2026 Education

2026 EDUCATION

UPDATE — What’s New in ACG Crohn’s Disease Guidelines Maia Kayal, MD
Debate: Combination Therapy for Crohn’s Disease: Pro vs Con
- Bincy Abraham, MD
- Lukasz Kwapisz, MD
Positioning Therapies for Crohn’s Disease: Selecting Optimal Treatments for Specific Patients — Aline Charabaty, MD
What We Wish You Knew: How Providers Can Advocate for Patients (Patient Advocate Discussion) — Amber Tresca and Gaylyn Henderson
Case Studies in Crohn’s Disease — Moderator: Katie Hutchins, MD
- Are IL-23’s First-Line Treatment for Crohn’s Disease? — Jami Kinnucan, MD
- Optimal Use of JAK1 Inhibitors — Jalpa Devi, MD
- Panelists:
  - Norma Solis, NP
  - Sandra Quezada, MD
  - Aja McCutchen, MD
Top 5 Tips-Managing Eosinophilic Esophagitis — John Pandolfino, MD
Debate: PPI-resistant Laryngo-pharyngeal Reflux: Diagnostic Testing vs Empiric PCAB — Rena Yadlapati, MD

Top 5 Tips-Managing Anti-Coagulants/Anti-Platelet Therapy During GI Bleeding and Endoscopy — Neena Abraham, MD
Future of AI in GI — Brennan Spiegel, MD
Case Studies in Esophageal and GI Motility Disorders — Moderator: Jennifer Christie, MD
- Barrett’s Esophagus with Low-Grade Dysplasia: Surveilllance vs RFA — Jennifer Kolb, MD
- Optimized Bismuth Quadruple Therapy or PCAB-Amoxicillin Dual Therapy for Helicobacter Pylori? — Jennifer Kolb, MD
- Panelists:
  - Mariam Naveed,MD
  - Iris Wang, MD
  - Carol Antequera, PA-C
Top 5 Tips-Managing IBS-C … and When to Get Ano-Rectal Manometry — Morgan Allyn Sendzischew Shane, MD

Top 5 Tips: Utilizing Esophageal Manometry — John Pandolfino, MD
Debate: IBS-D with Bloating: Empiric Treatment with Rifaximin and Low FODMAP vs Breath Testing
- Darren Brenner, MD
- Iris Wang, MD
Top 5 Tips: Managing PPI-Resistant GERD — Jennifer Christie, MD
Case Studies in Esophageal Disorders — Moderator: Mariam Naveed, MD
- Symptoms Improved with PPIs, but No Histologic Change — Paul Feuerstadt, MD
- “My Belly Hurts”-Optimizing Abdominal Pain/Bloating Relief in IBS — Morgan Allyn Sendzischew Shane, MD + Carol Antequera, PA
- Panelists:
  - Jennifer Kolb, MD
  - Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD

Esophageal and GI Motility Disorders

Top 5 Tips: Managing Pouchitis — Maia Kayal, MD
UPDATE-What’s New in ACG Ulcerative Colitis Guidelines — Katie Hutchins, MD
Case Studies in Ulcerative Colitis — Moderator: Bincy Abraham, MD
- Impact of Obesity on UC Management-Role for GLP-1 agonists — Lukasz Kwapisz, MD + Carol Hernandez, PA-C
- Treating New Onset UC in Older Patient with Co-Morbidities — Joseph Sleiman, MD
- Panelists:
  - Norma Solis, NP
  - Sandra Quezada, MD
  - Jami Kinnucan, MD
When Your UC Patient Hates Needles: Options for Oral Therapy — Aja McCutchen, MD
Anti-T1LA Monoclonal Antibodies and Precision Medicine: Future of IBD Management — Philip Schoenfeld