Welcome to ACG 2016! The Premier GI Clinical Event of the Year! Dear Colleagues, Welcome to ACG 2016 ACG’s Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, the premier GI clinical event of the year. The Postgraduate Course Directors and ACG’s Educational Affairs Committee, along with the Friday Course Directors, have brought together internationally recognized experts and rising stars in the field. This year’s program promises to deliver the latest clinical updates in gastroenterology and hepatology, plus discuss what is on the horizon that may impact your practice. 2016 was a record-breaking year for abstract submissions. You’ll find more than 2,300 posters and oral presentations this year. Poster presentations open on Sunday beginning at 3:30 pm. Posters may be found in the Exhibit Hall. A popular activity for viewing posters is Poster Rounds with the Experts. Each day of the poster sessions, well-known experts will lead attendees around to posters of interest. This is a great opportunity to discuss posters, garner insight from the experts, and make new contacts with other attendees in a low-key, relaxed environment. Poster Rounds with the Experts run from Sunday through Tuesday. Learn about the latest tools available and techniques from leading experts, when you visit the ACG Hands-on Workshop Center to participate in one of the many sessions offered free to all ACG 2016 attendees. You can pre-register for these sessions at the special Hands-on Registration desk at ACG 2016 Registration. Hands-on sessions are offered Sunday through Tuesday. Learn more on page 18. Don’t forget to attend the Exhibit Hall Opening Reception, on Sunday, October 16, from 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm, immediately following the Postgraduate Course. The largest social event at the meeting, it is a great opportunity to enjoy food and drink with colleagues and friends and to explore the Exhibit Halls in support of the meeting’s sponsors. And finally, the College is excited to announce at this meeting our joint meeting in 2017 with the WGO’s World Congress of Gastroenterology. Look for preliminary information about the program, our joint planning committee, and course directors. In closing, I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve you this year as ACG President. Your support has made the College more successful than ever. Sincerely, Kenneth R. DeVault, MD, FACG ACG President P.S. Follow ACG 2016 via Twitter #acg2016 or check out the ACG Blog, www.acgblog.org. Members can join discussions online at the GI Circle, ACG Hepatitis Circle, and the ACG & CCFA IBD Circle. Follow ACG 2016 via Twitter #acg2016 or check out the ACG Blog, www.acgblog.org – 1 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Friday, October 14 Sunday, October 16, continued 6:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Exhibit Hall Opens Level 1 Registration Exhibit Hall C 6:30 am – 7:30 am Continental Breakfast for Friday Course Attendees 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm ACG Store Outside course rooms Exhibit Hall C – Booth #657 7:00 am – 12:30 pm GI Pathology and Imaging Course 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Hands-on Workshop Center Venetian Ballroom E Exhibit Hall C 7:30 am – 3:30 pm ASGE-sponsored Course 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Job Forum Venetian Ballroom G Exhibit Hall C – Booth #557 7:30 am – 4:30 pm Practice Management Course 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Poster Sessions Venetian Ballroom D Exhibit Hall C 1:45 pm – 5:00 pm What’s New in GI Pharmacology Course 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm SCOPY Award Recognition Reception Venetian Ballroom E Exhibitor Theater – Booth #254 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Navigating, Networking, and Negotiating 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm International Attendee Reception Your First Job Workshop* Rooms 2602 Rooms 2301-2302 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm NP/PA Attendee Reception Room 2601 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm Women and Minorities in GI Reception Room 2604 Saturday, October 15 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm Opening Welcome Reception Exhibit Hall C 7:00 am – 5:15 pm Registration 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Alumni Receptions Level 1 Registration See invitation for room assignment 7:00 am – 7:45 am Continental Breakfast for Postgraduate Course Attendees Venetian Ballroom Lobby 7:50 am – 5:00 pm Postgraduate Course Monday, October 17 Venetian Ballroom 8:00 am – 10:00 am Auxiliary Registration/Hospitality Suite 6:00 am – 4:45 pm Registration Venetian - Room TBD Level 1 Registration 10:00 am – 10:30 am David Sun Lecture 6:30 am – 7:45 am Optional Breakfast Sessions* Venetian Ballroom See your badge for room assignment 12:20 pm – 1:35 pm Optional Learning Luncheons* 7:45 am – 9:30 am GI Fellows-only Hands-on Workshop Session See your badge for room assignment Exhibit Hall C 12:20 pm – 1:35 pm Career Opportunities for Women in GI Luncheon* 7:50 am – 6:00 pm Annual Scientific Meeting Room 806 Venetian Ballroom 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm GI Jeopardy 8:00 am – 10:00 am Auxiliary Registration/Hospitality Suite Bassano 2700 Venetian - Room TBD 9:00 am – 9:30 am ACG Presidential Address Venetian Ballroom 10:00 am – 4:45 pm Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall C Sunday, October 16 10:00 am – 4:45 pm ACG Store Exhibit Hall C – Booth #657 7:00 am – 6:30 pm Registration 10:00 am – 4:45 pm Job Forum Level 1 Registration Exhibit Hall C – Booth #557 7:00 am – 7:45 am Continental Breakfast for Postgraduate Course 10:15 am – 4:45 pm Hands-on Workshop Center Attendees Exhibit Hall C Venetian Ballroom Lobby 10:30 am – 4:00 pm Poster Sessions 7:50 am – 5:00 pm Postgraduate Course Exhibit Hall C Venetian Ballroom 12:45 pm – 2:15 pm Lunch Break 8:00 am – 10:00 am Auxiliary Registration/Hospitality Suite Exhibit Hall C Venetian - Room TBD 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm The American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecture 12:20 pm – 1:35 pm Optional Learning Luncheons* Venetian Ballroom F See your badge for room assignment 3:45 pm – 4:40 pm ACG Publishing Symposium 12:20 pm – 1:35 pm Trainees' Luncheon* Room 2402 Room 806 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm ACG Business Meeting Venetian Ballroom F * Registration required. Visit ACG Registration Desk on Level 1 to purchase optional sessions. Some sessions may be sold out. 2 – Follow ACG 2016 via Twitter #acg2016 or check out the ACG Blog, www.acgblog.org SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE SCHEDULE ACG 2016 Tuesday, October 18 Wednesday, October 19 6:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration 6:00 am – 12:15 pm Registration Level 1 Registration Level 1 Registration 6:45 am – 8:15 am Optional Breakfast Sessions* 6:45 am – 8:15 am Optional Breakfast Sessions* See your badge for room assignment See your badge for room assignment 8:00 am – 10:00 am Auxiliary Registration/Hospitality Suite 8:30 am – 12:15 pm Annual Scientific Meeting Venetian - Room TBD Venetian Ballroom 8:30 am – 6:20 pm Annual Scientific Meeting 10:20 am – 10:50 am David Y. Graham Lecture Venetian Ballroom Venetian Ballroom F 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall C 10:00 am – 4:30 pm ACG Store Exhibit Hall C – Booth #657 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Job Forum Exhibit Hall C – Booth #557 10:05 am – 10:35 am J. Edward Berk Distinguished Lecture Venetian Ballroom F 10:15 am – 4:30 pm Hands-on Workshop Center Exhibit Hall C 10:30 am – 4:00 pm Poster Sessions Exhibit Hall C 12:45 pm – 2:15 pm Lunch Break Exhibit Hall C 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Emily Couric Memorial Lecture Venetian Ballroom F * Registration required. Visit ACG Registration Desk on Level 1 to purchase optional sessions. Some sessions may be sold out. Thanks to Our Sponsors ACG thanks the following sponsors of ACG 2016 exhibit hall events, meeting amenities and services, and meeting promotional material. AbbVie • Allergan • American Regent • Applied Proteomics • AstraZeneca • Braintree Laboratories, Inc. • CRH Medical • Entera Health, Inc. • Ferring Pharmaceuticals • Fleet Laboratories • Gilead Sciences • Intercept • Janssen Biotech, Inc. • Nestle Health Science • Practical Gastroenterology • Salix Pharmaceuticals (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.) • Sebela Pharmaceuticals • Shire, Inc. • Synergy Pharmaceuticals • VindicoCME ACG Hands-on Workshop Center supporters: Boston Scientific • C2 Therapeutics • CONMED Endoscopic Technologies • Cook Medical – Endoscopy • CRH Medical • CSA Medical • EndoChoice • ERBE USA, Inc. • FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA – Endoscopy Division • Genii, Inc. • Halyard Health (formerly Kimberly-Clark) • Medivators • Medtronic • Merit Medical Endotek • Olympus America, Inc. • Ovesco Endoscopy USA, Inc. • PENTAX Medical • Redfield Corporation • Sandhill Scientific • Smart Medical Systems Ltd. • US Endoscopy Group Follow ACG 2016 via Twitter #acg2016 or check out the ACG Blog, www.acgblog.org – 3 EVENT LOCATIONS Friday, October 14 PAGE 6:30 am–7:30 am Continental Breakfast for Friday Morning Course attendees Outside course rooms 7:00 am–12:30 pm GI Pathology and Imaging Course Venetian Ballroom E 41 7:30 am–3:30 pm ASGE-sponsored Course Venetian Ballroom G 39 7:30 am–4:30 pm Practice Management Course Venetian Ballroom D 36 1:45 pm–5:00 pm What’s New in GI Pharmacology Course Venetian Ballroom E 43 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Navigating, Networking, and Negotiating Your First Job Workshop* Rooms 2301-2302 17 Saturday, October 15 7:00 am–7:45 am Continental Breakfast for Postgraduate Course attendees Venetian Ballroom Lobby 7:50 am–5:00 pm Postgraduate Course Venetian Ballroom 46 10:00 am–10:30 am David Sun Lecture – Postgraduate Course Venetian Ballroom 16 Functional Disease of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel? Nicholas J.