48th Annual Gastroenterology Update Treatment of Special Cases Endorsed by November 8 – 9, 2012 InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center Cleveland, OH Course Overview Unique cases, in addition to the advances in diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, challenge GI practitioners to remain up to date on the most current data. The course addresses developments in research, clinical trials, techniques, and treatments, providing GI clinicians the opportunity to stay abreast of the information and interpret its impact on clinical practices, thus improving the quality of patient care. Target Audience This course is designed for practicing physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in gastroenterology, internal medicine, family practice, and gastrointestinal surgery. Learning Objectives After completing this educational activity, the participant will be able to do the following: • Review the most current evidence on liver diseases including management of portal vein thrombosis and emerging therapies for biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis; • Discuss nutritional concerns and other areas of care in pregnant patients with GI tract disorders with a focus on liver disease and inﬂammatory bowel disease (IBD); • Describe the most up to date medical approaches to obesity and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH); • Compare pros and cons of endoscopy uses for treating upper GI bleeding, evaluating pancreatic cysts, and managing difﬁcult cases of polypectomy; • Describe optimal practices for using endoscopic therapy for IBD and minimizing toxicity from IBD therapy; • Summarize recent evidence on eosinophilic esophagitis, achalasia therapy, and treatments of Barrett’s esophagus; • Describe an evidence-based approach to the early diagnosis and treatment of neoplasia, including polyposis syndromes and hepatocellular cancer. Featured Lectures Mark Blue Memorial Lecture Endoscopic Management of Obesity Steven Alphonse Edmundowicz, MD Washington University School of Medicine Charles Brown Memorial Lecture Tricks of the Trade: Managing the Hepatitis C Patient on Triple Therapy Nizar N. Zein, MD Cleveland Clinic Richard Farmer Honorary Lecture Health Care Maintenance in the IBD Patient: What You Need to Know and Do Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc Boston University School of Medicine George Rankin Honorary Lecture Bariatric Surgery Philip R. Schauer, MD Cleveland Clinic Featured Luncheon Speakers Health Care Delivery in Cleveland Delos M. Cosgrove, MD Cleveland Clinic James Young, MD Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM . Topics and Sessions Liver Diseases • Management of Portal Vein Thrombosis • Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Emerging New Therapies • Living Donor Liver Transplant: Who and When? Pregnancy and the GI Tract • Liver Diseases • IBD • Nutritional Considerations Obesity • Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis • Medical Approaches to Obesity Swallowing Center/Esophageal Diseases • Eosinophilic Esophagitis • Achalasia Therapy • Recent Advancement in the Treatment of Barrett’s Esophagus Inﬂammatory Bowel Disorder (IBD) Potpourri • Minimizing Toxicity from IBD Therapy • Endoscopic Therapy in IBD Endoscopy • Treatment of Upper GI Bleeding in 2012 • Evaluation and Management of Pancreatic Cysts • The Difﬁcult Polypectomy Nursing Program • Feature Lectures and Hands-On Workshops • Management of GI Bleeding • Biliary Stone and Stricture Management • Plastic and Metal Stenting of the Biliary Tree Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Neoplasia • Polyposis Syndromes • Hepatocellular Cancer For full course information and online registration: www.ccfcme.org/gastro12 48th Annual Gastroenterology Update Treatment of Special Cases November 8 – 9, 2012 Cleveland Clinic Faculty Endorsed by Cleveland, OH Activity Director InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center Bret A. Lashner, MD, MPH, FACG Professor of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Digestive Disease Institute Cleveland Clinic Steven Alphonse Edmundowicz, MD Professor of Medicine Chief, Endoscopy Director, Interventional Endoscopy Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO Guest Faculty James Collins, RN, CNOR Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Digestive Disease Institute Cleveland Clinic Activity Director, Nursing Program www.ccfcme.org/gastro12 For full course information and online registration: Jean-Paul Achkar, MD, FACG Sigurbjorn Birgisson, MD Carol Burke, MD, FACG Prabhleen Chahal, MD Delos Cosgrove, MD Kyrsten Fairbanks, MD Sunguk Jang, MD Laura Jeffers, RD Binu John, MD, MPH Donald Kirby, MD, FACG Arthur McCullough, MD Carlos Romero-Marrero, MD Thomas Rice, MD Madhusudhan Sanaka, MD, FACG Philip Schauer, MD Bo Shen, MD, FACG Tyler Stevens, MD, FACG Prashanthi Thota, MD, FACG John Vargo, MD, MPH Jamile Wakim-Fleming, MD Yinghong Wang, MD, PhD James Young, MD Claudia Zein, MD, MSc Nizar Zein, MD Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc Professor of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine Clinical Director, Section of Gastroenterology Boston Medical Center Boston, MA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation 9500 Euclid Ave, AC313 Cleveland, OH 44195 NON-PROFIT U.S. Postage Paid Cleveland, OH Permit No. 1918