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ORLANDO

CONFERENCE

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November 18, 2023

Sheraton Orlando

Lake Buena Vista Resort

About GALA

The primary objective of the GI and Liver Association of the Americas (GALA) is to deliver current and comprehensive education to medical practitioners and healthcare professionals responsible for the well-being of individuals with persistent liver and gastrointestinal conditions.
 

Benefit from insights shared by international experts and participate in dialogues with peers, exploring the latest advancements in chronic liver and gastrointestinal diseases.

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Faculty
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COURSE DIRECTOR

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Manuel Amaris, MD
Motility Program Director
Clinical Associate Professor
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

FACULTY

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Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

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Jana Al Hashash, MD
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

Paul Martin, MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

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Carol Burke, MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE, AGAF
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Ayman Koteish, MD, FAASLD
AdventHealth Transplant Institute
Orlando, Florida

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Lyda Cuervo Pardo, MD
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Siobhan Proksell, MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

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Lawrence Schiller, MD
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

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AGENDA

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM                 

Breakfast and Registration    

  

8:30 AM – 8:35 AM                 

Welcome
                                  

Session I

8:35 AM – 9:05 AM                 

Novel Treatments for Patients with IBS

and Functional Bowel Disorders

Manuel Amaris, MD

9:05 AM – 9:30 AM                 

Eosinophilic Esophagitis in 2023:

Standard and Emerging Treatments

Lyda Cuervo Pardo, MD

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM               

Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance:

New Approaches to H. pylori and C. difficile

Lawrence Schiller, MD

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM             

Q&A/Panel Discussion

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM             

Break

 

Session II

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM             

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD):

Changing Nomenclature and Emerging Therapies

Paul Martin, MD

                                   

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM             

Genetic and Autoimmune Liver Diseases: Progress in Disease Management

Ayman Koteish, MD

 

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM             

Advanced Cirrhosis: Managing Hepatorenal

Syndrome and Hepatic Encephalopathy

Robert Brown, MD

12:00 PM – 12:20 PM             

Q&A/Panel Discussion

12:20 PM – 12:50 PM             

Break / Lunch

12:50 PM – 1:35 PM               

Industry Sponsored Event

 

1:35 PM – 2:35 PM                 

Parallel Sessions

  • GI Woes from Head to Toe

  • Case Studies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  • Case Studies in Chronic Liver Disease

 

 2:35 PM – 2:50 PM                

Break

SESSION III

2:50 PM – 3:20 PM                 

Inflammatory Bowel Disease:

Positioning Currently Approved Therapies
Jana Al Hashash, MD

3:20 PM – 4:05 PM                 

Inflammatory Bowel Disease:

Emerging Therapies in 2024

Siobhan Proksell, MD  

 

4:05 PM – 4:35 PM                 

Colon Cancer Screening:

Review of Recently Updated Guidelines

Carol Burke, MD    

                 

4:35 PM – 4:50 PM                 

Q&A/Panel Discussion

 

4:50 PM – 4:55 PM                 

Meeting Wrap-up

Agenda
Orlando Venue
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VENUE

Sheraton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Resort
12205 S. Apopka Vineland Road
Orlando, Florida 32836


 A discounted room block is available from Thursday, November 16 to Saturday, November 18, 2023. The discounted rate of $155 per night plus taxes and fees is available on a first-come, first-served basis and expires on October 17, 2023. 

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This activity is supported by an educational grant from Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Jointly provided by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower, the Gastrointestinal and Liver Association of the Americas (GALA), and the Texas Liver Institute.

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