SGNA 51st Annual Course Schedule-at-a-Glance
The following schedule is subject to change. Vendor programs require additional registration which will open soon. Check back soon for more infomration.
Wednesday, May 8
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SGNA Reprocessing Training: A Comprehensive Review of Endoscope Reprocessing
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Regional Leadership Meeting
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CGRN Exam Essentials
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Hands-On POEM: A Collaborative Team Approach in the Endoscopic Management of Achalasia and Other Swallowing Disorders
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Vendor Program
Thursday, May 9
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
First Time Attendee Orientation
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Moderator Training
8:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Opening Ceremonies and Keynote
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
General Session: Endoscopic Resection in 2024: Applications and Patient Selection
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Vendor Programs
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Prepping for a GI Accreditation Survey
Leading Through Times of Staffing Challenges: Rebuilding a Team After Significant Staff Turnover
Infection Prevention Session
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
The Management of Gastroparesis
Nursing Competency Development: It’s More than a Checklist
Optimizing Inpatient Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopies
Circulation Will Find A Way: Portal Hypertension and Varices. GI Nurse and Technician Responsibilities in the Endoscopic Treatment
4:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Exhibit Hall Opening Reception
Friday, May 10
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Moderator Training
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM
Vendor Programs
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM
General Session - GI cancers with a focus on health equity and access to care
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Segmental Colitis Associated with Diverticulosis (SCAD)-Don't be "SAD". Let's "C" what "SCAD" is!
Challenges and impact of a clinical rotation in diagnostic and interventional endoscopic procedures: the experience of Low-Middle Income Country Nurse in USA
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Implementation of a Formal Training Program for Endoscopy Team: Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice
Foundations of Pediatric Anesthesia Care for the Gastroenterology Registered Nurse
GI Bleeding: What You Need to Know
Gastric electrical stimulation and gastroparesis
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Barrett's Esophagus: The Elephant in the Room
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Addressing the Latest Evidence Based Guidelines
A Nurse Navigator Role in an Advanced Endoscopy and Motility Program: Development and Successes for Improving Patient Access to Care.
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
General Session: Choosing and Optimizing Treatment in IBD: State of the Art
Saturday, May 11
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Moderator Training
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The Liver: 3 Pounds of Power, Protection, and Vulnerability
Poster Oral Presentations
Resiliency: Learning to Bend in the Wind
The Twilight Zone: Nurse Administered Sedation in a World of MAC
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Esophageal Cancer: The Silent Epidemic
Celebrating the Voice of Nursing: Supporting Patients and Providers through a Collaborative Clinical Model
Amplify Your Voice: Creating a Compelling Poster
Colon Cancer Prevention: Tools for Maximum Success
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes: Care Management by a GI Nurse Navigator
"Oh No Not Me" Telling your Patient They Have EOE - Eosinophyllic EsophagitisC
Infection Prevention in ERCP: Cholangitis, Duodenoscope Reprocessing and New Technology
Workplace Violence: It is not just part of the job
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Vendor Program
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cannabis and Treatment of GI Disorders
Inflametory Bowel Disease: Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Then and Now
Perspectives: A Panel Discussion on Moving Forward Together
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing Ceremonies and Keynote: Overview of third space endoscopy: ESD, Esophageal, Gastric, Zenker's POEM