Schedule
This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses.
All schedule times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Please note that program changes / substitutions may be made without notice.
Monday, June 14, 2027
Welcome
Dr. Daniel Chung
8:10-8:15 am
Which Initial Therapy to Choose in IBD?
Dr. Ashwin Ananthakrishnan
8:15-9:00 am
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in IBD
Dr. Adam Cheifetz
9:00-9:30 am
Putting It Together: Illustrative IBD Case Presentations
Dr. Kristin Burke
9:30-10:05 am
Panel Q&A
Drs. Ananthakrishnan, Cheifetz, and Burke
10:05-10:25 am
Break
10:25-10:40 am
Management of the Older Adult with IBD
Dr. Bharati Kochar
10:40-11:05 am
IBD in Pregnancy
Dr. Loren Rabinowitz
11:05-11:30 am
Cancer Screening and Health Maintenance in the IBD Patient
Dr. Samantha Zullow
11:30-11:55 am
New Insights into the Biology of IBD and Therapeutic Targets
Dr. Joshua Korzenik
11:55 am-12:15 pm
Panel Q&A
Drs. Kochar, Rabinowitz, Zullow, and Korzenik
12:15-12:30 pm
Break
12:30-1:30 pm
How to Manage Microscopic Colitis
Dr. Hamed Khalili
1:30-2:00 pm
GI Complications of Immunotherapy
Dr. Michael Dougan
2:00-2:30 pm
GI Complications of Antineoplastic Therapy
Dr. Shilpa Grover
2:30-3:00 pm
Panel Q&A
Drs. Khalili, Dougan, and Grover
3:00-3:15 pm
Break
3:15-3:30 pm
High-Risk Cancer Surveillance for GI Cancer Syndromes
Dr. Daniel Chung
3:30-4:00 pm
CRC Screening and How to Improve Your ADR
Dr. Ramona Lim
4:00-4:30 pm
Beyond Screening: What to Recommend to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk
Dr. Andrew Chan
4:30-5:00 pm
Panel Q&A
Drs. Chung, Lim, and Chan
5:00-5:15 pm
Tuesday, June 15, 2027
Barrett's Esophagus: Whom and How to Treat?
Dr. Douglas Pleskow
8:30-9:10 am
Esophageal Motility Disorders Made Easy
Dr. Chethan Ramprasad
9:10-9:40 am
Management of Refractory GERD
Dr. Norman Nishioka
9:40-10:10 am
Panel Q&A
Drs. Pleskow, Ramprasad, and Nishioka
10:10-10:25 am
Break
10:25-10:40 am
Comprehensive Approach to Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Dr. Walter Chan
10:40-11:20 am
Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity: 2027 Practitioner Updates
Dr. Ciaran Kelly
11:20 am-12:05 pm
Panel Q&A
Drs. Chan and Kelly
12:05-12:20 pm
Break
12:20-1:30 pm
Making the Diagnosis of IBS
Dr. Kyle Staller
1:30-2:00 pm
Modern Strategies to Treat IBS
Dr. Vikram Rangan
2:00-2:30 pm
Tips to Managing Fecal Incontinence
Dr. Kyle Staller
2:30-2:50 pm
Panel Q&A
Drs. Staller and Rangan
2:50-3:05 pm
Break
3:05-3:25 pm
Optimizing the Management of Gastroparesis
Dr. Trisha Pasricha
3:25-3:55 pm
How to Evaluate Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Dr. Judy Nee
3:55-4:25 pm
Practical Management of Common Anorectal Disorders
Dr. Alex Goldowsky
4:25-4:55 pm
Panel Q&A
Drs. Nee, Pasricha, and Goldowsky
4:55-5:10 pm
Wednesday, June 16, 2027
Cholestatic Liver Diseases: What's New in PBC and PSC
Dr. Daniel Pratt
8:30-9:00 am
Update on Autoimmune Hepatitis
Dr. Alan Bonder
9:00-9:30 am
Current Approaches to the Treatment of HBV and HCV
Dr. Michael Curry
9:30-10:00 am
Panel Q&A
Drs. Pratt, Bonder, and Curry
10:00-10:15 am
Break
10:15-10:30 am
Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
Dr. Gyongyi Szabo
10:30-11:10 am
The Management of MASLD
Dr. Kathleen Corey
11:10-11:40 am
Panel Q&A
Drs. Szabo and Corey
11:40-11:55 am
Break
11:55 am-1:00 pm
How to Workup a Liver Lesion
Dr. Karin Andersson
1:00-1:30 pm
Diagnosis and Routine Management of Cirrhosis
Dr. Michelle Lai
1:30-2:00 pm
Managing Advanced Liver Disease
Dr. Anna Rutherford
2:00-2:40 pm
Panel Q&A
Drs. Andersson, Lai, and Rutherford
2:40-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Best Management Strategies in Acute Pancreatitis
Dr. David Jin
3:15-3:45 pm
Updates in Chronic Pancreatitis
Dr. Sunil Sheth
3:45-4:20 pm
Controversies in the Management of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas
Dr. Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo
4:20-4:50 pm
Panel Q&A
Drs. Jin, Sheth, and Fernandez-del Castillo
4:50-5:05 pm
Thursday, June 17, 2027
Tips to Removing the Difficult Colon Polyp
Dr. Tyler Berzin
8:30-9:10 am
Quality in Colonoscopy: What to Measure and Why It Matters
Dr. Mandeep Sawhney
9:10-9:40 am
Advances in Endoscopic Surgery for Foregut Disorders
Dr. Kumar Krishnan
9:40-10:10 am
Panel Q&A
Drs. Berzin, Sawhney, and Krishnan
10:10-10:25 am
Break
10:25-10:40 am
Endoscopy and the Anticoagulated Patient
Dr. Kunal Jajoo
10:40-11:10 am
Acute GI Bleeding and Other GI Emergencies
Dr. Linda Lee
11:10-11:50 am
Endoscopic Approaches to Manage Obesity
Dr. Christopher Thompson
11:50 am-12:20 pm
Panel Q&A
Drs. Jajoo, Lee, and Thompson
12:20-12:35 pm
Break
12:35-1:45 pm
What's New in C. difficile Colitis
Dr. Jessica Allegretti
1:45-2:15 pm
New Insights into the Gut Microbiome and Disease
Dr. Ramnik Xavier
2:15-2:45 pm
Current Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Helicobacter pylori
Dr. Jay Luther
2:45-3:15 pm
GI Cases to Remember
Dr. Douglas Horst
3:15-3:45 pm
Panel Q&A
Drs. Allegretti, Xavier, Luther, and Horst
3:45-4:00 pm