Agenda

Symposium Agenda

The 16th Annual UCI Health Digestive Health Symposium is Feb. 23-25, 2024, in Orange County, Calif.

The educational symposium is Fri., Feb. 23, 2024, and Sat., Feb. 24, 2024, at The Westin Anaheim Resort. The hands-on training session is Sun., Feb. 25, 2024, and the Chao Family Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center at the UCI Medical Center in Orange, Calif.

The full schedule of lectures, interviews and live cases will be posted to this page as soon as it is available.

Agenda

Event course directors:

speaker headshot Kenneth J. Chang, MD (UCI Health)
speaker headshot Nimisha K. Parekh, MD, MPH, FACG, AGAF
speaker headshot Brian R. Smith, MD, FACS, FASMBS
speaker headshot Skandan Shanmugan, MD
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 07:00

Registration, Breakfast & Exhibit Hall

time iconFebruary 23, 2024 08:00

Course Welcome & Session Introduction

speaker headshot Kenneth J. Chang, MD (UCI Health)
speaker headshot Brian Smith, MD (UCI Health)

SESSION I | Foregut & Motility

Session course director:

speaker headshot Brian Smith, MD (UCI Health)

Faculty moderators:

speaker headshot Shaun Daly, MD

 

speaker headshot Robert Lee, MD

 

speaker headshot Andrew W. Yen, MD, MAS, FACG, FASGE, AGAF
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 08:10

Updates on GLP-1

speaker headshot Kishore Gadde, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 08:30

The Role of Gastroenterologists in the Field of Obesity

speaker headshot Jennifer Phan, MD (USC)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 08:50

Endoscopy Live Case 1

time iconFebruary 23, 2024 08:50

cTIF

speaker headshot Kenneth Chang, MD (UCI Health)
speaker headshot Ninh N. Nguyen, MD, FACS
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 08:50

POEM

speaker headshot Kenneth Chang, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 08:50

Barrett’s Esophagus

speaker headshot Jason Samarasena, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 08:50

Robotic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer

speaker headshot Skandan Shanmugan, MD
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 09:55

Break & Exhibit Hall

time iconFebruary 23, 2024 10:20

Surgical Management of GERD

speaker headshot Marcelo Hinojosa, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 10:40

Updates in the Management of Esophageal Cancer

speaker headshot Brian Smith, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 11:00

Q & A

All Speakers
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 11:20

Lunch & Exhibit Hall

SESSION II | Pancreaticobiliary

Session course director:

speaker headshot John Lee, MD

 

speaker headshot David Imagawa, MD
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 12:15

Session Introduction

speaker headshot John Lee, MD
speaker headshot David Imagawa, MD
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 12:25

Lecture 5: Treatment of intrahepatic stone disease

speaker headshot Andrew Yen, MD
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 12:45

Lecture 6: Prevention of post ERCP pancreatitis – indomethacin, fluids or both?

speaker headshot Jennifer Phan, MD (USC)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 13:00

Live Endoscopy: Endoscopy Live Case 2

time iconFebruary 23, 2024 13:00

Case 2a : EUS PPG

speaker headshot Kenneth Chang, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 13:00

Case 2b: EUS

speaker headshot John Lee, MD
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 13:00

Case 2c: ERCP

speaker headshot Jason Samarasena, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 13:00

Surgical Case

time iconFebruary 23, 2024 14:05

Lecture 7: Is EUS guided biliary access better than ERCP?

speaker headshot Jennifer Kolb, MD (UCLA)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 14:25

Lecture 8: TBD(pending title)

speaker headshot Nadine Abi Jaoudeh, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 14:45

Q & A

All Speakers
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 15:00

Break & Exhibit Hall

SESSION III | Highlights in Digestive Health

Session course director:

speaker headshot Kenneth Chang, MD (UCI Health)

Faculty moderators:

speaker headshot Ninh Nguyen, MD

 

speaker headshot Gregory Albers, MD
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 15:15

Session Introduction

speaker headshot Ninh Nguyen, MD
speaker headshot Gregory Albers, MD
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 15:20

Live Endoscopy: Endoscopy Live Case 3

time iconFebruary 23, 2024 15:20

Case 2a : Z-POEM

speaker headshot Kenneth Chang, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 15:20

Case 2b: ESD

speaker headshot John Lee, MD
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 15:20

Case 2c: EMR

speaker headshot Jason Samarasena, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 15:20

Case 2d: Robotic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer

speaker headshot Skandan Shanmugan, MD
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 16:40

Lecture 9: Topic on Integrative GI

speaker headshot Kiran Sachdev, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 17:00

Q & A

All Speakers
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 17:20

Closing / Meeting Adjourn

speaker headshot Kenneth Chang, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 23, 2024 17:30

Reception Dinner in Emerald Green

Event course directors:

speaker headshot Kenneth J. Chang, MD (UCI Health)
speaker headshot Nimisha K. Parekh, MD, MPH, FACG, AGAF
speaker headshot Brian R. Smith, MD, FACS, FASMBS
speaker headshot Skandan Shanmugan, MD
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 7:15

Registration, Breakfast & Exhibit Hall

time iconFebruary 24, 2024 08:00

Course Welcome & Session Introduction

speaker headshot Kenneth Chang, MD (UCI Health)
speaker headshot Ke-Qin Hu, MD
speaker headshot Zeljka Jutric, MD, MCR , FACS

SESSION IV | Hepatology

Session course director:

speaker headshot Ke-Qin Hu, MD

Faculty moderators:

speaker headshot Zeljka Jutric, MD, MCR , FACS
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 08:05

Update on Management of Chronic Hepatitis B and C

speaker headshot Calvin Pan, MD (NYU Langone Health)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 08:25

Overview on Diagnosis and Management of Alcoholic-related Disease

speaker headshot Timothy Morgan, MD (UCI Health; LBVA)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 08:45

Update on Clinical Trial Data on Treatment of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)

speaker headshot Liyun Yuan, MD (USC)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 09:05

Pre- and Post-liver Transplantation Management

speaker headshot Harry Nguyen, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 09:25

Case Discussion: Panel Discussion on HCC Cases

speaker headshot Moderators: William To, PA
speaker headshot Moderators: Ke-Qin Hu, MD
speaker headshot Fa Chyi Lee, MD
speaker headshot Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD (UCI Health)
speaker headshot Zelka Jutric, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 10:00

Q&A

speaker headshot Moderator: Carlos Saad, MD
All Speakers
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 10:20

Break & Exhibit Hall

SESSION V | IBD

Session course director:

speaker headshot Nimisha Parekh, MD (UCI Health)

Faculty moderators:

speaker headshot Steven Mills, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 10:40

Session Introduction

speaker headshot Nimisha Parekh, MD (UCI Health)
speaker headshot Steven Mills, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 10:50

Positioning of Therapy for Crohn's Disease

speaker headshot Jenny Sauk, MD (UCLA)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 11:15

Positioning of Therapy for UC

speaker headshot Sandra Park, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 11:40

Making the Switches in Therapies

speaker headshot Mark Salem, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 12:05

Diet & Nutritional Therapies for Crohn's Disease

speaker headshot Robert Fearn, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 12:30

Case Discussion & Q&A

All Speakers
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 12:45

Lunch & Exhibit Hall

SESSION VI |  Colon & Rectal 

Session course director:

speaker headshot Skandan Shanmugan, MD

Faculty moderators:

speaker headshot Matthew Whealon, MD
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 13:45

Session Introduction

speaker headshot Skandan Shanmugan, MD
speaker headshot Matthew Whealon, MD
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 1:55

Surgery for Diverticulitis: Who, When & What

speaker headshot Sarah Koller, MD (USC)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 2:15

Colorectal Cancer Screening in 2024

speaker headshot Jennifer Christie, MD (CU)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 2:35

Oncology Updates in Colorectal Cancer

speaker headshot Farshid Dayyani, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 2:55

Metastatic Colon Cancer: Hepatic Artery Infusion

speaker headshot Zelka Jutric, MD (UCI Health)
time icon

Break & Exhibit Hall (Optional)

time iconFebruary 24, 2024 3:15

Panel Discussion & Q&A

All Speakers
time iconFebruary 24, 2024 3:30

Closing | Conference Adjourn

speaker headshot Kenneth Chang, MD (UCI Health)

Session course director:

speaker headshot Kenneth J. Chang, MD (UCI Health)
speaker headshot Jason Samarasena, MD (UCI Health)

Faculty moderators:

UCI Health Digestive Health Institute

Chao Famiy Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center

101 The City Drive Blvd South Bldg. 22C, Orange, CA 92868

*Registration Required, limited seats available

time iconFebruary 25, 2024 07:30

Breakfast, Welcome & Introductions

speaker headshot Kenneth Chang, MD
speaker headshot Jason Samarasena, MD (UCI Health)
time iconFebruary 25, 2024 8:00
time iconFebruary 25, 2024 8:00

Training Station Assignment: Details to come

time iconFebruary 25, 2024 10:45

Brunch service begins

time iconFebruary 25, 2024 12:00

Closing & Hands On Workshop Adjorn