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Session 1: Updates in General Gastroenterology

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Overview

Moderator – Dr. Stephanie Canning


Details

Learning Objectives: • Describe new pathways for early rectal cancer therapy • Inform gastroenterologists and endoscopists about considerations for the removal of large sessile polyps in the rectum in view of novel approaches to early rectal cancer management • Describe new pathways for advanced rectal cancer therapy • Describe the changing epidemiology of colorectal cancer and other GI cancers • Describe the pathophysiology of early onset GI cancers • Discuss the role of colorectal cancer in individuals younger than 50 • Identify the epidemiology of chronic pancreatitis • Discuss the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis • Describe updates in management of chronic pancreatitis • Describe eosinophilic disorders of the gi tract • Explain their pathophysiology • Describe their diagnosis and management

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