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Digestive Disease Week 2015

Saturday, May 16

8:54 AM Room: 154, WCC AGA Research Forum (2020); Bending the Cost Curve in Gastroenterology Cary C. Cotton, Sarah Hiller, Daniel J. Green, W. Asher Wolf, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Evan S. Dellon Six-Food Elimination Diet or Topical Steroids #4 for First-Line Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Cost-Utility Analysis
9:30 AM Sa1077 AGA Poster Session (7025); Barrett’s Esophagus: Diagnosis and Management Nan Li, Sarina Pasricha*, Gary W. Chmielewski, Atilla Ertan, W. Asher Wolf, F Scott Corbett, Cary C. Cotton, Daniel S. Camara, Swathi Eluri, Richard I. Rothstein, Thomas Runge, George Triadafilopoulos, Nicholas J. Shaheen Impact of Barrett’s Esophagus and Treatment With Radiofrequency Ablation on & Patient Quality of Life: Results From the U.S. RFA Registry
9:30 AM Sa1078 AGA Poster Session (7025); Barrett’s Esophagus: Diagnosis and Management W. Asher Wolf*, Cary C. Cotton, V. Raman Muthusamy, Swathi Eluri, Ronald E. Pruitt, Thomas Runge, Herbert C. Wolfsen, Nan Li, Sarina Pasricha, Srinadh Komanduri, Nicholas J. Shaheen Choice of Initial Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment Device in Barrett’s Esophagus Is Associated With Different Rates of Recurrence and Complications
9:30 AM Sa1123 AGA Poster Session (7055); IBD: Adverse Events Related to Therapy Bruce E. Sands*, Russell D. Cohen, Kim L. Isaacs, Richard N. Fedorak, Brihad Abhyankar, Serap Sankoh, Michael D. Smyth Infusion-Related Reactions With Vedolizumab Treatment in Patients With UC or CD During the GEMINI 1 and GEMINI 2 Clinical Trials
9:30 AM Sa1345 AGA Poster Session (7085); Anorectal Dysmotility Steve Heymen*, Olafur S. Palsson, Sarina Pasricha, William E. Whitehead Fecal Incontinence Severity Index Helps to Identify Patients Who View Their Symptoms As Severe Enough to Consult a Physician
9:30 AM Sa1346 AGA Poster Session (7085); Anorectal Dysmotility Steve Heymen*, Olafur S. Palsson, William E. Whitehead What Makes Discussing Fecal Incontinence (FI) With Providers Difficult?
9:30 AM Sa1358 AGA Poster Session (7085); Anorectal Dysmotility Sarina Pasricha*, Steve Heymen, Olafur S. Palsson, William E. Whitehead Men Report More Severe Fecal Incontinence Symptoms Than Women: Patients’ Perspective
9:30 AM Sa1366 [POD] AGA Poster Session (7085); Anorectal Dysmotility Men Report More Severe Fecal Incontinence Symptoms Than Women: Patients’ Perspective Fecal Incontinence is Associated with Clinically Significant Psychological Distress
9:30 AM Sa1402 ASGE Poster Session (7095); Clinical Practice 2 James H. Tabibian*, Ju Dong Yang, Christopher J. Gostout, Sunanda V. Kane, Felicity Enders, Jason Puckett, Todd H. Baron Weekend Admission for Acute Cholangitis Does Not Adversely Impact Hospital Length of Stay, Mortality, or Time to ERCP
9:30 AM Sa1554 ASGE Poster Session (7100); Lower GI 1 Evan S. Shelby*, Holly Cirri, Missy Tuck, Dean E. Brenner, John A. Baron, Seth D. Crockett Advanced Serrated Polyps Are Variably Detected and Are Associated With a High Rate of Synchronous Neoplasia: Results From a Large Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study
9:30 AM Sa1786 AGA Poster Session (7155); In Vivo and Organoid Models of Intestinal Disorders Stephanie Kasper*, Marianne R. Spalinger, Irina Leonardi, Alexandra Gerstgrasser, Kirstin Atrott, Isabelle Frey-Wagner, Michael Fried, Gerhard Rogler, Michael Scharl Loss of PTPN2 in the Intestinal Epithelium of Mice Only Fractionally Affects Inflammation in DSS Colitis but Leads to Epithelial Transformations When Repeatedly Treated With DSS
9:30 AM Sa1891 AGA Poster Session (7205); Barrett’s Esophagus: From Pathogenesis to Surveillance Prashanth Vennalaganti*, Glenn Eisen, Gary W. Falk, Lauren B. Gerson, Seth A. Gross, John R. Goldblum, Neil Gupta, Gregory B. Haber, Anthony Infantolino, Prasad G. Iyer, David A. Johnson, Vivek Kaul, Shivangi Kothari, Charles J. Lightdale, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Michael S. Smith, Felice Schnoll-Sussman, Kenneth K. Wang, Yaxia Zhang, Prateek Sharma Increased Detection of Barrett’s Esophagus (BE)-Associated Neoplasia Using Wide-Area Trans-Epithelial Sampling in Conjunction With 4-Quadrant Biopsies: Interim Results From a Multi-Center, Prospective, Randomized Trial
9:30 AM Sa1923 AGA Poster Session (7215); Biomarkers for Detection, Treatment, and Prognosis of GI Cancers Swathi Eluri*, William R. Brugge, Ebubekir S. Daglilar, Sara A. Jackson, Mindi A. Styn, Keith M. Callenberg, Derek C. Welch M.D., Todd M. Barr, Lucas C. Duits, Jacques J. Bergman, Nicholas J. Shaheen Genetic Mutations at Key Loci Predict Progression to High-grade Dysplasia or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Barrett’s Esophagus
10:00 AM Room: 149AB, WCC AGA Research Forum (2120); Microbiota, Metabolites and Motility Chairs: Yehuda Ringel, Michel Neunlist Microbiota, Metabolites, and Motility
10:22 AM Room: Ballroom C, WCC DDW Combined Clinical Symposium (2070); Periprocedural Management of Antithrombotic Agents Todd H. Baron Management of Agents in the High Risk Patient Undergoing an Invasive Procedure: When to Stop and When to Resume
12:45 PM Room: Hall D, WCC AGA Postgraduate Course General Session (AGPG); Evidence That Will Change Your Practice: New Advances For Common Clinical Problems (Day 1) Chair: Nicholas J. Shaheen General Session 3: Esophagus /Upper GI
12:45 PM Room: HALL D, WCC AGA Postgraduate Course; General Session 3: Esophagus/Upper GI Nicholas J. Shaheen Cough, Wheeze, Sore Throat and More: What Is Related to GERD and How to Approach?
2:00 PM Room: 158, WCC AGA Research Symposium (2185); Next Generation Sequencing: Opportunities for Research and Practice Scott T. Magness Single Cell PCR: Is Fluidigm the Next Paradigm?
2:00 PM Room: 146C, WCC AGA Research Forum (2215); Advanes in Disease Assessment in the Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Ikuo Hirano*, David A. Katzka, Margaret H. Collins, Evan S. Dellon Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial Demonstrates the Efficacy of Oral Budesonide Suspension in Improving Endoscopically Identified Esophageal Abnormalities in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
2:30 PM Room: 146C, WCC AGA Research Forum (2215); Advanes in Disease Assessment in the Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Ekaterina Safroneeva*, Michael Coslovsky, Radoslaw Panczak, Marcel Zwahlen, Claudia Kuehni, Nadine Haas, Jeffrey A. Alexander, Evan S. Dellon, Nirmala Gonsalves, Ikuo Hirano, John Leung, Christian Bussmann, Margaret H. Collins, Robert Newbury, Giovanni DePetris, Thomas C. Smyrk, John T. Woosley, Guang-Yu Yang, Yvonne Romero, David A. Katzka, Glenn Furuta, Sandeep K. Gupta, Seema Aceves, Mirna Chehade, Alex Straumann, Alain Schoepfer Predicting Endoscopic and Histologic Remission in Adult Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis Using the EEsAI PRO Score
2:30 PM Room: 150B, WCC AGA Research Forum (2225); IBD: Innate and Adaptive Immune Function Marianne R. Spalinger*, Stephanie Kasper, Claudia Gottier, Isabelle Frey-Wagner, Silvia Lang, Kirstin Atrott, Stephan R. Vavricka, Hans- Dietmar Beer, Andrew C. Chan, Michael Fried, Gerhard Rogler, Michael Scharl Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Non-Receptor Type 22 Dephosphorylates NLRP3 to Enable Efficient Inflammasome Activation
2:30 PM Room: 156, WCC AGA Research Forum (2240); Neuro-Immune Interactions and ENS Disorders Miranda A. van Tilburg*, Olafur S. Palsson, Motoyori Kanazawa, David A. Barrow, William E. Whitehead Cytokine Activation Is Associated With Psychological Distress, Motility and Visceral Hypersensitivity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
4:00 PM WCC; Room 146C AGA Postgraduate Course Clinical Challenge Sessions Nicholas J. Shaheen, Jacques J. Bergman Barrett’s Dysplasia: What to Do, When and How? (C102)
5:09 PM Room: 102A, WCC AGA Translational Symposium (2290); Eating Fat: The Good, The Bad, an the Ugly R. Balfour Sartor Impact of Dietary Fat on Intestinal Inflammation and Malignancy

 

Sunday, May 17

8:00 AM Room: 144, WCC AGA Rome Foundation Lectureship (3115); AGA Institute – Rome Foundation Lectureship: Clinical Practice and Research for FGIDs in the Technology Era Chairs: Lin Chang, Douglas A. Drossman
8:00 AM Room: 140, WCC AGA Research Forum (3160); The Microbiome in IBD: Structure and Function Yoshiyuki Mishima*, Bo Liu, R. Balfour Sartor Enteric Resident Bacteria Induce Colonic IL- 10-Producing Regulatory Immune Cells
8:15 AM Room: 159, WCC AGA Research Forum (3140); From GERD to H. Pylori Cary C. Cotton*, Lucas C. Duits, W. Asher Wolf, V. Raman Muthusamy, Swathi Eluri, Ronald E. Pruitt, Thomas Runge, Herbert C. Wolfsen, Nan Li, Sarina Pasricha, Srinadh Komanduri, Nicholas J. Shaheen Barrett’s Esophagus Advanced Neoplasia Calculator (BANC): A Personalized, Web-Based Predictive Model of High Grade Dysplasia and Adenocarcinoma Following Successful Eradication of Barrett’s Esophagus With Radiofrequency Ablation
8:30 AM Room: 144, WCC AGA Rome Foundation Lectureship (3115); AGA Institute – Rome Foundation Lectureship: Clinical Practice and Research for FGIDs in the Technology Era Ryan D. Madanick Clinical Practice in a Social Media Environment
9:30 AM Su1014 AASLD Poster Session (8005); Immunosupression, Outcomes, Complications Monica Konerman*, Jennifer Price, Catherine Campbell, Swathi Eluri, Ahmet Gurakar, James P. Hamilton, Zhiping Li The Association Between Pre-Orthotopic Liver Transplant Transthoracic
Echocardiogram Findings and 6 Month Post- Transplant Outcomes: A Case-Control Analysis
9:30 AM Su1063 AGA Poster Session (8025); Epidemiology, Systematic Reviews, and Meta-Analysis W. Asher Wolf*, Cary C. Cotton, Thomas Runge, Swathi Eluri, Eric Weimer, John Schmitz, Hans H. Herfarth Both Medications and Comorbidities Can Compromise the Performance of Tuberculosis Screening Using Interferon Gamma Release Assays
9:30 AM Su1112 AGA Poster Session (8035); Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis (I)
Evan S. Dellon*, Spencer Rusin, Jessica H. Gebhart, Shannon Covey, Olga Speck, Kimberly Woodward, Leana L. Higgins, RoseMary Beitia, Ryan D. Madanick, Sidney E. Levinson, John T. Woosley, Nicholas J. Shaheen
A Set of Clinical and Endoscopic Features Predicts the Presence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis With High Accuracy, Allowing Omission of Low-Yield Biopsies: Results From a Prospective Study
9:30 AM Su1113 AGA Poster Session (8035); Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis (I)
Evan S. Dellon*, Spencer Rusin, Jessica H. Gebhart, Shannon Covey, Leana L. Higgins, RoseMary Beitia, Olga Speck, Kimberly Woodward, John T. Woosley, Nicholas J. Shaheen
In Search of a Non-Invasive Blood Test for Diagnosis and Monitoring of EoE: A Prospective Study of a Serum Biomarker Panel
9:30 AM Su1120 AGA Poster Session (8035); Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis (I)
Ekaterina Safroneeva*, Michael Coslovsky, Claudia Kuehni, Radoslaw Panczak, Marcel Zwahlen, Nadine Haas, Tiffany Taft, Evan S. Dellon, Nirmala Gonsalves, Ikuo Hirano, John Leung, Christian Bussmann, John T. Woosley, Pu Yan, Guang-Yu Yang, Yvonne Romero, Glenn Furuta, Sandeep K. Gupta, Seema Aceves, Mirna Chehade, Alex Straumann, Alain Schoepfer
Relationship of Quality of Life With Symptom Severity, Endoscopy, and Histology in Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis
9:30 AM Su1159 AGA Poster Session (8045); Pediatric Functional and Motility Disorders
Miranda A. van Tilburg*, Audra Rouster, David Silver, Gerard Pellegrini, John Gao, Paul E. Hyman
Validating a Rome III Infant/Toddler Questionnaire
9:30 AM Su1318 AGA Poster Session (8075); IBD: Epidemiology
Rachel L. Randell*, Suzanne Cook, Christopher F. Martin, Wenli Chen, Lucy Goble, Elizabeth L. Jaeger, Alexi A. Schoenborn, Ajay S. Gulati, Robert S. Sandler, Millie D. Long, Michael Kappelman
Feasibility of Collecting Biospecimens From an Internet-Based Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort (CCFA Partners)
9:30 AM Su1319 AGA Poster Session (8075); IBD: Epidemiology
W. Asher Wolf*, Cary C. Cotton, Thomas Runge, Swathi Eluri, Eric Weimer, John Schmitz, Hans H. Herfarth
Immunosuppression Increases the Odds of an Indeterminate Tuberculosis Screen
9:30 AM Su1327 AGA Poster Session (8075); IBD: Epidemiology
R. Jean Cadigan, Michael Kappelman, Ajay S. Gulati, Suzanne Cook, kaaren haldeman, Kriste Kuczynski, Robert S. Sandler, Christopher F. Martin, Wenli Chen, Millie D. Long*
Keep or Destroy? Attitudes of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases on Biospecimen Handling At Biobank Closure
9:30 AM Su1963 AGA Poster Session (8260); Esophageal Neoplasms: Biology, Diagnosis, and Therapy
Vinay Varadan, Andrew Blum*, Yan Guo, Ann Marie Kieber-Emmons, Lakshmeswari Ravi, Adam Kresak, Apoorva K. Chandar, Marcia I. Canto, Jean S. Wang, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, Joseph Willis, Sanford Markowitz, Yu Shyr, Amitabh Chak, Kishore Guda
Large-Scale Transcriptome Sequencing Identifies Two Signaling Sub-Networks As Critical Mediators of Barrett’s Carcinogenesis
9:30 AM Su2027 AGA Poster Session (8295); Influences of Obesity, Nutrition, Microbiome and Environment on GI Cancer
Seth D. Crockett*, Christopher F. Martin, John A. Baron, Robert S. Sandler
Diabetes, Glucose, and Insulin Levels and Risk of Serrated Polyps and Sessile Serrated Adenomas
10:00 AM Room: 145A, WCC AGA Research Forum (3265); Pediatric IBD: Clinical and Translational Studies Rona Levy*, Shelby L. Langer, Joan Romano, Lloyd A. Mancl, Tasha Murphy, Lynn S. Walker, Miranda A. van Tilburg, Melissa M. DuPen, Shara I. Feld, Bisher Abdullah, William E. Whitehead Results of a Large RCT Testing the Effect of Cognitive Behavior Therapy on School Absences, Quality of Life and Flares in Pediatric IBD
11:00 AM Room: 208, WCC AASLD Plenary Session (3230); Translational and Basic Research Plenary Daejoong Kang, Phillip Hylemon, R. Balfour Sartor, Genta Kakiyama, Patrick M. Gillevet, Douglas M. Heuman, William M. Pandak Jr, Jason M. Ridlon, Dmitry Grapov, Oliver Fiehn, Jasmohan S. Bajaj* Humanization of Germ-Free Mice With Alcoholic Cirrhotic Microbiota, but Not Healthy Microbiota, Induceds Bacterial Translocation and a Pro-Inflammatory Milieu, Which is Ameliorated with Lactobacilius GG
2:00 PM Room: 206, WCC AASLD Topic Forum (3445) , Hepatitis C Treatment: I Chairs: Kimberly Ann Brown, Michael Fried
2:15 PM Room: 151B, WCC AGA Research Forum (3455); Esophageal Neoplasms: Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis Andrew Blum*, Vinay Varadan, Yan Guo, Ann Marie Kieber-Emmons, Lakshmeswari Ravi, Apoorva K. Chandar, Marcia I. Canto, Jean S. Wang, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Jill Barnholtz- Sloan, Joseph Willis, Sanford Markowitz, Yu Shyr, Amitabh Chak, Kishore Guda Discovery of Novel Gene-Fusions in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Using Next-Gen RNA Sequencing

Monday, May 18

8:00 AM Room: 140, WCC AGA Clinical Symposium (4090); Management of Eosinophils in the GI Tract Evan S. Dellon
Medical and Endoscopic Treatment Options for Eosinophilic Esophagistis
8:00 AM Room: 209AB, WCC AGA Research Forum (4160); Influences of Nutrition and the Microbiome on GI Cancers Chairs: Temitope O. Keku, Rohit Loomba
8:20 AM Hall D, WCC ASGE Postgraduate Course (ASPG); ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course: Best Endoscopic Practices 2015: Understanding The Evidence & Enhancing Your Skills Moderators: Evan S. Dellon, MD and Uzma D. Siddiqui, MD, FASGE Session 1: Esophagus
8:20 AM Hall D, WCC ASGE Postgraduate Course (ASPG); ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course: Best Endoscopic Practices 2015: Understanding The Evidence & Enhancing Your Skills Nicholas J. Shaheen Barrett’s Esophagus: You Mean You Still Screen for That?
9:00 AM Room: 146AB, WCC AGA Committee Sponsored Symposium (4220); Board Review Course Millie D. Long Inflammatory Bowel Disease
9:30 AM Mo1039 AASLD Poster Session (9015); Health Care Delivery and Cost Effectiveness of Care
Monica L. Schmidt MPH*, Paul H. Hayashi, Alfred S. Barritt IV
Surgical Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis: An Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, 2005-2012
9:30 AM Mo1141 AGA Poster Session (9040); GERD: Innovative and Pharmagologic Therapies Megan E. Riehl*, John E. Pandolfino, Olafur S. Palsson, Laurie Keefer
The Feasibility and Acceptability of Esophageal-Directed Hypnotherapy for Functional Heartburn
9:30 AM Mo1262 AGA Poster Session (9080); Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Clinical
Lin Chang*, William D. Chey, Douglas A. Drossman, Taryn R. Losch-Beridon, Martin Wang, Peter Lichtlen, Shadreck M. Mareya
Effects of Baseline Abdominal Pain on Response to Lubiprostone in Patients With Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
9:30 AM Mo1287 AGA Poster Session (9080); Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Clinical
William E. Whitehead*, Toshiya Nabata, Kevin Duffy, John Sharpe, Mark Bruce
Efficacy of ONO-2952, a Novel and Selective Antagonist of Translocator Protein: Results of a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo- Controlled, Parallel-Group Phase II Study (RESTORE-4)
9:30 AM Mo1300 AGA Poster Session (9085); Small Bowel Motility, Intestinal Disorders, and Food Intolerance
Sena Bluemel*, Jelena Curcic, Gabriella Milos, Michael Fried, Werner Schwizer, Andreas Steingoetter
Gallbladder Emptying in Relation to Gastric Emptying and CCK Release in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa
9:30 AM Mo1319 AGA Poster Session (9090); Obesity: Clinical and Epidemiological Studies
Seth D. Crockett*, Christopher F. Martin, John A. Baron, Robert S. Sandler
Obesity, Waist-Hip-Ratio, Diet, and Physical Activity and Risk of Serrated Polyps and Sessile Serrated Adenomas: A Cross- Sectional Study
9:30 AM Mo1455 AGA Poster Session (9105); EUS1
Sundeep Lakhtakia*, Mohan Ramchandani, Domenico Galasso, Rajesh Gupta, Rakesh Kalapala, Tin M. Wai, Manu Tandan, Todd H. Baron, Nageshwar D. Reddy
WOPN Drainage With BFMS: Clinical Outcome Is Determined According to the Amount of Debris
9:30 AM Mo1769 AGA Poster Session (9180); Microbial-Induced Mucosal Inflammation and Immunity
Allison R. Rogala*, Alexi A. Schoenborn, Viviana Cantillana, Raad Gharaibeh, Anthony A. Fodor, R. Balfour Sartor, Gregory A. Taylor, Ajay S. Gulati
The Susceptibility to Intestinal Inflammation in IRGM1-Deficient Mice Is Influenced by the Gut Microbiota
9:30 AM Mo1778 AGA Poster Session (9180); Microbial-Induced Mucosal Inflammation and Immunity
Cong Wu*, R. Balfour Sartor, Susan L. Tonkonogy
Transient Activation of Mucosal Immune Responses by Resident Intestinal Bacteria in Normal Hosts Is Regulated by IL-10 Signaling
9:30 AM Mo1836 AGA Poster Session (9195); Stem Cell Biology
Julie M. Davies*, Rebeca Santaolalla, Richard J. von Furstenberg, Susan J. Henning, Maria T. Abreu
Viral Products Elicit Different Phenotypes & From Small Intestine and Colonic Crypt Cultures
9:30 AM Mo1869 AGA Poster Session (9210);Microbial Pathogenesis and Commensal Communities
Cassandra J. Addamo*, Shayla Birath, Amber McCoy, Joseph A. Galanko, Robert S. Sandler, Temitope O. Keku
Gut Bacteria and Inflammation Are Associated With Diverticulosis
9:30 AM Mo1918 AGA Poster Session (9245); GERD: Pathogenesis
Shifali Arora*, James Philip G. Esteban, Louis Fogg, Ali Keshavarzian, Rana R. Abraham
Shift Work and Social Jetlag Negatively Impacts GERD Associated Quality of Life
9:30 AM Mo2049 AGA Poster Session (9290); Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Pathophysiology
Motoyori Kanazawa*, Olafur S. Palsson, Miranda A. van Tilburg, Lisa M. Gangarosa, Shin Fukudo, William E. Whitehead
Decreased Concentration of Whole Blood Serotonin in IBS With Diarrhea
9:30 AM Mo2052 AGA Poster Session (9290); Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Pathophysiology
Olafur S. Palsson*, Steve Heymen, William E. Whitehead
Non-Gastrointestinal Pain Is Increased in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) but Does Not Account for Abdominal Pain
10:00 AM Room: 146C, WCC AGA Research Forum (4345); Pediatric Functional and Motility Disorders Chairs: Miranda A. van Tilburg, Robert J. Shulman
10:05 AM Room: 202B, WCC SSAT Conference/Debate/Panel/Symposium (4245); SSAT Controversies in GI Surgery Debate, Esophagus & Gastric: Burried Barrett Metaplasia After Endoluminal Ablation: A Ticking Time Bomb or Much Ado About Nothing? Nicholas J. Shaheen Glands are Not a Problem
10:15 AM Room: 159, WCC AGA Committee Sponsored Symposium (4290); Tips and Tricks For Navigating the ACGME Milestones Avlin B. Imaeda*, Ryan D. Madanick, Joan A. Culpepper-Morgan Milestones: Assessment Tools for Milestones and Getting the Most From Your CCC – Perspectives from Large, Medium and Small Programs
10:30 AM Room: 143, WCC AGA Clinical Symposium (4275); Motility Matters: An Interactive Forum to Debate What Progress the Field Has Made
Carlo Di Lorenzo, William E. Whitehead, Klaus Bielefeldt
Constipation, Pain and Laxatives Panel Discussion
10:45 AM Hall D, WCC ASGE Postgraduate Course (ASPG); ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course: Best Endoscopic Practices 2015: Understanding The Evidence & Enhancing Your Skills Todd H. Baron The FAP Foregut: Surveillance, Polypectomy and Ampullectomy
12:05 PM WCC, Room 152 ASGE Postgraduate Course Luncheon Breakout Sessions Todd H. Baron, Amrita Sethi Stents Stents Stents (B108)
2:00 PM Room: 102A, WCC AGA Committee Sponsored Symposium (4500); Quality Measurs in GI, Past Present and Future Spencer D. Dorn Quality Measurement in Gastroenterology: How Did We Get Here?
2:30 PM Room: 103B, WCC ASGE Topic Forum (4580); Messing with the Pancreas! Saurabh S. Mukewar*, Eric J. Vargas, Shounak Majumder, Mark Topazian, Michael J. Levy, Bret T. Petersen, Christopher J. Gostout, Todd H. Baron, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh Endoscopic Necrosectomy Using Large Diameter Self-Expandable Metal Stents Is Superior to Necrosectomy with Plastic Stents
3:00 PM Room: 151A, WCC AGA Research Forum (4555); Clinical Advances in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Yehuda Ringel, Jarkko Salojarvi, Tamar Ringel-Kulka, Ian M. Carroll, Willem M. de Vos Associations of Abdominal Pain and Visceral Hypersensitivity With Intestinal Microbiota in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrom
3:30 PM Room: 150B, WCC DDW Breakfast with the Expert Ryan D. Madanick, Kenneth R. DeVault
pHmetry: BRAVO vs. Catheter and On vs. Off Therapy (BE16)
4:45 PM Room: 150A, WCC AGA Distinguished Abstract Plenary (4680); Gastrointestinal Oncology Distinguished Abstract Plenary W. Asher Wolf*, Cary C. Cotton, Swathi Eluri, George Triadafilopoulos, Thomas Runge, Herbert C. Wolfsen, Nan Li, Srinadh Komanduri, Gary W. Chmielewski, Atilla Ertan MD, Evan S. Dellon, Nicholas J. Shaheen Rates of Recurrence and Achievement of a Second Complete Eradication of Intestinal Metaplasia in Patients Treated with Radiofrequency Ablation for Barrett’s Esophagus
5:00 PM Room: 146C, WCC AGA Research Forum (4715); The Changing Face of Disease: New Insights in GI Epidemiology Joseph C. Anderson*, Leila A. Mott, Bernard Cole, John A. Baron, Douglas J. Robertson Surveillance of Low Risk Adenomas at 3 Versus 5 Year Intervals: Data to Support Current Surveillance Guidelines

 

Tuesday, May 19

6:30 AM WCC DDW Breakfast with the Expert Evan S. Dellon, Glenn Furuta Eosinophilic Esophagitis Update (BE22)
8:00 AM Room: 145A, WCC AGA Committee Sponsored Symposium (5085); AGA Academy of Educators Plenary Session: Incorporating Quality Improvement Education Across the Learning Continuum Ryan D. Madanick Overview of Academy Activities and Introduction of Academy Grant Awardees
8:00 AM Room: Ballroom A, WCC AGA Research Forum (5140); Controlled Clinical Trials in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Chairs: Jean-Frederic Colombel, Hans H. Herfarth
8:15 AM Room: 140, WCC DDW Late-Breaking Abstract Session (5115); Basic Science Late-Breaking Abstract Plenary Kyle Roche*, Adam D. Gracz, Xiao Fu Liu, Victoria Newton, Haruhiko Akiyama, Scott T. Magness Sox9 Maintains Reserve Stem Cells in Mouse Small Intestine
9:00 AM Room: 145A, WCC AGA Committee Sponsored Symposium (5085); AGA Academy of Educators Plenary Session: Incorporating Quality Improvement Education Across the Learning Continuum Thomas Faust, Eric Goldberg, Maryellen Gusic, Christina Ha, Ryan Madanick, Amy Oxentenko, Molly Perencevish, Sheryl Pfeil, Marty Meyer Roundtable discussions: Create quality improvement activities for physicians to use in their institutions
9:30 AM Tu1560 ASGE Poster Session (10115); Esophagus
Swathi Eluri*, Nan Li, Bergein F. Overholt, Sarina Pasricha, Charles J. Lightdale, Thomas Runge, Anthony Infantolino, W. Asher Wolf, V. Raman Muthusamy, Cary C. Cotton, Ronald E. Pruitt, Nicholas J. Shaheen
The Effect of Pre-Treatment Stricture on Outcomes After Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Barrett’s Esophagus: Results From the U.S. RFA Registry
9:30 AM Tu1072 AGA Poster Session (10015); Delivery of Health Care (Implementation, Practice Management, Reimbursement, Access to Care)
Thomas F. Imperiale*, Patrick O. Monahan, Timothy E. Stump, David F. Ransohoff
Predicting Advanced Proximal Neoplasia in & Asymptomatic Adults Without Knowing
Distal Colorectal Findings: A New Scoring System with High Discrimination
9:30 AM Tu1117 AGA Poster Session (10025); Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis (II)
Evan S. Dellon*, David A. Katzka, Margaret H. Collins, Ikuo Hirano
The Dysphagia Symptom Questionnaire Is Responsive and Valid for Measuring Patient-Reported Outcomes in Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Analysis From a Multicenter Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial
9:30 AM Tu1121 AGA Poster Session (10025); Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis (II)
Alain Schoepfer*, Radoslaw Panczak, Marcel Zwahlen, Claudia Kuehni, Michael Coslovsky, Elisabeth Maurer, Nadine Haas, Jeffrey A. Alexander, Evan S. Dellon, Nirmala Gonsalves, Ikuo Hirano, John Leung, Christian Bussmann, Margaret H. Collins, Robert Newbury, Giovanni DePetris, Thomas C. Smyrk, John T. Woosley, Pu Yan, Guang-Yu Yang, Yvonne Romero, David A. Katzka, Glenn Furuta, Sandeep K. Gupta, Seema Aceves, Mirna Chehade, Carine Blanchard, Alex Straumann, Ekaterina Safroneeva
How Do Gastroenterologists Assess Overall Activity of Eosinophilic Esophagitis?
9:30 AM Tu1129 AGA Poster Session (10025); Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis (II)
W. Asher Wolf*, Raquel Durban, Zahra Iqbal, Benjamin S. Robey, Farah Khalid, Evan S. Dellon
How Expensive Are Elimination Diets for Eosinophilic Esophagitis? Impact of Dietary Therapy on Real-World Grocery Shopping Costs and Complexity
9:30 AM Tu1130 AGA Poster Session (10025); Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis (II)
W. Asher Wolf*, Jessica H. Gebhart, Spencer Rusin, Shannon Covey, Leana L. Higgins, RoseMary Beitia, Olga Speck, Kimberly Woodward, Cary C. Cotton, Thomas Runge, Swathi Eluri, John T. Woosley, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Evan S. Dellon
Impact of Clinical and Endoscopic Features on BMI in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis
9:30 AM Tu1132 AGA Poster Session (10025); Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis (II)
Thomas Runge*, Swathi Eluri, Cary C. Cotton, Caitlin M. Burk, W. Asher Wolf, John T. Woosley, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Evan S. Dellon
Persistence of the Fibrostenotic Phenotype of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Over Time: Once Dilated, Frequently Dilated
9:30 AM Tu1133 AGA Poster Session (10025); Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis (II) Swathi Eluri*, Thomas Runge, Cary C. Cotton, Caitlin M. Burk, W. Asher Wolf, John T. Woosley, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Evan S. Dellon
Persistence of the Fibrostenotic Phenotype of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Over Time: Once Dilated, Frequently Dilated
9:30 AM Tu1532 ASGE Poster Session (10115); Esophagus
Cary C. Cotton*, Lucas C. Duits, W. Asher Wolf, Anne F. Peery, Evan S. Dellon, Jacques J. Bergman, Nicholas J. Shaheen
Is There a Spatial Predisposition to Dysplasia in a Barrett’s Esophagus Segment? A Combined Analysis of the Surf and AIM – Dysplasia Trials
9:30 AM Tu1548 ASGE Poster Session (10115); Esophagus
Thomas Runge*, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Roy C. Orlando
Defective Barrier Function in Neosquamous Epithelium: A Risk Factor for Recurrent Barrett’s Esophagus: A BETRNet Pilot Project
9:30 AM Tu1553 ASGE Poster Session (10115); Esophagus
Nan Li*, Cary C. Cotton, W. Asher Wolf, Sarina Pasricha, Kelly E. Hathorn, Swathi Eluri, Thomas Runge, Ryan D. Madanick, Evan S. Dellon, Melissa Spacek, Susan E. Moist, Nicholas J. Shaheen
Body Mass Index (BMI) Is Associated With Efficacy and Durability of Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) in Barrett’s Esophagus
9:30 AM Tu1558 ASGE Poster Session (10115); Esophagus
Zilla H. Hussain*, Norio Fukami, Michael S. Smith, Jayaprakash Sreenarasimhaiah, Vivek Kaul, Shivangi Kothari, Bruce D. Greenwald, Nicholas J. Shaheen, John M. Levenick, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Vladimir M. Kushnir, Virendra Joshi, Hiroshi Mashimo, Sarah M. Hyder, Timothy B. Gardner, Richard I. Rothstein, Stuart R. Gordon
Safety and Efficacy of Same Session Spray Cryotherapy and Endoscopic Mucosal
Resection for Barrett’s Esophagus and Early Esophageal Neoplasia: A Multicenter Experience
10:00 AM Room: Ballroom C, WCC DDW Combined Clinical Symposiums (5200) Chairs: Gary W. Falk, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Steven R. Demeester Endoscopic Management of Barrett’s Esophagus: Watch, Ablate, or Resect
10:00 AM Room: 102A, WCC AGA Research Forum (5270); Improving the Quality and Delivery of Healthcare Elena Martinez*, Elizabeth Jacobs, Rodrigo Jover, John A. Baron, David A. Lieberman, Amanda J. Cross, Gwen Murphy, Lin Liu, Samir Gupta Do All Low-Risk Colorectal Adenomas Predict #946 Equal Risk for Future Outcomes? A Pooled Analysis
10:45 AM Room: 102B, WCC AGA/ASGE Topic Forum (5290); The Unanswered Questions in Colon Cancer Screening Sarah K. McGill*, Roy M. Soetikno, Robert V. Rouse, Hobart Lai, Tonya Kaltenbach High Rate of Advanced Neoplasia at Surveillance in Patients With Nonpolypoid (Flat and Depressed) Colorectal Neoplasms: Longitudinal Matched Cohort Study
12:30 PM Room: WCC DDW Meet-The-Professor Luncheons Ryan D. Madanick Medical-Legal Pitfalls of Social Media (M33)
2:00 PM Room: 103B, WCC AGA Clinical Symposium (5400); Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Practice of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Spencer D. Dorn Current Concepts in Provider and System-Based Quality of Care Measurement
2:15 PM Room: 158, WCC AGA Research Forum (5455); Sensory Neurobiology Yehuda Ringel*, Olafur S. Palsson, Tamar Ringel-Kulka, William E. Whitehead Visceral Hypersensitivity Is an Important Etiological Factor in the Presence and Severity of Abdominal Bloating Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
2:30 PM Room: 206, WCC AASLD Topic Forum (5440); Hepatitis C Treatment: II Nancy Reau*, Michael W. Fried, Heiner Wedemeyer, Curtis Cooper, Moises Diago, Antonio Craxi, Simone I. Strasser, Jean- Francois Dufour, Wangang Xie, Lois Larsen, Emily O. Dumas, David Bernstein High SVR Rates Despite Multiple Negative Predictors in Genotype 1 Patients Receiving Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/R, Dasabuvir With or Without Ribavirin for 12 and 24 Weeks: Integrated Analysis of Six Phase 3 Trials
2:45 PM Room: 206, WCC AASLD Topic Forum (5440); Hepatitis C Treatment: II Steven L. Flamm*, Timothy R. Morgan, Michael W. Fried, Fred Poordad, Heiner Wedemeyer, Thomas Berg, Graham Foster, Antonio Craxi, Dominique Larrey, Roger Trinh, Sandra S. Lovell, Yuanyuan Tang, Marcos Pedrosa, Juan Carlos Lopez-Talavera, Ira M. Jacobson Improvement in Liver Function and Non-Invasive Estimates of Liver Fibrosis 48 Weeks After Treatment With Ombitasvir/ Paritaprevir/R, Dasabuvir and Ribavirin in HCV Genotype 1 Patients With Cirrhosis
3:00 PM Room: 144, WCC ASGE Topic Forum (5465); Delving into the Difficult Bile Duct Abdul Haseeb*, John E. Eaton, Felicity Enders, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Todd H. Baron, Christopher J. Gostout, Michael J. Levy, Bret T. Petersen, Ross A. Dierkhising, Gregory J. Gores, Mark Topazian Endoscopic Treatment of Jaundice in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
3:06 PM Room: 101, WWC AGA Clinical Symposiums (5395); Debate: Colonoscopy Vs. Stool Testing for Colon Cancer Screening David F. Ransohoff Hooray: Stool DNA!
8:00am Room: Ballroom B, WCC ASGE Video Plenary Session Chairs: Todd H. Baron, Steve A. Edmundowicz, Shou-jiang Tang, and Field F. Willingham Part 1: Colon