Harvard Gastroenterology 2025

• Target Audience: gastroenterologists, internists, surgeons
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The Comprehensive 2025 Gastroenterology Update

Gastroenterology 2025 will be held online this year, using live streaming, electronic Q&A, and other remote learning technologies.

Overview

This program ensures participants are current with state-of-the-art GI strategies and clinical practices. It covers recent advances and their impact on clinical approaches and on patient outcomes. Updates, best practices, and new guidelines are presented by nationally recognized GI experts and master clinicians.

Practical, Results-Driven Education

Highlights of the 2025 program include:

The newest guidelines for the use of biologics in IBD

Therapeutic drug monitoring in IBD treatment

Management of the older adult with IBD

Updated guidelines for treatment of C. difficile infection

Managing GI complications of immunotherapy and anti-neoplastic therapies

Improved management of IBS

Tips for managing fecal incontinence

Management of refractory GERD

Expanded genetic testing options to diagnose hereditary GI cancer syndromes

Updated treatment of HBV and HCV

Management of steatotic liver disease in 2025

How to diagnose and manage cirrhosis

How to improve your adenoma detection rate (ADR)

Steps to ensure delivery of high-quality colonoscopic care

Techniques to effectively control acute GI bleeding

Endoscopic management of obesity

When FMT is indicated for treatment

New strategies to treat common GI problems

A comprehensive update of national guidelines

Education to Optimize Your Patient Outcomes

The evidence-based recommendations provided in this program cover:

IBD

GI Complications of Immunotherapy

Microscopic Colitis

Steatotic Liver

Barrett’s Esophagus

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

C. difficile Colitis

Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

Autoimmune Hepatitis

IBS

Refractory GERD

Acute Pancreatitis

Chronic Pancreatitis

Celiac Disease

GI Bleeding

High Risk for Colorectal Cancer

Recent Advances and Innovations

Clinicians can rely on this program for education on:

Biological therapies for IBD: how to choose which agent to start with? How to monitor during treatment? What is the role for therapeutic drug monitoring? When to switch? What new agents are now available?

GI complications of immunotherapy — a common and heterogeneous disorder: how to approach and treat effectively?

Eosinophilic esophagitis: how to decide between drug therapy and dietary therapy?

The stool microbiome: understanding the science behind clinical applications

Celiac disease: making sense of the multiple serologic tests—new therapeutic strategies are on the horizon

Adenoma detection rates: critical to measure and how to incorporate strategies, including AI, to increase your rate

Endoscopic approaches to managing obesity

Updated treatments for HBV and HCV

This program also offers a glimpse into the future of gastroenterology with engaging lectures given by world-renowned experts on inspiring and cutting-edge topics.

Who Should Attend

Gastroenterologists

Internists

Surgeons

Nurse Practitioners

Physician Assistants

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Monday, June 9, 2025

8:25am to 8:30am

Welcome

Daniel Chung, MD

8:30am to 9:10am

Which Initial Therapy to Choose in Crohn’s Disease?

Joshua Korzenik, MD

9:10am to 9:50am

Which Initial Therapy to Choose in Ulcerative Colitis?

Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPH

9:50am to 10:20am

Putting It Together: Illustrative IBD Case Presentations

Kristin Burke, MD, MPH

10:20am to 10:35am

Panel Q&A

Drs. Ananthakrishnan, Burke, and Korzenik

10:35am to 10:50am

Break

10:50am to 11:15am

Management of the Older Adult with IBD

Bharati Kochar, MD, MS

11:15am to 11:40am

IBD in Pregnancy

Loren Rabinowitz, MD

11:40am to 12:15pm

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in IBD

Adam Cheifetz, MD

12:15pm to 12:30pm

Panel Q&A

Drs. Cheifetz, Kochar, and Rabinowitz

12:30pm to 1:30pm

Break

1:30pm to 2:00pm

How to Manage Microscopic Colitis

Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH

2:00pm to 2:30pm

GI Complications of Immunotherapy

Michael Dougan, MD, PhD

2:30pm to 3:00pm

GI Complications of Antineoplastic Therapy

Shilpa Grover, MBBS, MPH

3:00pm to 3:15pm

Panel Q&A

Drs. Dougan, Grover, and Khalili

3:15pm to 3:30pm

Break

3:30pm to 4:00pm

Genetic Testing for Hereditary GI Cancer Syndromes

Daniel Chung, MD

4:00pm to 4:30pm

CRC Screening and How to Improve Your ADR

Ramona Lim, MD

4:30pm to 5:00pm

Beyond Screening: What to Recommend to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk

Andrew Chan, MD, MPH

5:00pm to 5:15pm

Panel Q&A

Drs. Chan, Chung, and Lim

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

8:30am to 9:10am

Barrett’s Esophagus: Whom and How to Treat?

Douglas Pleskow, MD

9:10am to 9:40am

Esophageal Motility Disorders Made Easy

Barbara Nath, MD

9:40am to 10:10am

Management of Refractory GERD

Norman Nishioka, MD

10:10am to 10:25am

Panel Q&A

Drs. Nath, Nishioka, and Pleskow

10:25am to 10:40am

Break

10:40am to 11:20am

Comprehensive Approach to Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Walter Chan, MD, MPH

11:20am to 12:05pm

Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity: 2025 Practitioner Updates

Ciaran Kelly, MD

12:05pm to 12:20pm

Panel Q&A

Dr. Chan

12:20pm to 1:30pm

Break

1:30pm to 2:00pm

Making the Diagnosis of IBS

Kyle Staller, MD

2:00pm to 2:30pm

Modern Strategies to Treat IBS

Vikram Rangan, MD

2:30pm to 2:50pm

Tips for Managing Fecal Incontinence

Kyle Staller, MD

2:50pm to 3:05pm

Panel Q&A

Drs. Kelly, Rangan, and Staller

3:05pm to 3:25pm

Break

3:25pm to 4:05pm

Optimizing the Management of Gastroparesis

Braden Kuo, MD

4:05pm to 4:35pm

How to Evaluate Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

Judy Nee, MD

4:35pm to 4:50pm

Panel Q&A

Drs. Kuo and Nee

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

8:30am to 9:00am

Cholestatic Liver Diseases: What’s New in PBC and PSC

Daniel Pratt, MD

9:00am to 9:30am

How to Manage Autoimmune Hepatitis

Alan Bonder, MD

9:30am to 10:05am

Updates in the Treatment of HBV and HCV

Michael Curry, MD

10:05am to 10:20am

Panel Q&A

Drs. Bonder, Curry, and Pratt

10:20am to 10:35am

Break

10:35am to 11:15am

Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Gyongyi Szabo, MD, PhD

11:15am to 11:45am

The Management of MASLD

Kathleen Corey, MD

11:45am to 12:00pm

Panel Q&A

Drs. Corey and Szabo

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Break

1:00pm to 1:30pm

How to Work Up a Liver Lesion

Karin Andersson, MD, MPH

1:30pm to 2:00pm

Diagnosis and Routine Management of Cirrhosis

Michelle Lai, MD

2:00pm to 2:40pm

End-Stage Liver Disease and Management of Portal Hypertension

Anna Rutherford, MD, MPH

2:40pm to 3:00pm

Panel Q&A

Drs. Andersson, Lai, and Rutherford

3:00pm to 3:15pm

Break

3:15pm to 3:50pm

Best Management Strategies in Acute Pancreatitis

David Jin, MD, MPH

3:50pm to 4:25pm

Updates in Chronic Pancreatitis

Sunil Sheth, MD

4:25pm to 4:55pm

Controversies in the Management of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas

Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, MD

4:55pm to 5:10pm

Panel Q&A

Drs. Fernandez-del Castillo, Jin, and Sheth

Thursday, June 12, 2025

8:30am to 9:10am

Tips for Removing the Difficult Colon Polyp

Tyler Berzin, MD

9:10am to 9:40am

Quality Measures for Colonoscopy: What’s New and Why It Matters

Mandeep Sawhney, MD

9:40am to 10:10am

Endoscopy and the Anticoagulated Patient

Kunal Jajoo, MD

10:10am to 10:25am

Panel Q&A

Drs. Berzin, Jajoo, and Sawhney

10:25am to 10:40am

Break

10:40am to 11:20am

Acute GI Bleeding and Other GI Emergencies

Linda Lee, MD

11:20am to 11:50am

Advances in Endoscopic Surgery for Foregut Disorders

Kumar Krishnan, MD

11:50am to 12:20pm

Endoscopic Approaches to Manage Obesity

Christopher Thompson, MD

12:20pm to 12:35pm

Panel Q&A

Drs. Krishnan, Lee, and Thompson

12:35pm to 1:45pm

Break

1:45pm to 2:25pm

What’s New in C. difficile Colitis

Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH

2:25pm to 2:55pm

New Insights into the Gut Microbiome and Disease

Ramnik Xavier, MD

2:55pm to 3:25pm

GI Cases to Remember

Douglas Horst, MD

3:25pm to 3:40pm

Panel Q&A

Drs. Allegretti, Horst, and Xavier