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Saturday, September 12, 2026

Welcome to Day 1
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM Registration and Networking Breakfast
Registration - Newbridge Foyer (2nd floor) & Breakfast - Newbridge II & III
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
Drs. Sanjay Murthy, Catherine Dubé
Session 1: Updates in General Gastroenterology
Moderator – Dr. Stephanie Canning
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Polling the Audience
Dr. Stephanie Canning
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM Eosinophilic syndromes in GI
Dr. Millie Gupta
8:25 AM - 8:45 AM Early Onset Colorectal Cancer
Dr. Catherine Dube
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Advances In Rectal Cancer Therapy
Dr. Lisa Zhang
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Updates in Pancreatitis
Dr. Sana Kenshil
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Polling the Audience 2
Dr. Stephanie Canning
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Panel Q&A 1
Moderator: Dr. Stephanie Canning
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Saturday Morning Networking Break
Newbridge II & III
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 Updates in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Dr. Aliya Gulamhusein
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Updates in Hepatitis B
Dr. Curtis Cooper
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM GLP-1 and MASLD
Dr. Keyur Patel
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM Sarcopenia in Chronic Liver Disease
Dr. Neta Gotlieb
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Polling the Audience 4
Dr. Erin Kelly
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Q&A 2
Moderator - Dr. Erin Kelly
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Saturday Networking Lunch
Newbridge II & III
Session 3: IBD-Associated Spondyloarthropathies: Lessons learned from a Multidisciplinary Program at The Ottawa Hospital
Moderator - Dr. Sanjay Murthy
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Keynote: IBD-Associated Spondyloarthropathies: Lessons learned from a Multidisciplinary Program at The Ottawa Hospital
Dr. Sibel Aydin
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Facilitator-Led Case-Based Discussion
Case Presenter: TBC Discussion Panel: Dr. Sibel Aydin, Dr. Cynthia Seow, Dr. Jeffrey McCurdy
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Panel Q&A 3
Moderator - Dr. Sanjay Murthy
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Saturday Afternoon Networking Break
Newbridge II & III
Session 4: Colonic EMR vs ESD
Moderator –
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Keynote: Colonic EMR vs ESD – What to Use When
Dr. Robert Bechara
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Facilitator-Led Case-Based Discussion.
Case Presentation: Dr. Ralph Lee Discussion Panel: Dr. Robert Bechara, Dr. Alaa Rostom, Dr. Yusuke Fujiyoshi, Dr. Husein Moloo
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Panel Q&A 4
Moderator -
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Networking Reception
Join us after sessions conclude on the first day of the conference for an informal networking reception at the Brookstreet.
Welcome to Day 1
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM Registration and Networking Breakfast
Registration - Newbridge Foyer (2nd floor) & Breakfast - Newbridge II & III
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
Drs. Sanjay Murthy, Catherine Dubé
Session 1: Updates in General Gastroenterology
Moderator – Dr. Stephanie Canning
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Polling the Audience
Dr. Stephanie Canning
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM Eosinophilic syndromes in GI
Dr. Millie Gupta
8:25 AM - 8:45 AM Early Onset Colorectal Cancer
Dr. Catherine Dube
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Advances In Rectal Cancer Therapy
Dr. Lisa Zhang
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Updates in Pancreatitis
Dr. Sana Kenshil
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Polling the Audience 2
Dr. Stephanie Canning
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Panel Q&A 1
Moderator: Dr. Stephanie Canning
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Saturday Morning Networking Break
Newbridge II & III
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 Updates in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Dr. Aliya Gulamhusein
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Updates in Hepatitis B
Dr. Curtis Cooper
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM GLP-1 and MASLD
Dr. Keyur Patel
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM Sarcopenia in Chronic Liver Disease
Dr. Neta Gotlieb
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Polling the Audience 4
Dr. Erin Kelly
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Q&A 2
Moderator - Dr. Erin Kelly
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Saturday Networking Lunch
Newbridge II & III
Session 3: IBD-Associated Spondyloarthropathies: Lessons learned from a Multidisciplinary Program at The Ottawa Hospital
Moderator - Dr. Sanjay Murthy
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Keynote: IBD-Associated Spondyloarthropathies: Lessons learned from a Multidisciplinary Program at The Ottawa Hospital
Dr. Sibel Aydin
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Facilitator-Led Case-Based Discussion
Case Presenter: TBC Discussion Panel: Dr. Sibel Aydin, Dr. Cynthia Seow, Dr. Jeffrey McCurdy
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Panel Q&A 3
Moderator - Dr. Sanjay Murthy
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Saturday Afternoon Networking Break
Newbridge II & III
Session 4: Colonic EMR vs ESD
Moderator –
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Keynote: Colonic EMR vs ESD – What to Use When
Dr. Robert Bechara
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Facilitator-Led Case-Based Discussion.
Case Presentation: Dr. Ralph Lee Discussion Panel: Dr. Robert Bechara, Dr. Alaa Rostom, Dr. Yusuke Fujiyoshi, Dr. Husein Moloo
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Panel Q&A 4
Moderator -
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Networking Reception
Join us after sessions conclude on the first day of the conference for an informal networking reception at the Brookstreet.

Welcome to Day 1
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM Registration and Networking Breakfast
Registration - Newbridge Foyer (2nd floor) & Breakfast - Newbridge II & III
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
Drs. Sanjay Murthy, Catherine Dubé
Session 1: Updates in General Gastroenterology
Moderator – Dr. Stephanie Canning
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Polling the Audience
Dr. Stephanie Canning
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM Eosinophilic syndromes in GI
Dr. Millie Gupta
8:25 AM - 8:45 AM Early Onset Colorectal Cancer
Dr. Catherine Dube
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Advances In Rectal Cancer Therapy
Dr. Lisa Zhang
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Updates in Pancreatitis
Dr. Sana Kenshil
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Polling the Audience 2
Dr. Stephanie Canning
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Panel Q&A 1
Moderator: Dr. Stephanie Canning
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Saturday Morning Networking Break
Newbridge II & III
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 Updates in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Dr. Aliya Gulamhusein
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM Updates in Hepatitis B
Dr. Curtis Cooper
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM GLP-1 and MASLD
Dr. Keyur Patel
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM Sarcopenia in Chronic Liver Disease
Dr. Neta Gotlieb
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Polling the Audience 4
Dr. Erin Kelly
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Q&A 2
Moderator - Dr. Erin Kelly
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Saturday Networking Lunch
Newbridge II & III
Session 3: IBD-Associated Spondyloarthropathies: Lessons learned from a Multidisciplinary Program at The Ottawa Hospital
Moderator - Dr. Sanjay Murthy
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Keynote: IBD-Associated Spondyloarthropathies: Lessons learned from a Multidisciplinary Program at The Ottawa Hospital
Dr. Sibel Aydin
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Facilitator-Led Case-Based Discussion
Case Presenter: TBC Discussion Panel: Dr. Sibel Aydin, Dr. Cynthia Seow, Dr. Jeffrey McCurdy
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Panel Q&A 3
Moderator - Dr. Sanjay Murthy
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Saturday Afternoon Networking Break
Newbridge II & III
Session 4: Colonic EMR vs ESD
Moderator –
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Keynote: Colonic EMR vs ESD – What to Use When
Dr. Robert Bechara
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Facilitator-Led Case-Based Discussion.
Case Presentation: Dr. Ralph Lee Discussion Panel: Dr. Robert Bechara, Dr. Alaa Rostom, Dr. Yusuke Fujiyoshi, Dr. Husein Moloo
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Panel Q&A 4
Moderator -
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Networking Reception
Join us after sessions conclude on the first day of the conference for an informal networking reception at the Brookstreet.

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Welcome to Day 2!
7:00 AM - 7:55 AM Sunday Networking Coffee and Breakfast
Newbridge II & III
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome to Day 2 & Introductions
Drs Catherine Dubé, Sanjay Murthy
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 Nutritional Management of IBD
Dr. Maitreyi Raman
8:25 AM - 8:45 AM Pregnancy and IBD
Dr. Cynthia Seow
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Updates in colorectal neoplasia detection and surveillance in IBD
Dr. Sanjay Murthy
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Pediatric IBD Pearls for the Adult Gastroenterologist
Dr. Amanda Ricciuto
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Polling the Audience 6
Dr. Richmond Sy
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Panel Q&A 5
Moderator Dr. Richmond Sy
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Sunday Morning Networking Break
Newbridge II & III
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 Bariatric Endoscopy
Dr. Roberta Tasolini
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM Updates in therapeutic EUS
Dr. Anand Sahai
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM Optical Diagnosis of Neoplasia
Dr. Yusuke Fujiyoshi
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
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Meeting Wrap-Up And Evaluations
Dr. Sanjay Murthy, Dr. Catherine Dube
Welcome to Day 2!
7:00 AM - 7:55 AM Sunday Networking Coffee and Breakfast
Newbridge II & III
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome to Day 2 & Introductions
Drs Catherine Dubé, Sanjay Murthy
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 Nutritional Management of IBD
Dr. Maitreyi Raman
8:25 AM - 8:45 AM Pregnancy and IBD
Dr. Cynthia Seow
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Updates in colorectal neoplasia detection and surveillance in IBD
Dr. Sanjay Murthy
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Pediatric IBD Pearls for the Adult Gastroenterologist
Dr. Amanda Ricciuto
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Polling the Audience 6
Dr. Richmond Sy
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Panel Q&A 5
Moderator Dr. Richmond Sy
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Sunday Morning Networking Break
Newbridge II & III
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 Bariatric Endoscopy
Dr. Roberta Tasolini
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM Updates in therapeutic EUS
Dr. Anand Sahai
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM Optical Diagnosis of Neoplasia
Dr. Yusuke Fujiyoshi
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
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Meeting Wrap-Up And Evaluations
Dr. Sanjay Murthy, Dr. Catherine Dube

Welcome to Day 2!
7:00 AM - 7:55 AM Sunday Networking Coffee and Breakfast
Newbridge II & III
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Welcome to Day 2 & Introductions
Drs Catherine Dubé, Sanjay Murthy
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 Nutritional Management of IBD
Dr. Maitreyi Raman
8:25 AM - 8:45 AM Pregnancy and IBD
Dr. Cynthia Seow
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM Updates in colorectal neoplasia detection and surveillance in IBD
Dr. Sanjay Murthy
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM Pediatric IBD Pearls for the Adult Gastroenterologist
Dr. Amanda Ricciuto
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Polling the Audience 6
Dr. Richmond Sy
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Panel Q&A 5
Moderator Dr. Richmond Sy
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Sunday Morning Networking Break
Newbridge II & III
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 Bariatric Endoscopy
Dr. Roberta Tasolini
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM Updates in therapeutic EUS
Dr. Anand Sahai
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM Optical Diagnosis of Neoplasia
Dr. Yusuke Fujiyoshi
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
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Meeting Wrap-Up And Evaluations
Dr. Sanjay Murthy, Dr. Catherine Dube

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