We are so pleased and excited to offer an in-person course for 2021 that will allow the exchange of information and lively debate that the course is known for and just can’t be replicated during a virtual meeting. We think you will be blown away by the beauty of Sedona and we are confident there is something for everyone to enjoy there outside of the course. We will follow all safety precautions for social distancing, and have shortened the course both to limit the time spent in the conference center and to allow everyone to take full advantage of some of the four-hour tours around the area. Sunday remains a free day to explore Sedona, Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon, or just relax and enjoy a spa day or read a book by the pool.

Flagstaff is less than an hour away and offers skiing (check out Arizona Snowbowl) and some great restaurants to check out. There are tours that offer many options to experience the Grand Canyon that leave from Sedona. By all means check out the four-wheel jeep rides into the Sedona wilderness, they are really something.

You can fly into either Phoenix or Flagstaff.  Phoenix has more flight options, and is a little under two hours from Sedona by car or shuttle.

So, please join us for what we anticipate to be a really popular course at a great venue, and likely will be talked about for years to come as we reflect back on the crazy year 2020.

Accreditation

The HCA HealthONE Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: The HCA HeathONE Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 25.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points. Upon successful completion of this course, HCA HealthONE will submit your completion data to ABIM via ACCME's Program Activity Reporting System (PARS) for MOC points. Please allow 7-10 days after claiming for points to appear on your ABIM record.

Core Competencies: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The HealthONE Health System and Foregut Disease Foundation. The HealthONE Health System is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 (click here to access the lecture slides - password protected)

• 7:00 AM  Continental breakfast/Introductions and welcome (S. DeMeester & S. Spechler)

SESSION 1: Esophageal Diagnostics (Moderator: Steve DeMeester)

• 7:30 AM  Current role of motility 0.75 (P. Katz - virtual)

• 8:15 AM  Chicago Next 0.75 (J. Pandolfino - virtual)

• 9:00 AM  EGJ barrier competency 0.75 (S. Mittal)

• 9:45 AM  Can HRM predict post-fundoplication dysphagia and normal values post-fundoplication 0.75 (S. DeMeester)

• 10:30 AM  Coffee break/Case presentations

• 11:00 AM  HRM: what have we lost and can we get it back? 0.75 (J. Peters - virtual)

• 11:45 AM  Where does FLIP fit in? 0.75 (J. Clarke)

• 12:30 PM  Lunch deep dive: GEJOO 1.25

  • Isolated GEJOO (S. Spechler)

  • GEJOO with hernia or esophageal body dysfunction (J. Clarke)

  • GEJOO and surgical decision making (S. Mittal)

  • Roundtable discussion with audience Q and A (All)

• 2:00 PM  Hands-on sessions:

  • Room 1: Advanced Endo

  • Room 2: Cryo Therapy

• 3:30 PM  Adjourn

• 5:30 PM  Welcome reception – All participants 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 (click here to access the lecture slides - password protected)

• 6:30 AM  Industry breakfast: FLIP round table discussion

SESSION 2:  GERD (Moderator: Stu Spechler)

• 7:30 AM  Pathology of the GEJ in health and disease 1.0 (C. Marginean)

• 8:30 AM  Antireflux surgery referral: Who and When 0.75 (S. Wani)

• 9:15 AM  Is motility still important prior to antireflux surgery? 0.75 (S. Ayazi)

• 10:00 AM  Extra-long coffee break/Case presentations

• 10:45 AM  How does gastroparesis impact GERD management? 0.75 (J. Clarke )

• 11:30 AM  Surgical options for GERD in 2021 0.75 (J. Lipham - virtual)

• 12:15 PM Short and long-term issues with anti-reflux surgery: GI perspective 0.75 (S. Spechler)

• 2:00 PM  Hands-on sessions:

  • Room 1: High-Resolution Manometry

  • Room 2: Advanced GI interventions

• 3:30 PM  Adjourn

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13

• 6:30 AM  Continental breakfast/Case presentation and discussion 0.5 (Portland - M. DeSouza)

SESSION 3: GERD and EOE (Moderator: Steve DeMeester)

• 7:00 AM  Insights into GERD mechanisms 1.0 (Tom DeMeester - virtual) 

• 8:00 AM  Prevalence and management of post-LINX dysphagia 0.75 (S. Ayazi)

• 8:45 AM  Break-out rooms with industry

  • 4-6 rooms, 15-20 min each room

• 10:45 AM  Coffee Break & Snacks/Case Presentations

• 11:15 AM  How to best use your pathologist in foregut disease 0.75 (C. Marginean)

• 12:00 PM  Are there allergy-driven forms of esophageal motility disorders? 1.0 (S. Spechler)

• 1:00 PM  Adjourn

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 – FREE DAY

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15

• 6:30 AM  Continental breakfast/Case presentations and discussion 0.5 (Portland - T. Mansour)

SESSION 4: GERD and Barrett’s 1 (Moderator: Stu Spechler)

• 7:00 AM  Fundoplication failure: causes, implications and strategies to minimize 0.75 (S. Mittal)

• 7:45 AM  Clarifying national and international concepts about BE 1.0 (P. Chandrasoma)

• 8:45 AM  Where are we with predicting the risk of progression? 1.0 (S. Spechler)

• 9:45 AM  Who and how to ablate Barrett’s and what do we do after? 0.75 (S. Wani)

• 10:30 AM  Coffee break/Case presentations

SESSION 5: Barratt’s and Ablation (Moderator: Steve DeMeester)

• 11:00 AM  Do current definitions of length make sense 0.75 (S. DeMeester)

• 11:45 AM  Factors associated with ablation failure and impact of ablation on esophageal function 0.75 (S. Wani)

• 12:30 PM  Adjourn

• 6:00 PM  Course reception

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16

• 6:30 AM  Continental Breakfast/Tribute to Dr. Don Castell: GI Legend (S. DeMeester)

SESSION 6: Barrett’s and Ablation 2  (Moderator: Steve DeMeester)

• 7:00 AM  Alternatives to RFA for ablation 0.75 (S. Wani)

• 7:45 AM  PPIs and ARS for BE before or after ablation: What is the data 1.0 (S. DeMeester)

• 8:45 AM  Can we manage squamous dysplasia and superficial cancers like Barrett’s and adenocarcinoma? 1.0 (D. Molena - virtual)

• 9:45 AM  Coffee break/Case presentations

• 10:15 AM LINX in patients with sliding and paraesophageal hernias 0.75 (S. Ayazi)

• 11:00 AM  How I manage my patients with Barrett’s esophagus 0.75 (F. Schnoll-Sussman - virtual)

• 11:45 AM  Life after esophagectomy: is there quality? 1.0 (S. DeMeester)

• 12:45 PM  Adjourn