Saturday, October 18, 2025
Welcome
7:45-7:50 am
Gastric and Small Bowel Cases
Judy Nee; Braden Kuo; Claire Zar-Kessler; Brian Surjanhata; Leo Magrini
7:50-9:20 am
Diagnosis and Management of Cyclic Vomiting
Thangam Venkatesan
9:20-9:40 am
Break
9:40-10:00 am
Esophageal Cases
Walter Chan; Hiroshi Mashimo Wai-Kit Lo; Rachel Rosen; Hilary Ugras; Eric Sheu
10:00-11:30 am
Esophageal Dysfunction in Obesity and Post-Bariatric Therapy
Karthik Ravi
11:30-11:50 am
Lunch
11:50 am-12:30 pm
Colon and Anorectal Cases
Kyle Staller; Samuel Nurko; Johanna Iturrino Modera; Amanda Pressman; Eric Shah; Samantha Calabrese
12:30-2:00 pm
Psychedelics and the GI tract: Friend or Foe?
Erin Mauney
2:00-2:20 pm
Break
2:20-2:30 pm
Parallel Session A: Basic Class
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Choose two of the following, starting at 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm
2:30-3:00 pm / 3:00-3:30 pm
A
Esophageal Manometry
Mayssan Muftah; Stephanie Owyang
B
Reflux Monitoring Tests
Lawrence Borges; Allyson Richardson; Erik Reilly
C
Breath Testing
Jasmine Hanifi; Ryan Flanagan; Sean Allen
D
Dietary Therapy for GI Disorders
Lauren Dear
Choose two of the following, starting at 3:30 pm and 4:00 pm
3:30-4:00 pm / 4:00-4:30 pm
A
EndoFLIP
Brent Hiramoto; Brian Dooley
B
Anorectal Manometry
Nir Bar; Barbara Brien
C
Gastric and Small Bowel Testing
Kevin Huang
D
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Motility and GI Issues
Meghan Markowski
Parallel Session B: Advanced Class
Topics: Esophageal Manometry, pH/Impedance, Anorectal Manometry, Fake Out Artifacts, FLIP Panometry
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Motility and Reflux Testing Tracing Review
Jennifer Cai; Vikram Rangan; Christopher Velez; Corey Baker; Alin Botoman; Walter Chan; Jennifer Dimino; Daniel Friedlander; Albena Halpert; Kevin Huang; Braden Kuo; Hiroshi Mashimo; Claudio Morera; Barbara Nath; Trisha Pashricha; Amanda Pressman; Allyson Richardson; Rachel Rosen; Kyle Staller; Sanskriti Varma
Parallel Session C: Advanced Providers Class
The Role of Advanced Practice Providers (APP) in GI Care
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Introduction
Moderators: Kristina Skarbinski; Samantha Calabrese
2:30-2:45 pm
Diagnosis and Treatment of Belching
Raina Basak
2:45-3:30 pm
Updates in Celiac Diagnostics and Treatment
Oscar Lee
3:30-4:15 pm
How to Build Your APP Career Satisfaction
Jill Olmstead
4:15-5:00 pm
Parallel Session D: Behavioral/Psychological Intervention Class
Topics: Importance/feasibility of intergrated care, Integrating psychology into GI clinic, A brief introduction to common BGBTs, Demonstration of diaphragmatic breathing exercise\nHow to and why teach diaphragmatic breathing
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Practical Guidance for Integrating Behavioral and Psychological Interventions into Your Clinical Practice
Sarah Ballou; Julie Snyder