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Saturday, September 20, 2025

Welcome to Day 1
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
Registration and Networking Breakfast
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
Drs. Sanjay Murthy, Catherine Dubé
Session 1: Updates in General Gastroenterology
Moderator – Dr. Catherine Dube
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Polling the Audience
Dr. Catherine Dubé
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM Barrett’s Esophagus: What’s New, What Matters, What’s Next?
Dr. Alaa Rostom
8:25 AM - 8:35 AM Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Saving lives but wreaking havoc on the liver!
Dr. Neta Gotlieb
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Saving lives but wreaking havoc on the gut!
Dr. Navaaz Saloojee
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Doc, I Can't Poo! A Practical Guide to the Management of Benign Anorectal Disorders
Dr. David Rodrigues
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM From Gut Feelings to Data-Driven Decisions: AI for the Modern Gastroenterologist
Dr. Daniel von Renteln
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Polling the Audience 2
Dr. Catherine Dubé
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Panel Q&A 1
Moderator: Dr. Catherine Dubé
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Saturday Morning Networking Break
Session 2: Updates in Chronic Liver Disease
Moderator – Dr. Erin Kelly
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM Polling the Audience 3
Dr. Erin Kelly
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM PB&C - not your everyday lunch! New insights in primary biliary cholangitis
Dr. Erin Kelly
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Only two drinks a week?! Updates in alcoholic liver disease
Dr. Cynthia Tsien
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM If you can't beat it, bypass it! Interventional management of portal hypertension
Dr. Ashish Gupta
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM Cutting Through the Fat: New Frontiers in MASLD Management
Dr. Giada Sebastini
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Polling the Audience 4
Dr. Erin Kelly
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Panel Q&A 2
Moderator - Dr. Erin Kelly
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday Networking Lunch
Session 3: When Eating Hurts: Untangling Brain-Gut Disorders
Moderator – Dr. Stephanie Canning
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Facilitator-Led Case-Based Breakout Sessions
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Keynote Lecture
Dr. Chris Andrews
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Panel Q&A 3
Moderator - Dr. Stephanie Canning
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday Afternoon Networking Break
Session 4: Portal Hypertension: Navigating New Currents in 2025
Moderator – Dr. Neta Gotlieb
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Facilitator-Led Case-Based Breakout Sessions 2
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Keynote Lecture.
Dr. Juan Gonzalez-Abraldes
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Panel Q&A 4
Moderator - Dr. Neta Gotlieb
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Faculty Dinner
Welcome to Day 1
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
Registration and Networking Breakfast
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
Drs. Sanjay Murthy, Catherine Dubé
Session 1: Updates in General Gastroenterology
Moderator – Dr. Catherine Dube
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Polling the Audience
Dr. Catherine Dubé
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM Barrett’s Esophagus: What’s New, What Matters, What’s Next?
Dr. Alaa Rostom
8:25 AM - 8:35 AM Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Saving lives but wreaking havoc on the liver!
Dr. Neta Gotlieb
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Saving lives but wreaking havoc on the gut!
Dr. Navaaz Saloojee
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Doc, I Can't Poo! A Practical Guide to the Management of Benign Anorectal Disorders
Dr. David Rodrigues
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM From Gut Feelings to Data-Driven Decisions: AI for the Modern Gastroenterologist
Dr. Daniel von Renteln
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Polling the Audience 2
Dr. Catherine Dubé
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Panel Q&A 1
Moderator: Dr. Catherine Dubé
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Saturday Morning Networking Break
Session 2: Updates in Chronic Liver Disease
Moderator – Dr. Erin Kelly
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM Polling the Audience 3
Dr. Erin Kelly
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM PB&C - not your everyday lunch! New insights in primary biliary cholangitis
Dr. Erin Kelly
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Only two drinks a week?! Updates in alcoholic liver disease
Dr. Cynthia Tsien
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM If you can't beat it, bypass it! Interventional management of portal hypertension
Dr. Ashish Gupta
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM Cutting Through the Fat: New Frontiers in MASLD Management
Dr. Giada Sebastini
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Polling the Audience 4
Dr. Erin Kelly
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Panel Q&A 2
Moderator - Dr. Erin Kelly
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday Networking Lunch
Session 3: When Eating Hurts: Untangling Brain-Gut Disorders
Moderator – Dr. Stephanie Canning
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Facilitator-Led Case-Based Breakout Sessions
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Keynote Lecture
Dr. Chris Andrews
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Panel Q&A 3
Moderator - Dr. Stephanie Canning
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday Afternoon Networking Break
Session 4: Portal Hypertension: Navigating New Currents in 2025
Moderator – Dr. Neta Gotlieb
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Facilitator-Led Case-Based Breakout Sessions 2
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Keynote Lecture.
Dr. Juan Gonzalez-Abraldes
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Panel Q&A 4
Moderator - Dr. Neta Gotlieb
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Faculty Dinner

Welcome to Day 1
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
Registration and Networking Breakfast
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
Drs. Sanjay Murthy, Catherine Dubé
Session 1: Updates in General Gastroenterology
Moderator – Dr. Catherine Dube
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Polling the Audience
Dr. Catherine Dubé
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM Barrett’s Esophagus: What’s New, What Matters, What’s Next?
Dr. Alaa Rostom
8:25 AM - 8:35 AM Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Saving lives but wreaking havoc on the liver!
Dr. Neta Gotlieb
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Saving lives but wreaking havoc on the gut!
Dr. Navaaz Saloojee
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Doc, I Can't Poo! A Practical Guide to the Management of Benign Anorectal Disorders
Dr. David Rodrigues
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM From Gut Feelings to Data-Driven Decisions: AI for the Modern Gastroenterologist
Dr. Daniel von Renteln
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Polling the Audience 2
Dr. Catherine Dubé
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Panel Q&A 1
Moderator: Dr. Catherine Dubé
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Saturday Morning Networking Break
Session 2: Updates in Chronic Liver Disease
Moderator – Dr. Erin Kelly
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM Polling the Audience 3
Dr. Erin Kelly
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM PB&C - not your everyday lunch! New insights in primary biliary cholangitis
Dr. Erin Kelly
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Only two drinks a week?! Updates in alcoholic liver disease
Dr. Cynthia Tsien
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM If you can't beat it, bypass it! Interventional management of portal hypertension
Dr. Ashish Gupta
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM Cutting Through the Fat: New Frontiers in MASLD Management
Dr. Giada Sebastini
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Polling the Audience 4
Dr. Erin Kelly
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Panel Q&A 2
Moderator - Dr. Erin Kelly
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday Networking Lunch
Session 3: When Eating Hurts: Untangling Brain-Gut Disorders
Moderator – Dr. Stephanie Canning
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Facilitator-Led Case-Based Breakout Sessions
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Keynote Lecture
Dr. Chris Andrews
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Panel Q&A 3
Moderator - Dr. Stephanie Canning
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday Afternoon Networking Break
Session 4: Portal Hypertension: Navigating New Currents in 2025
Moderator – Dr. Neta Gotlieb
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Facilitator-Led Case-Based Breakout Sessions 2
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Keynote Lecture.
Dr. Juan Gonzalez-Abraldes
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Panel Q&A 4
Moderator - Dr. Neta Gotlieb
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Faculty Dinner

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Welcome to Day 2!
7:00 AM - 7:55 AM
Sunday Networking Coffee and Breakfast
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome to Day 2 & Introductions
Drs Catherine Dubé, Sanjay Murthy, Alaa Rostom
Session 5: Updates in IBD
Moderator – Dr.Richmond Sy
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Polling the Audience 5
Dr. Richmond Sy
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM Please doc, not another colonoscopy! The role of non-invasive monitoring in IBD
Dr. Sanjay Murthy
8:25 AM - 8:40 AM When Crohn’s Hits Close to Home: How a Gastroenterologist Manages Complex Perianal Disease
Dr. Jeff McCurdy
8:40 AM - 8:55 AM When Crohn’s Hits Close to Home: How a Surgeon Manages Complex Perianal Disease
Dr. Anthony de Buck
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Maximizing Impact: How Should We Use Advanced IBD Therapies?
Dr. John Marshall
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM Off the beaten path - the role of non-traditional therapies in IBD
Dr. Adam Weizman
9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Polling the Audience 6
Dr. Richmond Sy
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Panel Q&A 5
Moderator Dr. Richmond Sy
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Sunday Morning Networking Break
Session 6: Updates in Therapeutic Endoscopy
Moderator – Dr. Alaa Rostom
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Polling the Audience 7
Dr. Alaa Rostom
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM What to Cut with the Cutting Edge? ESD in Canada: What’s Hot and What’s Next!
Dr. Robert Bechara
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM Writing the Right POEM: Your Guide to Third-Space Endoscopy
Dr. Yusuke Fujiyoshi
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM Expanding the Horizons of Interventional EUS
Dr. Yen-I-Chen
11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Polling the Audience 8
Dr. Alaa Rostom
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Q&A 6
Moderator - Dr. Alaa Rostom
Welcome to Day 2!
7:00 AM - 7:55 AM
Sunday Networking Coffee and Breakfast
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome to Day 2 & Introductions
Drs Catherine Dubé, Sanjay Murthy, Alaa Rostom
Session 5: Updates in IBD
Moderator – Dr.Richmond Sy
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Polling the Audience 5
Dr. Richmond Sy
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM Please doc, not another colonoscopy! The role of non-invasive monitoring in IBD
Dr. Sanjay Murthy
8:25 AM - 8:40 AM When Crohn’s Hits Close to Home: How a Gastroenterologist Manages Complex Perianal Disease
Dr. Jeff McCurdy
8:40 AM - 8:55 AM When Crohn’s Hits Close to Home: How a Surgeon Manages Complex Perianal Disease
Dr. Anthony de Buck
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Maximizing Impact: How Should We Use Advanced IBD Therapies?
Dr. John Marshall
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM Off the beaten path - the role of non-traditional therapies in IBD
Dr. Adam Weizman
9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Polling the Audience 6
Dr. Richmond Sy
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Panel Q&A 5
Moderator Dr. Richmond Sy
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Sunday Morning Networking Break
Session 6: Updates in Therapeutic Endoscopy
Moderator – Dr. Alaa Rostom
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Polling the Audience 7
Dr. Alaa Rostom
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM What to Cut with the Cutting Edge? ESD in Canada: What’s Hot and What’s Next!
Dr. Robert Bechara
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM Writing the Right POEM: Your Guide to Third-Space Endoscopy
Dr. Yusuke Fujiyoshi
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM Expanding the Horizons of Interventional EUS
Dr. Yen-I-Chen
11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Polling the Audience 8
Dr. Alaa Rostom
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Q&A 6
Moderator - Dr. Alaa Rostom

Welcome to Day 2!
7:00 AM - 7:55 AM
Sunday Networking Coffee and Breakfast
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome to Day 2 & Introductions
Drs Catherine Dubé, Sanjay Murthy, Alaa Rostom
Session 5: Updates in IBD
Moderator – Dr.Richmond Sy
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Polling the Audience 5
Dr. Richmond Sy
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM Please doc, not another colonoscopy! The role of non-invasive monitoring in IBD
Dr. Sanjay Murthy
8:25 AM - 8:40 AM When Crohn’s Hits Close to Home: How a Gastroenterologist Manages Complex Perianal Disease
Dr. Jeff McCurdy
8:40 AM - 8:55 AM When Crohn’s Hits Close to Home: How a Surgeon Manages Complex Perianal Disease
Dr. Anthony de Buck
8:55 AM - 9:15 AM Maximizing Impact: How Should We Use Advanced IBD Therapies?
Dr. John Marshall
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM Off the beaten path - the role of non-traditional therapies in IBD
Dr. Adam Weizman
9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Polling the Audience 6
Dr. Richmond Sy
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Panel Q&A 5
Moderator Dr. Richmond Sy
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Sunday Morning Networking Break
Session 6: Updates in Therapeutic Endoscopy
Moderator – Dr. Alaa Rostom
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Polling the Audience 7
Dr. Alaa Rostom
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM What to Cut with the Cutting Edge? ESD in Canada: What’s Hot and What’s Next!
Dr. Robert Bechara
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM Writing the Right POEM: Your Guide to Third-Space Endoscopy
Dr. Yusuke Fujiyoshi
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM Expanding the Horizons of Interventional EUS
Dr. Yen-I-Chen
11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Polling the Audience 8
Dr. Alaa Rostom
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Q&A 6
Moderator - Dr. Alaa Rostom

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