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Forward7th Annual Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders - EXHIBIT REGISTRATION
Houston, TX US
August 19, 2022
EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION
You are NOT confirmed to exhibit until you register.
Registration deadline: August 12, 2022
Dear Corporate Partner,
It is our pleasure to invite you to join our upcoming certified continuing education conference which will take place both live and virtually (hybrid) on Friday, August 19, 2022, in Houston, Texas. 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. This course will be relevant to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents/felloes, students, and researcher in gastroenterology, GI surgery, colorectal surgery, internal medicine and hepatology. We estimate that this hybrid symposium will attract over 125 attendees – all potential customers for your products and services. Exhibiting at this symposium provides an opportunity to gain close personal interaction with an engages and interested target audience. In addition to participating live, you will also have the opportunity to further showcase your company’s website, products, social media, and pharmaceutical info through a webpage unique to this activity. Take full advantage of this great opportunity to showcase your company and products to your target market.
THE MANY BENEFITS OF EXHIBITING
Exhibiting will showcase your products and services with target audiences who will attend this Symposium. Further benefits of exhibiting at the 7th Annual David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders: Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders conference include:
- Exposure to over 125 attendees, including physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and residents/fellows
- Dedicated time during breaks to allow attendees to visit your exhibitor booth
- Build visibility for your company in a competitive marketplace
- Expand your prospective position and strengthen existing customer relationships
- Recognition in the program syllabus and other conference materials
Exhibitor Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
EXHIBIT FEE
FEE: $1,200.00
- One 6’ x 3’ table top exhibit with two chairs
- Exhibit table will be in either the main hallway of the main exhibit room. Preference for booth location will be based on the order in which the applications are received.
- 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 & activity materials
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
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 7:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 7:50 | Welcome and Introductions | |
| Session I: Metabolic Liver Session Chairs: Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH; Rashid Khan, MD | ||
| 8:00 | MAFLD: What Is It? | David W. Victor, III, MD |
| 8:20 | Endoscopic Management of Obesity and Metabolic Liver Disease | Thomas R. McCarty, MD, MPH |
| 8:40 | Role of Bariatric Surgery in the Management of MAFLD | Garth P. Davis, MD, FACS, FASMBS |
| 9:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 9:30 | Break and Exhibits | |
| 10:00 | Special 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 | ||
| 10:30 | Management of IBD 2022: So Many Options, How to Choose? | Malcolm Irani, MD |
| 10:50 | Endoscopic Management of Gastroparesis | Sunil Dacha, MD |
| 11:10 | Use of EndoFLIP in Foregut Surgery | Min P. Kim, MD |
| 11:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch 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 | ||
| 1:00 | Screening for Colorectal Cancer | Lisa Chen, MD, FACS |
| 1:15 | The Impact of the Pandemic on Screening for Colorectal Cancer | Darren Pollock, MD, FACS |
| 1:30 | Management of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases | Catherine Hambleton Davis, MD |
| 1:45 | Neo-adjuvant Immunotherapy in Rectal Cancer | Rodrigo Pedraza, MD |
| 2:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 2:15 | Break and Exhibits | |
| Session IV: Advances in Colorectal Surgery Session Chairs: H. Randolph Bailey, MD, FACS; Marianne V. Cusick, MD, FACS | ||
| 2:45 | Special Guest Speaker: Quality and Leadership in Colorectal Surgery | James W. Fleshman, MD, FACS |
| 3:30 | Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Advanced Biologic Therapy | Josh C. Coursey, MD, FACS |
| 3:45 | Simulation-based Technical Skills Training for the Management of Colon, Rectal, and Anal Disease | William "Brian" Sweeney, MD, FACS |
| 4:00 | Management of Small Bowel Obstruction | Jose C. Muniz Castro, MD, MBA |
| 4:15 | Laparotomy in the Age of Robotics; Dinosaur or Hero | Marion Schertzer, MD, FACS |
| 4:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
| 4:45 | Adjournment | |
Houston Methodist Research Institute
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Houston, TX
77030
United States
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| H. Randolph Bailey, MD |
| Professor of Surgery Deputy Chair, General Surgery, Department of Surgery Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
| 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 |