ASGE – SPONSORED ENDOSCOPY COURSE
Friday, October 28, 6:30am - 12:45pm

The ACG is pleased to announce a special half-day ASGE-sponsored course focused on endoscopy, to be held in conjunction with the ACG Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course. This ASGE-sponsored course will emphasize common areas of endoscopic practice highlighted through endoscopic video and case studies. Experts will demonstrate new and emerging endoscopic therapies and discuss real-life experiences in clinical practice. Topics to be emphasized include endoscopic management of gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding and placement of endoprosthetics for malignancy.

Registration fees: Member Trainees $150; Members/Fellows/Allied Health $250; Non-Members $350; Residents/House Officers $200; Non-Member Trainees $200

REVIEW OF GI STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION COURSE
Friday, October 28, 7:00am - 12:00 noon

The College is pleased to again offer this popular course which has been held biennially since 1993. This program, planned and coordinated by Course Co-Directors John F. Reinus, M.D., FACG, and Douglas M. Simon, M.D., FACG, is an important adjunct in the College’s expanded three-day Board Review experience and will provide a comprehensive half-day review of the physiological, basic science underpinnings for the Postgraduate Course’s organ system review of pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapeutic measures. The following topics will be explored:

Registration fees: Trainees $110; Members/Fellows $150; All Non-Members $175

WHAT’S NEW IN GI PHARMACOLOGY
Friday, October 28, 12:45pm - 3:45pm

Again this year the College is offering the always popular GI Pharmacology update course, moderated by Philip O. Katz, M.D., FACG. Tentative topics include — Antisecretory Therapy: What’s New, What’s Old? (Kenneth R. DeVault, M.D., FACG), GI Motility Disorders: Pharmacologic Management (Eamonn M.M. Quigley, M.D., FACG), Hepatitis: Management of Failures of Initial Therapy (Mitchell L. Shiffman, M.D., FACG), NSAIDs Controversy (M. Brian Fennerty, M.D., FACG) and Pharmacologic Prevention of Cancer in IBD (Francis A. Farraye, M.D., FACG).

Registration fees: Trainees $110; Members/Fellows $150; All Non-Members $175

ACG’S 18th PRACTICE MANAGEMENT COURSE
Friday, October 28, 7:00am - 3:30pm

The ACG is proud to announce the 18th annual Practice Management Course. Ira L. Flax, M.D., FACG, and Irving M. Pike, M.D., FACG have organized a course that focuses on efficient practices and updates on areas of interest to the clinical gastroenterologist. Following the morning lectures by nationally recognized experts, there will be a presentation during lunch regarding national affairs, how they impact us and what the ACG is doing to represent the clinical gastroenterologist. Afternoon breakout sessions allowing for more detailed discussions of the morning’s topics will be held. Speakers will include Debra Phairas, Edward C. Adler, M.D., FACG, R. Bruce Cameron, M.D., FACG, David A. Johnson, M.D., FACG, James S. Leavitt, M.D., Klaus Mergener, M.D., FACG, Ece A. Mutlu, M.D., and Mitchell L. Shiffman, M.D., FACG.

Registration fees: Trainees $0*/$150; Members/Fellows $225; All Non-Members $275

*As an accommodation to ACG Trainee and Candidate Members only, ACG will waive the usual $150 Trainee/
Candidate Practice Management Course registration fee if your registration is received and processed by
October 7, 2005. The $150 fee will apply to any registration received and/or processed after October 7.

RECERTIFICATION PREPARATION AND UPDATE
Friday, October 28, 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Once again, the College will be holding a recertification training course taught by leading clinicians designed to help GI physicians prepare for the board recertification process. Course Chair, William D. Chey, M.D., FACG, has assembled a top-notch faculty that will offer a 4 hour program on Friday evening, October 28. These GI experts will review some of the types of questions and scientific rationale you will need to be prepared to answer and be successful in specific recertification component areas.

Registration fee: $100*

*Recertification Course: All attendees will also be required to purchase Recertification Gastroenterology Module 04-A from ABIM. Pricing for the module is pending at this time. If you have already purchased Module 04-A, please bring it with you.

ACG 2005 ANNUAL POSTGRADUATE COURSE
Board Review and Update in Clinical Gastroenterology
Course Directors: Maria T. Abreu, M.D., and Prateek Sharma, M.D.
October 29-30, 2005
Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

Program Description:

The challenges of quality patient care and optimal patient outcomes seem to increase exponentially from year to year through a combination of increased demand and burgeoning information/treatment options relating to disease, pharmaceuticals and devices. The clinical gastroenterologist needs to distill the essence of new information, maximize practical endoscopic/procedural knowledge, and integrate this with his/her baseline knowledge/experience regarding GI anatomy and disease states. Matching the latest information on new procedural and technological advances with the foundation of solid cognitive knowledge about GI organ systems and pathologies, will permit the needs of the GI patient to be advanced in today’s complicated health system. Starting with the objective of capturing the essential points of both scientific and procedural advances to effective patient treatments, this year’s Course applies these principles with a focused look at major GI organ systems and diseases. The Course’s fundamental objective is to improve the GI practitioner’s overall capacity to frame effective disease management strategies. Workshops, symposia and lunches provide updated perspectives on key GI conditions/ disorders and the procedural/technological baseline for sound diagnosis and treatment. This program is designed primarily for gastroenterologists and others with significant involvement in diagnosis and treatment of GI conditions and disorders who are interested in an aggressive but scientifically sound approach to management of the treatment needs of GI patients with these conditions.

A comprehensive review will be conducted in didactic presentations from expert faculty, which collectively will provide broad coverage of organ systems. Optional, smaller group, “Meet the Professor” Learning Luncheons, together with question periods interspersed in the didactic sessions, and the choice among a series of debates and controversies in GI clinical care will provide ample opportunities for exploration of specific issues and greater depth in focused areas and GI procedures and treatments.

Program Objectives:

Upon completion of this program attendees will:

• Strengthen their understanding of screening strategies for Barrett’s esophagus, colorectal cancer and Hepatitis B.
• Assimilate the new paradigm relating to NSAIDs use in the area of apparent heightened risk of COX-IIs and the potential role for H. pylori and NSAIDs in ulcers and GI bleeding.
• Improve their ability to weigh potential medical, endoscopic and surgical interventions as long-term strategies in the treatment of GERD, achalasia, dysphagia, as well as GI oncologies, including chemopreventive agents for GI malignancies, and relationships of gastritis and gastric cancer.
• Advance their familiarity with the full range of issues and treatment options in IBD, such as probiotics, antibiotics and management of dysplasia as well as new pharmacologic options in traditional GI disease areas like management of variceal bleeding, IBD, functional GI disorders and hepatitis B and C.
• Improve awareness and ability to incorporate into patient care decision-making issues relating to less common GI patient conditions such as assuring earlier diagnosis of celiac disease, difficulties in treating gastroparesis, as well as emerging GI epidemics, such as obesity, and the persistent problem of functional dyspepsia.
• Update their awareness and working familiarity with key aspects of GI liver disease, including recognition of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and issues of hepatocellular cancer, severe constipation, ENT and pulmonary symptoms of GERD, refractory nausea and vomiting, NASH, cirrhosis, and acute pancreatitis.
• Attain a more comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of better diagnostic and treatment usages of endoscopy in specialized areas like the impact, safety and role of colonoscopy in colorectal cancer vis-a-vis other, newer diagnostic tools, to more esoteric usages, such as stenting, mucosal resection and chromoendoscopy, across the broad spectrum of GI organ systems.
• Achieve a better integration of the newest tools in diagnosis with the latest therapeutic/treatment alternatives to achieve optimal outcomes in disease management of both common and unique GI disorders.

Optional Learning Luncheon programs are available by pre-registration only. These sessions allow participants to explore in greater detail, on a “Meet the Professor” basis, key topic areas covered in the PG Course. Participants in each session are limited to 50. There is a separate charge of $35 per Learning Luncheon.

ACG 2005 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

9:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. DAVID SUN LECTURE – Douglas K. Rex, M.D., FACG, Indianapolis, IN
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. GI JEOPARDY

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

6:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. POSTER SESSION
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. VISIT EXHIBITS
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. TRAINEES’ FORUM
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ALUMNI RECEPTIONS
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY RECEPTION

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 — SCIENTIFIC MEETING 7:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

6:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. REGISTRATION
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. PLENARY SESSION
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS John W. Popp, Jr., M.D., FACG, Columbia, SC
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. PLENARY SESSION
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. COFFEE BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Simultaneous Symposia

A) Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and its Complications
Moderator: Bret A. Lashner, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Russell D. Cohen, M.D., FACG Prebiotics, Probiotics and Antibiotics for Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis: Snake Oil or Gold Bullion?
Bret A. Lashner, M.D., FACG Colon Cancer Prevention in Patients with IBD: Reality or Pie in the Sky?
Stephen B. Hanauer, M.D., FACG 6-TG, 6-MMP, TPMT: Alphabet Soup or State of the Art?

B) The Ins and Outs of GI Bleeding
Moderator: Loren A. Laine, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Loren A. Laine, M.D., FACG Nonvariceal Upper GI Bleeding – Tricks of the Trade
Dennis M. Jensen, M.D., FACG Portal Hypertensive Bleeding: When to March with the Band
Klaus Mergener, M.D., Ph.D., FACG Effective Management of the Anticoagulated Patient

11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. POSTER SESSION
11:30 a.m. –12:00 noon FAQ SESSION – COLON — Douglas K. Rex, M.D., FACG
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. FAQ SESSION – IBD — Stephen B. Hanauer, M.D., FACG
1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. SIMULTANEOUS PLENARY SESSIONS
1:40 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY LECTURE
2:20 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. COFFEE BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
2:50 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Simultaneous Symposia

A) Taking the Dysfunction Out of Functional Bowel Diseases
Moderator: Douglas A. Drossman, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Douglas A. Drossman, M.D., FACG Pearls to the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Dyspepsia and Abdominal Pain
Kevin W. Olden, M.D., FACG Mind Does Matter
Nicholas J. Talley, M.D., Ph.D., FACG What Arrows are Best to Fling at Our Patients’ Symptoms?

B) New Developments in Hepatitis B
Moderator: Sanjeev Arora, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Sanjeev Arora, M.D., FACG Natural History / Testing / Serology / Vaccination: It’s Not as Simple as It Used to Be
Paul J. Pockros, M.D., FACG Current and Future Therapies for HBV: Why the Future Looks Bright
Mitchell L. Shiffman, M.D., FACG Hepatocellular Cancer Risk and Screening in HBV Infection: Strategies for Risk Reduction

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (College Members and Fellows Invited)
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. NEW AND INTERNATIONAL MEMBER RECEPTION (Invitation Only)
6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION (All attendees invited)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 — SCIENTIFIC MEETING 7:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

6:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. BREAKFAST SESSIONS (Separate registration required)

A) To Scope or Not to Scope? Examining the Evidence
Moderator: Brian P. Mulhall, M.D.
Panelists:
Brian P. Mulhall, M.D. The Principles of Evidence Based Medicine
Brooks D. Cash, M.D. Colonoscopy in Constipation
Gary W. Falk, M.D., FACG Surveillance in Barrett’s Esophagus

B) Nutrition A La Carte
Moderator: Alan L. Buchman, M.D., MSPH
Panelists:
Alan L. Buchman, M.D., MSPH Appetizer: Getting Started with Nutritional Assessment
James S. Scolapio, M.D., FACG Entrée: Indulging in Enteral Nutrition
Stephen A. McClave, M.D. Dessert: Catering Nutrition to the Patient’s Disease

C) Controversies in Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – I
Moderator: Joshua A. Katz, M.D.
Panelists:
Joshua A. Katz, M.D. Fistula in Crohn’s: How to Score a Hole in One and Avoid a Leaky Mess
Asher Kornbluth, M.D. Neoplasia in IBD: Can I Take Them Out with the Scope or Should I Call a Surgeon?
Jean-Paul Achkar, M.D. Prevention of Postoperative Recurrence: Holy Grail or Realistic Goal?

D) Hot Topics in Hepatitis C
Moderator: Richard K. Sterling, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Richard K. Sterling, M.D., FACG Co-Infection (HIV/HCV and HBV/HCV) Two is Not Always Better than One
Sanjeev Arora, M.D., FACG Management of Side Effects: Keys to Keeping Your Patients on Therapy
Bruce R. Bacon, M.D., FACG Use of Non-Invasive Markers of Fibrosis: Will We Need Liver Biopsy in the Future?

E) Common Issues in Endoscopy – From A to Z
Moderator: Jack A. DiPalma, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Jack A. DiPalma, M.D., FACG What to Choose: Sedation and Preps
John M. Inadomi, M.D. Recognition and Management of Complications
Andrew D. Feld, M.D., J.D., FACG Informed Consent: Is It Informed and When is It Not Needed?

F) The Pregnant GI Patient
Moderator: Waqar A. Qureshi, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Eileen Hay, M.D., FACG Liver Disease: When to Watch, Treat or Deliver
Waqar A. Qureshi, M.D., FACG Endoscopy in Pregnancy: Passing it Safely
Philip O. Katz, M.D., FACG GERD: A Hot Issue til Delivery

G) The Celiac Iceberg: From Pediatrics to Geriatrics
Moderator: Ali Keshavarzian, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Samuel A. Kocoshis, M.D., FACG Pediatric Perspective
Ali Keshavarzian, M.D., FACG Epidemiology and Genetics
Peter H.R. Green, M.D., FACG Who to Screen and Management of Sequelae

6:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. REGISTRATION
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. PLENARY SESSION
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. J. EDWARD BERK DISTINGUISHED LECTURE – Bruce R. Bacon, M.D., FACG, St. Louis, MO
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. COFFEE BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. SIMULTANEOUS SYMPOSIA

A) Conundrums in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Moderator: Douglas K. Rex, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Douglas K. Rex, M.D., FACG Maximizing Detection of Neoplasia: Perfecting Colonoscopy Technique
Inku Hwang, M.D. Putting CTC Into Perspective and Into Your Practice: A Review of the Technology and Evidence
Carol A. Burke, M.D., FACG Post-Polypectomy Surveillance: Who Benefits and What is the Evidence?

B) Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: What All Practicing Gastroenterologists Need to Know
Moderator: Arun J. Sanyal, M.D.
Panelists:
Zobair M. Younossi, M.D., FACG The Scope of the Problem: Natural History and Evaluation
Arun J. Sanyal, M.D. Pathophysiology – How Does All That Fat Get in the Liver?
Stephen H. Caldwell, M.D. Therapy for NASH: Pill, Diet, Surgery or Exercise

C) Hot Topics in Pediatric GI
Moderator: Vasundhara Tolia, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Philip Rosenthal, M.D., FACG NASH and the Pediatric Obesity Epidemic
Marla C. Dubinsky, M.D. Adolescents with IBD: Enhancing Their Care
Vasundhara Tolia, M.D., FACG Does GERD Go? Long-Term Implications of Pediatric GERD

11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. POSTER SESSION
11:30 a.m. –12:00 noon FAQ SESSION – ESOPHAGUS — Joel E. Richter, M.D., MACG
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. FAQ SESSION – LIVER — Bruce R. Bacon, M.D., FACG
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. SIMULTANEOUS PLENARY SESSIONS
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. COFFEE BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Simultaneous Symposia

A) The Great GERD Debate
Moderator: Joel E. Richter, M.D., MACG
Panelists:
Stuart J. Spechler, M.D., FACG Medical Therapy: Time Tested, Why Not?
Richard I. Rothstein, M.D., FACG Endoscopic Therapy: What’s the Hold Up?
Brant K. Oelschlager, M.D. Surgery: It’s a Wrap!

B) New Horizons in the Small Bowel
Moderator: Simon K. Lo, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Douglas O. Faigel, M.D. Through the Looking Glass – Lessons in CE: Who’s the Detective, What Lesions are Suspect and Do Our Patients Benefit?
Simon K. Lo, M.D., FACG Replacing Barium with Newer Small Bowel Imaging Techniques
Hironori Yamamoto, M.D. Double Balloon Enteroscopy: We’ve Been Able to See It, Now We Can Treat It!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 — SCIENTIFIC MEETING 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

6:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. BREAKFAST SESSIONS (Separate registration required)

H) Controversies in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – II
Moderator: Seymour Katz, M.D., MACG
Panelists:
Sunanda Kane, M.D., FACG Anti TNF Therapy: A Lifelong Commitment?
Bo Shen, M.D., FACG What to do When the Pouch Fails: Pouchitis and Crohn’s of the Pouch
Seymour Katz, M.D., MACG 5-ASAs in IBD: Are They All the Same and Does the Dose Really Matter?

I) How Not to be Afraid of a Post-Transplant Patient
Moderator: Paul Y. Kwo, M.D.
Panelists:
Paul Y. Kwo, M.D. Immunosuppression 101
Paul Martin, M.D., FACG Beyond the Liver in Post-Transplant Care
Kris V. Kowdley, M.D. Disease Recurrence Post Liver Transplant: Deja Vu All Over Again

J) Resolving Burning Issues in Acute Pancreatitis
Moderator: Darwin L. Conwell, M.D.
Panelists:
John Baillie, M.D., FACG What to do When There’s No Stone to Turn: Diagnostic Approach
Darwin L. Conwell, M.D. Severe Pancreatitis: Improving Outcomes
James A. DiSario, M.D., FACG Role and Timing of Invasive and Non-Invasive Imaging in Acute Pancreatitis

K) Your Practice: Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Reimbursement
Moderator: Edward L. Cattau, Jr., M.D., FACG
Panelists:
R. Bruce Cameron, M.D., FACG Update on Coding for New Technologies: Getting Paid for What We Do
Andrew D. Feld, M.D., J.D., FACG Risk Reduction: What’s New on the Horizon?
Edward L. Cattau, Jr., M.D., FACG Enhancing Efficiency in Your Endoscopy Suite

L) Disorders of Evacuation – The Word on Getting It Out
Moderator: Satish S.C. Rao, M.D., Ph.D., FACG
Panelists:
Lawrence R. Schiller, M.D., FACG What Am I Seeing and How Does It Work: Anatomy and Physiology
Satish S.C. Rao, M.D., Ph.D., FACG Fecal Incontinence
Joshua A. Katz, M.D. Obstructed Defecation: Sorting Out the Panoply of Possibilities

M) Obesity: What’s the Skinny?
Moderator: Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, D.O., FACG
Panelists:
Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, D.O., FACG Diets and Pharmaceuticals: What Works and What to Avoid
Kenric M. Murayama, M.D. When to Call the Surgeon
Francis A. Farraye, M.D., FACG When the Surgeon Calls Us: Interpretation of Post-Operative
Symptoms and Endoscopic Findings

N) East Meets West: Challenging Situations in Special Populations
Moderator: Stuart J. Spechler, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
Akira Terano, M.D., FACG Treatment of Gastric Cancer in Japan: Current Status
Stuart J. Spechler, M.D., FACG Prevention of Esophageal Cancer in Barrett’s: American Lessons
James M. Church, M.D., FACG Flat and Depressed Colorectal Neoplasia: Is It Only an Eastern Phenomenon?

6:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. REGISTRATION
7:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. PLENARY SESSION
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. DAVID Y. GRAHAM LECTURE – Francis K.L. Chan, M.D., FACG, Hong Kong
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. COFFEE BREAK-VISIT EXHIBITS
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. SIMULTANEOUS SYMPOSIA

A) Biologics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Moderator: Gary R. Lichtenstein, M.D., FACG
Panelists:
William J. Sandborn, M.D., FACG Current and Future Treatments for Refractory Ulcerative Colitis
Gary R. Lichtenstein, M.D., FACG What to do When Infliximab Fails: Throw in the Towel or Keep on Trucking?
Maria T. Abreu, M.D. Immunemodulators and Infliximab in Pregnancy: Healthy Mother or Anxious Parents?

B) Challenges and Choices in Obstructive Jaundice
Moderator: Randall E. Brand, M.D.
Panelists:
Randall E. Brand, M.D. Diagnostic Algorithm: Putting Your Ducts in a Row
John Baillie, M.D., FACG Biliary Obstruction from Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: To Drain or Not to Drain
Michael L. Kochman, M.D. Current and Evolving Therapies for the Management of Malignant Strictures

11:30 a.m. MEETING ADJOURNS

Program Description:

Clinical GI medicine – remaining abreast of the refinements in treatments of long-standing GI disorders, integrating paradigm shifts about medications as well as new technologies and pharmacologic treatment of both major as well as less prevalent digestive disease, and endoscopic treatment could pose a never-ending challenge and quandary for the average practitioner. Diagnostic and therapeutic options in GI patient care proliferate unabated. Staying updated in GI and disease management skills is a central objective, attainable only with a focus on grasping the essence of new advances, both the scientific and technological, persistently evaluating pros and cons of new technologies such as virtual colonoscopy, fecal DNA, endoscopic treatments for GERD, information on COX-IIs and other NSAIDs are essential to being able to apply these new modalities to achieve the most desirable patient diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes. Changes and refinements in science continue to challenge the capacity of clinical practitioners to absorb new information and integrate it into the framework of their patient care and decision-making.

In treating today’s patients, GI physicians need to be probing and conversant on GI nutrition, both the assessment and treatment, evacuation issues from fecal incontinence to defecation obstruction, that may trigger revisions in the practice level approach to disease management. A strong clinical GI meeting will offer an update of GI practice and disease management skills, such as the following: recent or prospective new pharmacologic advances in conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., introduction of several new or refined treatment agents), hepatitis– both B and C, their diagnosis and treatment as well as role for screening, practical applications of new endoscopic technologies including questions and options relating to modes of sedation and options for the prep or thoughtful contemplation of complications and long-term expectations in celiac disease, new approaches on perennial issues – the pregnant GI patient, treatment of special populations (e.g., appropriate time to start CRC screening in African- Americans).

State-of-the-art symposia will explore unresolved or changing issues on tools for diagnosing and treating Barrett’s esophagus, and obstructive jaundice and pancreatitis. Additional approaches are needed to special populations with GI disease such as treating the adolescent GERD patient and recognizing its role before the patient becomes an adult as well as pediatric fatty liver disease. Practical patientrelated, and in some cases, practice efficiency options including coding updates and risk management strategies will be reviewed. Detailed coverage of refinement and new advances across the spectrum of GI diseases/ conditions will be explicated in the 11 plenary state-of-the-art symposia, and 14 optional breakfast symposia which form the core curriculum of this year’s program. The program is designed primarily for gastroenterologists and others with significant involvement in diagnosis and treatment of GI conditions and disorders who are interested in an aggressive but scientifically sound approach to management of the treatment needs of GI patients with these conditions.

Program Objectives:

Upon completion of this program attendees will:

• Attain a broad understanding of new evidence changing traditional approaches to GI patient care in specific diseases, as well as improving practice efficiency, coding proficiency, and risk reduction/management more generally.
• Secure new information including a more comprehensive picture of patients using NSAIDs in a COX-II restricted environment including strategies for risk palliation and GI bleeding treatment to placing into perspective risks of continued COX-II usage.
• Attain a solid basis for understanding and placing new technologies and endoscopic options — virtual colonoscopy, fecal DNA, endoscopic treatment of GERD, a practical update on barium vs. newer options in small bowel imaging, and stenting in the proper clinical perspective.
• Learn the best information on some emerging challenges in GI diseases such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and hepatocellular cancer risk and screening strategies, chemoprevention and tracking of Barrett’s esophagus.
• Understand new pharmacologic approaches in probiotics.
• Be prepared to integrate the latest developments and expert recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation, liver disease, including practical issues in liver disease integration into GI clinical practice and reimbursement, and the mounting challenges of obesity, i.e., prevalent pediatric onset and pharmacologic and surgical treatment advances, viral hepatitis, the broad array of issues in IBD with special attention to new treatment agents, and strategies toward preventing post-operative recurrence.
• Be familiar with the latest in treatment of discrete special populations that may require specific knowledge and modified awareness and approaches including the unique needs of the pregnant patient, a range of issues for screening, timing, methods for African-Americans and the pediatric GERD patient.
• Be familiar with issues and new treatments in endoscopy in practice management as well as coding controversies and mistakes.

GENERAL INFORMATION

REGISTRATION

Pre-Registration:
You may pre-register for the ACG Annual Meeting, Postgraduate Course and other half-day and fullday optional programs one of three ways:
(1) ON-LINE – You may register on-line at ACG’s secure website, www.acg.gi.org/annualmeeting.
(2) FAX – You may fax your completed pre-registration form (with credit card information) to ACG at 301-263-9025.
(3) MAIL – You may mail your completed pre-registration form to the American College of Gastroenterology, 6400 Goldsboro Rd., Suite 450, Bethesda, MD 20817-5846. Deadline for receipt of preregistration is October 7, 2005. All preregistrations received prior to October 7 will be acknowledged.

On-Site Registration: After October 7, 2005, registration will only be available on-site at the ACG Registration Desk at the Hawaii Convention Center and will be on a space available basis only. Preregistration is strongly recommended.

Cancellation: Written notice of cancellation and requests for refunds must be received by the College’s office by October 7, 2005. After this date, no refunds will be possible. Registration cancellations are not accepted by telephone.

Meeting Materials: Meeting materials (including name badges and optional event tickets) will be available for pick-up on-site at the ACG Registration Desk. A Program Book will be mailed to ACG members 4-6 weeks prior to the meeting, and attendees should plan to bring this book with them to the meeting.

Annual Scientific Meeting
There is no registration fee for ACG Fellows (FACG), Members and Trainee Members, or Residents/House Officers who provide a letter from their Chief of Service indicating they are currently in training. Guests/Non-Member Physicians/ Exhibitors are required to submit a registration fee of $300. Allied Health Personnel should submit a registration fee of $150. Tickets for the optional breakfast sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday may be purchased for $35 by indicating your preference on the registration form.

Annual Postgraduate Course
A comprehensive syllabus with a separate self-assessment examination will be included. Registration forms will be processed in order of receipt and must be accompanied by payment in full of the registration fee. All preregistrations received prior to October 7 willbe acknowledged.

This year’s Postgraduate Course again offers registrants the opportunity to participate in the optional Learning Luncheon programs. Participation will be by preregistration only, with a maximum of 50 participants in each luncheon. These sessions will allow participants to explore in greater detail, on a one-on-one “Meet the Professor” basis, the key topic areas being covered in the Postgraduate Course. Because participation is limited in each session, you will need to provide your top five choices when completing your pre-registration form for the Learning Luncheons. There is a separate charge of $35per ticket for the Learning Luncheons.

Optional Friday, October 28th Programs
Registration fees are noted on the enclosed preregistration form. See program outline fordetails on course content.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

You may make hotel reservations one of three ways:
Internet: For the fastest and most current information, visit www.acg.gi.org/annualmeeting and book your hotel space online through ITS Travel Agency, which is also functioning as the ACG Housing Bureau.
Fax: Complete the enclosed Hotel Reservation Form for the hotel of your choice and fax it to ITS Travel Agency, which is also functioning as the ACG Housing Bureau at: 1-800-521-6017.
Mail: Complete the enclosed Hotel Reservation Form for the hotel of your choice and mail it to:

ITS Housing Bureau
108 Wilmot Road, Suite 400
Deerfield, IL 60015

THE HOTELS WILL ONLY ACCEPT NEW HOTEL RESERVATIONS UNTIL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2005.

Please be sure your reservation reaches the Housing Bureau prior to October 5, 2005, when any remaining rooms will be released. There is NO GUARANTEE that rooms will be available up to the deadline date, and there is no guarantee that rooms will be available at the ACG Convention rate. Rates quoted are on a space-available basis only. Once ACG’s block of rooms is sold out, the hotels may charge a higher rate for any additional rooms they make available.

Deposits
Credit cards will be charged a one night room deposit prior to the arrival date. Checks are only accepted with mailed Hotel Reservation Forms, in the amount of a $200 deposit and made out to ACG Housing.

AIRLINE INFORMATION

To receive the exclusive discounts go online to www.acg.gi.org/annualmeeting or call ITS Travel Agency toll-free at 1-800-621-1083 (U.S. and Canada) between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CDT), Monday through Friday. A $20.00 service fee will be charged for each airline ticket issued. Save $5.00 when you book online.

American Airlines
American Airlines offers 5-10% off AA/Oneworld coach fares, with 30 day advance purchase. These fares are valid for round-trip travel to Honolulu, Kauai and Maui on American Airlines. All Tariff rules apply. To book tickets at these discounted rates, call ITS at 1-800-621-1083 or call American Airlines 1-800-433-1790 and refer to Authorization #A36H5AB. We
encourage you to fly the official carrier, American Airlines, because your organization can earn transportation to move staff and speakers, thereby lowering your registration costs.

Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines is offering 15% off Coach/First Class Published One-Way fares over $599, 15% off BusinessFirst One-Way Published fares over $2,400, 5% off Coach/First Class Published One-Way fares from $299-$598, 5% off BusinessFirst Published One-Way fares from $1,200-$2,399, 2% off Coach/First Class Published One-Way fares
less than $299 and 2% off BusinessFirst Published One-Way fares less than $1,200. To book tickets at these discounted rates, call ITS at 1-800-621-1083 or call Continental Airlines at 1-800-468-7022 and refer to Z Code: ZVKA and Agreement Code: UB62JM. We encourage you to fly the official carrier, Continental Airlines, because your organization can earn
transportation to move staff and speakers, thereby lowering your registration costs.

Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines is offering 10-15% off the published fares when you book your flights 30 days or more prior to your departure and 5-10% off the published fares when you book your flight 0-29 days prior to departure. Restrictions apply. To book tickets at these discounted rates, call ITS at 1-800-621-1083 or call Northwest Airlines at 1-800-328-1111 and refer to Call In #NM7JE. We encourage you to fly the official carrier, Northwest Airlines, because your organization can earn transportation to move staff and speakers, thereby lowering your registration costs.

CAR RENTAL INFORMATION

Avis
Avis is offering special discounted daily and weekly rental rates for meeting attendees. To receive the exclusive discounts go online to www.acg.gi.org/annualmeeting or call ITS Travel Agency toll-free at 1-800-621-1083 (U.S. and Canada) between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CDT), Monday through Friday. Or you may call Avis at 1-800-331-1600 and refer to
AWD #H002616.

ACCREDITATION

The American College of Gastroenterology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Gastroenterology designates these educational activities for a maximum of the following category I credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity. (credit hours subject to change with any program changes):

Annual Scientific Meeting .................. 16.5
Postgraduate Course ......................... 13.5
Practice Management Course ................. 8
GI Structure/Function Course ................. 5
What’s New in GI Pharmacology ............ 3
Recertification Course ............................. 4

Registration
5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Registration
6:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

ASGE-Sponsored
Endoscopy Course
6:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Review of GI Structure
and Function Course
7:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

Practice Management
Course
7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

GI Pharmacology Course
12:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

Recertification
Preparation and
Update Course
4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Registration
6:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Continental Breakfast
6:15 a.m.-7:00 a.m.

Postgraduate Course
6:50 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

David Sun Lecture
9:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m.

Optional Learning
Luncheons (tickets required)
11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

GI Jeopardy
3:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.

Registration
6:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Auxiliary Registration
6:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Job Forum
6:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Continental Breakfast
6:15 a.m.-7:00 a.m.

Postgraduate Course
7:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

Optional Learning
Luncheons (tickets required)
11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Poster Sessions
2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open
2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Trainees’ Forum
3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.

Alumni Receptions
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Women and Minorities
in GI Reception
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Registration
6:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Auxiliary Registration/
Hospitality Suite
6:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Job Forum
6:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Annual Meeting
7:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Presidential Address
8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Poster Sessions
9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Lunch Break
11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

FAQ Session – Colon
11:30 a.m.-12:00 noon

FAQ Session – IBD
12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m.

American Journal of
Gastroenterology Lecture
1:40 p.m.-2:20 p.m.

ACG Business Meeting
4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

New and International
Members Reception
5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

President’s Reception
6:15 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Registration
6:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Auxiliary Registration/
Hospitality Suite
6:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Job Forum
6:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Optional Breakfast
Sessions
(tickets required)
6:00 a.m.-7:30 a.m.

Annual Meeting
7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

J. Edward Berk
Distinguished
Lecture
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Poster Sessions
9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Lunch Break
11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

FAQ Session – Esophagus
11:30 a.m.-12:00 noon

FAQ Session – Liver
12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m.

Registration
6:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Auxiliary Registration/
Hospitality Suite
6:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Job Forum
6:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Optional Breakfast
Sessions
(tickets required)
6:00 a.m.-7:30 a.m.

Annual Meeting
7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

David Y. Graham
Lecture
9:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m.

Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.