8th Annual Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders - LIVE (In-Person)

Houston, TX US
March 31, 2023

LIVE (In-Person) attendance

Presented by the Lynda K. and David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders at Houston Methodist

Several new surgical, endoscopic and pharmacological approaches to the management of digestive disorders have become available, yet their exact role in the management of these disorders is unclear. Providers need to recognize the range of therapeutic and diagnostic options that are now available for the management of digestive disorders and their clinical applications. This course will address the challenge of defining the role of new technologies, disease entities and therapies in everyday clinical practice by presenting the latest evidence-based information on diagnostics and therapeutics in digestive disorders.

FEES

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Underwood Center EmployeeComplimentary
Physician (Houston Methodist)$25
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)$250
Underwood Center Member Physician (NO CE) Click here to registerComplimentary
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)$125
Allied Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist)$25
Allied Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist)$50
Resident / Fellow / StudentComplimentary

* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.

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

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

  • 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
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 7.00 Attendance
  • 7.16 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 7.16 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

Course opens: 
12/01/2022
Course expires: 
04/30/2023
Event starts: 
03/31/2023 - 8:00am CDT
Event ends: 
03/31/2023 - 5:00pm CDT
Cost:
$250.00
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
7:00 AMRegistration  
7:50 AMWelcome and Symposium IntroductionEamonn Quigley, MD
 Plenary Session I: Liver/Pancreas/Stomach
Session Chairs: Amanda Arrington, MD, MHM, FACS, FSSO, Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH and Ashish Saharia, MD, FACS
8:00 AMRobot Assisted Liver TransplantationYee Lee Cheah, MD, FACS 
8:20 AMAssessment of Liver LesionsTamneet Basra, MD
8:40 AMComplex Management of Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine TumorsKelvin Allenson, MD
9:00 AMIntroduction of Keynote SpeakerMin Kim, MD
9:00 AMKeynote Presentation:
Robot Assisted Pancreaticoduodenectomy
John Martinie, MD
9:30 AMPanel Discussion 
10:00 AMBreak and Exhibits
 Plenary Session II: IBD/Colorectal/Anal
Session Chairs: Malcolm K. Irani, MD and Jean A. Knapps, MD
10:30 AMRobotic NICE Procedure for DiverticulitisMatthew D. Weaver, MD
10:50 AMMicrobiome in Inflammatory GI Conditions (IBD, Diverticulitis, Immuno-mediated Colitis, etc.) - is FMT the answer? Christopher Fan, MD
11:10 AMSurgical Treatment of Complex Anal Fistula - Potential New Solutions to a Particularly Vexing ProblemJeffrey L. Van Eps, MD
11:30 AMPanel Discussion 
12:00 PMLunch and Exhibits
 Plenary Session III: Esophagus/Foregut
Session Chairs: Daniel Bushyhead. MD and Todd Worley, MD, FACS
1:00 PMManagement of Giant Hiatal Hernia Ray Chihara, MD, PhD
1:20 PMGERD - What to do When PPI Fails?Ali M. Raza, MD
1:40 PMSurgical Management of Esophageal CancerKatherine D. Gray, MD
2:00 PMKeynote Speaker IntroBincy Abraham, MD, MS 
2:00 PMKeynote Presentation:
Eosinophilic Esophagitis - Are We Making Progress?
Ikuo Hirano, MD
2:30 PMPanel Discussion 
3:00 PMBreak and Exhibits
 Plenary Session IV: New Views on Old Problems
Session Chairs: Bincy Abraham, MD, MS and Hani A. Zamil, MD, CMQ
3:30 PMAI in GI: Colon Cancer Screening and BeyondRachel L. Schiesser, MD
3:50 PMUpdates on IBS and Constipation : From Hypnosis to Vibrating CapsulesEamonn Quigley, MD
4:10 PMWhen 1+1 = 3: Combining Biologic & Small Molecule TherapyKerri L. Glassner, DO
4:40 PMPanel Discussion 
5:00 PMAdjournment
Houston Methodist Research Institute
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States

In-person attendance will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue. 

 

COURSE DIRECTORS
Bincy P. Abraham, MD, MS
Fondren Distinguished Professor in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Medicine
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, Lynda K. and David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
Min P. Kim, MD
David M. Underwood Distinguished Professor of Surgery in Digestive Disorders, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
 
GUEST FACULTY
Ikuo Hirano, MD
Professor of Medicine 
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
 
John Martinie, MD, FACS
Surgical Oncology HepatoPancreatoBiliary Surgery
Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute (Hepatobiliary (HPB) Cancer)
Charlotte, NC
 
Matthew D. Weaver, MD
Colorectal Surgeon
HCA Houston Healthcare
 
HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY
Kelvin C. Allenson, MD
Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Cutaneous (Skin) Surgical Oncology, Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Surgical Oncology, Surgical Oncology
Surgical Oncology
Houston Methodist Department of Surgery
 
Tamneet Basra, MD
Gastroenterologist and Transplant Hepatologist
Houston Methodist Academic Medicine Associates - Hepatology
 
Yee Lee Cheah, MD, FACS
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Liver Transplant Surgery
Houston Methodist Department of Surgery - Transplant
 
Ray Chihara, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
Christopher Fan, MD
Clinical and Research Gastroenterologist
Houston Methodist
 
Kerri L. Glassner, DO
Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associate
 
Katherine D. Gray, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Houston Methodist Department of Surgery
 
Eamonn M.M. Quigley, MD
David M Underwood Chair of Medicine in Digestive Disorders
Co-Director, Lynda K and David M Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders
Professor of Medicine, Institute for Academic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital
Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Texas A and M Health Sciences Center College of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine, University College Cork
 
Ali M. Raza, MD
Gastroenterology, Interventional Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates
 
Rachel L. Schiesser, MD
Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associate
 
Jeffrey L. Van Eps, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgeon
Assistant Professor
Houston Methodist
 
SESSION CHAIRS
Daniel W. Bushyhead, MD
Gastroenterology
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine - Houston Methodist Academic Institute
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates
 
Amanda Arrington, MD, MHM, FACS, FSSO
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology
Houston Methodist
 
Malcolm K. Irani, MD
Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates
 
Jean A. Knapps, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery
General Surgery
Houston Methodist
 
Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH
Transplant Hepatologist, Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & TransplantationHouston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant CenterAssociate Professor of MedicineHouston Methodist
 
Ashish Saharia, MD, FACS
Liver Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery,Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, General Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Director, Liver Transplantation at Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center and Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation in the Department of Surgery
Houston Methodist Department of Surgery
 
Todd A. Worley, MD, FACS
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery
Houston Methodist Department of Surgery
 
Hani A. Zamil, MD, CMQ
Gastroenterology
M.D. Advance Gastroenterologist
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates

Available Credit

  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 7.00 Attendance
  • 7.16 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 7.16 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

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Price

Cost:
$250.00
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FEES

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Underwood Center EmployeeComplimentary
Physician (Houston Methodist)$25
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)$250
Underwood Center Member Physician (NO CE) Click here to registerComplimentary
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)$125
Allied Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist)$25
Allied Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist)$50
Resident / Fellow / StudentComplimentary

* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.