Welcome to ACG 2013! The Premier GI Clinical Event of the Year! Dear Colleagues, Welcome to ACG 2013, 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. Back by popular demand is the Hands-on Workshop Center. Located in the Exhibit Hall, we’ve included additional sessions this year. Seven of the 26 sessions offered are for GI fellows only. Pre-registration for any hands-on session is required. See the Hands-on Workshop Center counter at the ACG Registration Desk beginning Saturday, October 12th. For a complete list of sessions and times, see page 16. Hands-on sessions begin on Sunday, October 13th. 2013 was a record-breaking year for abstract submissions. You’ll find more than 1,700 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. Two workshops are added this year. On Monday, October 14th, from 12:45 pm – 2:15 pm the ACG-FDA Public Forum: Toward Improving the Quality of Colonoscopy: Evidence-based State of the Art in Bowel Preparation, will be held in Room 5AB. Learn more on page 57. Also on Monday, from 3:55 pm – 4:35 pm, in Room 5AB, a special workshop will be offered by the ABIM on new requirements beginning in 2014 regarding increased frequency of MOC credits. Learn the details of these changes and what it means to you when you attend. Limited seating is available for both workshops. Two social events are open to all attendees this year. The Exhibit Hall Opening Reception will take place on Sunday, October 13, 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 Hall in support of the meeting’s sponsors. Also this year is a light reception honoring the ACG President, in association with the ACG Annual Business Meeting, on Monday, October 14 beginning at 6:00 pm. Enjoy light snacks and drinks as we elect a new slate of officers. Join the leadership of the College and visit with your friends at these important collegial events. 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, Ronald J. Vender, MD, FACG ACG President 1 Schedule at a Glance Friday, October 11 Sunday, October 13, continued 6:00 am – 8:00 pm Registration 12:20 pm – 1:35 pm Optional Learning Luncheons* (ticket required) Exhibit Hall Lobby See ticket for room assignment 6:30 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast 12:20 pm – 1:35 pm Trainees Luncheon* (ticket required) Outside course rooms Room 17B 7:00 am – 12:00 noon GI Pathophysiology Course 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Exhibit Hall Opens Ballroom 6B Exhibit Halls A-C 7:30 am – 4:45 pm Practice Management Course 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Hands-on Workshop Center Ballroom 6A Exhibit Halls A-C 7:30 am – 5:00 pm ASGE-Sponsored Endoscopy Course 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Job Forum Ballroom 6C Exhibit Halls A-C 1:15 pm – 4:30 pm What’s New in GI Pharmacology Course 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Poster Sessions Ballroom 6B Exhibit Halls A-C 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm ACG Store 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm Exhibitor Theater Ballroom Lobby Exhibit Halls A-C 5:15 pm – 7:30 pm Negotiation and Networking Skills Workshop* 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm ACG Mentoring Program Reception Room 11A Room 9 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm Recertification Preparation & Update Course 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm International Attendee Reception Ballroom 6D Room 10 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm Women and Minorities in GI Reception Room 11A 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm Opening Welcome Reception Exhibit Halls A-C Saturday, October 12 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Alumni Receptions 7:00 am – 7:45 am Continental Breakfast See invitation for room assignment Ballroom Lobby 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm Exhibitor Theater 7:00 am – 5:15 pm Registration Exhibit Halls A-C Exhibit Hall Lobby 7:50 am – 5:00 pm Postgraduate Course Ballroom 6 8:00 am – 10:00 am Auxiliary Registration/Hospitality Suite Monday, October 14 Manchester Grand Hyatt - Ford Room 8:00 am – 5:00 pm ACG Store 6:00 am – 4:45 pm Registration Ballroom Lobby Exhibit Hall Lobby 10:00 am – 10:30 am David Sun Lecture 6:30 am – 7:45 am Optional Breakfast Sessions* (ticket required) Ballroom 6 See ticket for room assignment 12:20 pm – 1:35 pm Optional Learning Luncheons* (ticket required) 7:50 am – 6:00 pm Annual Scientific Meeting See ticket for room assignment Ballroom 6 12:20 pm – 1:35 pm Career Opportunities for Women in GI Luncheon* 8:00 am – 10:00 am Auxiliary Registration/Hospitality Suite Room 16A (ticket required) Manchester Grand Hyatt - Ford Room 8:00 am – 6:00 pm ACG Store 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm GI Jeopardy Ballroom Lobby Room 5AB 9:00 am – 9:30 am Presidential Address Ballroom 6 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Exhibit Hall Exhibit Halls A-C Sunday, October 13 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Hands-on Workshop Center Exhibit Halls A-C 6:30 am – 7:45 am Trainees' Forum with Continental Breakfast 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Job Forum Room 2 Exhibit Halls A-C 7:00 am – 7:45 am Continental Breakfast 10:30 am – 11:30 am Exhibitor Theater Ballroom Lobby Exhibit Halls A-C 7:00 am – 6:30 pm Registration 10:30 am – 4:00 pm Poster Sessions Exhibit Hall Lobby Exhibit Halls A-C 7:50 am – 5:00 pm Postgraduate Course 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm ACG Theater Ballroom 6 Exhibit Halls A-C 8:00 am – 10:00 am Auxiliary Registration/Hospitality Suite 12:45 pm – 2:15 pm Lunch Break Manchester Grand Hyatt - Ford Room Exhibit Halls A-C 8:00 am – 5:00 pm ACG Store Ballroom Lobby * Pre-registration required 2 Schedule at a Glance SCHEDULE ACG 2013 Monday, October 14, continued Wednesday, October 16 12:45 pm – 2:15 pm NP/PA Luncheon Session* 6:00 am – 12:15 pm Registration Room 4 Exhibit Hall Lobby 12:45 pm – 2:15 pm ACG-FDA Public Forum on Quality Colonoscopy 6:45 am – 8:15 am Optional Breakfast Sessions* (ticket required) Room 5AB See ticket for room assignment 1:45 pm – 2:15 pm Exhibitor Theater 8:00 am – 12:15 pm ACG Store Exhibit Halls A-C Ballroom Lobby 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm The American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecture 8:30 am – 12:15 pm Annual Scientific Meeting Ballroom 6C Ballroom 6 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Exhibitor Theater 10:15 am – 10:45 am David Y. Graham Lecture Exhibit Halls A-C Ballroom 6B 3:55 pm – 4:35 pm ACG Informational Session – Changes to ABIM’s Maintenance of Certification Program Room 5AB 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm ACG Business Meeting and Reception to Honor the ACG President Ballroom 6A Download ACG 2013 slides to your Apple or Android smart device with eventScribe! Tuesday, October 15 Follow along with the presenter COURSE AVAILABLE ON 6:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration when you download slides Exhibit Hall Lobby 6:45 am – 8:15 am Optional Breakfast Sessions* (ticket required) using the eventScribe app by See ticket for room assignment CadmiumCD. The eventScribe 8:00 am – 10:00 am Auxiliary Registration/Hospitality Suite app, native to Apple and Android Manchester Grand Hyatt - Ford Room devices including Tablets, 8:00 am – 6:15 pm ACG Store Look for this symbol to Ballroom Lobby Phones, and Kindle Fire, can be see if eventScribe slide 8:30 am – 6:15 pm Annual Scientific Meeting downloaded and used on-site downloads are available. Ballroom 6 during the meeting. eventScribe lets you take 10:00 am – 10:30 am J. Edward Berk Distinguished Lecture Ballroom 6B notes next to each slide, highlight information and 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Exhibit Hall draw on each slide. Save your notes to reference Exhibit Halls A-C after the meeting. For ACG 2013, the College has 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Hands-on Workshop Center Exhibit Halls A-C expanded the eventScribe offering to even more 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Job Forum courses – look for the symbol above in this book. Exhibit Halls A-C 10:30 am – 11:30 am Exhibitor Theater Exhibit Halls A-C 10:30 am – 4:00 pm Poster Sessions Exhibit Halls A-C 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm Exhibitor Theater Exhibit Halls A-C 12:45 pm – 2:15 pm Lunch Break Exhibit Halls A-C 1:40 pm – 2:15 pm Exhibitor Theater 2013 Exhibit Halls A-C ACG 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Emily Couric Memorial Lecture Ballroom 6B SAN DIEGO October 11-16, 2013 The Premier GI Clinical Meeting and Postgraduate Course 3 Event Locations Event Locations — Friday, October 11 page 6:30 am–8:00 am Continental Breakfast Outside course rooms 7:00 am–12:00 noon GI Pathophysiology Course* Ballroom 6B 41 7:30 am–4:45 pm Practice Management Course* Ballroom 6A 34 7:30 am–5:00 pm ASGE-sponsored Endoscopy Course* Ballroom 6C 37 1:15 pm–4:30 pm What’s New in GI Pharmacology Course* Ballroom 6B 43 5:15 pm–7:30 pm Negotiation and Networking Skills Workshop* Room 11A 19 Advance registration required.