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  • Friday, Oct 24th
    5:45 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
    Navigating, Networking, and Negotiating Your First Job Workshop (registration required $$$)
    Location: Room 127BC
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    6:45 AM - 7:45 AM PDT
    #DiversityinGI Fun Runs in Phoenix and Virtual 5K
    Location: Meet at Convention Center's North Building Lobby
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    7:00 AM - 7:50 AM PDT
    Continental Breakfast - Postgraduate Course Attendees
    Location: North Ballroom Foyer
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Registration - Saturday
    Location: Lower Level Pre-Function (North Building)
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    7:55 AM - 8:00 AM PDT
    Welcome and Introductions
    Location: North Ballroom
    Course Director: Tauseef Ali, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – SSM Health Digestive Care. Crohn's and Colitis Center
    Course Director: Linda Anh B. Nguyen, MD, FACG – Stanford University
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    7:55 AM - 5:10 PM PDT
    Annual Postgraduate Course - Overview, SAT, Accreditation/CME/MOC
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    8:00 AM - 9:40 AM PDT
    Session 1A: Clinical Conundrums in Everyday Gastroenterology
    Location: North Ballroom
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    8:00 AM - 8:20 AM PDT
    Step Up vs Step Down Therapy in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Joy W. Chang, MD, MS – University of Michigan Medicine
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    8:20 AM - 8:40 AM PDT
    Navigating Therapies in IBD: Strategic Positioning of Emerging Drugs
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: David T. Rubin, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – University of Chicago Medicine
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    8:40 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Functional Dyspepsia and Idiopathic Gastroparesis: When Is Motility Testing Needed?
    Location: North Ballroom
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    9:00 AM - 9:20 AM PDT
    Evolving Perspectives on Colon Cancer Screening Methods
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FACG – NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    9:20 AM - 9:40 AM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Session 1A
    Location: North Ballroom
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    ACG Trainees Lounge
    Location: Room 124B
    Postgraduate CourseAnnual Scientific MeetingOther Events
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Advanced Practice Providers Lounge
    Location: Room 124A
    Postgraduate CourseAnnual Scientific MeetingOther Events
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    9:40 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Break
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    10:00 AM - 10:05 AM PDT
    Introduction of the ACG Trailblazer Lecturer
    Location: North Ballroom
    Introduction Presenter: Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, MACG (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    10:05 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
    The Workforce of the Past and Present - Building Bridges Over Ever-Changing Waters for the Workforce of the Future (Trailblazer Lecture)
    Location: North Ballroom
    Invited Lecturer: Rosemarie L. Fisher, MD, MACG (she/her/hers) – Yale University School of Medicine
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    10:30 AM - 12:10 PM PDT
    Session 1B: Clinical Guidelines in Action: Practical Applications
    Location: North Ballroom
    Moderator: William D. Chey, MD, MACG – University of Michigan
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    10:30 AM - 10:50 AM PDT
    Acute Pancreatitis: Implementing Clinical Guidelines for Optimal Patient Outcomes
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Luis Lara, MD (he/him/his) – University of Cincinnati
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    10:50 AM - 11:10 AM PDT
    Quality Assurance in Endoscopy: Metrics and Applications
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Douglas K. Rex, MD, MACG – Indiana University School of Medicine
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    11:10 AM - 11:30 AM PDT
    ACG Clinical Guideline for the Treatment of H. pylori: In With the New, Out With the Old
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: William D. Chey, MD, MACG – University of Michigan
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    11:30 AM - 11:50 AM PDT
    Malnutrition and Nutritional Support in Liver Disease
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Jennifer C. Lai, MD, MBA, PNS (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Francisco
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    11:50 AM - 12:10 PM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Session 1B
    Location: North Ballroom
    Moderator: William D. Chey, MD, MACG – University of Michigan
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:10 PM - 12:20 PM PDT
    Break
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Advanced Practice Provider Luncheon (registration required)
    Location: Room 129
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Career Opportunities for Women in GI Luncheon (registration required)
    Location: Room 131
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 01: Phone A Friend: What to Do When Your Patient Needs a Liver Transplant
    Location: Room 122A
    Lunch Session Speaker: Allison Kwong, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 02: Tips and Tricks: Removing Foreign Bodies
    Location: Room 122B
    Lunch Session Speaker: Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 03: Bloating and Belching: Unraveling the Causes and Effective Treatments
    Location: Room 122C
    Lunch Session Speaker: Baharak Moshiree, MD, MSc, FACG (she/her/hers) – Advocate Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 04: Constipation Unplugged: Navigating the Latest Insights
    Location: Room 123
    Lunch Session Speaker: Kyle D. Staller, MD, MPH – Massachusetts General Hospital
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 05: Quality Colonoscopy: From Bowel Prep to Surveillance Guidelines
    Location: Room 126C
    Lunch Session Speaker: Katie Farah, MD, CPE, MMM – Allegheny Health Network
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 06: Optimizing Screening and Surveillance for Hereditary GI Cancers and Polyposis Syndromes
    Location: Room 126AB
    Lunch Session Speaker: Carol A. Burke, MD, MACG – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 07: Advanced Approaches to Managing Complex Esophageal and Colonic Strictures
    Location: Room 125
    Lunch Session Speaker: Amrita Sethi, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Northwestern Medicine-Central DuPage Hospital
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 08: A Gastroenterologist's Guide to Managing Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR): Effective Strategies and Best Practices
    Location: Room 127AB
    Lunch Session Speaker: Rena H. Yadlapati, MD, MSHS, FACG – University of California San Diego
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 09: Cracking the Code: Navigating Diagnostic Dilemmas in Chronic Abdominal Pain
    Location: Room 127C
    Lunch Session Speaker: Jill K. Deutsch, MD, MA – Yale University School of Medicine
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 10: Ileal Pouch 101: From Managing Symptoms to Navigating Cancer Surveillance
    Location: Room 128A
    Lunch Session Speaker: Lisa B. Malter, MD, FACG – NYU Grossman School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 11: Feeding Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Enteral Nutrition and Feeding Tubes
    Location: Room 128B
    Lunch Session Speaker: John K. DiBaise, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 12: Guidelines for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease: Key Recommendations
    Location: Room 132A
    Lunch Session Speaker: Vijay H. Shah, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic, GI Research Unit
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    1:35 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Break
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    1:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Symposium A: Microbiome Therapeutics: Separating Science From Pseudoscience
    Location: North Ballroom 120D
    Moderator: Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH, FACG (he/him/his) – NYU School of Medicine
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    1:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Symposium B: What to Expect When Your Patient Is Expecting: Navigating Gastroenterology
    Location: North Ballroom 120BC
    Moderator: Christina Y. Ha, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic Arizona
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    1:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Symposium C: Obesity and Metabolic Mayhem: Unlocking the Role of Gastroenterologists
    Location: North Ballroom 120A
    Moderator: Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH, FACG – University of Michigan
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    1:45 PM - 2:05 PM PDT
    Expecting and Inspecting: Contending With Endoscopy in Pregnancy
    Location: North Ballroom 120BC
    Speaker: Shivangi T. Kothari, MD, FACG – Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, University of Rochester Medical Center
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    1:45 PM - 2:05 PM PDT
    Nonprescription Therapeutics: Making Heads or Tails of Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics, and Postbiotics
    Location: North Ballroom 120D
    Speaker: Alexa R. Weingarden, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    1:45 PM - 2:05 PM PDT
    The Gastroenterologist's Role in Managing the Metabolic Dysfunction in MAFLD
    Location: North Ballroom 120A
    Speaker: Nancy S. Reau, MD, FACG – Rush University Medical Center
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    2:05 PM - 2:25 PM PDT
    Manipulating the Microbiome for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Colitis
    Location: North Ballroom 120D
    Speaker: Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH, FACG (he/him/his) – NYU School of Medicine
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    2:05 PM - 2:25 PM PDT
    Paging Dr. GI: Managing Complications of Bariatric Surgery
    Location: North Ballroom 120A
    Speaker: Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH, FACG – University of Michigan
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    2:05 PM - 2:25 PM PDT
    Taming the Flames: Navigating Care and Therapeutic Safety in IBD and Pregnancy
    Location: North Ballroom 120BC
    Speaker: Christina Y. Ha, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    2:25 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Bump in the Road: Grappling With Constipation and IBS During Pregnancy
    Location: North Ballroom 120BC
    Speaker: Lin Chang, MD, FACG (she/her/hers) – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    2:25 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    The Hidden Costs of Anti-Obesity Medications: Navigating Side Effects in the Quest for Weight Loss
    Location: North Ballroom 120A
    Speaker: Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH, FACG – Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    2:25 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    The Who, What, and How of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
    Location: North Ballroom 120D
    Speaker: Christopher D. Vélez, MD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Symposium A
    Location: North Ballroom 120D
    Moderator: Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH, FACG (he/him/his) – NYU School of Medicine
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Symposium B
    Location: North Ballroom 120BC
    Moderator: Christina Y. Ha, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Symposium C
    Location: North Ballroom 120A
    Moderator: Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH, FACG – University of Michigan
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Break
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
    Session 1C: Hindgut Highlights: Emerging Trends and Clinical Practices
    Location: North Ballroom
    Moderator: Satish S.C Rao, MD, PhD, FACG (he/him/his) – Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM - 3:50 PM PDT
    Getting to the Bottom of It: Conquering Benign Anorectal Disorders
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Satish S.C Rao, MD, PhD, FACG (he/him/his) – Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    3:50 PM - 4:10 PM PDT
    Striking the Balance: Treatment Selection Based on Disease Severity in UC
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Anita Afzali, MD, MPH, MHCM, FACG – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    4:10 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Mastering Perianal Fistulas in Crohn's Disease: Approach to Evaluation and Management
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Benjamin D. McDonald, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Chicago Medicine
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  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    4:30 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Session 1C
    Location: North Ballroom
    Moderator: Satish S.C Rao, MD, PhD, FACG (he/him/his) – Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
    Postgraduate Course
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    4:50 PM - 5:10 PM PDT
    Take-Home Pearls: What Did We Learn Today?
    Location: North Ballroom
    Course Director: Tauseef Ali, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – SSM Health Digestive Care. Crohn's and Colitis Center
    Course Director: Linda Anh B. Nguyen, MD, FACG – Stanford University
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    6:00 AM - 7:00 AM PDT
    ACG Yoga Session (registration required)
    Location: Room 221A
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    6:45 AM - 7:45 AM PDT
    #DiversityinGI Fun Runs in Phoenix and Virtual 5K
    Location: Meet at Convention Center's North Building Lobby
    Postgraduate CourseOther Events
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    7:00 AM - 7:50 AM PDT
    Continental Breakfast - Postgraduate Course Attendees
    Location: North Ballroom Foyer
    Postgraduate Course
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    7:00 AM - 6:30 PM PDT
    Registration - Sunday
    Location: Lower Level Pre-Function (North Building)
    Postgraduate CourseAnnual Scientific MeetingOther Events
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    7:55 AM - 8:00 AM PDT
    Welcome and Announcements
    Location: North Ballroom
    Course Director: Tauseef Ali, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – SSM Health Digestive Care. Crohn's and Colitis Center
    Course Director: Linda Anh B. Nguyen, MD, FACG – Stanford University
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:00 AM - 9:40 AM PDT
    Session 2A: Foregut Focus: New Trends and Best Practices in Care
    Location: North Ballroom
    Moderator: C. Prakash Gyawali, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – Washington University
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:00 AM - 8:20 AM PDT
    Grappling With GERD: New Frontiers in GERD Diagnostics and Therapeutics
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: C. Prakash Gyawali, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – Washington University
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:20 AM - 8:40 AM PDT
    Getting Unstuck: Positioning of Esophageal Motility Testing in Patients With Esophageal Motility Disorders
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Reena V. Chokshi, MD, FACG (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:40 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Besting Barrett's: Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Barrett's Esophagus
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Allon Kahn, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM - 9:20 AM PDT
    Stomach This: Approach to Precancerous Gastric Lesions
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Robert J. Huang, MD, MS – Stanford University
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:20 AM - 9:40 AM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Session 2A
    Location: North Ballroom
    Moderator: C. Prakash Gyawali, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – Washington University
    Postgraduate Course
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    ACG Trainees Lounge
    Location: Room 124B
    Postgraduate CourseAnnual Scientific MeetingOther Events
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Advanced Practice Providers Lounge
    Location: Room 124A
    Postgraduate CourseAnnual Scientific MeetingOther Events
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:40 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Break
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Session 2B: Hospital Medicine and Gastroenterology: Integrated Care for Better Outcomes
    Location: North Ballroom
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:00 AM - 10:20 AM PDT
    Balancing Act: Managing Active Bleeding and Risk of Thrombosis in the Hospital
    Location: North Ballroom
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:20 AM - 10:40 AM PDT
    Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis: Optimizing Inpatient Management for Improved Outcomes
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Tauseef Ali, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – SSM Health Digestive Care. Crohn's and Colitis Center
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:40 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    Managing Cirrhosis and Its Complications: Inpatient Strategies for Optimal Care
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, MS, FACG – Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    11:00 AM - 11:20 AM PDT
    Diverticular Disease: Unpacking the Pockets of Mystery and Navigating Effective Management
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Lisa L. Strate, MD, MPH, FACG (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    11:20 AM - 11:40 AM PDT
    Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Colitis and Other GI-Related Adverse Events: Management and Insights
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Yinghong Wang, MD, MSc, PhD – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    11:40 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Session 2B
    Location: North Ballroom
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:00 PM - 12:20 PM PDT
    Break
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Diversity Equity, and Inclusion Luncheon (registration required $$$)
    Location: Room 129
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Trainee Luncheon and Presentation - (registration required $$$)
    Location: Room 131
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 13: Feeling Green: A Practical Approach to Chronic Nausea and Vomiting
    Location: Room 122A
    Lunch Session Speaker: Reena V. Chokshi, MD, FACG (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 14: Runaway Poo: Approach to Chronic Diarrhea
    Location: Room 122B
    Lunch Session Speaker: Christopher D. Vélez, MD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 15: Should I Worry? Approach to Abnormal Liver Tests
    Location: Room 122C
    Lunch Session Speaker: Paul Y. Kwo, MD, FACG – Stanford University
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 16: Whole Person Care: Special Health Care Maintenance Considerations in Patients With IBD
    Location: Room 123
    Lunch Session Speaker: Aline Charabaty, MD, FACG (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 17: Precision Polypectomy: Mastering Techniques for Safe and Effective Removal
    Location: Room 126C
    Lunch Session Speaker: Douglas K. Rex, MD, MACG – Indiana University School of Medicine
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 18: Can't Go, Won't Go: Everything You Need to Know About Postsurgical Dysphagia
    Location: Room 126A
    Lunch Session Speaker: C. Prakash Gyawali, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – Washington University
    Postgraduate Course
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 19: Mastering Difficult Biliary Cannulation: Techniques and Tips for Success
    Location: Room 125
    Lunch Session Speaker: Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG – Centura Health
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 20: Untangling the Web: Tackling the Complications of Crohn's Disease
    Location: Room 127AB
    Lunch Session Speaker: David T. Rubin, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – University of Chicago Medicine
    Postgraduate Course
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 21: Food Sensitivities and Allergies: Fact or Fiction in the GI Tract?
    Location: Room 127C
    Lunch Session Speaker: Anthony J. Lembo, MD, FACG – Cleveland Clinic
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 22: Chronic Pancreatitis: Evaluation, Management, and Emerging Therapies
    Location: Room 128A
    Lunch Session Speaker: Allison L. Yang, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 23: Short Gut, Big Challenges: Intestinal Rehab and Management of Short Bowel Syndrome
    Location: Room 128B
    Lunch Session Speaker: Berkeley Limketkai, MD, PhD, FACG – UCLA
    Lunch Session Speaker: Neha D. Shah, MPH, RD, CNSC, CHES (she/her/hers) – University of California San Francisco
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 24: Ergonomics in Endoscopy: Enhancing Precision and Comfort
    Location: Room 132A
    Lunch Session Speaker: Patrick E. Young, MD, FACG – Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    12:20 PM - 1:35 PM PDT
    Learning Luncheon 25: The Art of History and Physical Examination in a Patient With Abdominal Pain
    Location: Room 130
    Lunch Session Speaker: Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG (he/him/his) – Montefiore Hospital
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:35 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Break
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Symposium D: Integrative Approaches in Gastroenterology: Exploring Complementary and Alternative Therapies
    Location: North Ballroom 120D
    Moderator: David J. Hass, MD, FACG – Yale University School of Medicine/PACT Gastroenterology Center, A Partner of HHC
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Symposium E: The Surprise Package: Decoding Incidentalomas in Gastroenterology
    Location: North Ballroom 120BC
    Moderator: Julius M. Wilder, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University, Duke Clinical Research Institute
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Symposium F: Autoimmune GI Disorders
    Location: North Ballroom 120A
    Moderator: Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, FACG – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:45 PM - 2:05 PM PDT
    CAM and Other Unconventional Avenues for IBD Relief: Unlocking the Potential and Pitfalls of Alternative Therapies/CAM Solutions
    Location: North Ballroom 120D
    Speaker: Jami A. Kinnucan, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:45 PM - 2:05 PM PDT
    Mysteries Revealed: Unraveling Eosinophilic Gastroenteropathies
    Location: North Ballroom 120A
    Speaker: Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, FACG – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:45 PM - 2:05 PM PDT
    Spotlight on Liver Lesions: Uncovering the Mystery of Focal Findings
    Location: North Ballroom 120BC
    Speaker: Julius M. Wilder, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University, Duke Clinical Research Institute
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    2:05 PM - 2:25 PM PDT
    CAM Secrets: Transforming Functional GI Disorders
    Location: North Ballroom 120D
    Speaker: David J. Hass, MD, FACG – Yale University School of Medicine/PACT Gastroenterology Center, A Partner of HHC
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    2:05 PM - 2:25 PM PDT
    Cysts With a Twist: Unraveling the Mysteries of Pancreatic Lesions
    Location: North Ballroom 120BC
    Speaker: Tamas Gonda, MD – NYU Langone Health
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    2:05 PM - 2:25 PM PDT
    Grains of Truth: Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease
    Location: North Ballroom 120A
    Speaker: Carol E. Semrad, MD, FACG – University of Chicago
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    2:25 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    "Beneath the Surface": Decoding Submucosal GI Lesions
    Location: North Ballroom 120BC
    Speaker: Linda S. Lee, MD, FACG – Brigham and Women's Hospital
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    2:25 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Digital Dilemmas: How to Help Patients Choose the Right GI Behavioral Health Digital Therapeutic
    Location: North Ballroom 120D
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    2:25 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Unlocking the Liver: Decoding Autoimmune Liver Diseases
    Location: North Ballroom 120A
    Speaker: Kelly W. Burak, MD, MSc (Epid) (he/him/his) – Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Symposium D
    Location: North Ballroom 120D
    Moderator: David J. Hass, MD, FACG – Yale University School of Medicine/PACT Gastroenterology Center, A Partner of HHC
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Symposium E
    Location: North Ballroom 120BC
    Moderator: Julius M. Wilder, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University, Duke Clinical Research Institute
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Symposium F
    Location: North Ballroom 120A
    Moderator: Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, FACG – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Break / Visit Exhibit Hall
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    3:30 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
    Session 2C: Innovations in Gastroenterology: Shaping the Future of Digestive Health
    Location: North Ballroom
    Moderator: Linda Anh B. Nguyen, MD, FACG – Stanford University
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    3:30 PM - 3:50 PM PDT
    Advances in Diagnostic Strategies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG – University of North Carolina
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    3:50 PM - 4:10 PM PDT
    Gadgets and Gizmos: New Tools for the Evaluation of Patients With GI Motility Disorders
    Location: North Ballroom
    Speaker: Linda Anh B. Nguyen, MD, FACG – Stanford University
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    4:10 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    AI in GI: What You Need to Know to Not Be Obsolete
    Location: North Ballroom
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    4:30 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
    Panel Q & A - Session 2C
    Location: North Ballroom
    Moderator: Linda Anh B. Nguyen, MD, FACG – Stanford University
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    3:30 PM - 6:45 PM PDT
    Ergonomic Assessment
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Hands-on Instructor: Stacy A. Markwell, PT, CEAS (she/her/hers) – Markwell Ergonomics and Wellness, LLC
    Hands-on Instructor: Kelsey McCoskey, MS, OTR, CPE, CSPHP – Ergonomist
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    3:30 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    Poster Information Desk - Hours and Location
    Location: Exhibit Hall
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    3:30 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    Scientific Poster Session Open
    Location: Exhibit Hall
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    3:45 PM - 6:45 PM PDT
    Endoscopy School Hands-On Workshop Center - New Ultrasound Technology (Liver Fibro Scan & IBD US)
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Hands-on Faculty Leader: Baldeep S. Pabla, MD (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Hands-on Faculty: Bincy P. Abraham, MD, FACG – Houston Methodist
    Hands-on Faculty: Po-Hung Chen, MD, PhD, FACG – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Hands-on Faculty: Mitchell A. Mah'moud, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – Duke University School of Medicine
    Hands-on Faculty: Justin A. Reynolds, MD, FACG, FAASLD – Arizona Liver Health
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    3:45 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    Sunday - Endoscopy School Hands-On Workshop Center Overview
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Hands-on Workshop Director: Ronald K. Hsu, MD, FACG – UC Davis School of Medicine
    Hands-on Workshop Director: Eun Ji Shin, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    4:00 PM - 5:50 PM PDT
    Endoscopy School Hands-On Workshop - Residents-Only Training Session
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Hands-on Faculty Leader: Allison L. Yang, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Hands-on Faculty: Danse Bi, MD – University of Southern California
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    Endoscopy School Hands-On Workshop Center - Foreign Body Removal
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Hands-on Faculty Leader: Eugene F. Yen, MD, MBA, FACG (he/him/his) – Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
    Hands-on Faculty: Fadi F. Francis, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic Florida
    Hands-on Faculty: Vladimir M. Kushnir, MD, FACG – Washington University
    Hands-on Faculty: Neil H. Stollman, MD, FACG – Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
    Hands-on Faculty: Jesse L. Stondell, MD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    Endoscopy School Hands-On Workshop Center - Hemostasis
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Hands-on Faculty Leader: Nikila C. Ravindran, MD, FRCPC, FACG (she/her/hers) – Mackenzie Health
    Hands-on Faculty: Julie Yang, MD, FACG (she/her/hers) – Maimonides Health
    Hands-on Faculty: Sofiya Reicher, MD, FACG (she/her/hers) – Harbor UCLA Medical Center
    Hands-on Faculty: Grant Hutchins, MD – Nebraska Medical Center
    Hands-on Faculty: Yana Cavanagh, MD – New York Medical College at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    4:50 PM - 5:10 PM PDT
    Take-Home Pearls: What Did We Learn Today?
    Location: North Ballroom
    Course Director: Tauseef Ali, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – SSM Health Digestive Care. Crohn's and Colitis Center
    Course Director: Linda Anh B. Nguyen, MD, FACG – Stanford University
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    5:15 PM - 6:30 PM PDT
    Scientific Poster Session (Sunday) – Authors Present / Poster Rounds with the Experts
    Location: Exhibit Hall
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    5:15 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    Opening Welcome Reception - Sunday
    Location: Exhibit Hall
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PDT
    Celebrating Diversity in ACG Reception - Sunday
    Location: Room 125
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    EndoTitans Hands-On Challenge
    Location: Exhibit Hall
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    International Attendees Reception - Sunday
    Location: Room 126AB
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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
    ACG LGBTQ+ Pride Night Reception - Sunday
    Location: Hyatt Regency Phoenix - Barrel & Bushel Restaurant
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  • Monday, Oct 27th
    6:45 AM - 7:45 AM PDT
    #DiversityinGI Fun Runs in Phoenix and Virtual 5K
    Location: Meet at Convention Center's North Building Lobby
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  • Monday, Oct 27th
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    ACG Trainees Lounge
    Location: Room 124B
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  • Monday, Oct 27th
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Advanced Practice Providers Lounge
    Location: Room 124A
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  • Monday, Oct 27th
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    GIQuIC - Defining and Transforming Quality in GI luncheon (registration required $$$)
    Location: Room 129
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  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    6:45 AM - 7:45 AM PDT
    #DiversityinGI Fun Runs in Phoenix and Virtual 5K
    Location: Meet at Convention Center's North Building Lobby
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  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    10:35 AM - 11:35 AM PDT
    Ask the Fellows
    Location: Room 124B
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