Upper Gut Confidence in Every Scope: Overcoming Endoscopic Challenges With Expert Strategies

Moderator(s)

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  Vanessa Shami, MD, FACG

  Professor of Medicine
  The University of Virginia
  Charlottesville, VA

Speaker(s)

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  Neena Abraham, MD, MSc (Epid), MACG (she/her/hers)

  Professor of Medicine
  Mayo Clinic
  Scottsdale, AZ
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  Alan Barkun, MD, CM, MSc (Clin Epi), FACG (he/him/his)

  Professor of Medicine, Douglas G. Kinnear Chair in Gastroenterology
  McGill University Health Center
  Montreal, QC, Canada
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  Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACG (he/him/his)

  Associate Professor of Medicine
  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
  Denver, CO
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  Shivangi Kothari, MD, FACG

  Associate Professor of Medicine
  Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, University of Rochester Medical Center
  Rochester, NY

Presentations:

• 7:30 AM - 7:50 AM PDT

  Balancing Gastric Emptying, Bleeding and Clotting: Safely Navigating Endoscopy With Anticoagulants and GLP-1 Agonists
  

  Speaker: Neena S. Abraham, MD, MSc (Epid), MACG (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
• 7:50 AM - 8:10 AM PDT

  Tackling Refractory Esophageal Strictures: Choosing the Best Endoscopic Fix
  

  Speaker: Shivangi T. Kothari, MD, FACG – Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, University of Rochester Medical Center
• 8:10 AM - 8:30 AM PDT

  From Oops to Optimized: Best Practices for Endoscopy Mishaps
  

  Speaker: Mohammad Bilal, MD, FACG (he/him/his) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
• 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM PDT

  Bleeding Control 101: Essential Tools and Techniques for Upper GI Hemostasis
  

  Speaker: Alan N. Barkun, MD, CM, MSc (Clin Epi), FACG (he/him/his) – McGill University Health Center
• 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM PDT

  Panel Discussion / Q & A - Session 1
  

  Moderator: Vanessa Shami, MD, FACG – The University of Virginia