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Continental Breakfast - Postgraduate Course Attendees
Location: outside Stars at Night Ballroom

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Welcome and Introduction
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Timothy B. Gardner, MD, MS, FACG – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Renee L. Williams, MD, MHPE, FACG – NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center

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ACG's Self-Assessment Test for the PG Course

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Other Events

Annual Postgraduate Course - Overview, SAT, Accreditation/CME/MOC

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Ulcerative Colitis Update 2019
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
David T. Rubin, MD, FACG – University of Chicago Medicine

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Session 1A: IBD Therapy
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG – University of North Carolina, Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease

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Optimizing Biologic Therapy
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG – University of North Carolina, Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease

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The Role of Biosimilars in IBD 2019
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, FACG – Mayo Clinic

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Practical Approach to Drug Level Monitoring
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Corey A. Siegel, MD, MS – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

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Panel Q & A - Session 1A
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom

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Break

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Introduction of the David Sun Lecturer
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, FACG – Mayo Clinic

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The IBD Medical Home and Neighborhood: It Takes a Village (David Sun Lecture)
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Miguel D. Regueiro, MD, FACG – Cleveland Clinic

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Genetic Testing for Colorectal Cancer
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Carol A. Burke, MD, FACG – Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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Session 1B: Quality in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Carol A. Burke, MD, FACG – Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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Quality Colonoscopy in 2019
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Douglas K. Rex, MD, MACP, MACG – Indiana University School of Medicine

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Approach to Serrated Polyps and Polyposis Syndrome
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
John M. Carethers, MD, FACG – University of Michigan

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Non-Endoscopic CRC Screening Tests in 2019
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FACG – Minneapolis VAHCS

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Panel Q & A - Session 1B
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom

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Break

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Learning Luncheon 01: Medical Marijuana – Weeding Out the Good From the Bad

Location: Room 301A (Ballroom Level)
David J. Hass, MD, FACG – Yale University School of Medicine

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Learning Luncheon 02: Post-ERCP Pancreatitis – Can We Trend to Nil?

Location: Room 301B (Ballroom Level)
Timothy B. Gardner, MD, MS, FACG – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

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Learning Luncheon 03: Effectively Treating Hemorrhoids in an Office-Based Practice

Location: Room 301C (Ballroom Level)
Harry E. Sarles, Jr., MD, FACG – Digestive Health Associates of Texas, DHAT Research Institute

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Learning Luncheon 04: The Difficult Patient With Chronic Diarrhea

Location: Room 302A (Ballroom Level)
Lawrence R. Schiller, MD, MACG – Baylor University Medical Center

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Learning Luncheon 05: Update on Fecal Transplant in 2019

Location: Room 302B (Ballroom Level)
Amy E. Barto, MD – Duke University Medical Center

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Learning Luncheon 06: Public Policy Update 2019

Location: Room 302C (Ballroom Level)
Jeffry L. Nestler, MD, FACG – Connecticut GI, PC

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Learning Luncheon 07: IBD in Pregnancy

Location: Room 303A (Ballroom Level)
Lisa B. Malter, MD, FACG – NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital

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Learning Luncheon 08: Evaluation and Management of the Patient With Refractory Celiac Disease

Location: Room 303B (Ballroom Level)
Peter H. R Green, MD, FACG – Columbia University

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Learning Luncheon 09: Colonoscopy at Age 45 – What’s the Evidence?

Location: Room 303C (Ballroom Level)
Joseph C. Anderson, MD, MHCDS, FACG – Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine

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Learning Luncheon 10: Current Concepts in the Management of Steatohepatitis

Location: Room 304B (Ballroom Level)
Arun J. Sanyal, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

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Learning Luncheon 11: ERCP Cannulation: Tips and Techniques

Location: Room 304A (Ballroom Level)
Laith H. Jamil, MD, FACG – Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak

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Learning Luncheon 12: Do Cool Colonoscopy Gadgets Really Increase Your ADR?

Location: Room 304C (Ballroom Level)
Seth A. Gross, MD, FACG – NYU Langone Medical Center

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Optional Learning Luncheons - Saturday (registration required)

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Break

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Gastric Balloons: Fact or Fiction?
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B2
Violeta B. Popov, MD, PhD, FACG – NYU School of Medicine

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Symposium A: Obesity and the Gastroenterologist
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B2
Richard I. Rothstein, MD, FACG – The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

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Endoscopic Obesity Therapy: Beyond the Balloon
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B2
Richard I. Rothstein, MD, FACG – The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

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Managing Complications of Bariatric Surgery
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B2
Allison R. Schulman, MD, MPH – University of Michigan

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Panel Q & A - Symposium A
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B2

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Optimizing Initial IBD Therapy
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B1
Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, FACG – Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

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Symposium B: Current Issues in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B1
Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, FACG – Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

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A Practical Guide to J-Pouches and Their Complications
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B1
Laura E. Raffals, MD, MS, FACG – Mayo Clinic

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Adverse Events From Biologics – What Patients Must Know
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B1
Lisa B. Malter, MD, FACG – NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital

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Panel Q & A - Symposium B
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B1

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Is ESD Ready for Prime Time?
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B4
Peter V. Draganov, MD, FACG – University of Florida

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Symposium C: Pushing the Boundaries of Endoscopy
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B4
Peter V. Draganov, MD, FACG – University of Florida

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Expanding the Indications for LAMS
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B4
Laith H. Jamil, MD, FACG – Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak

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Closing Perforations for the General Gastroenterologist
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B4
Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD – University of Colorado Hospital; University of Colorado School of Medicine

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Panel Q & A - Symposium C
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B4

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Break

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The Microbiome and Its Role in IBS
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Mark Pimentel, MD, FACG – Cedars-Sinai

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Session 1C: Functional GI Disorders
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Mark Pimentel, MD, FACG – Cedars-Sinai

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Evaluation and Management of Constipation
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Satish S.C Rao, MD, PhD, FACG – Digestive Health Center, Medical College of Georgia

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Drug Therapies for Functional Disease
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Eamonn M. M Quigley, MD, MACG – Houston Methodist Hospital

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Panel Q & A - Session 1C
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom

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Take-Home Pearls: What Did We Learn Today?
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Timothy B. Gardner, MD, MS, FACG – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Renee L. Williams, MD, MHPE, FACG – NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center

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Continental Breakfast - Postgraduate Course Attendees
Location: outside Stars at Night Ballroom

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Welcome and Announcements
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Timothy B. Gardner, MD, MS, FACG – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Renee L. Williams, MD, MHPE, FACG – NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center

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Annual Postgraduate Course - Overview, SAT, Accreditation/CME/MOC

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Management of Dysplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Kenneth K. Wang, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

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Session 2A: Esophageal Disorders
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Kenneth K. Wang, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

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Endoscopic and Surgical Management of Achalasia
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH, FACG – University of North Carolina

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Kathryn A. Peterson, MD, MSci – University of Utah

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Non-Achalasia Motility Disorders
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Joel E. Richter, MD, MACG – University of South Florida

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Panel Q & A - Session 2A
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom

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Break

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Hepatitis C Drug Therapy: Is There Still a Role for Hepatologists?
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Paul Y. Kwo, MD, FACG – Stanford University

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Session 2B: Hot Topics in Hepatology
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Mark W. Russo, MD, MPH, FACG – Carolinas Medical Center/Atrium Healthcare

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Medical and Surgical Management of NASH
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Mark W. Russo, MD, MPH, FACG – Carolinas Medical Center/Atrium Healthcare

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Management of Portal Hypertension
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Suthat Liangpunsakul, MD, MPH, FACG – Indiana University School of Medicine

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Hepatitis B in 2019
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Norah A. Terrault, MD, MPH, FACG – Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

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Liver Masses 101
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Fasiha Kanwal, MD, MSHS – Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

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Panel Q & A - Session 2B
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom

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Break

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Learning Luncheon 13: Tips and Tricks for Improving the Quality of Your Colonoscopy

Location: Room 301A (Ballroom Level)
Douglas K. Rex, MD, MACP, MACG – Indiana University School of Medicine

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Learning Luncheon 14: How to Set up Your Practice for MACRA and MIPS Reporting

Location: Room 301B (Ballroom Level)
Irving M. Pike, MD, FACG – John Muir Health

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Learning Luncheon 15: Management of Acute Liver Failure

Location: Room 301C (Ballroom Level)
Christina C. Lindenmeyer, MD – Cleveland Clinic

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Learning Luncheon 16: Endoscopic Assessment of Trainees

Location: Room 302A (Ballroom Level)
Renee L. Williams, MD, MHPE, FACG – NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center

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Learning Luncheon 17: Update on the Management of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia

Location: Room 302B (Ballroom Level)
Paul Moayyedi, MB ChB, PhD, MPH, FACG – McMaster University

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Learning Luncheon 18: Non-FAP Hereditary Colorectal Cancers

Location: Room 302C (Ballroom Level)
John M. Carethers, MD, FACG – University of Michigan

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Learning Luncheon 19: The Difficult Foreign Body

Location: Room 303A (Ballroom Level)
Neil H. Stollman, MD, FACG – Alta Bates Summit Medical Center

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Learning Luncheon 20: Refractory GERD in the Post-Bariatric Patient

Location: Room 303B (Ballroom Level)
Kenneth R. DeVault, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic

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Learning Luncheon 21: Embracing Telehealth in Your Clinical Practice

Location: Room 303C (Ballroom Level)
Corey A. Siegel, MD, MS – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

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Learning Luncheon 22: Evaluation and Therapy of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting

Location: Room 304B (Ballroom Level)
Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG – Mayo Clinic

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Learning Luncheon 23: Newer Therapies for Management of Varices

Location: Room 304A (Ballroom Level)
David A. Greenwald, MD, FACG – Mount Sinai Hospital

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Learning Luncheon 24: Managing the Post-Liver Transplant Patient

Location: Room 304C (Ballroom Level)
Paul Y. Kwo, MD, FACG – Stanford University

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Optional Learning Luncheons - Sunday (registration required)

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Break

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Management of Peri-Procedural Anticoagulation
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B1
Neena S. Abraham, MD, MSc (Epid), FACG – Mayo Clinic

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Symposium D: All Things GI Bleeding
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B1
Brennan M. Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Approach to the Obscure/Occult GI Bleeding Patient
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B1
Brennan M. Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Newer Technologies for Non-Variceal Bleeding
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B1
Alan N. Barkun, MD, CM, MSc (Clin Epi), FACG – McGill University Health Center

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Panel Q & A - Symposium D
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B1

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Malabsorption Syndromes and the Small Bowel
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B4
Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic

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Symposium E: Challenges in the Stomach and Small Bowel
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B4
Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, FACG – Mayo Clinic

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Management of Gastric Polyps
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B4
Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG – Huntsman Cancer Institute

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Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B4
William D. Chey, MD, FACG – Michigan Medicine

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Panel Q & A - Symposium E
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B4

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GERD and Dysmotility: Defining the Relationship
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B2
Philip O. Katz, MD, MACG – Weill Cornell Medicine

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Symposium F: All Things Motility
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B2
Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD, FACG – Weill Cornell Medical College

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New Technologies in the Diagnosis of Motility Disorders
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B2
Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD, FACG – Weill Cornell Medical College

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Pharmacologic Therapy for Motility Disorders
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B2
Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG – Mayo Clinic

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Panel Q & A - Symposium F
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom - B2

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Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall

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Pancreatic Cysts – Making Sense of the Guidelines
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Grace H. Elta, MD, MACG – University of Michigan

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Session 2C: Pancreaticobiliary Disease
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Grace H. Elta, MD, MACG – University of Michigan

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Autoimmune Pancreatitis 2019
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Phil A. Hart, MD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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Treating the Pain of Chronic Pancreatitis
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Darwin L. Conwell, MD, MS, FACG – Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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Panel Q & A - Session 2C
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom

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Take-Home Pearls: What Did We Learn Today?
Location: Stars at Night Ballroom
Timothy B. Gardner, MD, MS, FACG – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Renee L. Williams, MD, MHPE, FACG – NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center

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