Doctors' Program
Registration Includes: President’s Welcome & Networking Dinner, Scientific Sessions, Breakfasts, Lunch, Nutrition Breaks, Cocktail Reception, Gala & Awards Presentation and Annual General Meeting.
Friday, October 18, 2024
Registration Open
Mingle at the Bar
Welcome Dinner
Beanfield Centre
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Registration Open
Breakfast
Industry Sponsored Short Snapper Sessions #1
IL-23 Trials in Crohn's Disease: Fact or Fiction?
Speaker: Dr. Neeraj Narula MD, MPH, FRCPC |
Sponsored by: |
What Could be Disease Clearance in Ulcerative Colitis? Evolution of Treatment Goals in UC
Speaker: Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCPC |
Sponsored by: |
Interactive IBD Trivia Session
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Green, MD, FRCPC |
Sponsored by: |
Question and Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Elaine Yeung, MD, FRCPC
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speakers:
Dr. Emily Ching, MD, FRCPC, CAGF
Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCPC
FEATURED SPEAKER:
Advances in UGIB and Managing Anti-Thrombotic Agents Peri-Endoscopy
Speaker: Dr. Alan Barkun, MD, CM, FRCP (C), FACP, FACG, AGAF, MSc (Clinical Epidemiology)
GERD & pH Testing
Speaker: Dr. David M Rodrigues, MD, MSc, MHScEd, FRCPC
Acute Liver Failure
Speaker: Dr. Joanna Dionne, MD, MSc., PhD
Portal Hypertension
Speaker: Dr. Florence Wong, MD, FRACP, FRCPC
Question & Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Suraj Sharma, MD, FRCPC, MScPH
Nutrition Break/Exhibits
Diagnosis and Management of Pouch Disorders
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey McCurdy, MD, PhD, FRCPC
FEATURED SPEAKER:
Simplifying the Complicated:
Where do new therapies fit in 2024?
Speaker: Dr. Remo Panaccione, MD, FRCPC
Question & Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Nitasha Anand, MD, FRCPC
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCPC
Lunch
[Beanfield Centre]
RESIDENTS' ROUNDTABLE
Navigating Career Decisions in GI – A Panel Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Scott Shulman, MD, FRCP(C)
Panelists:
Dr. Nitasha Anand, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Smita L. S. Halder, MBChB, MRCP, MRes, PhD
Dr. Lindsay Crabbe, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Youstina Samy Kamal Hanna, MD, FRCPC
Social Program -
Come From Away Musical
Don’t miss this breathtaking musical!
[Royal Alexandra Theatre]
Cocktail Reception
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Registration Open
Breakfast
Opening Remarks
Speaker: Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCPC
Advances in Therapeutic Endoscopy
Speakers:
Dr. Jeffrey Mosko, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Christopher Teshima, MD, MSc., PhD, FRCPC
Medical Education in the Endoscopy Suite
Speaker: Dr. Samir C. Grover (he/him), MD, MEd, FRCPC, AGAF, FASGE
Question & Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Brian P. H. Chan, B.MSc., M.D., FRCPC
Nutrition Break/Exhibits
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
How the principles behind clinical trials inform practice in IBD; Some observations from four decades of experience as a clinical investigator
Speaker: Dr. Brian G. Feagan, MD, FRCPC
Question & Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Laura Targownik MD, MSHS, FRCPC
OMA Section on Gastroenterology AGM
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Green, MD, FRCPC
OAG Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Speaker: Dr. Emily Ching, MD, FRCPC, CAGF
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Dr. Emily Ching, MD, FRCPC, CAGF