Open (Basic) ARIA Program

October 8, 2024, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

*US Central Time

Course Director
Olufemi Kassim, MD

Location:
ASGE IT&T

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The ASGE’s Recognized Industry Associate (ARIA) seal is a prestigious recognition of an industry sales and marketing professional's exposure and learning in the field of gastroenterology. The ASGE Open ARIA program creates a common language and a shared understanding for improved communication and more successful dialogue between clinicians and industry representatives. This program provides an overview of basic GI Anatomy and physiology, including commonly encountered GI diseases and their endoscopic findings. Attendees will learn through includes interactive panel discussions and hands-on experience introducing basic endoscopic techniques.
  1. Understand basic GI anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology
    1. Healthy GI Tract
    2. Commonly encountered GI diseases 
    3. Endoscopic findings
  2. Improved communications with the GI team
    1. Having up-to-date knowledge of GI clinical practice
    2. Strategies used to provide optimal patient care and how you can help us
  3. Become recognized for your continued professional development
    1. Earning the ARIA “certificate of completion” program (ARIA Seal)
    2. Ongoing opportunities for education

Course Directors

Olufemi Kassim, MD

Northwestern

Chicago, IL

Faculty

Bianca Chang, MD

Bianca Chang, MD

Cedars-Sinai

Los Angeles, CA

Tiffany Chua, MD

Tiffany Chua, MD

Shands Hospital at University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Sushovan Guha, MD, PhD

Sushovan Guha, MD, PhD

Houston Regional Gastroenterology Institute (HRGI)

Houston, TX

Kajali Mishra, MD

Stroger Hospital

Chicago, IL

October 8, 2024

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Times Listed in Central Time

6:15 AM - 6:45 AM

Shuttle from Westin to ASGE IT&T

 
6:45 AM - 7:30 AM

Breakfast with Faculty

 
7:30 AM - 7:40 AM

Welcome and Course Overview

Olufemi Kassim, MD
7:40 AM - 8:00 AM

Day in the Life of a Gastroenterologist: An Interactive Discussion with the Faculty (Part I of II)

Olufemi Kassim, MD and Faculty

GI Tract in Health

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM

Esophagus and Stomach

Bianca Chang, MD

8:20 AM - 8:35 AM

Small and Large Intestine

Kajali Mishra, MD 

8:35 AM - 8:50 AM

Liver, Gallbladder and Pancreas

Tiffany Chua, MD  

8:50 AM - 9:20 AM

Tools of the Gastroenterologist: Introduction to GI Endoscopy

Sushovan Guha, MD, PhD

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

Break

9:40 AM - 10:10 AM

Esophagus and Stomach

Bianca Chang, MD
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Small Intestine

Kajali Mishra, MD  
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM

Liver, Gallbladder and Pancreas

Tiffany Chua, MD  

GI Tract in Disease

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM

Large Intestine: Lower GI Bleeding, Colorectal Cancer and Diverticulosis

Olufemi Kassim, MD

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Large Intestine: IBD and IBS

Kajali Mishra, MD
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

GROUP PHOTO

 
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM

LUNCH

 
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM

Move Time to Bio Skills Simulation Lab for Hands-On Session

12:50 PM - 2:30 PM

Bio Skills Simulation Lab for Hands On Session

Each Station will cover:  Basic Scope Handling, Foreign Body Removal,  Injections/Clips, Bicap/Thermal Therapies, Bands/Polyps and Argon Plasma Coagulations (APC)

Station 1:  Olufemi Kassim, MD
Station 2:  Bianca Chang, MD
Station 3:  Tiffany Chua, MD
Station 4:  Sushovan Guha, MD, PhD
Station 5:  Kajali Mishra, MD

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Break

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Case-Based Discussions

 Olufemi Kassim, MD and Faculty 
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Day in the Life of a Gastroenterologist: An Interactive Discussion with the Faculty (Part II of II)

Olufemi Kassim, MD and Faculty 

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Questions, Comments and Discussion

4:00 PM -

Adjourn and Departures

Registration Fees

$1100

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Hotel Accommodations

In-person participants who require lodging are encouraged to book a room at:

The Westin Chicago Lombard
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: 630-719-8000

Group Rate: $135 per night
Hotel Cut-Off Date: Monday, September 16, 2024

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