Saturday, January 10, 2026

7:30 – 8:00 AM:             Registration & Breakfast

8:00 – 8:45 AM:             Industry-Sponsored Event

8:45 – 9:15 AM:             Break & Visit Exhibits

9:15 – 9:30 AM:             Introduction: Conference Overview & Objectives

                                      Sunil Amin, MD, MPH, FASGE & Jodie Barkin, MD, FACG, FASGE

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SESSION ONE:
Liver Frontiers: From Incidentalomas to the Metabolic Revolution

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9:30 – 9:45 AM:             The Accidental Finding: How to Approach Incidental Liver Lesions with Confidence

                                       Patricia Jones, MD

9:45 – 10:00 AM:           The Cirrhosis Cascade: Preventing and Managing Complications Before They Spiral

                                       David Goldberg, MD

10:00 – 10:15 AM:         GLP-1s and MASLD: A New Metabolic Era for the Liver

10:15 – 10:30 AM:         Panel Discussion & Q&A

10:30 – 10:50 AM:         Break & Visit Exhibit Hall

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SESSION TWO:
The Modern Endoscopist: Mastery, Metrics, and Innovation

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10:50 – 11:05 AM:         Beyond the Margins:
                                      Expanding the Boundaries of Endoscopic Resection in GI Oncology

                                      Mohamed O. Othman, MD

11:05 – 11:20 AM:         Cutting Through Gastroparesis: The G-POEM Revolution

                                      Sunil Amin, MD, MPH, FASGE

11:20 – 11:35 AM:         The Next Frontier in Colonoscopy Quality: Metrics, Mastery, and the Rise of AI

                                      Douglas K. Rex, MD

11:35 – 11:50 AM:         The 3 AM Bleeder: Endoscopic Rescue Tips from the Trenches

                                      Jodie Barkin, MD, FACG, FASGE

11:50 – 12:05 PM:         Panel Discussion & Q&A

12:05 – 12:35 PM:         Lunch & Visit Exhibits

12:35 – 1:20 PM:           Industry-Sponsored Event

1:20 – 1:50 PM:             Break & Visit Exhibits

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SESSION THREE:
Clinical Conundrums: Solving the Puzzles of Modern GI Practice

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1:50 – 2:05 PM:             The Gastritis Spectrum:
                                       Making Sense of H. pylori, Intestinal Metaplasia, and Autoimmune Gastritis

2:05 – 2:20 PM:             EndoFLIP Demystified: A Practical Guide to Interpretation and Application

2:20 – 2:35 PM:             Pancreatic Cysts Unpacked: Risk, Imaging, and the Fine Line Between Watch and Act

2:35 – 2:50 PM:             Taming the EoE Epidemic: Current Strategies for Treatment and Surveillance

2:50 – 3:05 PM:             Genes That Matter: Practical Screening and Surveillance for Hereditary GI Syndromes

3:05 – 3:20 PM:             Panel Discussion & Q&A

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SESSION FOUR:
Inflamed but Informed: Modern Strategies for Managing IBD

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3:20 – 3:35 PM:             Therapeutic Positioning in Crohn’s: The Art and Evidence Behind the Algorithm

3:35 – 3:50 PM:             Seeing Is Believing: Bringing Point-of-Care Intestinal Ultrasound to the IBD Clinic

                                      Oriana Damas, MD

3:50 – 4:05 PM:             What’s Next in Ulcerative Colitis: Emerging Therapies That May Change the Game

4:05 – 4:20 PM:             Panel Discussion & Q&A

4:20 – 4:30 PM:             Conference Wrap Up

4:30 – 5:30 PM:             Conference Reception