9th Annual Exploring Frontiers in the Management of Digestive and Liver Disorders

February 23, 2024

In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available. 

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) Complimentary - Click here to register
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.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 ABS MOC
  • 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
  • 7.00 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 7.00 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: 
10/12/2023
Course expires: 
03/23/2024
Event starts: 
02/23/2024 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
02/23/2024 - 5:00pm CST
Cost:
$250.00
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
7:00 AMRegistration  
7:50 AMWelcome and Symposium IntroductionEamonn Quigley, MD
 Plenary Session I: Liver/Pancreas/Stomach
Session Chairs: Svetang V. Desai, MD, Todd Worley, MD
8:00 AMPregnancy and Liver DiseaseSudha Kodali, MD, MSPH
8:20 AMCommon Duct ExplorationLee M. Morris, MD, FACS
8:40 AMEndoscopic Challenges in the Bariatric Surgery PatientSunil Dacha, MD
9:00 AMPanel Discussion 
9:30 AMKeynote Presentation:
From Infection to Irritation: Prolonged GI Complications from COVID and Other Infections
Madhu Grover, MBBS
10:00 AMBreak and Exhibits
 Plenary Session II: IBD/Colorectal
Session Chairs: Chris Fan, MD, Ali Mahmood, MD
10:30 AMComplementary Medicine use in IBDMalcolm K. Irani, MD
10:50 AMColon Cancer Screening: Updates for 2024 Neha Mathur, MD
11:10 AMHIPECAmanda Arrington, MD, MHM, FACS, FSSO
11:30 AMPanel Discussion 
12:00 PMLunch and Exhibits
 Plenary Session III: Esophagus/Foregut
Session Chairs: Hani Zamil, MD, Edward Y. Chan, MD
1:00 PMProton Pump Inhibitors: Dubunking Media MythsChris Kim, MD
1:20 PMGastric CancerKelvin C. Allenson, MD
1:40 PMEndoscopic Esophageal Perforation ManagementRay Chihara, MD, PhD
2:00 PMPanel Discussion 
2:30 PMKeynote Presentation:
Robotic Management of Esophageal Cancer
Netu Sarkaria, MD, MBA, FACS
3:00 PMBreak and Exhibits
 Plenary Session IV: New Views on Old Problems: Obesity Management
Session Chairs: Ali M. Raza, MD, Garth P. Davis, MD, FACS, FASMBS
3:30 PMObesity Medications - When to use and how to Manage Gastrointestinal Side EffectsNeeharika R. Kalakota, MD
3:50 PMEndoscopic Management of ObesityThomas McCarty, MD, MPH
4:10 PMSADIAman B. Ali, MD
4:40 PMPanel Discussion 
5:00 PMAdjournment
In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available.
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Houston

LIVE (in-person attendance) will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030). 

LIVESTREAM information will be provided to registered learners. 

COURSE DIRECTORS
Edward Y. Chan, MD
Lung Transplant Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
 
Kerri L. Glassner, DO
Gastroenterology
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
 
SCIENTIFIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST
Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, HMAI
John F., Jr. and Carolyn Bookout Presidential Distinguished Chair
Founding Director, J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
 
Eric Haas, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Houston Methodist
 
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
 
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
 
Patrick R. Reardon, MD, FACS
Bariatric Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, General Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Chief of Foregut & Minimally Invasive Surgery
Houston Methodist Department of Surgery
Professor of Clinical Surgery, Academic Institute
Houston 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
 
 
 
 
GUEST FACULTY
Madhusudan Grover, MBBS
Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
 
Inderpal (Netu) Sarkaria, MD, MBA, FACS
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chair in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs
Director of Thoracic Robotic Surgery
Co-Director, UPMC Esophageal Surgery Institute
Director, Thoracic Surgery Quality and Outcomes
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Pittsburgh, PA
 
HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY
Aman B. Ali, MD
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Houston Methodist
 
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
 
Amanda Arrington, MD, MHM, FACS, FSSO
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology
Houston Methodist
 
Ray Chihara, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
Sunil Dacha, MD
Gastroenterology, Interventional Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist
 
Malcolm K. Irani, MD
Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates
 
Neeharika R. Kalakota, MD
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Clinical Physician
Houston Methodist
 
Christopher Kim, MD
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Clinical Physician
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
 
Neha Mathur, MD
Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist
 
Thomas McCarty, MD, MPH
Gastroenterology, Interventional Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates
 
Lee M. Morris, MD, FACS
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Houston Methodist 
 
SESSION CHAIRS
Edward Y. Chan, MD
Lung Transplant Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
 
Garth P. Davis, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Houston Methodist
 
Svetang V. Desai, MD
Interventional Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist
 
Christopher Fan, MD
Clinical and Research Gastroenterologist
Houston Methodist
 
Ali Mahmood, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist 
 
Ali M. Raza, MD
Gastroenterology, Interventional Gastroenterology
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates
 
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

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Available Credit

  • 7.00 ABS MOC
  • 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
  • 7.00 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 7.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

Interested in exhibiting? Contact us for more information.

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) Complimentary - Click here to register
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.