LIVE VIRTUAL AGENDA • SEPTEMBER 16-18, 2020

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

(Eastern Time)

1:30 PM

Visit Exhibit Hall and Poster Hall

2:00 PM

Welcome and Introductions
Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos, MD, PhD, MBA

2:05 PM

IBD Epidemiology
Mark G. Lazarev, MD

2:30 PM

New Treatment Modalities for Patients with IBD
Faranza Rashid Hossain, MD

2:55 PM

Treatment for Challenging IBD Patients
Mark G. Lazarev, MD

3:20 PM

Colorectal Cancer Screening: How to Maximize the Potential
Steven H. Itzkowitz, MD

3:45 PM

Question and Answer Session

4:15 PM

Break – Visit Exhibit Hall and Poster Hall

4:30 PM

New Perspective in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Anthony J. Lembo, MD

4:55 PM

Minimally Invasive Approaches to Lower GI Disorders
David L. Carr-Locke, MD

5:20 PM

Diagnostic Approaches for GERD, Barrett’s
Stuart J. Spechler, MD

5:55 PM

Novel Endoscopic Approaches for Esophageal Disorders
David L. Carr-Locke, MD

6:20 PM

Question and Answer Session

6:45 PM

Session ends

Thursday, September 17, 2020

(Eastern Time)

1:30 PM

Visit Exhibit Hall and Poster Hall

2:00 PM

7th Annual Digestive Diseases: New Advances Distinguished Lecturer 2020
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in 2020
Hashem B. El Serag, MD, MPH

2:25 PM

NASH: Current and Emerging Strategies
Arun Sanyal, MD

2:50 PM

Treatments of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hashem B. El Serag, MD, MPH

3:15 PM

Interactive Panel Discussion

3:30 PM

Break – Visit Exhibit Hall and Poster Hall

3:45 PM

Treatment for Hepatitis C: Is It Really So Simple?
Jordan Feld, MD, MPH

4:10 PM

Update on Hepatitis B
Vinod K. Rustgi, MD, MBA

4:35 PM

Hepatitis C and Difficult to Treat Populations. Do They Exist?
Jordan Feld, MD, MPH

5:00 PM

Autoimmune Hepatitis and Overlap Syndromes
Vinod K. Rustgi, MD, MBA

5:25 PM

Alcoholic Hepatitis, Anything New?
Patrick S. Kamath, MD

5:50 PM

Question and Answer Session

6:15 PM

Session Ends

Friday, September 18, 2020

(Eastern Time)

9:30 AM

Visit Exhibit Hall and Poster Hall

10:00 AM

Acute Pancreatitis - 2020
Jamie S. Barkin, MD

10:25 AM

Update in Gastroparesis
Anthony J. Lembo, MD

10:50 AM

Eosinophilic Esophagitis Update
Stuart J. Spechler, MD

11:15 AM

Question and Answer Session

11:30 AM

Break – Visit Exhibit Hall and Poster Hall

11:45 AM

Hepatic Encephalopathy: An Overview
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD

12:10 PM

Primary Biliary Cholangitis – New Treatment Options?
Marlyn Mayo, MD

12:35 PM

Cirrhosis for the Practicing Gastroenterologist
Patrick S. Kamath, MD

1:00 PM

Gut Microbiota and Liver Diseases
Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos, MD, PhD, MBA

1:25 PM

Question and Answer Session

2:00 PM

Conference Ends

Educational Program and Events Schedule as listed above are subject to change.