<strong>ACG</strong> SOUTHERN REGIONAL POSTGRADUATE COURSEDecember 7-8, 2013, Nashville, TennesseeCOURSE CO-DIRECTORSLUIS S. MARSANO, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Professor of Medicine; Director of Hepatology; JewishHospital Distinguished Chair in Hepatology, University ofLouisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KYRONALD E. PRUITT, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong><strong>ACG</strong> Governor of Tennessee; Assistant Clinical Professor ofMedicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Chief ofGastroenterology and Chief Medical Officer, Maria NathansonCenter of Excellence, Saint Thomas Hospital; Partner,Nashville Gastrointestinal Specialists, Inc., Nashville, TNDAVID A. SCHWARTZ, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, InflammatoryBowel Disease Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,Nashville, TNFACULTYTHOMAS L. ABELL, MDProfessor of Medicine; Arthur M. Schoen, MD, Chair inGastroenterology, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatologyand Nutrition, University of Louisville School of Medicine,Louisville, KYDOUGLAS G. ADLER, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterologyand Hepatology; Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy,Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School ofMedicine, Salt Lake City, UTRANDALL E. BRAND, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Visiting Professor of Medicine; Academic Director, GIDivision, UPMC Shadyside; Director, GI Malignancy EarlyDetection, Diagnosis and Prevention Program, Division ofGastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PAFRANCIS A. FARRAYE, MD, MSc, F<strong>ACG</strong>Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine;Clinical Director, Section of Gastroenterology; Co-Director,Center for Digestive Disorders, Boston Medical Center,Boston, MAPETER H. R. GREEN, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Professor of Clinical Medicine, College of Physicians andSurgeons, Columbia University, New York, NYBRANDIE LEACH, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor, Genomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic,Cleveland, OHGLEN A. LEHMAN, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Professor of Medicine and Radiology; Associate Director ofClinical Affairs, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, IndianaUniversity School of Medicine, Indianapolis, INCRAIG J. McCLAIN, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Chief ofResearch Affairs, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology andNutrition, University of Louisville School of Medicine,Louisville, KYSTEPHEN A. McCLAVE, MDProfessor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatologyand Nutrition, University of Louisville School of Medicine;Director, Nutrition Support Team, University of Louisville Hospital,Louisville, KYIRVING M. PIKE, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Chief Medical Officer, John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, CAPAUL J. POCKROS, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Head, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Director,Center for Liver Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CADAVID T. RUBIN, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Professor of Medicine; Co-Director, Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseCenter; Associate Section Chief for Educational Programs,University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, ILJOHN R. SALTZMAN, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;Director of Endoscopy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,Boston, MAHARRY E. SARLES, Jr., MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Founding Partner, Digestive Health Associates of Texas,Rockwall, TXMITCHELL L. SHIFFMAN, MD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Director, Liver Institute of Virginia, Bon Secours Hampton RoadsHealth System, Richmond, VACHRISTINA M. SURAWICZ, MD, M<strong>ACG</strong>Professor of Medicine; GI Section Chief, Harborview MedicalCenter; Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, University ofWashington School of Medicine, Seattle, WAMICHAEL F. VAEZI, MD, PhD, F<strong>ACG</strong>Professor of Medicine; Clinical Director, Division ofGastroenterology; Director, Center for Swallowing and EsophagealDisorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TNPATRICK S. YACHIMSKI, MDAssistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology,Hepatology and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,Nashville, TN
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY2013<strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><strong>Postgraduate</strong> <strong>Course</strong>Earn year-end CME from a leading panel of experts at <strong>ACG</strong>’s <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Postgraduate</strong><strong>Course</strong>, December 7-8, at the new Omni Nashville Hotel. Sessions will focus on Endoscopy/Pancreaticobiliary, Upper GI/Functional, Lower GI, Liver and IBD. A special luncheonpresentation, Affordable Healthcare Act: Effects on Your Practice, will be offered on Saturday.On Saturday afternoon, attendees can choose from hands-on sessions and breakout sessions.Breakout sessions include such topics as Current Management of Alcoholic Hepatitis,Management of Obesity for the Gastroenterologist: Nutrition, Drugs, and Surgery Referral,Practical Tips for Managing IBD Patients, and GI Bleeding. Hands-on sessions includeHemostasis, Advanced Polypectomy, Barrett’s Ablation, EMR, Enteral Stents, and ERCP.FeaturingHands-On Sessions!December 7-8, 2013Omni Nashville HotelNashville, Tennessee<strong>ACG</strong> is pleased to hold the <strong>ACG</strong> <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Postgraduate</strong> <strong>Course</strong> at the new OmniNashville Hotel, opening in fall 2013. Located in downtown Nashville, the hotel is connected tothe Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and within walking distance to Music Row.Known worldwide as Music City, U.S.A., Nashville is the home of country music. What was oncestrictly regional entertainment, country music has grown to worldwide popularity. Dozens ofcafés and honkytonks throughout the city offer visitors live music daily or a chance to show offyour best country line dance moves. The most popular music venue is Ryman Auditorium, homeof the Grand Ole Opry, country’s most famous stage. Live shows are provided weekly.On your visit to Nashville, you can also experience a bit of Greece at the world’s only fullscalereproduction of the ancient Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The Parthenon is located inNashville’s Centennial Park and houses an art gallery and museum.For more on what there is to do and seein Nashville, visit www.visitmusiccity.com.Register Today!gi.org/education-and-meetings/regional-meetings