
After completing the course evaluation on ASGE GI Leap at https://learn.asge.org you will be prompted to enter your ABIM ID number and your date of birth (MM/DD) this information will be shared on the ACCME PARS system and automatically sent to ABIM on your behalf. Please allow up to 24 hours to appear on your ABIM profile.
ASGE Outcome-Based Education Level
The ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course is designed to meet ASGE’s Level 3a -Learning: Declarative knowledge on an anticipated outcome-based education (OBE) scale. ASGE’s OBE level designation is an educational indicator on what is anticipated for participants to gain from this program’s instruction and objectives.
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