
SOCIETY ENDORSEMENTS


AGENDA
*Agenda is subject to change.
Friday, June 17, 2022
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12:30 PM -12:50 PM CDT
Lunch and Registration
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12:50 PM- 1:00 PM CDT
Welcome
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Session I
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1:00 PM – 1:25 PM CDT
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency: Good Gland Gone Bad
Lawrence Schiller, MD
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1:25 PM – 1:50 PM CDT
What’s New With ERCP?
Jay Yepuri, MD
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1:50 PM - 2:15 PM CDT
Updated Guidelines on GERD Management
Stuart Spechler, MD
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2:15 PM – 2:40 PM CDT
Latest Developments in the Treatment of Gastroparesis
Richard McCallum, MD
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2:40 PM – 2:55 PM CDT
Q&A / Panel Discussion
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2:55 PM – 3:10 PM CDT
Break
Session II
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3:10 PM – 3:35 PM CDT
Update on Hepatitis B, C & D
(Includes Treatment and Hep B Vaccines)
Nancy Reau, MD
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3:35 PM – 4:00 PM CDT
Beyond Hepatitis A Through D:
Unusual Cases of Viral Hepatitis (CMV, Hep E, Herpes)
Mack Mitchell, MD
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4:00 PM – 4:25 PM CDT
Q&A / Panel Discussion
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4:25 PM – 5:25 PM CDT
New Advances in NASH Diagnostics and Prognostics
Nancy Reau, MD
CLDF Independent Symposium (Accredited)
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5:25 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
Conference Reception
Saturday, June 18, 2022
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8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CDT
Breakfast and Registration
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9:00 AM – 9:10 AM CDT
Welcome
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Session III
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9:10 AM – 9:35 AM CDT
Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance:
New Approaches to H. pylori and C. difficile
Lawrence Schiller, MD
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9:35 AM – 10:00 AM CDT
To Use or Not to Use: An Actionable Crystal Ball Into Novel Treatments for Disorders of the Gut-Brain Interaction
Darren Brenner, MD
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10:00 AM – 10:25 AM CDT
Positioning New Therapies for IBD
Stephen Hanauer, MD
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10:25 AM – 10:40 AM CDT
Bloating, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea: Could it be CSID?
Daksesh Patel, DO
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10:40 AM – 11:00 AM CDT
Q&A / Panel Discussion
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11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CDT
Break
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11:10 AM – 11:50 AM CDT
Parallel Sessions (Select One)
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GI Woes From Head to Toe
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Case Studies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
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Case Studies in Chronic Liver Disease
(Pediatric, NAFLD/NASH, Cholestatic) -
Case Studies in Chronic Liver Disease
(Alcohol, HCC, Portal Hypertension)
11:50 AM – 12:10 PM CDT
Lunch Break
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12:10 PM -12:55 PM CDT
Changing the Course of Crohn's Disease
Stephen B. Hanauer, MD
Industry-Sponsored Event (Non-accredited)
Sponsored By: Janssen Pharmaceuticals
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12:55 PM - 1:10 PM CDT
Break
Session IV
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1:10 PM – 1:35 PM CDT
Management of Chronic Liver Diseases That Span
Childhood to Adulthood
Nitika Arora Gupta, MD
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1:35 PM – 2:00 PM CDT
Latest Developments in the Diagnosis and
Treatment of NAFLD/NASH
Eric Lawitz, MD
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2:00 PM – 2:25 PM CDT
Alcoholism, Alcoholic Liver Disease, and Transplant
Mack Mitchell, MD
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2:25 PM – 2:45 PM CDT
Q&A / Panel Discussion
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2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CDT
Break
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Session V
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3:00 PM – 3:20 PM CDT
Portal Hypertension and Complications with Focus on
HE, HRS and Varices
David Bernstein, MD
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3:20 PM – 3:45 PM CDT
Advances in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Management
Nicole Rich, MD
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3:45 PM – 4:10 PM CDT
Updates in Cholestatic Liver Disease
Marlyn Mayo, MD
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4:10 PM – 4:35 PM CDT
Q&A / Panel Discussion
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4:35 PM – 4:45 PM CDT
Meeting Wrap-up
COURSE DIRECTORS

Lawrence Schiller, MD
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Mack Mitchell, MD
Vice President for Medical Affairs
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
FACULTY

David Bernstein, MD
Northwell Health
Manhasset, New York

Nitika Arora Gupta, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Eric Lawitz, MD
Texas Liver Institute
San Antonio, Texas

Richard McCallum, MD
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
El Paso, Texas

Nancy Reau, MD
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Stuart Spechler, MD
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Darren M. Brenner, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Stephen Hanauer, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Marlyn J. Mayo, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Daksesh Patel, DO
Illinois Gastroenterology Group/GI Alliance
Evanston, Illinois

Nicole Rich, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Jay Yepuri, MD
Digestive Health Associates of Texas
Bedford, Texas
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This activity is supported by educational grants from Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Phathom Pharmaceuticals, and Salix Pharmaceuticals.
Jointly provided by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower, Gastrointestinal and Liver Association of the Americas (GALA), and the Texas Liver Institute.