Course
Course
Agenda
Agenda
Friday, April 11, 2025
6:45am – 7:30am
Registration and Breakfast
7:30am – 7:40am
Opening Remarks
Session 1
Endoscopic Bariatrics & Closure
7:40am – 8:00am
Endoscopic Suturing 101: Techniques and Practical Applications
Nikhil Kumta, MD, MS
8:00am – 8:20am
Endoscopic Practice in the Era of Injectable Weight Loss Medications: Benefits and Managing Pitfalls
Allison Schulman, MD, MPH, FASGE
8:25am – 9:40am
Live Cases
Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH
Vivek Kumbhari, MB, ChB, PhD
Peter Draganov, MD, FASGE
9:40am – 10:05am
Break
Session 2
ADVANCED RESECTION & THIRD SPACE
10:05am – 10:25am
Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy for Management of Leaks and Perforations
Diogo Turiani Hourneaux De Moura, MD, MSc
10:30am – 11:45am
Live Cases
Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH
Vivek Kumbhari, MB, ChB, PhD
Peter Draganov, MD FASGE
11:45am – 12:35pm
Lunch & Learn: Difficult Colon Polyp | Case-Based Videos
Mohammad Bilal, MD
Session 3
ERCP & ABLATION
12:40pm – 1:00pm
Esophageal Ablation in 2025 Options and Opportunities
Harshit Kharra, MD
1:05pm – 2:20pm
Live Cases
Shyam S. Varadarajulu, MD
Ji Young Bang, MD
Neil Sharma, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF
Jessica Widmer, DO
2:20pm – 2:40pm
Breakthroughs in GI Endoscopy: Innovations Transforming Digestive Health and Patient Outcomes
Peter Draganov, MD, FASGE
2:40pm – 3:05pm
Break
Session 4
Interventional EUS
3:10pm – 4:20pm
Live Cases
Shyam S. Varadarajulu, MD
Ji Young Bang, MD
Neil Sharma, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF
Jessica Widmer, DO
4:20pm – 4:40pm
Latest Advances in the Management of Acute Pancreatitis
Prabhleen Chahal, MD, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
4:40pm – 5:00pm
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics: Preparing for the Future of Gastroenterology
Vivek Kumbhari, MB, ChB, PhD
5:30pm
Reception – Nemacolin Woodlands Chateau Lobby
Saturday, April 12, 2025
6:45am
Breakfast
7:30am – 7:50am
Breakfast Session: Feeding Tubes – Indications and Placement Techniques
Stuart Amateau, MD, PhD, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
Session 1
The Ultimate Showdown: Great Debates
8:00am – 8:30am
Management of Gastric Outlet Obstruction: Endoscopic Gastrojejunostomy Versus Surgical Gastrojejunostomy
Shyam S. Varadarajulu, MD
Brian Boone, MD
8:30am – 9:00am
Giant Polyp Conquest: Is Less More with EMR, or Does ESD Deliver?
Ji Young Bang, MD
Neil Sharma, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF
9:00am – 9:30am
Sutures or Injections: The Battle for Obesity Management Supremacy ESG vs. Injectable Weight Loss Medications
Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH
Allison Schulman, MD, MPH, FASGE
9:30am – 9:50am
Break
Session 2
State of the Art Lectures
9:55am – 10:15am
Advancing Bariatric Endoscopy: Today’s Landscape and Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs
Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
10:15am – 10:35am
ERCP Past, Present, and Future
Jessica Widmer, DO
10:35am – 10:55am
Global Evolution of Surgical Endoscopy
Amol Bapaye, MD, MSGEI, FISG, FASGE, FJGES
10:55am – 11:05am
Q&A
Session 3
Multidisciplinary Panel
11:10am – 11:35am
Engaging the Experts: The Multidisciplinary Panel
Shyam Varadarajulu, MD
Brian Boone, MD
Lawrence Tabone, MD
Robert Grammer, MD
Sanjay Rajput, MBBS, MD
11:35am – 11:55am
“Movies at WISE” – Stopping the Bleed: Interesting Video Cases and Hemostasis Tools in Action
Harshit Khara, MD, FACG, FASGE
12:00pm
Boxed Lunch / Vendor Exhibit
Session 4
Hands-On Workshops
12:30pm – 3:00pm
Hands-on Workshops – Horizon Point
Advanced hemostasis and closure
Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR)
Ablation
Radiofrequency
Cryoablation
Luminal stenting
Endoscopic suturing
ERCP and cholangioscopy
EUS-guided transluminal drainage (EUS-TLD)
3:00pm – 7:00pm
Exploring Nemacolin: Leisure Time and Resort Activities
Session 5
Industry Symposium
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Networking and Dinner Industry Symposium – Grand Ballroom
Shaping Tomorrow’s Endoscopy (Non-CME)
Join leading physicians and industry innovators for an engaging evening of networking, dinner, and drinks. This must-attend session offers insight into fostering collaboration and discussions on cutting-edge advancements in a relaxed and interactive setting.
Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
Shyam S. Varadarajulu, MD
Vivek Kumbhari, MB, ChB, PhD
Allison Schulman, MD, MPH, FASGE
And Industry Leaders