ACG Southern Regional Postgraduate Course

se • December 7-8, 2013 • Omni Nashville Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee12:45 pm Lunch Presentation: Affordable HealthcareAct – Effects on Your PracticeHarry E. Sarles, Jr., MD, FACGACG PresidentProvide an update on current health policy.1:30 pm Dessert/Break in the Exhibit HallSIMULTANEOUS BREAKOUT SESSIONS & HANDS-ON WORKSHOPSAttendees should use the registration form to indicatewhether they would like to attend a breakout session ORhands-on workshop for each time slot. Each breakoutsession includes a case presentation and Q & A session.Space is limited for each session.Please note: Hands-on sessions provide a valuable learningopportunity for attendees, though no CME will be provided.2:00 pm to 2:45 pmCurrent Management of Alcoholic HepatitisCraig J. McClain, MD, FACGDetermine severity assessment and therapy for alcoholichepatitis (nutrition, drugs, and interventions that could helpdecrease alcohol abuse relapse).Management of Obesity for the Gastroenterologist: Nutrition,Drugs, and Surgery ReferralStephen A. McClave, MDDescribe the basis for diet counseling, drug therapy andsurgical options to treat the obese patient.ORHands-on Workshop (see registration form for options)3:00 pm to 3:45 pmPractical Tips for Managing IBD PatientsFrancis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, FACGDiscuss various scenarios of caring for IBD patients toobtain practical tips to put into practice.GI BleedingJohn R. Saltzman, MD, FACGReview the current evaluation and management strategiesfor GI bleeding and assess current endoscopic therapeuticmodalities.ORHands-on Workshop (see registration form for options)4:00 pm to 4:45 pmCurrent Management of Alcoholic HepatitisCraig J. McClain, MD, FACGManagement of Obesity for the Gastroenterologist: Nutrition,Drugs, and Surgery ReferralStephen A. McClave, MDORHands-on Workshop (see registration form for options)5:00 pm to 5:45 pmPractical Tips for Managing IBD PatientsFrancis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, FACGGI BleedingJohn R. Saltzman, MD, FACGORHands-on Workshop (see registration form for options)Sunday, December 8, 20137:00 am Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall7:55 am Welcome and AnnouncementsCourse Co-DirectorsSESSION IV: LIVERModerator: Luis S. Marsano, MD, FACG8:00 am Current and Evolving Treatment of HCVPaul J. Pockros, MD, FACGAssess the use of boceprevir and telaprevir,with pegylated interferon and ribavirinin patients with HCV, as well as the noninterferonbased therapies.8:25 am Current Treatment of HBVMitchell L. Shiffman, MD, FACGUnderstand the use of anti-HBV drugsaccording to the immune stage of HBV;to minimize transmission risk duringpregnancy; and to prevent reactivation ofoccult HBV during immunosuppression.8:50 am Management of the Cirrhotic Patient:Minimizing ComplicationsLuis S. Marsano, MD, FACGSpecify management techniques that canimprove outcomes in cirrhotic patients:early interventions in nutrition, hepaticencephalopathy, variceal bleeding, ascitescontrol, and renal dysfunction.9:15 am Management of NAFLDCraig J. McClain, MD, FACGUnderstand the diagnostic and therapeuticapproach for early detection and control ofhepatic and non-hepatic complications inpatients with NAFLD.9:40 am Q & A10:00 am Break/Visit ExhibitsSESSION V: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASEModerator: David A. Schwartz, MD, FACG10:30 am Immunizations and Health Maintenance inChronic GI DisordersFrancis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, FACGIdentify which vaccines and other healthprevention measures are useful in patientswith chronic GI disorders – IBD or cirrhosis.10:55 am Personalized Medicine in IBD: Where AreWe in 2013?David A. Schwartz, MD, FACGUnderstand how your patient’s genomecan affect clinical evolution and treatmentchoices in IBD.11:20 am Severe IBD: What to Do When Anti-TNFsDon’t WorkDavid T. Rubin, MD, FACGAssess current options andrecommendations to treat IBD refractory toanti-TNF therapy.11:45 am Q & A12:00 noon Adjourn