2017 ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course
Best Tips,
Worst
Mistakes:
Lessons from
the Masters
May 7-8, 2017
McCormick Place
Chicago, Illinois
Course Directors
Amitabh Chak, MD, FASGE
University Hospitals Cleveland
Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Elizabeth Rajan, MD, FASGE
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
CONVENIENT Format:
Two half-Day Modules
Topics covered:
• Barrett’s esophagus
• Colorectal neoplasia
• Pancreaticobiliary
diseases
• Inflammatory bowel
disease
• Gastrointestinal
bleeding
• Bariatric endoscopy
• And more
Douglas K. Rex, MD, FASGE
Indiana University School
of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
Held in conjunction with
Register Online
www.ddw.org
Early registration discounts
end March 22
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2017 ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course
Best Tips,
Worst
Mistakes:
Lessons from
the Masters
ASGE’s Annual Postgraduate Course at Digestive
Disease Week® brings prominent experts in the
field of GI endoscopy from all over the world to
present highly lauded case-based presentations.
Featuring evidence-based, state-of-the-art
lectures and expert opinion from thought
leaders in our field, this course will include
video cases, expert panels and interactive Q&A
sessions, providing a broad review of challenges
commonly encountered in general GI practice.
Register Online TODAY AT www.ddw.org
Early registration discounts end March 22.
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Dear ASGE Colleague:
The 2017 ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course will be held Sunday
afternoon and Monday morning, May 7-8. As you make your plans
for DDW 2017 in Chicago, IL, it is our great pleasure to invite you to
register for this year’s program, Best Tips, Worst Mistakes: Lessons from
the Masters. You can choose to attend the entire course over both days
or in half-day intervals to suit both your interests and your schedule.
Course highlights include:
• State-of-the-art, evidence-based lectures on diverse topics
including, but not limited to, the top 5 technologies to add to
your practice; maximizing biliary success; the “dos and don’ts” of
endoscopic therapy for non-variceal upper GI bleeding; best tips
for polypectomy and EMR; effective and efficient eradication of
dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus; and novel interventions such as
bariatric endoscopy.
• Expert approaches to endoscopic problems—providing
management tips and tricks for a variety of GI diseases
• Collaborative learning through video-based case discussions to
discuss controversies and contrast alternative approaches used in
endoscopic practice
• Methodologies for recognizing and minimizing adverse events and
new management options
• Earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and ABIM MOC Points
• Option to register for each half-day separately or register for full
course at a discount
Join us in Chicago for lessons from the masters! To plan your trip to
Chicago, visit www.asge.org/DDW. In addition, ASGE will be offering
several Hands-On Sessions at DDW, providing an opportunity for
participants to interact with expert faculty as they demonstrate cuttingedge techniques. To register for the ASGE Annual Postgraduate
Course and the Hands-On Sessions, visit www.DDW.org. Early
registration discounts end March 22, so register now to save.
We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!
Amitabh Chak, MD, FASGE
Elizabeth Rajan, MD, FASGE
Douglas K. Rex, MD, FASGE
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WHY YOU SHOULD PARTICIPATE
This course will feature lectures, video-based case discussions
and audience interaction with Q&A. Key features include tips,
tricks and worst mistakes related to gastrointestinal endoscopy
from internationally renowned experts. Learn how to approach
common endoscopic problems, recognize pitfalls and incorporate
new modalities into your clinical practice. Evidence-based practice,
endoscopic challenges and emerging technologies will be
highlighted. A variety of gastrointestinal conditions will be discussed,
including Barrett’s esophagus, colorectal neoplasia, pancreaticobiliary
diseases, inflammatory bowel disease and gastrointestinal bleeding,
as well as novel interventions, such as bariatric endoscopy.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:
•D
escribe techniques to improve the endoscopic management of a
variety of GI diseases.
• Identify tools and tricks that could improve your endoscopic
procedural performance.
•C
ompare and contrast clinical challenges encountered during
endoscopic practice.
• Assess which emerging technologies are most appropriate for your
clinical needs and any potential system barriers that would prevent
you from implementing them into your practice.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
All gastroenterologists from U.S.-based and international practices
and their care team (endoscopy nurses and technicians) should attend.
We anticipate topics to be very relevant to surgical endoscopists and
GI fellows and trainees.
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ASGE FACULTY
Joseph C. Anderson, MD
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Hanover, New Hampshire
Tonya R. Kaltenbach, MD, MS, FASGE
VA Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California
Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc,
FASGE
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Gottumukkala S. Raju, MD, FASGE
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
John Baillie, MBChB, FASGE
Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia
Amit Rastogi, MD, FASGE
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Missouri
Todd H. Baron, MD, FASGE
University of North Carolina
School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jacques Bergman, MD, PhD
Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kenneth F. Binmoeller, MD, FASGE
California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, California
Michael J. Bourke, MD
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Westmead Hospital
Sydney, Australia
Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD,
FASGE
University of Colorado
School of Medicine
Denver, Colorado
Gary W. Falk, MD, MS, FASGE
University of Pennsylvania
Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lauren B. Gerson, MD, MSc, FASGE
California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, California
D. Nageshwar Reddy, MD, FASGE
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology
Hyderabad, India
Amrita Sethi, MD, FASGE
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
Vanessa M. Shami, MD, FASGE
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, Virginia
Prateek Sharma, MD, FASGE
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas
Uzma D. Siddiqui, MD, FASGE
The University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH, FASGE
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida
Richard C. K. Wong, MD, FASGE
University Hospitals Cleveland
Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Louis-Michel Wong Kee Song, MD,
FASGE
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Gregory G. Ginsberg, MD, FASGE
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Register Online TODAY AT www.ddw.org
Early registration discounts end March 22.
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Agenda
(Subject to change)
DAY 1
Sunday, May 7, 2017
1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
12:55 – 1:00 pmIntroductions: Welcome to Chicago, IL
Amitabh Chak, MD, FASGE
Elizabeth Rajan, MD, FASGE
Douglas K. Rex, MD, FASGE
SESSION 1: COLON – Part 1
Moderator: Douglas K. Rex, MD, FASGE
1:00 – 1:15 pm
Bowel Preparation: Keys to Success
Joseph C. Anderson, MD
1:15 – 1:30 pm
Navigating the Difficult Colon
Douglas K. Rex, MD, FASGE
1:30 – 1:45 pm
ADR: 10 Steps and Tools for Improvement
Tonya R. Kaltenbach, MD, MS, FASGE
1:45 – 2:00 pm
Best Tips for Polypectomy and EMR
Michael J. Bourke, MD
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Video Cases and Panel Discussion
Audience Q&A
Douglas K. Rex, MD, FASGE
Joseph C. Anderson, MD
Tonya R. Kaltenbach, MD, MS, FASGE
Michael J. Bourke, MD
2:30 – 2:45 pm
BREAK
SESSION 2: ESOPHAGUS
Moderator: Amitabh Chak, MD, FASGE
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Ensuring Quality Screening and Surveillance of
Barrett’s Esophagus
Gary W. Falk, MD, MS, FASGE
3:00 – 3:15 pmEffective and Efficient Eradication of Dysplastic
Barrett’s Esophagus
Jacques Bergman, MD, PhD
3:15 – 3:30 pmTop Tricks for Managing Esophageal Strictures
Prateek Sharma, MD, FASGE
3:30 – 3:45 pmOops! Take a Deep Breath and Deal with that
Perforation
Uzma D. Siddiqui, MD, FASGE
DAY 1 continued next page
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Sunday, May 7, 2017
(CONTINUED)
3:45 – 4:15 pm
Clinical Challenges: Video Cases and Panel Discussion
Audience Q&A
Amitabh Chak, MD, FASGE
Gary W. Falk, MD, MS, FASGE
Jacques Bergman, MD, PhD
Prateek Sharma, MD, FASGE
Uzma D. Siddiqui, MD, FASGE
4:15 – 4:30 pm
BREAK
SESSION 3: STOMACH AND SMALL BOWEL
Moderator: Elizabeth Rajan, MD, FASGE
4:30 – 4:45 pmNon-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding: The Dos and Don’ts
of Endoscopic Therapy
Richard C. K. Wong, MD, FASGE
4:45 – 5:00 pmLarge Gastric and Duodenal Polyps: Tips and Tricks of
Polypectomy
Gregory G. Ginsberg, MD, FASGE
5:00 – 5:15 pmTips and Pitfalls for Diagnosis and Management of
Small Bowel Bleeding
Elizabeth Rajan, MD, FASGE
5:15 – 5:30 pm
Enteral Stents: Making the Best Choice
Amrita Sethi, MD, FASGE
5:30 – 6:00 pm
Video Cases and Panel Discussion
Audience Q&A
Elizabeth Rajan, MD, FASGE
Richard C. K. Wong, MD, FASGE
Gregory G. Ginsberg, MD, FASGE
Amrita Sethi, MD, FASGE
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Agenda
DAY 2
6:30 – 7:00 am
Monday, May 8, 2017
7:00 am – Noon
Continental Breakfast
SESSION 4: PANCREATIC AND BILIARY
Moderator: Amitabh Chak, MD, FASGE
7:00 – 7:15 am
Maximizing Biliary Success in 2017
Todd H. Baron, MD, FASGE
7:15 – 7:30 am
Best Tips for Pancreatic Ductal Therapy
D. Nageshwar Reddy, MD, FASGE
7:30 – 7:45 amSafe Access and Debridement of Pancreatic
Collections
Kenneth F. Binmoeller, MD, FASGE
7:45 – 8:00 amOptimal Strategies for Managing Incidental
Pancreatic Cysts
Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc, FASGE
8:00 – 8:15 am
Best Tips for Avoiding L-A-W-Y-E-R-S
John Baillie, MBChB, FASGE
8:15 – 8:45 am
Video Cases and Panel Discussion
Audience Q&A
Amitabh Chak, MD, FASGE
Todd H. Baron, MD, FASGE
D. Nageshwar Reddy, MD, FASGE
Kenneth F. Binmoeller, MD, FASGE
Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc, FASGE
John Baillie, MBChB, FASGE
8:45 – 9:00 am BREAK
SESSION 5: POTPOURRI FOR THE GASTROENTEROLOGIST
Moderator: Elizabeth Rajan, MD, FASGE
9:00 – 9:20 am
Basil I. Hirschowitz, MD, Endowed Lecture
Evolution of Endoscopic Bariatric Therapy
Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD, FASGE
9:20 – 9:35 am
Best Tips for Managing Variceal Bleeding
Vanessa M. Shami, MD, FASGE
9:35 – 9:50 am
Foreign Bodies: Remove or Ignore?
Louis-Michel Wong Kee Song, MD, FASGE
9:50 – 10:05 amTechnology News Flash: Top 5 Technologies to Add
to Your Practice
Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH, FASGE
DAY 2 continued next page
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Monday, May 8, 2017
(CONTINUED)
10:05 – 10:20 amRapid Fire Panel Discussion
Audience Q&A
Elizabeth Rajan, MD, FASGE
Vanessa M. Shami, MD, FASGE
Louis-Michel Wong Kee Song, MD, FASGE
Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD, FASGE
Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH, FASGE
10:20 – 10:35 am BREAK
SESSION 6: COLON – Part 2
Moderator: Douglas K. Rex, MD, FASGE
10:35 – 10:50 amWhat We Can All Achieve with Image-Enhanced
Endoscopy Right Now
Amit Rastogi, MD, FASGE
10:50 – 11:05 am10 Tips for Avoiding Adverse Events and MedicalLegal Risk in Colonoscopy
Douglas K. Rex, MD, FASGE
11:05 – 11:20 amBest Management Practices in Acute Lower GI
Bleeding
Lauren B. Gerson, MD, MSc, FASGE
11:20 – 11:35 amTools for Closing Mucosal Defects, Muscle Injuries
and Perforations: Which Tool, When and How?
Gottumukkala S. Raju, MD, FASGE
11:35 – 11:55 am
Panel Discussion
Douglas K. Rex, MD, FASGE
Amit Rastogi, MD, FASGE
Lauren B. Gerson, MD, MSc, FASGE
Gottumukkala S. Raju, MD, FASGE
11:55 am – 12:00 pm Closing Remarks/Course Adjourned
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HOW YOU CAN REGISTER TODAY!
To register for the 2017 ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course, “Best Tips, Worst
Mistakes: Lessons from the Masters,” use the Digestive Disease Week (DDW)
Registration Form or register online at www.ddw.org.
Full registration includes Sunday from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm and Monday from 7:00
am to Noon. Half-day module registration includes either the Sunday afternoon
session or the Monday morning session.
Not an ASGE member?
Save even more when
you join ASGE prior to
registering for the course.
Visit www.asge.org/join
to join today!
Full Registration
BOTH DAYS
HALF-DAY MODULE
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March 22
After
March 22 and
on-site
On or before
March 22
After
March 22 and
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Member
$395
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Non-Member
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$495
ASGE
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$195
$250
$95
$150
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Trainee
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$295
$150
$195
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ASSOCIATE/
Nurse
$195
$250
$95
$150
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ASSOCIATE/
Nurse
$250
$295
$150
$195
PRACTICE
MANAGER
$195
$250
$95
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Registration fees include continental breakfast and beverages.
Continuing Medical Education
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
ASGE designates this live activity for a maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 9
MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) MOC program.
It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion
information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.
Register Online TODAY AT www.ddw.org
Early registration discounts end March 22.
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Conflict of Interest Policy
ASGE requires all individuals who have the opportunity to affect the content
of an educational activity to disclose any financial information relating to the
presentation that may result in a potential conflict of interest. Disclosures are made
in written form prior to the start of the educational activity and communicated to
the learner. Any conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to the start of the activity
through the ASGE Conflict of Interest Resolution Policy.
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and events and reproduces them in ASGE educational, news or promotional
material whether in print, electronic or other media, including the ASGE website. By
participating in this course, you grant the right to use your name and photograph
for such purposes to ASGE. All postings become the property of ASGE.
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Training and Technology is supported, in part, by the ASGE
Foundation. To donate, visit www.asge.org/foundation.
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Join Us in Chicago!
With world-class museums and diverse cultural attractions alongside a thriving dining
and entertainment scene, Chicago has something for everyone. Whether you plan
on visiting the top of one of the western hemisphere’s tallest buildings, seeing some
of the most famous art in the world or shopping on the Magnificent Mile, you are
sure to have a great time while visiting Chicago for the ASGE Annual Postgraduate
Course at DDW 2017. Easily accessible by two international airports, Chicago’s
central location makes this a can’t miss opportunity for your endoscopy education.
Industry representatives interested in attending this course must contact Linda kay Tyler,
Senior Director, Sales and Business Development (phone: 630.570.5601; email: ltyler@
asge.org) or Sara Estrella, Assistant Manager, Sales and Business Development (phone
630.570.5618); email: [email protected]). In compliance with the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) guidelines, industry representatives may not
participate in hands-on training or ask questions during a CME course.
CONTACT US
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
3300 Woodcreek Drive
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Phone: 630.573.0600
Fax: 630.963.8332
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.asge.org
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Best Tips,Worst Mistakes:
Lessons from the Masters
2017 ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course
Held in conjunction with
McCormick Place
Chicago, Illinois
May 7–8, 2017
CONVENIENT Format: Two half-Day Modules
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American Society for
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
3300 Woodcreek Drive
Downers Grove, IL 60515
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PA I D
PERMIT NO. 384
OAK BROOK, IL
• Option to register for each half-day separately, or register for
the full course at a discount
• Video-based case discussions
• State-of-the-art, evidence-based lectures
• Peer-to-peer collaborative learning through interactive Q&A
• Earn ABIM MOC Points
COURSE Highlights