The New Scope of Endoscopy New York Course

New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 38th Annual New York Course

Doris C. Barnie GI Nurses and Associates Course The New Scope December 18-19, 2014 of Endoscopy Advanced Hands-On Workshops December 18-19, 2014 and Satellite Symposia New York Marriott Marquis Hotel December 17-20, 2014 1535 Broadway • New York, NY 10036

Jointly sponsored by Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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Course Directors Sammy Ho, MD Amrita Sethi, MD, MSc David A. Greenwald, MD

Live Endoscopy Course Directors Advanced Hands-On Workshops GI Nurses and Associates Gregory B. Haber, MD and Satellite Symposia Course Directors Course Directors Frank G. Gress, MD Brian P. Bosworth, MD Barbara Zuccala, MSN, RN, CGRN Jonathan Cohen, MD Nancy S. Schlossberg, BSN, RN, CGRN

Intended Audience Course Description Practicing gastroenterologists, gastrointestinal endoscopists and surgeons, Under the direction of expert faculty, this course is designed to improve GI fellows, and GI nurses and associates. endoscopic practice through live case presentations, video and hands-on demonstrations, didactic lectures including audience interaction and questions, Support and hands-on training using animal tissue models. We expect support for this program through grants from pharmaceutical and medical device companies. The goals are to help participants improve their knowledge of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders, enhance the quality of their practice, apply state-of- Accreditation Statement the-art technology in a cost-effective way, understand trends in interventional This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the endoscopic and surgical procedures, and to foster an evidence-based Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing approach to endoscopic decision-making for commonly encountered and Medical Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of Albert Einstein College controversial problems in gastroenterology. of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University is Gastrointestinal endoscopy is experiencing a rapid expansion of accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical knowledge and technological innovation. Advances in therapeutic endoscopy education for physicians. continue to challenge or entirely replace certain purely diagnostic endoscopy techniques. This course will enable participants to learn and apply new Credit Designation information and evolving technological innovations to the enhancement Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University designates this of patient care and outcomes. live activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent Learning Objectives of their participation in the activity. • Develop practice patterns and standard procedures that incorporate objective measurements of quality metrics in the daily clinical practice of Conflict of Interest endoscopy, and use the results to make continuous improvement in patient The Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy of Albert Einstein College of care across a range of clinical gastroenterology procedures Medicine of Yeshiva University requires that faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience any relationship(s) with a pharmaceutical or • Examine and discuss novel endoscopic therapies in comparison equipment company. Any presenter whose disclosed relationships prove to to traditional medical and interventional treatments create a conflict of interest with regard to their contribution to the activity will • Demonstrate tools and skills necessary to accurately identify and effectively not be permitted to present. treat complications of gastrointestinal endoscopy

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University also requires that • Recognize the diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities of interventional faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience when endoscopy. Identify appropriate methods to detect and assess dysplasia and discussing any unlabeled or investigational use of any commercial product early mucosal cancers of the GI tract, and evaluate the various endoscopic or device, not yet approved in the United States. and surgical treatment modalities for these early malignancies • Identify the implications of healthcare reform for the practice of The staff of NYSGE and the CCME of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of gastroenterology and understand health information technology Yeshiva University have no conflicts of interest with commercial interests as it impacts the endoscopy community related directly or indirectly to this educational activity. 2 38th Annual New York Course Thursday, December 18

6:30–7:25 am Registration Continental Breakfast Welcome 7:25–7:35 am NYSGE President: Brian P. Bosworth, MD Course Directors: Sammy Ho, MD; Amrita Sethi, MD, MSc; David A. Greenwald, MD

Keynote Lecture Introduction by David A. Greenwald, MD 7:35–7:55 am Adventures in Polypectomy – Jerome D. Waye, MD 12:50–1:15 pm Break: Visit the Exhibits Session 1: Everything Colon Moderator: Frank G. Gress, MD 7:55–8:10 am Improving Polyp Detection at Colonoscopy: Technological David B. Falkenstein Lecture Introduction by Amrita Sethi, MD, MSc Advances – Subhas Banerjee, MD 1:15–1:30 pm GI and Social Media – Christina Tennyson, MD 8:10–8:25 am Surveillance Guidelines Following Colon Polyp Removal: How Are We Doing? – Sidney J. Winawer, MD Session 3: Revisiting the Classics Moderator: Jean W. Saleh, MD 8:25–8:40 am Quality in Colonoscopy—All You Ever Need to Know 1:30–1:45 pm GI to the Rescue: Colonoscopy Complications Jonathan Cohen, MD Management – David L. Carr-Locke, MD 8:40–8:50 am Panel Q & A 1:45–2:00 pm GERD: Medical vs. Interventional Treatment Anthony A. Starpoli, MD ASGE President’s Lecture Introduction by Brian P. Bosworth, MD 2:00–2:15 pm Role of Colonoscopy in Evaluating Patients with 8:50–9:10 am Update on Your GI Societies and Value in Practice Colon Ischemia – Lawrence J. Brandt, MD Colleen M. Schmitt, MD, MHS 2:15–2:25 pm Panel Q & A

9:10–9:40 am Break Served in Exhibit Hall Peter D. Stevens Endoscopic Video Forum 2:25–2:55 pm Moderators: Anthony A. Starpoli, MD and Tamas A. Gonda, MD Session 2: Enhanced Imaging Interpretation Moderator: Seth A. Gross, MD NYSGE President’s Lecture Introduction by Michelle Kang Kim, MD, MSc 9:40–9:55 am Colonoscopy in IBD Management: The Role of 2:55–3:10 pm Are 10 Trillion Bugs More Important than 1 Endoscope? Mucosal Healing – Ellen J. Scherl, MD Brian P. Bosworth, MD 9:55–10:10 am Advances in UGI Imaging; NBI, Confocal, OCT and the Rest Charles J. Lightdale, MD Keynote Lecture Introduction by David A. Greenwald, MD 10:10–10:25 am Diagnostic EUS: Seeing Even More 3:10–3:25 pm From the Back of My Car to the Cutting Edge of Endoscopy Marc Giovannini, MD Jerome H. Siegel, MD, RPh 10:25–10:35 am Panel Q & A 3:25–3:50 pm Break Served in Exhibit Hall Keynote Lecture Introduction by Arnold J. Markowitz, MD 10:35–10:50 am Endoscopic Surgery Coming of Age Session 4: Pancreaticobiliary Moderator: Alfred D. Roston, MD Stavros N. Stavropoulos, MD 3:50–4:05 pm Endoscopic Management of Chronic Pancreatitis Guido Costamagna, MD The Future of Interventional Endoscopy: More Interdisciplinary…. 4:05–4:20 pm What’s New in Autoimmune Pancreatitis More Challenging Christopher J. DiMaio, MD Cases from the IHU and IRCAD Training Center at Strasbourg University Hospital 4:20–4:35 pm Cholangiocarcinoma: Diagnosis and Palliation Options Moderator: Jonathan Cohen, MD Amrita Sethi, MD, MSc 10:50–11:50 am Narrated by: Jüergen Hochberger, MD 4:35–4:45 pm Panel Q & A Panelists: Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD; David L. Carr-Locke, MD; Marc Giovannini, MD; Frank G. Gress, MD; Florence Lefcourt Lecture Introduction by Sammy Ho, MD Gregory B. Haber, MD; Mark B. Pochapin, MD 4:45–5:00pm Esophageal Therapeutic Endoscopy: Starting at the Top Gregory B. Haber, MD 11:50–12:00 pm Break Keynote Lecture Introduction by Amrita Sethi, MD, MSc Lunch Program Introduction by Adam J. Goodman, MD 5:00–5:15 pm POEM from Around the World – Michel Kahaleh, MD 12:00–12:50 pm Endoscopy in the Prevention of Cancer in IBD Moderator: Mark B. Pochapin, MD 5:15–5:45 pm Visit the Exhibits Chromoendoscopy Now: Making the Case for Routine Use Loren Laine, MD 5th Annual Scientific Poster Session and Reception Practical Guide to Chromoendoscopy in IBD Surveillance 5:45–7:00 pm Coordinators: Susana Gonzalez, MD and Satish Nagula, MD James F. Marion, MD Risk Factors and Chemoprevention of Cancer in IBD Fellows Forum Steven H. Itzkowitz, MD 7:00–8:00 pm Moderators: Brian P. Bosworth, MD Panel Q & A and Michelle Kang Kim, MD, MSc

38th Annual New York Course Lunch Program Moderator: Adam J. Goodman, MD Friday, December 19 11:50–12:40 pm Hepatitis C Therapy: The Rapidly Changing Landscape Introduction by Paul J. Gaglio, MD New Treatment Options for HCV – Ira M. Jacobson, MD Treatment for HCV in Advanced Liver Disease Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH Treatment of HIV/HCV Coinfection – Douglas T. Dieterich, MD 6:30–7:30 am Registration Panel Q & A Continental Breakfast 12:40–1:10 pm Break: Visit the Exhibits Session 5: Navigating the Small Bowel Moderator: Maurice A. Cerulli, MD 7:30–7:45 am Update on Diagnosing and Managing Celiac Disease Session 6: Endoscopic Potpourri Moderator: Vivek Kaul, MD Benjamin Lebwohl, MD, MS 1:10–1:25 pm Esophageal Stenting: A to Z 7:45–8:00 am Small Bowel Imaging: What’s New, What’s Best? Sammy Ho, MD Seth A. Gross, MD 1:25–1:40 pm So You Want to Do Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection? 8:00–8:15 am Unmasking and Treating Celiac Disease Mimics Susana Gonzalez, MD Peter H. R. Green, MD 1:40–1:55 pm Approach to Subepithelial Lesions in the GI Tract 8:15–8:25 am Panel Q & A Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD 1:55–2:05 pm Panel Q & A Live Endoscopy 1 Moderator: David A. Greenwald, MD 8:25–9:30 am Panelists: Subhas Banerjee, MD; Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD; Live Endoscopy 3 Moderator: David A. Greenwald, MD Christopher J. DiMaio, MD; Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD; 2:05–3:10 pm Panelists: Subhas Banerjee, MD; Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD; Seth A. Gross, MD; Sammy Ho, MD; Isaac Raijman, MD Christopher J. DiMaio, MD; Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD; Sammy Ho, MD; Carlos Micames, MD 9:30–10:00 am Break Served in Exhibit Hall 3:10–3:30 pm Break Served in the Exhibit Hall Keynote Lecture Introduction by Amrita Sethi, MD, MSc 10:00–10:15 am Endoscopic Approaches to Management of Obesity Session 7: Endoscopic Potpourri Reprise Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD Moderator: Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD 3:30–3:45 pm The Purple Pill Has Pooped Out (or Never Worked to Begin Peter D. Stevens Lecture Introduction by Sammy Ho, MD with)... Now What? 10:15–10:30 am Anesthesia in the Endoscopy Suite Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD Kai Matthes, MD, PhD 3:45–4:00 pm Ablation vs. Resection for Barrett’s Esophagus John M. Poneros, MD Live Endoscopy 2 Moderator: David A. Greenwald, MD 10:30–11:35 am Panelists: Subhas Banerjee, MD; Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD; Live Endoscopy 4 Moderator: David A. Greenwald, MD Christopher J. DiMaio, MD; Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD; 4:00–5:00 pm Panelists: Subhas Banerjee, MD; Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD; Seth A. Gross, MD; Sammy Ho, MD; Isaac Raijman, MD Christopher J. DiMaio, MD; Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD; Sammy Ho, MD; Carlos Micames, MD; Edmund Bini Lecture Introduction by Sammy Ho, MD 11:35–11:50 am Controversies in Diagnosis and Management of Closing Remarks Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMNs) 5:00 pm Course Directors: Sammy Ho, MD; Amrita Sethi, MD, MSc; Carlos Micames, MD David A. Greenwald, MD

Doris C. Barnie GI Nurses and Associates Course

Thursday, December 18 Friday, December 19

6:30–7:30 am Registration 6:30–7:30 am Registration Continental Breakfast Continental Breakfast

7:30–7:45 am Welcome 7:30–8:30 am Biliary: A View from the Inside Course Directors: Barbara Zuccala, MSN, RN, CGRN Jeanine Penberthy, MSN, RN, CGRN and Nancy S. Schlossberg, BSN, RN, CGRN Moderator: Nancy S. Schlossberg, BSN, RN, CGRN

7:45–8:45 am What’s Really in Those Smaller Packages? GI Endoscopy 8:30–9:30 am Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR): A Team Approach in Children and Adolescents Matthew A. Grossman, MD Joel R. Rosh, MD Moderator: Barbara Zuccala, MSN, RN, CGRN Moderator: Mary Jo Miller, RN, BSN, CGRN 9:30–9:50 am Break Served in Exhibit Hall 8:45–9:45 am Esophageal Disorders: The Surgical Considerations Kimberly Quinn, MSN, ANP, ACNP, CCRN 9:50–10:50 am Legal Issues in GI Nursing Moderator: Doreen Cokeley, BSN, RN, CGRN Linda Malkin, RN Moderator: Doreen Cokeley, BSN, RN, CGRN 9:45–10:15 am Break Served in Exhibit Hall 10:50–11:50 am Emerging Endoluminal Techniques 10:15–11:00 am Is That Scope Really Clean??? Marc Bessler, MD Barbara Zuccala, MSN, RN, CGRN Moderator: Mary Jo Miller, RN, BSN, CGRN Moderator: Nancy S. Schlossberg, BSN, RN, CGRN 11:50–12:40 pm Lunch Break or Physicians Lunch Program 11:00–11:45 am Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement Hepatitis C Therapy: The Rapidly Changing Landscape and Research—What’s the Difference? Kathleen Burke, PhD, RN 12:40–1:10 pm Break: Visit the Exhibits Moderator: Barbara Zuccala, MSN, RN, CGRN 1:10–5:00 pm Physicians Plenary Sessions 11:45–12:00 pm Break Note: All of the physician programs are open to GI nurses 12:00–12:45 pm Lunch Program and associates and will be submitted for credit hours. Conducting a Systematic Review of Endoscope Shelf Live Marilee Schmelzer, PhD, RN Moderator: Mary Jo Miller, RN, BSN, CGRN

12:45–1:15 pm Lecture Discussion Panel Panelists: Kathleen Burke, PhD, RN; Marilee Schmelzer, PhD, RN; Barbara Zuccala, MSN, RN, CGRN

1:15–5:15 pm Physicians Plenary Sessions Note: All of the physician programs are open to GI nurses and associates and will be submitted for credit hours.

Nursing Accreditation Statement Purpose This educational activity has been submitted to the Society of To educate GI nurses and associates about current and emerging Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. for approval. The Society therapeutic and technical advances in the practice of gastroenterology. of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

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Option 1 • Learn the preparation required for colon Option 2 capsule endoscopy Advanced Capsule Endoscopy: • Gain experience in colon capsule endoscopy image Hot Topics in Esophageal Disease: Exploring the Depths of the interpretation from case study examples On the Cutting Edge Small Bowel and Beyond Wednesday, December 17, 2014 12:45 pm – 7:00 pm Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Accreditation Statement 7:30 am – 12:00 pm This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Course Directors Course Directors Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD; Philip O. Katz, MD Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD; Amir Soumekh, MD Medical Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of Albert Einstein College of Medicine Guest Faculty Guest Faculty of Yeshiva University and the New York Society for Nasser K. Altorki, MB, BCh; Michel Kahaleh, MD; David J. Hass, MD; Peter Legnani, MD Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Albert Einstein College of Charles J. Lightdale, MD; Medicine of Yeshiva University is accredited by Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH; Amir Soumekh, MD Intended Audience the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Gastroenterologists, GI fellows, and GI nurses Intended Audience Practicing gastroenterologists, GI fellows, Course Description Credit Designation and GI nurses and associates Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva This course is designed to address the needs of University designates this live activity for a maximum established capsule endoscopy users, with an Course Description of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians emphasis on improving interpretation skills, and Evolving endoscopic innovations for the treatment should claim only the credit commensurate with the to provide an update on the latest clinical and of esophageal disorders, including minimally extent of their participation in the activity. technological developments in capsule endoscopy, invasive treatment modalities and high resolution with implications for skill maintenance and endoscopic evaluations, are transforming the way enhancement in the use of this procedure. Agenda gastroenterologists diagnose and manage both 7:30–7:45 am Registration and benign and malignant disorders. This course will The course will also focus on maximizing the Continental Breakfast address these technological innovations in an efficiency of advanced capsule readers through exciting case-based and hands-on format. Through interpretation of unusual or atypical case findings, 7:45–7:55 am Introduction to Capsule clinical case studies and hands-on sessions, this emphasizing diagnosis, localization, and subsequent Reading: “How I Do It” course will present endoscopic innovations for the case management. management of esophageal disorders; in particular, 7:55–8:15 am Complications: What to eosinophilic esophagitis, achalasia, refractory GERD, In addition, this course will introduce the basics of Expect and How to Handle Them and Barrett’s esophagus. colon capsule endoscopy. The course will review the indications for this novel procedure, its safety 8:15–8:45 am Case Studies: GI Bleeding Learning Objectives and efficacy as a tool for colorectal cancer screening, • Illustrate the utility of esophageal pH monitoring and technical aspects of the procedure such as 8:45–9:15 am Case Studies: IBD and impedance testing in the evaluation of patients patient preparation and basic image interpretation. with refractory GERD symptoms 9:15–9:45 am Case Studies: • Be aware of the endoscopic and surgical therapies Learning Objectives Small Bowel Masses for GERD and their place in management of the

• Localize typical and atypical findings on capsule refractory patient 9:45–10:00 am Break endoscopy as they pertain to occult GI bleeding, • Understand practical issues in the performance of

celiac disease, and Crohn’s Disease ablative therapies of Barrett’s esophagus including 10:00–11:30 am Hands-On Session: 10 • Improve accuracy of interpretation of unusual radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation Challenge Cases with Discussion or atypical findings in such cases • Review the utility of confocal endoscopy, optical

• Gain experience in complex capsule interpretation coherence tomography and endoscopic mucosal 11:30–12:00 pm Brief Introduction and subsequent case management through resection in the management of LGD, HGD and to Colon Capsule Endoscopy extensive case study examples early esophageal cancer • Review current knowledge of role of • Review the new guidelines for diagnosis and bowel preparation in the performance management of EoE including esophageal dilation of capsule endoscopy • Evaluate the medical, endoscopic and surgical • Identify indications for colon capsule endoscopy treatment options in achalasia • Understand the safety of colon capsule endoscopy as well as its accuracy in identifying colonic polyps

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Accreditation Statement 4:35–5:00 pm Panel Discussion Option 3 This activity has been planned and implemented Questions and Answers Advancements in the Treatment in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing 5:00–5:15 pm Break and Move of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Medical Education (ACCME) through joint to Hands-On Area Wednesday, December 17, 2014 sponsorship of Albert Einstein College of Medicine 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm of Yeshiva University and the New York Society for 5:15–7:00 pm Hands-On Training Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Albert Einstein College of with the Faculty Course Director Medicine of Yeshiva University is accredited by Rotation Through the Following Stations: Brian P. Bosworth, MD the ACCME to provide continuing medical education Radiofrequency Ablation Cryoablation for physicians. Guest Faculty Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Ellen J. Scherl, MD; Arun Swaminath, MD Narrow Band Imaging Credit Designation Confocal Endoscopy Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva Optical Coherence Tomography Intended Audience University designates this live activity for a maximum Esophageal Stents Gastroenterologists, GI fellows, primary care physicians, of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians Linx nurse practitioners and other health care professionals should claim only the credit commensurate with the Stimulator involved in the care and treatment of IBD. extent of their participation in the activity. Stretta TIF Course Description Agenda HRM/pH with Impedance Few physicians are aware of new developments 12:45–1:15 pm Registration, Light Bravo in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory Refreshments, and Introductions bowel disease (IBD), a chronic relapsing remitting disease of the intestine. This course is designed to 1:15–2:00 pm Eosinophilic Esophagitis provide an improved understanding of how current • Diagnosis therapies, from mesalamines to immunomodulators • Approach to Therapy to anti-TNF therapy, may be optimized to induce and • Optimizing Dilation Outcomes maintain remission of IBD. Targeted therapy, such Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH; as the administration of locally acting oral and rectal Philip O. Katz, MD; Felice Scholl-Sussman, MD budesonide in mesalamine refractory ulcerative colitis, and new pathways and mechanisms of 2:00–2:45 pm Achalasia therapeutic agents will also be presented. Course • Diagnosis participants will learn how to recognize differences in • Individualizing Therapy the severity of IBD and to apply the use of biologics • Options for Relapse or Failure and emerging therapies to optimize treatment across Philip O. Katz, MD; Michel Kahaleh, MD; the spectrum of disease states. Nasser K. Altorki, MB, BCh

2:45–3:05 pm Question and Answer Session Learning Objectives • Recognize the difference between mild, Case Reviews moderate, and severe IBD and how to assess Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD; Philip O. Katz, MD therapeutic options for early intervention of

anti-TNF biologics therapy 3:05–3:50 pm Refractory GERD • Determine appropriate candidates for • Diagnostic Approach anti-integrin therapy • Endoscopic/Surgical Options • Optimize use of therapeutic agents, including • Complex Cases anti-TNF biologics, anti-integrin, and glucocorticoid Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD; steroids to induce and maintain remission of IBD Philip O. Katz, MD; Amir Soumekh, MD • Understand the role of new agents, such as oral and rectal budesonide, for targeted therapy in 3:50–4:35 pm Barrett’s Esophagus treating inflammatory bowel disease • Endoscopic Diagnosis

• Endoscopic Therapy Options for Dysplasia/ Early Cancer Accreditation Statement • When Ablation “Fails” This activity has been planned and implemented in Charles J. Lightdale, MD; accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD; of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva

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University and the New York Society Option 4 of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Albert Einstein should claim only the credit commensurate with the College of Medicine of Yeshiva University is Practical EUS: Case Discussions extent of their participation in the activity. accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing with the Experts medical education for physicians. Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Agenda 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 6:00–7:00 pm Registration and Light Credit Designation Refreshments Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva Course Directors University designates this live activity for a maximum Sammy Ho, MD; David H. Robbins, MD 7:00 pm Welcome and Introductions of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the Guest Faculty 7:00–9:00 pm Case Discussions extent of their participation in the activity. Juan Carlos Bucobo, MD; Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD; Christopher J. DiMaio, MD; Carlos Micames, MD Agenda 6:00–6:30 pm Registration and Light Intended Audience Option 5 Refreshments Gastroenterologists and advanced GI fellows Advanced Endoscopic Resection and Closure: ESD/POEM 6:30–6:35 pm Welcome and Introduction Course Description Brian P. Bosworth, MD This course is designed to provide a focused Endoscopic Suturing Thursday, December 18, 2014 review of the main indications for EUS, to present 6:35–7:00 pm Optimizing Anti-TNF 5:45 pm – 9:00 pm and elucidate specific quality measure in EUS by Alpha Therapies indication, and to use case-based discussions Ellen J. Scherl, MD to illustrate interventional EUS techniques and Course Directors: Jonathan Cohen, MD; indicators of quality EUS examinations. Instruction in Stavros N. Stavropoulos, MD 7:00–7: 30 pm Beyond Anti-TNF: endoscopic ultrasound is not a typical component of Anti-Integrin Therapies most GI fellowship programs. Although some training : Guido Costamagna, MD; Arun Swaminath, MD Guest Faculty programs cover basics skills, little attention is given Susana Gonzalez, MD; Gregory B. Haber, MD;

to mastering specific quality measures in EUS. This Jüergen Hochberger, MD; Sergey Kantsevoy, MD, PhD 7:30–8:00 pm Advances in Targeted Oral and course will use case-based discussions to help Rectal Steroid Therapy participants gain proficiency in the spectrum of EUS Brian P. Bosworth, MD Intended Audience skill sets, from basic to advanced. Advanced GI endoscopists, surgical endoscopists, 8:00–8:30 pm Question and Answer Session and others in the GI field who are interested in Learning Objectives increasing their knowledge of techniques, equipment • Bridge the gap from practical tips to specific and devices used in cutting edge resection quality measures in EUS techniques such ESD and POEM. • Define the components of the ideal targeted EUS exam by specific indication Course Description • Integrate basic skill set with latest advances In this course, ESD and POEM will be demonstrated in interventional EUS by experts in a live and interactive forum allowing free-flowing interaction between participants and Accreditation Statement faculty during the live demonstrations. Structured This activity has been planned and implemented in training sessions to expose participants to devices accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies currently used for POEM, ESD and endoscopic of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical closure will follow the live demonstrations. ESD Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of was developed in Asia over a decade ago to allow Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva endoscopic removal of early neoplasms and spare University and the New York Society patients the standard approach of transabdominal for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Albert Einstein surgery and organ resection. Due to the technical College of Medicine of Yeshiva University is difficulty of ESD and extensive training required, accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing adoption in the US has been slow. However, interest medical education for physicians. in this technique has increased with the advent of POEM, the first successful NOTES® procedure now Credit Designation in an exponential growth phase. ESD is the parent Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva technique for POEM and therefore an essential University designates this live activity for a maximum skill for POEM operators. There are very limited

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opportunities for US physicians to observe expert Option 6 Accreditation Statement demonstrations of these techniques and engage in Advances in Hepatitis Therapies This activity has been planned and implemented in mentored hands-on exposure to the latest devices accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies Thursday, December 18, 2014 and techniques in tissue models. This course will of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical 6:15 pm – 9:00 pm provide such an opportunity. Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of Albert

Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Learning Objectives Course Directors the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. • Gain exposure to the techniques used to access Ira M. Jacobson, MD; Sonal Kumar, MD, MPH Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva the submucosal space (“third space”) and the University is accredited by the ACCME to provide utility of submucosal dissection in resecting Guest Faculty continuing medical education for physicians. neoplasms (when directed towards the lumen) Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH; Douglas T. Dieterich, or performing interventions on the muscularis MD; Paul Gaglio, MD Credit Designation propria (when directed away from the lumen) Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva • Become familiar with currently available specialized Intended Audience University designates this live activity for a maximum electrical generators and electrical knives used in Gastroenterologists, hepatologists, infectious diseases of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians POEM and ESD physicians, primary care physicians, fellows in should claim only the credit commensurate with the • Obtain training in the use of an endoscopic gastroenterology, hepatology, and infectious diseases; extent of their participation in the activity. suturing device for closure of defects nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Agenda Accreditation Statement Course Description 6:15–6:25 pm Registration and Light This activity has been planned and implemented in This course is designed to provide physicians and Refreshments accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies other healthcare providers with up-to-date information of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical on advances in hepatitis B and hepatitis C. The 6:25–6:30 pm Introduction and Welcome Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of Albert field of viral hepatitis has rapidly evolved with the Ira M. Jacobson, MD Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and use of direct acting antivirals. Ongoing research the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. has provided more information on the treatment of 6:30–7:00 pm Update on Hepatitis B Therapy Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva hepatitis B with nucleotide or nucleoside polymerase and Outcomes University is accredited by the ACCME to provide inhibitors. Additionally, newly approved direct acting Paul J. Gaglio, MD continuing medical education for physicians. antivirals have offered interferon-free treatment options for patients with chronic hepatitis C infection 7:00–7:30 pm Interferon-free Therapy for Credit Designation and all but eliminated the use of interferon. Clinical Genotype 1 HCV: Non-nucleotide Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva research has involved the use of these newer Containing Regimens University designates this live activity for a maximum regimens in more difficult to treat populations, Ira M. Jacobson, MD of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians including those with advanced cirrhosis and the liver should claim only the credit commensurate with the transplant population. With the approval of multiple 7:30–8:00 pm Interferon-free Therapy for extent of their participation in the activity. new regimens, strategies are needed to recognize the Genotype 1 HCV: Nucleotide strengths and limitations of different treatments in Containing Regimens Agenda order to optimize their use in individual patients. Sonal Kumar, MD, MPH 5:45–6:00 pm Registration and Light Refreshments Learning Objectives 7:50–8:20 pm Hepatitis C Therapy in • Discuss recent data and treatment with oral antiviral Genotype 2 and 3 Patients 6:00–6:15 pm Welcome and Introduction drugs for chronic hepatitis B Douglas T. Dieterich, MD • Discuss recent data of newly approved regimens 6:15–7:00 pm Live Demonstration and those currently in development for chronic 8:20–8:50 pm Management of HCV of POEM with Closure hepatitis C and identify the strengths and in Advanced Cirrhosis Using Endoscopic Suturing weaknesses of these regimens. and Transplant Patients • Choose practical approach to the treatment of HCV Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH 7:00–7:30 pm Live Demonstration of ESD infection in patients with advanced cirrhosis and on Ex-Vivo Model liver transplants 8:50–9:00 pm Question and Answer Session

7:30–9:00 pm Hands-on Training with the Faculty Rotation Through the Following Stations: Endoscopic Suturing ESD POEM

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Option 7 College of Medicine of Yeshiva University is Intended Audience accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing Gastroenterologists and GI fellows ERCP Master Class 2014: Practical medical education for physicians. Lessons for Advanced Care Course Description Advances in endoscopic knowledge and technology Thursday, December 18, 2014 Credit Designation are developing on a continual basis, necessitating 5:45 pm – 9:00 pm Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva endoscopists to receive on-going training to process University designates this live activity for a maximum new information and develop enhanced skills. This Course Directors of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians course is designed to give participants an ex-vivo Jonathan Cohen, MD; Christopher J. DiMaio, MD should claim only the credit commensurate with the forum for learning and practicing new endoscopic extent of their participation in the activity. Guest Faculty techniques that incorporate the newest technological Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD; David L. Carr-Locke, MD; Agenda advances. Hands-on training in therapeutic Seth A. Cohen, MD; Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD; 5:45–6:00 pm Registration and Light endoscopy skills including polyp identification, tumor Sammy Ho, MD; Isaac Raijman, MD; Patrick Saitta, Refreshments resection techniques, bleeding, and perforation MD; Amrita Sethi, MD, MSc management will be provided. 6:00–6:05 pm Welcome and Introduction Christopher J. DiMaio, MD Learning Objectives Intended Audience Practicing gastroenterologists who perform ERCP, • Improve performance of advanced therapeutic 6:05–6:20 pm A Diagnostic Quandary: advanced endoscopy fellows, and ERCP nurses endoscopic procedures Expert Approach to Evaluating and technicians. • Gain important experience with certain new Indeterminate Biliary Strictures techniques and maintain skills in others David L. Carr-Locke, MD Course Description • Evaluate different approaches to new Rapid advances in technology are transforming the 6:20–6:35 pm Stubborn as a Mule: endoscopic procedures including indications practice of ERCP, making it increasingly important and proper technique Best Practices in Managing for physicians to keep current with both the cognitive Benign Biliary Strictures and hands-on aspects of procedural endoscopy Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD Accreditation Statement through mentored practice with new equipment and This activity has been planned and implemented in methods. This course is designed to give participants 6:35–6:50 pm Seeing is Believing: Advances in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies a comprehensive review of the latest diagnostic Cholangiopancreatoscopy of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical and therapeutic techniques in ERCP. This course Isaac Raijman, MD Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of Albert will present both pharmacologic and technological Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and advances and provide participants with mentored 6:50–7:00 pm Panel Discussion and Questions the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

learning at the side of an expert endoscopist. Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva 6:50–9:00 pm Hands-on Training with the Faculty University is accredited by the ACCME to provide Rotation Through the Following Stations: Learning Objectives continuing medical education for physicians. Cannulation • Apply standard and advanced techniques in ERCP Sphincterotomy, Short-Wire Exchange • Assess new developments in endoscopic Credit Designation Mechanical Lithotripsy devices, including ERCP catheters and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva Plastic and Metal Stenting cannulation techniques University designates this live activity for a maximum Pancreatic Duct Stenting TM • Discuss endoscopic and pharmacologic of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits . Physicians Cholangioscopy interventions to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis. should claim only the credit commensurate with the Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy • Describe the optimal approach to evaluating extent of their participation in the activity. Pseudocyst Drainage patients with indeterminate biliary strictures and learn new diagnostic techniques Agenda • Describe the use of mechanical lithotripsy in the 8:30–9:00 am Registration and Option 8 Continental Breakfast management of difficult biliary stone disease Advanced Colon Diagnostics and • Incorporate into practice safe and effective 9:00–9:10 am Introduction and Overview techniques in advanced ERCP skills, including Therapeutics: Improving Skills in sphincterotomy, wire exchanges, and placement Complex Procedures 9:10–12:00 pm Hands-on Training of plastic and metal stents. Saturday, December 20, 2014 with the Faculty

8:30 am – 12:00 pm Rotation Through the Following Stations: Accreditation Statement Large Clip Deployment This activity has been planned and implemented in Course Directors Small Clip Deployment accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies Jonathan Cohen, MD; Franklin E. Kasmin, MD Colon ESD I of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Colon ESD II Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of Guest Faculty Wide View Colonoscopy Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva William H. Brown, Jr., MD; Seth A. Gross, MD; Endoscopic Suturing University and the New York Society Jüergen Hochberger, MD; Kai Matthes, MD, PhD; Saline-Assisted Polypectomy for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Albert Einstein Patrick Saitta, MD Enteroscopy

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Nasser K. Altorki, MB, BCh Juan Carlos Bucobo, MD Christopher J. DiMaio, MD Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine Gerald J. Ford-Wayne Isom Research Professor in State University of New York at Stony Brook Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Cardiothoracic Surgery Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell Stony Brook University Medical Center Division of Gastroenterology University Stony Brook, NY Mount Sinai Hospital Director, Division of Thoracic Surgery New York, NY New York-Presbyterian Medical Center – Cornell Campus Kathleen Burke, PhD, RN New York, NY Assistant Dean in Charge of Nursing Programs Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD Professor of Nursing Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology Subhas Banerjee, MD Ramapo College of New Jersey Chief of Endoscopy Associate Professor Mahwah, NJ Director, Interventional Endoscopy Stanford University Medical Center Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Director of Endoscopy Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD St. Louis, MO Stanford University School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine Palo Alto, CA State University of New York at Stony Brook Paul J. Gaglio, MD Director of Interventional Endoscopy Professor of Clinical Medicine Marc Bessler, MD Stony Brook University Medical Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine Chief, Division of Minimal Access/Bariatric Surgery Stony Brook, NY Medical Director, Liver Transplantation New York-Presbyterian Medical Center Montefiore-Einstein Liver Center – Columbia Campus David L. Carr-Locke, MD Bronx, NY Professor of Clinical Surgery Professor of Medicine Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Albert Einstein College of Medicine Marc Giovannini, MD New York, NY Chief, Division of Digestive Diseases Head of Endoscopy Unit Mount Sinai Beth Israel Paoli-Calmettes Institute Brian P. Bosworth, MD, NYSGEF New York, NY Marseilles, France Associate Professor of Medicine Anne and Ken Estabrook Clinical Scholar in Maurice A. Cerulli, MD, NYSGEF Tamas A. Gonda, MD Gastroenterology Associate Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Columbia University of Cornell University and Hepatology Assistant Professor of Medicine, Attending Physician Program Director, Gastroenterology Director, Division of Gastroenterology New York-Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia Campus and Hepatology Fellowship North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center New York, NY New York-Presbyterian Medical Center – Cornell Campus New Hyde Park, NY New York, NY Susana Gonzalez, MD Jonathan Cohen, MD, NYSGEF Assistant Professor of Medicine Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, NYSGEF Clinical Professor of Medicine Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology Professor of Medicine and Surgery New York University Medical Center Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York, NY Mount Sinai Medical Center Emeritus Chief of Gastroenterology New York, NY Montefiore Medical Center Seth A. Cohen, MD Bronx, NY Attending Physician Adam J. Goodman, MD Mount Sinai Beth Israel Associate Professor of Medicine Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH New York, NY New York University School of Medicine Frank Cardile Professor of Medicine Director of Endoscopy Medical Director, Transplantation Initiative Doreen Cokeley, BSN, RN, CGRN Bellevue Hospital Center Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Staff Nurse New York, NY Attending Physician The Valley Hospital New York-Presbyterian Medical Center Ridgewood, NJ Peter H. R. Green, MD, NYSGEF – Columbia Campus Professor of Clinical Medicine New York, NY Guido Costamagna, MD Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Professor of Surgery Director of Celiac Disease Center William H. Brown, Jr., MD Director, Digestive Endoscopy Unit New York-Presbyterian Medical Center Attending Physician Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Columbia Campus Division of Gastroenterology Rome, Italy New York, NY Mount Sinai Beth Israel New York, NY Douglas T. Dieterich, MD David A. Greenwald, MD, NYSGEF Professor of Medicine Professor of Clinical Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Albert Einstein College of Medicine Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine Director, Fellowship Training Program Mount Sinai Hospital Montefiore Medical Center New York, NY Bronx, NY

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Frank G. Gress, MD, NYSGEF Ira M. Jacobson, MD Benjamin Lebwohl, MD, MS Professor of Medicine Vincent Astor Distinguished Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Columbia University Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College Epidemiology Clinical Chief, Division of Digestive Diseases of Cornell University Columbia University Medical Center Chief of Interventional Endoscopy Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology The Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Columbia University Medical Center New York-Presbyterian Medical Center – Cornell Campus New York, NY New York, NY New York, NY Peter Legnani, MD Seth A. Gross, MD Michel Kahaleh, MD Clinical Instructor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine Professor of Clinical Medicine Attending, Division of Gastroenterology New York University Medical School Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mount Sinai Hospital Director of Endoscopy, Tisch Hospital Department of Medicine New York, NY NYU Langone Medical Center Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College New York, NY of Cornell University Loren Laine, MD Chief, Endoscopy Professor of Medicine Matthew A. Grossman, MD New York-Presbyterian Medical Center – Cornell Campus Yale University School of Medicine Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey New York, NY New Haven, CT Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center Sergey V. Kantsevoy, MD, PhD Charles J. Lightdale, MD, NYSGEF Paterson, NJ Clinical Professor of Medicine Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Gregory B. Haber, MD Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy New York-Presbyterian Medical Center Director, Division of Gastroenterology Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease – Columbia Campus Director, Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Mercy Medical Center New York, NY Lenox Hill Hospital Baltimore, MD New York, NY Linda Malkin, RN Franklin E. Kasmin, MD, NYSGEF Risk Management Director David J. Hass, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine The Valley Hospital Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine Ridgewood, NJ Yale University School of Medicine Medical Director Medical Director, Endoscopy Center of Connecticut, LLC The Pancreas and Biliary Center James F. Marion, MD Yale New Haven Hospital Mount Sinai Beth Israel Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine Gastroenterology Center of Connecticut, PC New York, NY Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hamden, CT New York, NY Philip O. Katz, MD Sammy Ho, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine Arnold J. Markowitz, MD, NYSGEF Assistant Professor of Medicine Jefferson Medical College Professor of Clinical Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Interim Chair, Department of Medicine Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College Director of Pancreaticobiliary Services Chief, Division of Gastroenterology of Cornell University and Endoscopic Ultrasound Einstein Medical Center Attending Physician Director of Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Philadelphia, PA Director, GI Fellowship Training Program Montefiore Medical Center Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Bronx, NY Vivek Kaul, MD New York, NY Associate Professor of Medicine Jüergen Hochberger, MD Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Kai Matthes, MD, PhD Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Director, Development Endoscopy Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg University of Rochester Medical Center and Strong Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Nouvel Hôpital Civil Memorial Hospital Harvard Medical School Strasbourg, France Rochester, NY Milton H. Alper Fellow Department of Anesthesiology Douglas A. Howell, MD Michelle Kang Kim, MD, MSc, NYSGEF Children’s Hospital Boston Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine Boston, MA Tufts University School of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Director, Pancreaticobiliary Center Director, Endoscopic Ultrasound Carlos Micames, MD Director, Advanced Interventional Endoscopy Fellowship Mount Sinai Hospital Adjunct Professor of Medicine Maine Medical Center New York, NY University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Portland, ME Chairman of Scientific Committee Sonal Kumar, MD, MPH Puerto Rico Association of Gastroenterology Steven H. Itzkowitz, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine San Juan, Puerto Rico Professor of Medicine Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai of Cornell University Mary Jo Miller, RN, BSN, CGRN Director, GI Fellowship Training Program Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Staff Nurse Mount Sinai Hospital New York-Presbyterian Medical Center – Cornell Campus Endoscopy Department New York, NY New York, NY Overlook Medical Center - Atlantic Health System Summit, NJ

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Satish Nagula, MD Patrick Saitta, MD Jerome H. Siegel, MD, RPh, NYSGEF Assistant Professor of Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor Clinical Professor of Medicine Interventional Endoscopy Center Division of Gastroenterology Albert Einstein College of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology NYU Langone Medical Center Co-Director, Advanced Fellowship in Therapeutic Stony Brook University Medical Center New York, NY Endoscopy Stony Brook, NY Mount Sinai Beth Israel Jean W. Saleh, MD, NYSGEF New York, NY Jeanine Penberthy, MSN, RN, CGRN Clinical Professor of Medicine Health Services Manager Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Amir Soumekh, MD University of Washington Medical Center Senior Attending Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Seattle, WA Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College New York, NY of Cornell University Mark B. Pochapin, MD New York-Presbyterian Medical Center – Cornell Campus Director, Division of Gastroenterology Ellen J. Scherl, MD, NYSGEF New York, NY Sholz-Leeds Professor of Gastroenterology Director, Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory NYU Langone Medical Center Bowel Disease Anthony A. Starpoli, MD, NYSGEF New York, NY New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Cornell Medical Center New York University Medical College John M. Poneros, MD Professor of Medicine and Jill Roberts Professor of IBD Attending Physician Assistant Professor of Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College Lenox Hill Hospital Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Adjunct Professor of Medicine Mount Sinai Beth Israel Assistant Director of Endoscopy Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons New York University Medical Center New York-Presbyterian Medical Center New York, NY New York, NY – Columbia Campus New York, NY Nancy S. Schlossberg, BSN, RN, CGRN Stavros N. Stavropoulos, MD Endoscopy Services Manager Adjunct Professor of Clinical Medicine Kimberly Quinn, MSN, ANP, ACNP, CCRN Bon Secours Health Center at Harbour View Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Senior Nurse Practitioner Suffolk, VA Director of Endoscopy Oncology Services Director, Program in Advanced GI Endoscopy University of Maryland Medical Center Marilee Schmelzer, PhD, RN Winthrop University Hospital Baltimore, MD Associate Professor (retired) Mineola, NY University of Texas at Arlington Isaac Raijman, MD Arlington, TX Arun Swaminath, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Colleen M. Schmitt, MD, MHS Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor President, American Society for Gastrointestinal Director, IBD Program University of Texas Health Science Center Endoscopy Lenox Hill Hospital, NSHS-LIJ Hospital System Chief of Gastroenterology Galen Medical Group New York, NY St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Chattanooga, TN Houston, TX Christina Tennyson, MD Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD, NYSGEF Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine David H. Robbins, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College Brooklyn Heights Medical Group New York University School of Medicine of Cornell University New York, NY Associate Director Director, The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Health Jerome D. Waye, MD, NYSGEF Program Director New York-Presbyterian Medical Center – Cornell Campus Clinical Professor of Medicine Fellowship in Gastroenterology New York, NY Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Lenox Hill Hospital Director of Endoscopic Education New York, NY Amrita Sethi, MD, MSc Mount Sinai Hospital Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine New York, NY Joel R. Rosh, MD Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Sidney J. Winawer, MD, NYSGEF Goryeb Children’s Hospital/Atlantic Health New York-Presbyterian Medical Center – Columbia Professor of Medicine Morristown, NJ Campus Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell Professor of Pediatrics New York, NY University Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Paul Sherlock Chair in Medicine New York, NY Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH Attending Physician Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service Alfred D. Roston, MD, NYSGEF Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center President Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology New York, NY Medical and Dental Staff University of North Carolina School of Medicine White Plains Hospital Chapel Hill, NC Barbara Zuccala, MSN, RN, CGRN White Plains, NY GI Clinical Educator The Valley Hospital Ridgewood, NJ 13 5th Annual Scientific Poster Submission Deadline Session and Reception Monday, November 17 Thursday, December 18 LIVE 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm from New York! Special Offer Submission Instructions The Live from New York! case The 38th Annual New York Course registration fee will be • Include your full name, Institution, Email schedule is subject to change, waived for fellows with accepted posters (up to two per Address, and Phone Number at the top of the but is anticipated to include poster session abstract), pending grant approval. first page of your abstract. Abstracts without these procedures among others: this information will not be reviewed. Guidelines • Only MS Word and PDF file formats • Ampullectomy • Individuals currently enrolled in an accredited medical are acceptable • Challenging Polypectomy school, residency, or three-year Gastroenterology • Name your file as follows: Your Last Name – • Difficult Cannulation fellowship are eligible to submit, as are fellows Institution – Abbreviated Title of Abstract • Double Balloon Enteroscopy enrolled in Advanced Endoscopy, Hepatology, IBD • Upload your file to the Poster Session • EUS/FNA Cyst Drainage or Motility fellowships Submission Page under The Course • Therapeutic APC • Applicants are not required to be the lead author, but navigation tab on the NYSGE website must have contributed significantly and meaningfully (www.nysge.org) Invited Endoscopists to the research study • Visit this page for additional information David L. Carr-Locke, MD • Any clinical topic within Gastroenterology or Hepatology • Notification of acceptance status will be Jonathan Cohen, MD is suitable for submission, although case reports will made the week of December 1 Guido Costamagna, MD not be accepted Frank G. Gress, MD • Abstracts submitted to a national meeting (DDW, ACG, Marc Giovannini, MD AASLD) in the past year are eligible Gregory B. Haber, MD • Acceptance by NYSGE does not preclude future Exhibits and Hands- Jüergen Hochberger, MD submission to other conferences Douglas A. Howell, MD • The body of the abstract is limited to 2,900 characters, On Demonstration Michel Kahaleh, MD including spaces Tables Franklin E. Kasmin, MD • If selected, posters may be no larger than 4’ x 8’ • Judges and course attendees will view the posters from David H. Robbins, MD Many outstanding companies and 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm, during which time all presenters Amrita Sethi, MD, MSc organizations will be participating this year. Anthony A. Starpoli, MD must be in attendance • An NYSGE Fellows Research Award will be presented to Take advantage of this opportunity to learn Stavros N. Stavropoulos, MD about the latest products and services of Jerome D. Waye, MD the top three scoring posters, and the winners announced at the NYSGE Annual Dinner Meeting in February 2015 importance to your patients and practice. Breakfasts and breaks will be hosted in the Invited Panelists exhibit area to provide a relaxing respite Subhas Banerjee, MD from the intensive program. Specific Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD products will be demonstrated in the Christopher J. DiMaio, MD Fellows Forum hands-on area during each break. Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD Thursday, December 18 • 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Seth A. Gross, MD Fellows and recent GI graduates are invited to attend this open Exhibit Hours Sammy Ho, MD exchange about getting a job in academia or private practice, Thursday, Dec. 18 from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Carlos Micames, MD negotiating a contract, and other career-related topics. Friday, Dec. 19 from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

Special Peter D. Stevens, MD Submission Deadline The Future of Session! Endoscopic Video Forum Monday, November 17 Interventional Thursday, December 18 Submission Instructions Endoscopy: More Guidelines • Prepare an MS Word file that includes Interdisciplinary…. • Subject matter must be endoscopic in nature your full name, Institution, Email Address, and pose a clinical challenge or demonstrate an and Phone Number More Challenging intriguing technique • Name both this and your video file as follows: • Files may be no more than 3 minutes in length and Your Last Name – Institution – Abbreviated Title Cases from the IHU and IRCAD Training may include a narrative audio track that will be of Video Center at Strasbourg University Hospital used for review purposes, but will not be part of • Acceptable video file formats include: the live presentation .wmv, .mp4, .avi, .mpg Get a first-hand look at the new futuristic • Five videos will be selected. If chosen, you must • Upload both your Identification file (MS Word) IHU (Hospital-University Institute of be present to narrate your video during the video and video file to the Video Forum Submission Strasbourg) with case presentations from forum on the above day. A two-minute panel Page under The Course navigation tab on the the Institute of Image-Guided Minimally discussion will follow each presentation NYSGE website (www.nysge.org) Invasive Hybrid Surgery in cooperation with • An award will be presented to the top video, and • Visit this page for additional information the Research Institute against Digestive the winner announced at the NYSGE Annual • Notification of acceptance status will be Cancer (IRCAD). Dinner Meeting in February 2015 made the week of December 1 14 By After General Information Nov. 14th Nov. 14th On-site Registration All registration and payment is online through NYSGE’s secure website (www.nysge.org). Advanced Hands-On Workshops Members must login to obtain member rates. and Satellite Symposia Please register early, as space is limited. However, courses that do not fill Non-member physicians and GI nurses and associates must create a user account may be subject to cancellation. If cancelled, a full refund will be made. before registering or logging in to a previously created account. Instructions can be found on the website. Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Option 1: Advanced Capsule Endoscopy: Exploring the Depths To pay by check, complete the online registration form, exit at the payment page, and then email [email protected] for instructions on submitting your check payment. A of the Small Bowel and Beyond registration form can also be downloaded from our website. 7:30 am – 12:00 pm NYSGE Member Physicians $245 $295 $345 Course By After Non-Member Physicians $295 $345 $395 Registration Fees Nov. 14th Nov. 14th On-site Advanced GI Fellows $45 $60 $75 GI Nurses and Associates $45 $60 $75 NYSGE Member Physicians $425 $475 $575 Non-Member Physicians $525 $575 $675 Option 2: Hot Topics in Esophageal Disease: On the Cutting Edge 12:45 pm – 7:00 pm GI Fellows $425 $475 $575 NYSGE Member Physicians $245 $295 $345 GI Nurses and Associates $425 $475 $575 Non-Member Physicians $295 $345 $395 Advanced GI Fellows $45 $60 $75 Hotel Information GI Nurses and Associates $45 $60 $75 New York Marriott Marquis Hotel, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036

Option 3: Advances in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Situated in exciting Times Square, the New York Marriot Marquis Hotel offers easy access to entertainment, cultural venues, numerous restaurants, and world-famous 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm shopping. During the conference, the city will be ablaze with color for the holiday season, NYSGE Member Physicians $25 $35 $45 offering a wonderful opportunity to combine education with pleasure. Non-Member Physicians $40 $50 $60 GI Fellows $25 $35 $45 The NYSGE guest room rate is $319 plus tax (currently 14.75%) plus $3.50 occupancy GI Nurses and Associates $25 $35 $45 fee per room per night for rooms booked by Friday, October 17, 2014, based on availability. However, rooms are limited and the $319 room block may sell out be- Option 4: Practical EUS: Case Discussions with the Experts fore October 17, 2014. Reservations made after this date or after the $319 room block 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm fills will be charged$369 plus tax and occupancy fee through November 25, 2014. NYSGE Member Physicians $25 $35 $45 Again, rooms are limited and the $369 room block may sell out before November Non-Member Physicians $40 $50 $60 25, 2014. Group rates will not be available after November 25, 2014, but the hotel will do GI Fellows $25 $35 $45 its best to accommodate you at prevailing rates. GI Nurses and Associates $25 $35 $45 To obtain the group rate, reservations must be made in one of these two ways: Thursday, December 18, 2014 • Go to the NYSGE website (www.nysge.org) and click on The Course navigation tab Option 5: Advanced Endoscopic Resection and Closure: ESD/POEM to locate the hotel reservation link. Or, enter this link directly into your browser: Endoscopic Suturing https://aws.passkey.com/event/11642700/owner/1322/home 5:45 pm – 9:00 pm • Call 1-877-303-0104 (toll free) or 1-212-398-1900 (local). To receive group rates, NYSGE Member Physicians $245 $295 $345 be sure to mention our group name: NYSGE 38th Annual New York Course. Non-Member Physicians $295 $345 $395 Advanced GI Fellows $45 $60 $75 Parking Information Parking is not included in the registration fee. Parking is available at the Marriott and Option 6: Advances in Hepatitis Therapies in numerous parking garages in the Times Square area. A list of local garages can be 6:15 pm – 9:00 pm Special found on the NYSGE website (www.nysge.org). NYSGE Member Physicians $25 $35 $45 Session! Non-Member Physicians $40 $50 $60 Special Needs GI Fellows $25 $35 $45 Participants in need of special accommodations are asked to submit a written request GI Nurses and Associates $25 $35 $45 no later than December 1, 2014 to NYSGE, 1461 First Avenue, Suite 324, New York, NY 10075-2201, or email [email protected]. Option 7: ERCP Master Class: Practical Lessons for Advanced Care 5:45 pm – 9:00 pm Dietary Needs NYSGE Member Physicians $245 $295 $345 Kosher and vegetarian lunch selections will be available. Indicate your preference Non-Member Physicians $295 $345 $395 on the registration form. Tickets will be distributed and collected for Kosher lunches. Advanced GI Fellows $45 $60 $75 GI Nurses and Associates $45 $60$75 General Information Website: www.nysge.org | Email: [email protected] | Phone: 646-218-0650 Saturday, December 20, 2014 Option 8: Advanced Colon Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Cancellation Policy Improving Skills in Complex Procedures Refund less $50 processing fee for Annual Course registration and for Hands-On Options 8:30 am – 12:00 pm 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8 will be given when requested in writing and submitted no later than NYSGE Member Physicians $245 $295 $345 December 8, 2014. No refunds will be made after this date. A full refund for Non-Member Physicians $295 $345 $395 Symposia Options 3, 4, and 6 will be given when requested in writing and submitted Advanced GI Fellows $45 $60 $75 no later than December 8, 2014. No refunds will be made after this date. 15 NYSGE 1461 First Avenue Suite 324 New York, NY 10075-2201

New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 38th Annual New York Course The New Scope of Endoscopy Doris C. Barnie GI Nurses and Associates Course December 18-19, 2014

Featuring a distinguished faculty, live case presentations, lectures, exhibits, hands-on animal tissue Visit www.nysge.org for labs and demonstrations, poster session and video forum, satellite symposia, hands-on workshops, and up-to-date information. programs for GI nurses and associates.