attention fellows!

David A. Sass, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, PSG President
Georgios Papachristou, MD, Program Chair
Register online at
www.pasg.org
CME Program Goals
Specifically, participants will:
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Develop and utilize a step-wise algorithm approach for management
Nurse Program Goals
of severe acute pancreatitis.
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Apply the latest diagnostic indications and therapies of EUS.
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Consider the recent changes in risks and benefits of sphincter of
Oddi manometry.
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Describe the use of liver biochemistry tests in the evaluation of
various liver disorders.
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Discuss the role of endoscopy in the treatment of gastrointestinal
emergencies.
Assess the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act and determine how
they can best prepare their practices for the future.
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Apply risk management strategies when using social media to avoid
legal & compliance issues for the gastroenterologist.
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Specifically, participants will:
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Describe endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP
Apply the latest guidelines for colorectal cancer screening in respect
as a procedure utilized to diagnose and treat various biliary and
to different tests and preparations.
pancreatic disorders.
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Utilize single balloon enteroscopy as appropriate.
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Consider using confocal endomicroscopy for Barrett’s esophagus and
Accreditation
indeterminate biliary strictures.
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Evaluate treatment with over-the-scope clip and improve ability to
perform this procedure.
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Identify how and when to use fully-covered metal stents for
benign indications.
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Determine if waiting for non-interferon therapy is suitable to treat
patients with hepatitis C.
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Develop and utilize a step-wise algorithm approach for the workup of
patients with drug-induced liver injury.
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Apply the latest therapies in managing acute liver failure.
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Consider novel treatments in IBD.
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Consider available therapies to improve the treatment of patients
with functional GI disorders.
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Recognize complications of bariatric surgery and manage
appropriately.
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Improve interpretation of results of esophageal manometry.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of
the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should
only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in
the live activity.
Nurse Accreditation: This educational activity has been submitted to
the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. for approval.
The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. is accredited
as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Who Should Attend
GI physicians, residents, fellows, nurses,
physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and
registered nurses.
Faculty
Asyia Ahmad, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Vinay Chandrasekhara, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
Kofi Clarke, MD, FACP, FRCP, Associate Professor, Division Chief, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
Ramsey Dallal, MD, Vice Chair, Department of Surgery, Chief, MIS and Bariatric Surgery, Einstein Health Network, Philadelphia, PA
David Diehl, MD, Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Jonathan Fenkel, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, Jefferson Hepatitis C Center, Associate Medical Director of Liver Transplantation,
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Frank Friedenberg, MD, Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Lia Kaufman, MD, Senior GI Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Barry Kisloff, MD, Former Chief of Clinical Services & Director of The Digestive Disorders Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh,
PA; Member of the Government Affairs Committee of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), Member of the Payor Policy Work Group
of the AGA Institute
Karen Krok, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Transplant Hepatologist, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
Dustin Latimer, MS, PA-C, Physician Assistant, Mazzoni Center, Philadelphia, PA
David Levinthal, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
John Lieb, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
K. Jane Malick, BSN, RN, CGRN, Senior Professional Nurse, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Shahid Malik, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, GI & Hepatology, Associate Program Director of Transplant Hepatology Fellowship,
University of Pittsburgh, Strazl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Richard Moses, DO, JD, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine; Adjunct Professor of Law, James E.
Beasley School of Law, Temple University; Private Practice, Philadelphia Gastroenterology Associates, LTD, Philadelphia, PA
Ali Siddiqui, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Adam Slivka, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Friday, September 19, 2014
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception with Cocktails and Hors D’Oeuvres
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Scientific Program
7:00 – 7:45 a.m. Registration/Breakfast/Visit Exhibits/Visit Poster Displays
7:45 – 7:50 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
David A. Sass, MD, PSG President
7:50 – 9:20 a.m. General Session Lectures
Pancreaticobiliary/Interventional Endoscopy
7:50-8:15 a.m. Management of Severe Acute Pancreatitis
8:40-9:10 a.m.
Manometry for SOD: Is it Time to Abort?
John Lieb, MD
Adam Slivka, MD, PhD
8:15-8:40 a.m.
EUS Updates: New Indications and Therapies*
9:10-9:20 a.m.
Q&A
Ali Siddiqui, MD
9:20-9:40 a.m.
Break/Visit Exhibits/Visit Posters
9:40 – 12:20 p.m. Physician Breakout Sessions
9:40 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Nurse Breakout Sessions
Physician Lecture Breakout Sessions
9:40-10:50 a.m. Nurse Hands-on Track
9:40-10:00 a.m. Social Media: A Minefield of Legal &
Compliance Issues for the Gastroenterologist
Richard Moses, DO, JD
10:00-10:20 a.m. Update on the Affordable Care Act
Barry Kisloff, MD
10:20-10:40 a.m. Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines:
Update on Tests and Bowel Preps
Frank Friedenberg, MD
10:40-10:50 a.m. Q & A
10:50-11:10 a.m. Break/Visit Exhibits/Visit Posters
11:10 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Physician Hands-on Track
Station 1: Single Balloon Enteroscopy
Ali Siddiqui, MD
Station 2: Confocal Endomicroscopy
Vinay Chandrasekhara, MD
Station 3: Over-the-Scope Clip
David Diehl, MD
Station 4: Fully Covered SEMS for Benign Indications
John Lieb, MD
12:20 p.m.
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Adjourn
Station 1: Station 2: Station 3: Station 4: Single Balloon Enteroscopy
Ali Siddiqui, MD
Confocal Endomicroscopy
Vinay Chandrasekhara, MD
Over-the-Scope Clip
David Diehl, MD
Fully Covered SEMS for Benign Indications
John Lieb, MD
10:50-11:10 a.m. Break/Visit Exhibits/Visit Posters
Nurse Lecture Breakout Session
11:10-11:30 a.m. Liver Logic: Approach to Abnormal LFT’s
Dustin Latimer, MS, PA-C
11:30-11:50 a.m. GI Emergencies That Wake You Up at Night
Lia Kaufman, MD
11:50 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
ERCP: The Basics on Stones,
Strictures, and Stents
K. Jane Malick, BSN, RN, CGRN
12:10-12:20 p.m. Q & A
12:20 p.m.
Adjourn
12:20 – 1:00 p.m. FIT Breakout Session
FITs are invited to participate in an informal breakout session with members of the PSG board to discuss finding a job,
interviewing, contract negotiations, and general Q&A about going into practice.
6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Reception & Dinner at the Hotel with award ceremony for poster contest.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
7:00-8:00 a.m. Registration/Breakfast/Visit Exhibits/Visit Posters
8:00-8:10 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
David A. Sass, MD, PSG President
8:10 a.m. – 12 noon General Session Lectures
Hepatology
8:10-8:35 a.m.
Hepatitis C Treatment: State-of-the-Art 2014
Jonathan Fenkel, MD
8:35-9:00 a.m.
Drug Induced Liver Injury*
Karen Krok, MD
9:00-9:20 a.m. Managing the Patient with Acute Liver Failure
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Shahid Malik, MD
1001 Lafayette Drive, Farmington, PA 15437
9:20-9:30 a.m.
Q&A
www.nemacolin.com
9:30-9:40 a.m.
Annual Business Meeting
About Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
9:30-10:00 a.m. Break/Visit Exhibits/Visit Posters
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort is a family and luxury vacation destination on
Luminal GI
2,000 wooded acres in the Laurel Highlands of Southwestern Pennsylva-
10:00-10:30 a.m. New Treatments in IBD: When, Whom, and How
nia. From the luxurious AAA Five-Diamond Falling Rock boutique hotel to
the comfort of your RV, Nemacolin’s six lodging options cater to everyone’s
Kofi Clarke, MD
10:30-10:55 a.m. Updates in Pharmacology for Functional
personal choice with a variety of amenities.
GI Disorders
Hotel Accommodations
David Levinthal, MD, PhD
To make your online hotel reservations, go to http://www.pasg.org/News-
10:55-11:20 a.m. Metabolic and Surgical Complications of
Events/Calendar.aspx and type the group code, PA0914. You can also call
Bariatric Surgery
the hotel directly at 1-800-422-2736 or 724-329-8555 and ask for res-
ervations. Identify yourself as part of the PA Society of Gastroenterology to
Ramsey Dallal, MD
11:20-11:50 a.m. Esophageal Manometry: Nuts and Bolts for
receive the discounted room rate of $260 for Lodge or $320 for Chateau
the Gastroenterologist
and Townhouses. Resort fee is waived for PSG meeting guests.
Asyia Ahmad, MD, MPH
Check in time – after 4:00 p.m.; Check out time – 11:00 a.m.
11:50 a.m. – 12 noon
12 noon Q&A
Adjourn
Reservations must be made on or before August 19, 2014. After
this cut-off date, reservations will be accepted on a space-available basis.
Parking
Self parking/valet parking are included in the guest room rate.
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Activities
(Pre-registration required)
at the Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond Lautrec to pub-style fare with
burgers and billiards at the Tavern. Nemacolin Woodlands Resort has
Friday, September 19, 2014
gathered the very best and brightest to bring elegance to the special occa-
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
sion, festivity to the family gathering or excitement to the nightlife lifestyle.
Attendees and guests are invited to join us for
No matter the preference, our Restaurant Collection is sure to satisfy and
cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the hotel.
provide you with a memorable experience.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Celebrate your culinary passion during your next visit to Nemacolin.
6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Reception & Dinner at the hotel with award
With award-winning chefs and restaurants, and home to the largest wine
ceremony for poster contest.
cellar in Pennsylvania, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort’s dining options are a
Sidney Cohen, MD, Professor of Medicine,
food connoisseur’s dream. Nemacolin provides weekly Wine and Gourmet
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital will be the
Events, in order to provide you with an opportunity to experience world-
2014 recipient of the PSG Special Achievement Award.
class wines and dining.
Dinner Speaker - Michael Broome, Motivational
Speaker and Stress Reduction Expert.
Title of Presentation: A Humorous Look at
Personal, Professional, and Family Success
Michael Broome has addressed over 3,000 audiences throughout
the world. He has spoken to such varied audiences as a Congressional
Dinner, CEO’S in Monte Carlo, and to a group
in Spearfish, South Dakota at a Barbeque and
“Goat-Dipping.”
Michael’s subjects include personal motivation, leadership, teamwork, and life balance. He
is the founder of the Broyhill Leadership Confer-
Wherever your taste may lead, find it at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.
Bon appetite!
ATTENTION FELLOWS!
Plan to attend the poster competition open to all adult and pediatric
fellows in Pennsylvania Gastroenterology and Hepatology programs, as
well as residents in Internal Medicine programs.
Any research topic or interesting clinical vignette related to Gastroenterology, Hepatology or Nutrition may be submitted. Preference will be
given to research abstracts over clinical case submissions in the event
that a large number of abstracts are received. Abstract submissions
are due by July 24, 2014.
ences. Over 29,000 participants have attended the week-long conference
First Prize
to learn about the principles of achievement. He is the author of a book
Second Prize $500.00
entitled Be a Liver of Life – Not a Gall Bladder.
Third Prize
Other Activities
Whether you’re four or eighty-four, whether you’re looking for games of
skill, an adrenaline rush or simply a new challenge, whether you’re with
friends, family, work associates or it’s just you and nature, Nemacolin
Woodlands Resort offers an incredible variety of activities enabling you to
have the time of your life! Plus, our trained, expert staff is always available
to teach, advise, or merely lend a helping hand.
An activity at Nemacolin is never just an activity. It’s an adventure; it’s an
$750.00
$250.00
Go to www.pasg.org for additional information.
FITs are invited to participate in an informal breakout session with
members of the PSG board to discuss finding a job, interviewing, contract
negotiations, and general Q&A about going into practice. This will take place
on Saturday, September 20 immediately following the general session.
Membership/Registration Information
Members must be current in their dues to qualify for the member complimentary rate. Please contact the PSG office to pay your dues by August 22,
experience that will stay with you long after you leave. Come join in the fun!
2014. If you would like to join, please download a membership application
For more information on Nemacolin Activities, please contact a Resort
from our website at www.pasg.org and return it with your CV and appropri-
Sales Specialist at 866.344.6957.
Nemacolin Woodlands Dining Options
Consider, if you will, a hierarchy of dining options: from European cuisine
ate payment. It MUST be received in the PSG office no later than August
22, 2014 in order to be processed and applied to the 2014 annual meeting.
You may also apply for membership online at www.pasg.org. Applications
received after August 22, 2014 will be processed for membership in 2015.
2014 Annual Scientific Meeting • September 19-21, 2014
Registration Form
Preferred Online Meeting Registration Available at www.pasg.org
(Please type or print) With the exception of your email address, information printed below will be included in the registration materials given to exhibitors and
attendees. CME certificates will be mailed to this address.
Name
MD
DO
NP
RN
LPN
PA
Other
Mailing Address
City, State, Zip
Phone/Fax
Email (is required for all CME and evaluation materials)
Name(s) of Spouse/Guest only if attending Saturday evening event
MeetingPrice Per PersonTotal Payment
PSG Active Member
NO CHARGE
NO CHARGE
PSG Affiliate Member
NO CHARGE
NO CHARGE
PSG Associate Member (Residents/Fellows) NO CHARGE
NO CHARGE
PSG Non-Physician Clinician Member
NO CHARGE
NO CHARGE
Non-Member Resident/Fellow
NO CHARGE
NO CHARGE
Non-Member Physicians
$175
$
Non-Member Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, LPN $100
$
Non-member Other
$35
$
MEETING HANDOUTS: In effort to “go green,” we encourage you to opt for the online version. There is an extra fee for printed copies due to their high production cost.
Binders are not included in the 2014 registration fee. Please indicate your preference:
Hard Copy
I will pay an additional $20 to receive a printed binder with all meeting handouts and materials............................$20
Online
I will access the meeting handouts prior to the meeting, download and/or print out my own copies.......................$0
Activities (please indicate the number of people attending)
Friday, September 19, 2014
Number Attending
Price Per Person
Total Payment
Reception at the Hotel
NO CHARGE
NO CHARGE
Number Attending
Price Per Person
Total Payment
Adults
$65
$
Children (12 & under) $20 $
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Reception & Dinner at the Hotel
I have the following dietary requirements: Cancellation policy — A two-week cancellation notice is required for a full refund.
No
refund will be issued otherwise. Food counts and program materials are ordered in advance of the
meeting based on advanced registrations. For this reason, if you do not provide payment at the time
of registration and do not attend the meeting you may be invoiced an administrative fee of $20.
Total Amount Enclosed $
Method of Payment
Check enclosed, payable to PSG
Card Number
Expiration Date In order to stay compliant with PhRMA Code and maintain financial support for this meeting, continental breakfast and breaks are intended and ordered for the annual meeting registrants ONLY. Spouses,
guests, children are not permitted. Nemacolin and the local area have a number of dining options
Credit Card
Security Code (CVV#)
Amount
Credit Card Billing Address (required): City, State, Zip Code
ranging in price where families can get breakfast. The exhibit hall is open to meeting registrants only.
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with payment before SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 to:
Jessica Winger, Meeting Manager
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emergency contact whom we could reach on your or your guests’ behalf:
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