A Message from the Course Director
I am pleased to introduce the inaugural RUSH Endoscopy Live conference. Please join us for this accredited, nearly three-day conference. National and international experts will deliver didactic lectures, panel discussions and moderated live case transmissions, complemented by immersive experiences and a hands-on skills lab. We hope you can participate.
Sincerely,
Irving Waxman, MD
James R. Lowenstine Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Chief, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Director, Digestive Diseases
RUSH
About RUSH Endoscopy Live
Friday, Nov. 3, to Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023
RUSH Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building
4th Floor Conference Rooms A & B
RUSH University Medical Center
1520 W. Harrison St.
Chicago, Illinois
RUSH Endoscopy Live Highlights
- Ample opportunity to interact with expert faculty and attendees
- Sessions on esophagus, bariatrics, pancreas, biliary, colon, complications and the future of endoscopy
- Live procedures demonstrated by internationally recognized experts
- Immersive, hands-on training on the latest techniques in the ERCP Skill Lab Boot Camp
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Learning Objectives and Accreditation
Learning Objectives
The learning objectives of the activity are as follows:
- Describe the specific diseases and conditions requiring an endoscopy procedure after observing live presentations of endoscopy procedures.
- Discuss the treatment and management of various esophageal diseases (Barrett’s, strictures, achalasia, and diverticuli).
- Explain the relevance of utilizing POEM procedures for achalasia and diverticuli.
- Identify updates in bariatric endoscopy and the management of bariatric complications.
- Summarize advances in endoscopy with artificial intelligence.
- Evaluate challenges in ERCP (biliary cannulation, stones, strictures, altered anatomy) and approaches to stenting of hilar strictures and cholangiocarcinoma
- Compare treatment, management, and therapeutic options for the management of pancreatic conditions.
- Identify complications associated with GI perforations and new diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the management of GI perforations.
- Describe the options for colon polyp removal through polypectomy, EMR, ESD, and FTR.
Accreditation
Accreditation Statement for the RUSH Endoscopy LIVE and RUSH Endoscopy Skills Lab
In support of improving patient care, RUSH University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements for Rush Endoscopy LIVE:
For Medicine:
RUSH University Medical Center designates this Live activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For Nursing:
RUSH University Medical Center designates this Live activity for a maximum of 16.00 nursing contact hour(s).
Credit Designation Statements for Rush Endoscopy Skills Lab:
For Medicine:
RUSH University Medical Center designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For Nursing:
RUSH University Medical Center designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.00 nursing contact hour(s).
Co-directors
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Course director
Irving Waxman, MD
James R. Lowenstine Professor of Medicine and Surgery Chief, Division of Digestive Diseases & Nutrition
Director, Digestive Disease Service Line for Rush University System for Health
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Co-director
Christopher Chapman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Bariatric & Metabolic Endoscopy
Medical Director, Endoscopy Division of Digestive Diseases & Nutrition
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Co-director
Neal A. Mehta, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine Center for Interventional and Therapeutic Endoscopy (CITE)
Division of Digestive Diseases & Nutrition
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Co-director
Ajaypal Singh, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Interventional and Therapeutic Endoscopy (CITE)
Division of Digestive Diseases & Nutrition
Guest Faculty
- Michelle Anderson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona - Everson L.A. Artifon, MD, PhD, MBA
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Ji Young Bang, MD
Director of Clinical Research, Interventional Endoscopist
Digestive Health Institute Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research & Education
Orlando Health
Orlando, Florida - Jennifer A. Christie, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases
Executive Associate Division Director
Clinical Director of Digestive Diseases
The Emory Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia - Guido Costamagna, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Director, University Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery
Catholic University
Founder, Scientific Director
European Endoscopy Training Center
Rome, Italy - D. Nageshwar Reddy, MD, DM, DSc
Chair, Chief of Gastroenterology
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology
AIG Hospital
Hyderabad, India - Rungsun Rerknimitr, MD
Professor of Medicine, Chief
Division of Gastroenterology
Chulalongkorn University
Director, GI & Liver Center
MedPark Hospital
Bangkok, Thailand - Carolos Robles-Medranda, MD
Head, Endoscopy Service
Ecuadorian Institute of Digestive Diseases
Director
Pentax Training Center Ecuador
Guayaquil, Ecuador - Dong Wan Seo, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Gastroenterology
University of Ulsan Medical College
Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea - Reem Z. Sharaiha, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Director, Interventional Endoscopy
Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York - Prateek Sharma, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, GI Fellowship Training
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas - Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Endoscopy
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts - Shyam Varadarajulu, MD
President
Digestive Health Institute
Orlando Health
Orlando, Florida
RUSH Faculty
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Wojciech Blogowski, MD
Assistant Professor
GI Pancreatology Program
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
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Edie Y. Chan, MD
Division Chief, Transplant Surgery
Professor, Department of Surgery
Director, Transplant Service Line
Surgical Director, Liver Transplantation
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Matthew Dixon, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
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Michael Liptay, MD
The Mary and John Bent Professor of Surgery and Chair
Director, Section of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
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Sam Pappas, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery
Division Chief, Surgical Oncology
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Theodore Saclarides, MD
Vice Chair, Network Surgery
Professor, Department of Surgery
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Christopher Seder, MD
Program Director, Cardiothoracic Residency Program
Professor, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
The Arthur E. Diggs, MD, and L. Pendfield Faber, MD, Chair of Surgical Sciences
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Alfonso Torquati, MD, MSCI
Helen Shed Keith Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery
Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
6:30 – 7:30 a.m. Registration, breakfast, exhibits
7:30 – 7:40 a.m. Welcome
7:40 – 9:50 a.m. Session I: Esophagus
- 7:40 – 7:55 a.m. Optimizing Diagnostic Yield for Barrett’s Dysplasia
- 7:55 – 8:10 a.m. Recalcitrant Esophageal Strictures
- 8:10 – 8:25 a.m. POEM: Fine-Tuning for Best Clinical Outcomes
- 8:25 – 8:35 a.m. Q&A
8:35 – 9:50 a.m. Live transmission
9:50 – 10:10 a.m. Break and exhibits
10:10 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Session II: Bariatrics
- 10:10 – 10:25 a.m. Updates in Bariatric Endoscopy
- 10:25 – 10:40 a.m. Endoscopic Management of Bariatric Complications
- 10:40 – 10:55 a.m. Controversies in Endobariatrics
- 10:55 – 11:05 a.m. Q&A
11:05 – 12:30 p.m. Live transmission
12:30 – 12:55 p.m. Lunch
12:25 – 12:55 p.m. Case presentation
12:55 – 3:15 p.m. Session III: Pancreas
- 12:55 – 1:10 p.m. Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms
- 1:10 – 1:25 p.m. EUS-Guided Therapy for Pancreatic Neoplasms
- 1:25 – 1:40 p.m. Endoscopic Management of Complicated Pancreatitis: A Paradigm Shift
- 1:40 – 1:55 p.m. Endotherapy for Chronic Pancreatitis
- 1:55 – 2:05 p.m. Q&A
2:05 – 3:15 p.m. Live transmission
3:15 – 3:35 p.m. Break and exhibits
3:35 – 5 p.m. Session IV: When the Going Gets Tough
- 3:35 – 3:50 p.m. GI Bleeding, What’s New in Hemostasis? Probes, Clips, Coat?
- 3:50 – 4:05 p.m. Endoscopic Management of GI Perforations
- 4:05 – 4:20 p.m. Prevention and Management of ERCP Complications
- 4:20 – 4:30 p.m. Q&A
- 4:30 – 5 p.m. Video quiz
5 – 5:15 p.m. Break and exhibits
5:15 – 6 p.m. Industry-sponsored symposium
6 – 7 p.m. Reception
6:30 a.m. Registration, breakfast, exhibits
7:20 – 7:25 a.m. Welcome
7:25 – 8 a.m. Best of DDW and UEGW
8 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Session V: Biliary
- 8 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Difficult Biliary Cannulation
- 8:15 – 8:30 a.m. Indeterminate Biliary Strictures: Beyond Brushings and Biopsies
- 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Approach to Stenting of Hilar Strictures and Cholangiocarcinoma
- 8:45 – 9 a.m. Alternatives to Trans-Papillary Biliary Access
- 9 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Q&A
9:10 – 10:25 a.m. Live transmission
10:25 – 10:45 a.m. Break and exhibits
10:45 – 12:55 p.m. Session VI: Colon
- 10:45 – 11 a.m. Colon Polyp Removal: The EMR Potpourri
- 11 – 11:15 a.m. Colonic ESD: A Lot to Do About Nothing
- 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Alternatives to EMR and ESD: Is the Life Getting Easier? (Focus on FTR Options)
- 11:30 – 11:40 a.m. Q&A
11:40 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. Live transmission
12:55 – 1:45 p.m. Lunch and Industry-Sponsored Symposium
1:45 – 3:10 p.m. Session VII: The Future is Now
- 1:45 – 2 p.m. Endohepatology Ready for Prime Time?
- 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Enteral Stenting vs. EUS Gastro-Jejunostomy for Gastric Outlet Obstruction
- 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Altered Anatomy ERCP: The Challenges and How to Overcome Them
- 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. AI in Endoscopy
- 2:45 – 3 p.m. State of the Art Lecture: The Future of Endoscopy and How to Get Ready for 2030
- 3:00 – 3:10 p.m. Q&A
3:10 – 3:30 p.m. Break and exhibits
3:30 – 4:45 p.m. Live Transmission
4:45 – 5:05 p.m. Recap, What Would the Experts Do?
5:05 – 5:15 p.m. Break and exhibits
5:15 – 6 p.m. Industry-sponsored symposium
6:00 – 7:15 p.m. Reception
7 – 8 a.m. Breakfast
8 a.m. ERCP Skill Lab Boot Camp