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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
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Registration Open
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Mingle at the Bar
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Welcome Dinner

Beanfield Centre

 

Saturday, October 19, 2024
7:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration Open 
7:00 am - 9:30 am
Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:00 am
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:

7:45 am - 7:55 am
Question and Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Elaine Yeung, MD, FRCPC

8:00 am - 8:15 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speakers:
Dr. Emily Ching, MD, FRCPC, CAGF
Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCPC

8:15 am - 8:55 am
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)

8:55 am - 9:15 am
GERD & pH Testing

Speaker: Dr. David M Rodrigues, MD, MSc, MHScEd, FRCPC

9:15 am - 9:35 am
Acute Liver Failure

Speaker: Dr. Joanna Dionne, MD, MSc., PhD

9:35 am - 9:55 am
Portal Hypertension

Speaker: Dr. Florence Wong, MD, FRACP, FRCPC

9:55 am - 10:10 am
Question & Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Suraj Sharma, MD, FRCPC, MScPH

10:10 am - 10:40 am
Nutrition Break/Exhibits
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Diagnosis and Management of Pouch Disorders

Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey McCurdy, MD, PhD, FRCPC

11:00 am - 11:40 am
FEATURED SPEAKER:
Simplifying the Complicated:
Where do new therapies fit in 2024?

Speaker: Dr. Remo Panaccione, MD, FRCPC

11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Question & Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Nitasha Anand, MD, FRCPC

12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Closing Remarks

Speaker: Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCPC

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch

[Beanfield Centre]

12:05 pm - 1:30 pm
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 

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Social Program -
Come From Away Musical

Don’t miss this breathtaking musical! 

[Royal Alexandra Theatre]

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 
Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm - 12:00 am

 

Sunday, October 20, 2024
7:00 am - 11:00 am
Registration Open
7:00 am - 9:30 am 
Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:35 am
Opening Remarks

Speaker: Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCPC

8:35 am - 9:35 am
Advances in Therapeutic Endoscopy

Speakers:
Dr. Jeffrey Mosko, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Christopher Teshima, MD, MSc., PhD, FRCPC

9:35 am - 10:00 am
Medical Education in the Endoscopy Suite

Speaker: Dr. Samir C. Grover (he/him), MD, MEd, FRCPC, AGAF, FASGE

10:00 am - 10:15 am
Question & Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Brian P. H. Chan, B.MSc., M.D., FRCPC

10:15 am - 10:40 am
Nutrition Break/Exhibits
10:40 am - 11:15 am
11:15 am - 1130 am
Question & Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Laura Targownik MD, MSHS, FRCPC

11:30 am - 12:00 pm
OMA Section on Gastroenterology AGM

Speaker: Dr. Daniel Green, MD, FRCPC

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
OAG Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Speaker: Dr. Emily Ching, MD, FRCPC, CAGF

12:30 pm - 12:35 pm
Closing Remarks

Speaker: Dr. Emily Ching, MD, FRCPC, CAGF

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