Schedule-at-a-Glance

Full Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance*

All times listed below are live education sessions and are in Central Time Zone. Download the 48th Annual Course Program Guide for all of the information you need to prepare for the event. Jump to On-demand Sessions.

Friday, May 21, 2021

8:00 am – 5:30 pm

PC-01: CGRN Exam Essentials
8.25 GI-specific I 8.00 CBSPD I 8.25 IAHCSMM
Kelly M. Osborne, MSN APRN CNS-BC CGRN; Mary Grealish, MSN RN CGRN CSRN; Kristine Barman, BSN RN CGRN

Saturday, May 22, 2021

8:00 am – 8:15 am	Welcome and Introductions
8:15 am – 9:30 am	PC-02: Leadership in Action 1.25 CBSPD I 1.25 IAHCSMM Michelle Day, MSN RN CGRN; Lea Anne Myers, MSN RN CGRN; Catherine Bauer, MSN RN BS MBA CGRN CFER
9:30 am – 9:45 am	Break
9:45 am – 11:45 am	PC-03: Engaging Your Patients in the Age of COVID-19: Surefire Strategies to Improve Safety, Decrease Miscommunication and Dramatically Enhance Compliance 2.00 CBSPD I 2.00 IAHCSMM Edward Leigh, MA
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm	Welcome and General Session: Miracle on the Hudson, A Passenger's Perspective 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Vallie Collins
1:15 pm – 3:00 pm	Virtual Exhibit Hall
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm	Booth CEs
3:05 pm – 4:05 pm	CS-01: Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What You Need to Know 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Peter Buch, MD FACG AGAF FACP CS-02: Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS): Optimizing Outcomes and Future Directions 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Imad M. Elkhatib, MD
4:10 pm – 5:15 pm	Vendor Programs
5:15 pm – 6:00 pm	Amplify, Accelerate, Acquaint: First-time Attendee and New Member Networking

Sunday, May 23, 2021

8:00 am – 8:15 am	Welcome and Introductions
8:15 am – 9:15 am	General Session: Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in the Colon 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Douglas Rex, MD
9:15 am – 9:30 am	Break
9:30 am – 10:30 am	CS-03: Pancreatic Cancer: Detection and Management Strategies 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Mark Gromski, MD CS-04: Building Safe Practice around Advanced GI Interventional Procedures: General Anesthesia Considerations in the GI Suite 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Elise Aminah Dorr-Dorynek, RN BSN CPAN
10:30 am – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am – 11:45 am	CS-05: Endoscopic Pancreatic Necrosectomy...More than You Bargained For... 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Paul Korc, MD CS-06: Trans-oral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) for the Treatment of GAstroesophageal Reflux Disease 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Gonzalo Pandolfi, MD
11:45 am – 12:00 pm	Break
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Vendor Programs
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Virtual Exhibit Hall
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm	Booth CEs
2:35 pm – 3:35 pm	CS-07: Hash It Out: The Role of Medical Marijuana in GI 0.50 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Patricia Raymond, MD FACG BS CS-08: Gastric PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy: Treatment for Gastroparesis 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Sarah Stainko, BSN RN
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm	Vendor Programs

Monday, May 24, 2021

8:00 am – 8:15 am	Welcome and Introductions
8:15 am – 9:15 am	CS-09: Achalasia: Everything You Need to Know About this Troublesome Disease 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Nikolai Bildzukewicz, MD CS-10: GERD: What's New in the Surgical Treatment of this Problematic Disease 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM John C. Lipham, MD
9:15 am – 9:30 am	Break
9:30 am – 10:30 am	Vendor Programs
10:30 am – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am – 12:00 pm	Poster Power Hour
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm	Break
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	CS-11: A "Bump" in the Road of an Upper Scope! 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Sanjay Bhat, MD CS-12: It Takes a Village: Care of the Patient with Functional Gastrointestinal Disease 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Christopher D Vélez, MD; Kristina F. Skarbinski, MSN FNP-BC
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Virtual Exhibit Hall
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm	Booth CEs
3:05 pm – 4:05 pm	General Session: You Ate What? Why? What Goes Up or Down Will Come Out… 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Michael Kochman, MD
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm	Magician Monday

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

8:05 am – 8:15 am	Welcome and Introductions
8:15 am – 9:15 am	CS-13: HPV and Anal Cancer Prevention 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Tonna McCutcheon, CGRN DNP CS-14: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Jason Samarasena, MD
9:15 am – 9:30 am	Break
9:30 am – 10:30 am	CS-15: As America Ages – Digestive Disruptions in the Aging Population 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Paula Gallagher, MFN RD LD CS-16: Finding Opportunity During a Pandemic 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Catherine Coley, BSN MSN RN CPN; Jeff Cardini, BSN MS RN CPN
10:30 am – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am – 12:00 pm	Closing and General Session: The Funny Thing About Stress 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Kay Frances, MBA BS CSP

*Schedule was updated 3/25/2021 and is subject to change.

On-demand Sessions

All of the sessions listed below will be available to watch on-demand beginning May 25 until July 5, 2021. All of these sessions are included with your registration. Participants may earn 1.00 contact hour for each on-demand session successfully completed.

RS-01: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Keith Bilbrew, DNP MSN RN CGRN	RS-02: A Quality Improvement Project on Nurse-Led Case Management in those with End-Stage Liver Disease 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Paula Cox-North, PhD ARNP
RS-03: Soothing the Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Paula Gallagher, MFN RD LD	RS-04: Managing the Conflict Conundrum 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Cynthia M. Friis, MEd BSN RN BC
RS-05: Gastroparesis: My Tools of the Trade 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Nikolai Bildzukewicz, MD	RS-06: Amplify Your LAMS, Accelerate Fluid Drainage 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM James Collins, BS RN CNOR
RS-07: ESD, EMR, EFTR...This is the New GI Alphabet Soup 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Paul Korc, MD	RS-08: Cannabis: Friend or Foe? 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Renee Martin, MN RN PHCNS-BC CGRN
RS-09: Identifying Predictors of Airway Complications in Conscious Sedation 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Rose Bray, DNP MSN RN CCRN CNML	RS-10: Building Research Capacity and Infrastructure for Gastroenterology Nursing: Start Small, Think Big! 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Ann M. Mazzella Ebstein, PhD RN CGRN
RS-11: Endoscopic Suturing Therapy for Obesity Treatment 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Keith Bilbrew, DNP MSN RN CGRN	RS-12: Celiac Disease or Something Else? 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Peter Buch, MD FACG AGAF FACP
RS-13: The Need for Education Reform for Advanced Pulmonary Procedural Nursing and Staff 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Laura Clark, MSN RN CCRN	RS-14: Gastric Cancer: The Elusive and Silent Killer 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM John C. Lipham, MD
RS-15: The Garden of Leadership. Pick The Next Best. 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Mary Kate Corey, BSN RN CCRN; Melissa Shelley, MSN RN CNOR	RS-16: Endo 101 - A Residency Program for New Endoscopy Nurses 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Katherine Williams, EdD MSN RN CNE CNOR RNFA
RS-17: Liver: A Deep Dive into This Complicated, but Essential Organ 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Teri A. Derimanoczy, MSN FNP-BC RN CGRN	RS-18: Get Your Ducts in a Row: Understand and Manage PSC & PBC 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Patricia Raymond, MD FACG BS
RS-19: Advances in Interventional Pulmonology 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Paras M. Patel, MD	RS-20: A Presentation on Ice, Fire and Poison: Interventional Radiology Hepatocellular Cancer Treatments 1.00 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Sonali Weerasinghe, PA-C
RS-21: Practical Integrative Health Tips for Pediatric GI Providers 0.83 GI-specific I 1.00 CBSPD I 1.00 IAHCSMM Paul Ufberg, DO