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Saturday, October 25, 2025
7:00 AM – 7:50 AM
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Continental Breakfast - Postgraduate Course Attendees
7:00 AM – 7:50 AM
PT
Continental Breakfast - Postgraduate Course Attendees
Postgraduate Course
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
Registration - Saturday
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
Registration - Saturday
Postgraduate Course
Other Events
7:55 AM – 8:00 AM
PT
Introduction by Course Directors
7:55 AM – 8:00 AM
PT
Welcome and Introductions
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
Postgraduate Course
7:55 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
Annual Postgraduate Course - Overview, SAT, Accreditation/CME/MOC
7:55 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
Annual Postgraduate Course - Overview, SAT, Accreditation/CME/MOC
Postgraduate Course
8:00 AM – 9:40 AM
PT
Session 1A: Clinical Conundrums in Everyday Gastroenterology
Moderator:
Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG (he/him/his)
– Mayo Clinic
Postgraduate Course
8:00 AM – 9:40 AM
PT
Session 1A: Clinical Conundrums in Everyday Gastroenterology
Moderator:
Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG (he/him/his)
– Mayo Clinic
Postgraduate Course
8:00 AM – 8:20 AM
PT
Step Up vs Step Down Therapy in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Speaker:
Joy W. Chang, MD, MS
– University of Michigan Medicine
Postgraduate Course
8:20 AM – 8:40 AM
PT
Navigating Therapies in IBD: Strategic Positioning of Emerging Drugs
Speaker:
David T. Rubin, MD, FACG (he/him/his)
– University of Chicago Medicine
Postgraduate Course
8:40 AM – 9:00 AM
PT
Functional Dyspepsia and Idiopathic Gastroparesis: When Is Motility Testing Needed?
Speaker:
Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG (he/him/his)
– Mayo Clinic
Postgraduate Course
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
PT
Evolving Perspectives on Colon Cancer Screening Methods
Speaker:
Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FACG
– NYU Langone Health
Postgraduate Course
9:20 AM – 9:40 AM
PT
Panel Q & A - Session 1A
Moderator:
Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG (he/him/his)
– Mayo Clinic
Postgraduate Course
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
ACG Store
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
ACG Store
Other Events
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
ACG Trainees Lounge
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
ACG Trainees Lounge
Postgraduate Course
Annual Scientific Meeting
Other Events
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
Advanced Practice Providers Lounge
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PT
Advanced Practice Providers Lounge
Postgraduate Course
Annual Scientific Meeting
Other Events
9:40 AM – 10:00 AM
PT
Break
9:40 AM – 10:00 AM
PT
Break
Postgraduate Course
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
PT
ACG's Trailblazer Lecture
10:00 AM – 10:05 AM
PT
Introduction of the ACG Trailblazer Lecturer
Introduction Presenter:
Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, FACG (she/her/hers)
– Mayo Clinic
Postgraduate Course
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
PT
The Workforce of the Past and Present - Building Bridges Over Ever-Changing Waters for the Workforce of the Future (Trailblazer Lecture)
10:05 AM – 10:30 AM
PT
The Workforce of the Past and Present - Building Bridges Over Ever-Changing Waters for the Workforce of the Future (Trailblazer Lecture)
Invited Lecturer:
Rosemarie Fisher, MD, FACG
Postgraduate Course
10:30 AM – 12:10 PM
PT
Session 1B: Clinical Guidelines in Action: Practical Applications
Moderator:
William D. Chey, MD, FACG
– University of Michigan
Postgraduate Course
10:30 AM – 12:10 PM
PT
Session 1B: Clinical Guidelines in Action: Practical Applications
Moderator:
William D. Chey, MD, FACG
– University of Michigan
Postgraduate Course
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
PT
Acute Pancreatitis: Implementing Clinical Guidelines for Optimal Patient Outcomes
Speaker:
Luis F. Lara, MD (he/him/his)
– University of Cincinnati
Postgraduate Course
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
PT
Quality Assurance in Endoscopy: Metrics and Applications
Speaker:
Douglas K. Rex, MD, MACG
– Indiana University School of Medicine
Postgraduate Course
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
PT
ACG Clinical Guideline for the Treatment of H. pylori: In With the New, Out With the Old
Speaker:
William D. Chey, MD, FACG
– University of Michigan
Postgraduate Course
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
PT
Malnutrition and Nutritional Support in Liver Disease
Speaker:
Jennifer C. Lai, MD, MBA (she/her/hers)
– University of California, San Francisco
Postgraduate Course
11:50 AM – 12:10 PM
PT
Panel Q & A - Session 1B
Moderator:
William D. Chey, MD, FACG
– University of Michigan
Postgraduate Course
12:10 PM – 12:20 PM
PT
Break
12:10 PM – 12:20 PM
PT
Break
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Advanced Practice Provider Luncheon (registration required)
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Advanced Practice Provider Luncheon (registration required)
Postgraduate Course
Other Events
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Career Opportunities for Women in GI Luncheon (registration required)
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Career Opportunities for Women in GI Luncheon (registration required)
Postgraduate Course
Other Events
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Optional Learning Luncheons (registration required $$$)
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 01: Phone A Friend: What to Do When Your Patient Needs a Liver Transplant
Lunch Session Speaker:
Allison Kwong, MD (she/her/hers)
– Stanford University
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 02: Tips and Tricks: Removing Foreign Bodies
Lunch Session Speaker:
Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACG (he/him/his)
– University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 03: Bloating and Belching: Unraveling the Causes and Effective Treatments
Lunch Session Speaker:
Baharak Moshiree, MD, MSc, FACG
– Atrium Health, Wake Forest Medical Center
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 04: Constipation Unplugged: Navigating the Latest Insights
Lunch Session Speaker:
Kyle Staller, MD, MPH
– Massachusetts General Hospital
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 05: Quality Colonoscopy: From Bowel Prep to Surveillance Guidelines
Lunch Session Speaker:
Katie F. Farah, MD
– Allegheny Health Network
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 06: Optimizing Screening and Surveillance for Hereditary GI Cancers and Polyposis Syndromes
Lunch Session Speaker:
Carol A. Burke, MD, MACG
– Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 07: Advanced Approaches to Managing Complex Esophageal and Colonic Strictures
Lunch Session Speaker:
Amrita Sethi, MD (she/her/hers)
– Columbia University Medical Center-NYP
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 08: A Gastroenterologist's Guide to Managing Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR): Effective Strategies and Best Practices
Lunch Session Speaker:
Rena H. Yadlapati, MD, MSHS, FACG
– University of California San Diego
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 09: Cracking the Code: Navigating Diagnostic Dilemmas in Chronic Abdominal Pain
Lunch Session Speaker:
Jill K. Deutsch, MD, MA
– Yale University School of Medicine
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 10: Ileal Pouch 101: From Managing Symptoms to Navigating Cancer Surveillance
Lunch Session Speaker:
Lisa B. Malter, MD, FACG
– NYU Grossman School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 11: Feeding Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Enteral Nutrition and Feeding Tubes
Lunch Session Speaker:
John K. DiBaise, MD, FACG
– Mayo Clinic
Postgraduate Course
12:20 PM – 1:35 PM
PT
Learning Luncheon 12: Guidelines for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease: Key Recommendations
Lunch Session Speaker:
Vijay H. Shah, MD, FACG
– Mayo Clinic, GI Research Unit
Postgraduate Course
1:35 PM – 1:45 PM
PT
Break
1:35 PM – 1:45 PM
PT
Break
Postgraduate Course
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
PT
Symposium A: Microbiome Therapeutics: Separating Science From Pseudoscience
Moderator:
Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH, FACG (he/him/his)
– NYU School of Medicine
Postgraduate Course
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
PT
Symposium A: Microbiome Therapeutics: Separating Science From Pseudoscience
Moderator:
Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH, FACG (he/him/his)
– NYU School of Medicine
Postgraduate Course
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM
PT
Nonprescription Therapeutics: Making Heads or Tails of Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics, and Postbiotics
Speaker:
Alexa R. Weingarden, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)
– University of Minnesota
Postgraduate Course
2:05 PM – 2:25 PM
PT
Manipulating the Microbiome for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Colitis
Speaker:
Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH, FACG (he/him/his)
– NYU School of Medicine
Postgraduate Course
2:25 PM – 2:45 PM
PT
The Who, What, and How of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Speaker:
Christopher Vélez, MD (he/him/his)
– Massachusetts General Hospital, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School
Postgraduate Course
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
PT
Panel Q & A - Symposium A
Moderator:
Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH, FACG (he/him/his)
– NYU School of Medicine
Postgraduate Course
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
PT
Symposium B: What to Expect When Your Patient Is Expecting: Navigating Gastroenterology
Moderator:
Christina Y. Ha, MD, FACG
– Mayo Clinic Arizona
Postgraduate Course
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
PT
Symposium B: What to Expect When Your Patient Is Expecting: Navigating Gastroenterology
Moderator:
Christina Y. Ha, MD, FACG
– Mayo Clinic Arizona
Postgraduate Course
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM
PT
Expecting and Inspecting: Contending With Endoscopy in Pregnancy
Speaker:
Shivangi T. Kothari, MD, FACG
– Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, University of Rochester Medical Center
Postgraduate Course
2:05 PM – 2:25 PM
PT
Taming the Flames: Navigating Care and Therapeutic Safety in IBD and Pregnancy
Speaker:
Christina Y. Ha, MD, FACG
– Mayo Clinic Arizona
Postgraduate Course
2:25 PM – 2:45 PM
PT
Bump in the Road: Grappling With Constipation and IBS During Pregnancy
Speaker:
Lin Chang, MD, FACG (she/her/hers)
– David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Postgraduate Course
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
PT
Panel Q & A - Symposium B
Moderator:
Christina Y. Ha, MD, FACG
– Mayo Clinic Arizona
Postgraduate Course
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
PT
Symposium C: Obesity and Metabolic Mayhem: Unlocking the Role of Gastroenterologists
Moderator:
Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH, FACG
– University of Michigan
Postgraduate Course
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
PT
Symposium C: Obesity and Metabolic Mayhem: Unlocking the Role of Gastroenterologists
Moderator:
Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH, FACG
– University of Michigan
Postgraduate Course
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM
PT
The Gastroenterologist's Role in Managing the Metabolic Dysfunction in MAFLD
Speaker:
Nancy S. Reau, MD, FACG
– Rush University Medical Center
Postgraduate Course
2:05 PM – 2:25 PM
PT
Paging Dr. GI: Managing Complications of Bariatric Surgery
Speaker:
Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH, FACG
– University of Michigan
Postgraduate Course
2:25 PM – 2:45 PM
PT
The Hidden Costs of Anti-Obesity Medications: Navigating Side Effects in the Quest for Weight Loss
Speaker:
Walter W. Chan, MD, MPH, FACG
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Postgraduate Course
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
PT
Panel Q & A - Symposium C
Moderator:
Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH, FACG
– University of Michigan
Postgraduate Course
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
PT
Break
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
PT
Break
Postgraduate Course
3:30 PM – 4:50 PM
PT
Session 1C: Hindgut Highlights: Emerging Trends and Clinical Practices
Moderator:
Satish S.C Rao, MD, PhD, FACG (he/him/his)
– Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Postgraduate Course
3:30 PM – 4:50 PM
PT
Session 1C: Hindgut Highlights: Emerging Trends and Clinical Practices
Moderator:
Satish S.C Rao, MD, PhD, FACG (he/him/his)
– Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Postgraduate Course
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM
PT
Getting to the Bottom of It: Conquering Benign Anorectal Disorders
Speaker:
Satish S.C Rao, MD, PhD, FACG (he/him/his)
– Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Postgraduate Course
3:50 PM – 4:10 PM
PT
Striking the Balance: Treatment Selection Based on Disease Severity in UC
Speaker:
Anita Afzali, MD, MPH, MHCM, FACG
– University of Cincinnati
Postgraduate Course
4:10 PM – 4:30 PM
PT
Mastering Perianal Fistulas in Crohn's Disease: Approach to Evaluation and Management
Speaker:
Benjamin D. McDonald, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– University of Chicago Medicine
Postgraduate Course
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM
PT
Panel Q & A - Session 1C
Moderator:
Satish S.C Rao, MD, PhD, FACG (he/him/his)
– Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Postgraduate Course
4:50 PM – 5:10 PM
PT
Wrap-up
4:50 PM – 5:10 PM
PT
Take-Home Pearls: What Did We Learn Today?
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
Postgraduate Course
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM
PT
GI Jeopardy Competition
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM
PT
GI Jeopardy Competition
Other Events