10th Annual Underwood Symposium: Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders - EXHIBIT REGISTRATION
EXHIBITOR/SPONSOR REGISTRATION
You are NOT confirmed to exhibit until you register.
Registration deadline:
Dear Corporate Partner,
It is our pleasure to invite you to exhibit at our 10th Annual Underwood Symposium: Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders hosted at the Houston Methodist Research Institute on Friday, February 23, 2024. On behalf of our Course Directors, Dr. Edward Chan and Dr. Kerri Glassner, and the Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) we graciously extend the opportunity for you to join us as an exhibitor and/or sponsor!
We estimate that this annual conference will attract approximately 100 in-person attendees and 75 virtual attendees – all potential customers for your products and services.
I encourage you to take full advantage of this excellent opportunity to network with your target market as an exhibitor. Exhibiting companies will have the opportunity to share their educational materials and interact with participants.
Due to our limited number of exhibit openings, we hope you will take this opportunity and contact us now to register.
Please feel free to contact amshupak@houstonmethodist.org if you have any questions or need additional information.
Sincerely,
Edward Chan, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Kerri Glassner, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
EXHIBIT DETAILS
Date and Time
Friday, February 21, 2025 | 7:00am – 5:00pm
Exhibit Location
Houston Methodist Research Institute
6670 Bertner Ave.
2nd Floor Pre-Function Space
Houston, TX 77030
EXHIBIT FEE: $1500
- One 6’ x 3’ table-top exhibit with two chairs
- Exhibiting companies may send a maximum of two (2) representatives to staff their exhibit table.
- Company logo will be located on the virtual exhibit page
- Recognition in the webpage and activity materials
SPONSORSHIP FEE OPTIONS:
- BREAK SPONSOR: $2,400 - Recognition in activity materials as and signage during break as Sponsor
- BREAKFAST SPONSOR: $3,600 - Recognition in activity materials as and signage during breakfast as Sponsor
- LUNCH SPONSOR: $6,000 - Recognition in activity materials as and signage during lunch as Sponsor
- PRODUCT THEATRE SPONSOR: $7,000 – Lunch time slot for a company-provided expert to feature your products and services. Recognition in activity materials as and signage during product theatre as Sponsor
Note: Companies may purchase one exhibit and one sponsorship type ONLY.
Target Audience
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents/fellows, students, and researchers in gastroenterology, GI surgery, colorectal surgery, internal medicine and hepatology will benefit from this course.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the risks and benefits of robot assisted liver transplantation
- Assess various liver lesions on imaging
- Manage gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors
- Define the outcomes of robot assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Recognize the role of the microbiome in GI tract inflammation
- Demonstrate how to perform the robotic NICE procedure
- Manage complex anal fistulas
- Explain the optimal surgical management of patients with esophageal cancer
- Manage giant hiatal hernias
- Recognize how to treat GERD after PPI failure
- Discuss the evolution and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis
- Recognize the role of artificial intelligence in GI assessments
- Recognize new treatment options for IBS and chronic constipation
- Indicate when to consider combination advanced therapies in severe IBD
We gratefully acknowledge the following companies for supporting our 9th Annual Underwood Symposium: Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders:
Registration Instructions
- STEP 1 - Select the applicable fee and add to cart to complete the checkout process.
- STEP 2 - Once registered, on the week of the conference you will receive an email from Jalissa (jvalencia3@houstonmethodist.org) for more details on exhibiting.