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AGENDA

7:00 AM - 7:30 AM                 

Breakfast and Registration*    

  

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Accredited Symposium

PBC & PSC: Advancing Diagnostics, Novel Therapeutics, and Patient Centered Management          

Paul Kwo, MD
Accredited by the University of Cincinnati. This activity is supported by educational grants from Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM                 

Program Overview

Hetal Karsan, MD
                                  

Session I
 

8:45 AM - 9:05 AM                 

Update: C. difficile 2026

Neil Stollman, MD

9:05 AM - 9:25 AM                  

Functional Diarrhea Management Strategies

Lin Chang, MD

9:25 AM - 
9:40 AM                  

Interactive Panel Discussion

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM               

Break / Exhibits*

Session II
 

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM          

MetALD: Is This Really a Different Disease?

Paul Kwo, MD

                                   

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM         

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Jasmohan Bajaj, MD

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM                  

Interactive Panel Discussion

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Accredited Symposium

Mastering MASH Management: A 4-Pillar Approach to Patient Care in 2026

Robert Brown, MD

Accredited by the University of Cincinnati. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Madrigal Pharmaceuticals.

Saturday, February 7, 2026

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Lunch*

Session III
 

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
Barrett's Esophagus Ablation

Raman Muthusamy, MD

12:50 PM - 1:10 PM                

Scoping on Blood Thinners
Hetal Karsan, MD

1:10 PM - 1:30 PM                

ERCP/ EUS for Gallstone Pancreatitis

Uzma Siddiqui, MD

 

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM                  

Interactive Panel Discussion

 

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Break/Exhibits*

 

Session IV
           

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM       
Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease Management
Anita Afzali, MD

 

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM 

Updates in Preventive Therapy Guidelines for IBD

Gil Melmed, MD

 

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM                  

Interactive Panel Discussion

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM   
Accredited Symposium

New and Emerging Anti-Cytokine Therapies in IBD

Gary Lichtenstein, MD and Gil Melmed, MD

Accredited by Medical Education Resources. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Janssen Biotech, Inc.

4:30 PM                 

Adjournment

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM                 

Reception*   

*Non-accredited session.

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