Conference Topics and Syllabus
Esophagus
- Reflux Disorders
- Medical and Surgical Management of Reflux
- Barrett’s Esophagus
- Dysplasia and endoscopic management
- Rumination syndrome, belching, aerophagia, Hiccups, evaluation
Acid Peptic Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Motor Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Other Stomach Conditions
- Gastric Polyps
- Gastric Carcinoids
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional GI Disorders
Disorders of Nutrient Assimilation/Malnutrition
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- IBD, diagnosis and management
- Immunomodulators and Biologic Therapy for IBD, advancements
- Post surgical management of IBD
- Complications of IBD/ surgical complications and management
- Serologic markers and Drug metabolite in IBD
- Issues in surveillance and management of dysplasia in IBD
Colonic Disease
- Colon Cancer and Screening
- Polyp surveillance, Malignant polyps/Serrated adenomas
- Constipation, pelvic floor dysfunction, evaluation and management
- Diverticular disease and complications/Diverticulitis
- Endoscopic Resection of Colorectal polyps, guidelines and management
- Familial Colo-rectal cancer
- Evidence Based Guidelines for Post-Colon Cancer Management and Guidelines
Other Small Bowel and Colonic Diseases
- Short Gut Syndrome
- Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth syndrome
- Microscopic Colitis
- Radiation Colitis and enteritis
- Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome
- Diversion colitis
- Graft vs host disease
Vascular Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- Meseteric Ischemia
- Acute Ischemic Colitis/Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
- Portal Venous Thrombosis
Gastrointestinal Infections
- Retroviral, mycotic, and parasitic diseases
- C-difficile infection and management or recurrent disease
Gastrointestinal Diseases with an Immune Basis
- Celiac Sprue
- Esinophilic GI disorder/Allergic GI disorder
- GI involvement in Autoimmune disorders
Hepatology
- Acute Viral Hepatitis
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Fulminant hepatic failure
- Chronic Viral Hepatitis
- Treatment of Viral Hepatitis (B and C)
- SBP and HRS in Liver failure
- TIPS in the Management of Complications of Liver disease
- Drug and Toxin induced liver disease
- Pregnancy related hepatobiliary disease
- Cholestatic Syndromes (PSC/PBC/etc)
- Genetic Liver Diseases (Hemochromatosis, Alpha-1 AT Deficiency, Wilson’s disease)
- Complication of Chronic Liver disease
- Autoimmune liver diseases
- Vascular disorders of liver (Budd-Chiari and Ischemic/hypoxic hepatitis)
- Perioperative evaluation and Management of Liver disease patient
- Pre-transplant evaluation and MELD
- Hepatocelluar carcinoma/other hepatic malignancy
- Liver imaging modalities
- Management and evaluation of Post-Transplant Patients
Gastrointestinal Neoplastic Disease
- HIV related GI Malignancy
- Anal Canal Cancer
- Tumor biology
- Chemotherapy and Radiation treatment for GI Malignancies
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Gastrointestinal Lymphoma
- Endoluminal stenting in GI Malignancies
- Familial risk of gastric/esophageal cancer
- GI Stromal Tumors
Pancreatic Diseases
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Pancreatic Function Studies
- Idiopathic Pancreatitis
- Nutritional Support in acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
- Radiologic Evaluation of Pancreas and biliary tract
- Biliary Dyskinesia/Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction
- Pancreatic Divisum
- Indications and complications of pancreatic Surgery
- Evaluation of pancreatic Cys
- Molecular genetic of hereditary pancreatic disorders
- Pancreatic Cancer
Biliary Diseases
- RUQ abdominal pain and evaluation
- Gall stone disease and acute cholecystitis (calculous and acalculous)
- Neoplastic diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts
Women’s Health Issues and Pediatric Gastroenterology
- IBD issues in pediatric population and women
- Neonatal Jaundice, and cholestasis
- Common Pediatric Gastrointestinal problems
- Abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, Cystic fibrosis necrotizing enterocolitis,
Meckel’s diverticulum, intestinal intussusception, and mid-gut volvulus
- GI Complications of GYN-malignancy and treatment
- Pregnancy and GI Pharmacology
- Osteoporosis in GI and Liver Diseases
Geriatric Gastroenterology
- Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Risks and Complications
- Evaluation and risks of endoscopic procedures among elderly
- Effect of aging on gastrointestinal Tract and common GI illness among elderly population
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Upper GI bleeding
- Non Variceal GI Bleeding and Management
- Variceal Bleeding and Management
- Lower GI Bleeding and Management
- GI Bleeding of Obscure Origin, evaluation and management (including AVMs)
Genetic/Inherited Disorders
- Genetic marker in Crohn’s disease
Advance Endoscopic Technique
- Capsule endoscopy
- Double Balloon Enteroscopy, Single Fiber endoscopy, Narrow Band Imaging and Confocal
(high magnification endoscopy)
Anal Canal Diseases/Disorder
- Hemorrhoids and anal fissure
- Anal canal benign and malignant diseases
- Fecal Incontinence and evaluation, Fecal Impaction
Surgical Treatment for Morbid obesity
Endoscopy
- Anticoag and antiplt agents and GI Endoscopy
Gastrointestinal and Biliary Manifestations of HIV Infections
Other Topics
- Systemic Diseases affecting GI and Liver, including para-neoplastic disorders
- Management of GI emergencies in the acutely ill patient/ileus (including Acid Suppressive
therapy in ICU)
- Advance Imaging Techniques in GI/Liver: CT Colonography, CT enterography, PET Scan
Training in Nutrition
- HIV
- Nutritional issues in patients with IBD
Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Training in Research
Training in Surgery
Training in Radiology
Techniques Used in the Basic Science Investigation of Gastrointestinal Cancer
- flow cytometry, polymerase chain reaction assays, mutation analysis, methylation assays,
DNA sequencing, and linkage analysis.
Complications of Endoscopic Procedures
Foreign Body Management
