Schedule

All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.

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Day 1

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