7th Annual Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders - LIVESTREAM (VIRTUAL ONLY)

August 19, 2022

LIVESTREAM (virtual) attendance

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 EmployeeFree
Physician (Houston Methodist)$25
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)$250
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 / StudentFree

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: 

  • Define and diagnose metabolic associated liver disease
  • List the indications for endoscopic approaches to the management of obesity
  • Recognize when to recommend surgery for a patient with MAFLD and be able to counsel the patients on expectations for outcomes
  • Assess and manage GERD patients who do not respond to a PPI
  • Choose the optimal biologic therapy for any given IBD patient
  • List indications and outcome for GPOEM in the management of gastroparesis
  • Demonstrate the use of EndoFLIP in the assessment of patients with esophageal disorders
  • Provide the updated recommendations for CRC screening
  • Define the impact of the COVID pandemic on the management of CRC
  • Describe the role of surgery in the management of CRC metastases and of neo-adjuvant immunotherapy in rectal cancer
  • List validated quality measures for colorectal surgery
  • Describe the impact of biologic therapy on surgery for IBD
  • Evaluate the role of simulation in the development of surgical skills and of robotics in outcomes from colorectal surgery
  • Identify how to effectively manage small bowel obstruction
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.75 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 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 6.75 Attendance
  • 6.91 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 6.91 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: 
05/03/2022
Course expires: 
09/30/2022
Event starts: 
08/19/2022 - 7:00am CDT
Event ends: 
08/19/2022 - 5:00pm CDT
Cost:
$250.00
Time Topic Speaker
7:00 AMRegistration and Breakfast 
7:50Welcome and Introductions  
 Session I: Metabolic Liver
Session Chairs: Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH; Rashid Khan, MD
8:00MAFLD: What Is It?David W. Victor, III, MD
8:20Endoscopic Management of Obesity and Metabolic Liver DiseaseThomas R. McCarty, MD, MPH
8:40Role of Bariatric Surgery in the Management of MAFLDGarth P. Davis, MD, FACS, FASMBS
9:00PANEL DISCUSSION
9:30Break and Exhibits
10:00Special Guest Speaker: The Management of Patients with GERD Symptoms Refractory to Proton Pump Inhibitors Stuart J. Spechler, MD
 Session II: Esophagus/Upper GI/Intestinal Disease
Session Chairs: Patrick R. Reardon, MD, FACS; Hani Zamil, MD, CMQ
10:30Management of IBD 2022: So Many Options, How to Choose?Malcolm Irani, MD
10:50Endoscopic Management of Gastroparesis Sunil Dacha, MD
11:10Use of EndoFLIP in Foregut SurgeryMin P. Kim, MD
11:30PANEL DISCUSSION
12:00 PMLunch and Exhibits
 H. Randolph Bailey Symposium *NEW THIS YEAR*
 Session III: Advances in Colorectal Disease
Session Chairs: A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST; Michael J. Snyder, MD, FACS
1:00Screening for Colorectal CancerLisa Chen, MD, FACS
1:15The Impact of the Pandemic on Screening for Colorectal CancerDarren Pollock, MD, FACS
1:30Management of Colorectal Cancer Liver MetastasesCatherine Hambleton Davis, MD
1:45Neo-adjuvant Immunotherapy in Rectal CancerRodrigo Pedraza, MD
2:00PANEL DISCUSSION
2:15Break and Exhibits
 Session IV: Advances in Colorectal Surgery
Session Chairs: H. Randolph Bailey, MD, FACS; Marianne V. Cusick, MD, FACS
2:45Special Guest Speaker: Quality and Leadership in Colorectal Surgery James W. Fleshman, MD, FACS
3:30Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Advanced Biologic Therapy Josh C. Coursey, MD, FACS
3:45Simulation-based Technical Skills Training for the Management of Colon, Rectal, and Anal DiseaseWilliam "Brian" Sweeney, MD, FACS
4:00Management of Small Bowel Obstruction Jose C. Muniz Castro, MD, MBA
4:15Laparotomy in the Age of Robotics; Dinosaur or HeroMarion Schertzer, MD, FACS
4:30PANEL DISCUSSION
4:45Adjournment  
LIVESTREAM (Virtual)

 

 

COURSE DIRECTOR
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
 
KEYNOTE FACULTY
James W. Fleshman, MD, FACS
Chief of Surgery
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, TX
Stuart J. Spechler, MD
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
Co-Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Co-Director, Center for Esophageal Research
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
Dallas, Texas
 
GUEST FACULTY
H. Randolph Bailey, MD
Professor of Surgery
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Houston, Texas
Lisa Chen, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
McGovern Medical School
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
Houston, Texas
Joshua C. Coursey, MD, FACS
Colon and Rectal Surgeon, Houston Colon, PLLC
Associate Program Director, University of Texas at Houston Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery
Houston, Texas
Marianne V. Cusick, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
Houston, Texas
Catherine Hambleton Davis, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Texas A&M Health Science Center
Surgical Oncologist
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Jose C. Muniz Castro, MD, MPH
Fellow
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
Houston, Texas
Rodrigo Pedraza, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgeon
The Oregon Clinic
Portland, Oregon
Darren R. Pollock, MD, FACS
Colon and Rectal Surgeon
Swedish Colon and Rectal Clinic
Swedish Cancer Institute
Seattle, Washington
Marion Schertzer, MD, FACS
Colon and Rectal Surgeon
Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
Michael J. Snyder, MD, FACS
Program Director Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency
McGovern Medical School
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
Houston, Texas
William "Brian" Sweeney, MD, FACS
Director of Surgical Skills and Training
Associate Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland
 
HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY
Sunil Dacha, MD
Assistant Professor Clinical Medicine
Houston Methodist Academic institute
Assistant Clinical Member
Houston Methodist Research Institute
Interventional Gastroenterologist
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates
Houston Methodist
Garth P. Davis, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Houston Methodist Department of Surgery
A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST
John F., Jr. and Carolyn Bookout Presidential Distinguished Chair in Surgery, Department of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Department of Surgery
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Malcom Irani, MD
Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist
Rashid Khan, MD
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates
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
Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH
Transplant Hepatologist, Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation
Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Houston Methodist
Thomas R. McCarty, MD, MPH
Gastroenterology, Interventional and Bariatric Endoscopy
Houston Methodist
Patrick R. Reardon, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Hani Zamil, MD, CMQ
Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates

Available Credit

  • 6.75 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 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 6.75 Attendance
  • 6.91 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 6.91 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

Thank you to our exhibitors!

AbbVie

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Castle Biosciences

Cook Medical

Daiichi Sankyo

ExeGi Pharma

Intercept Pharmaceuticals

Motus GI

Salix Pharmaceuticals

Sanofi-Genzyme

Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA

 

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We gratefully acknowledge the following company for providing an educational grant to partially support this activity:

Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC

Price

Cost:
$250.00
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FEES

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Underwood Center EmployeeFree
Physician (Houston Methodist)$25
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)$250
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 / StudentFree