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December 2, 2025

The Top Three Things You Might Not Be Doing for Your Patients with Cirrhosis

Elliot Tapper, MD

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify and address the overlooked symptoms of cirrhosis

2. Identify and address frailty in people with cirrhosis

3. Identify and address alcohol use disorder

November 18, 2025

Management of GERD in 2025

John Pandolfino, MD

Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

Learning Objectives:

1. Design a personalized approach to manage gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on important clinical features and physiologic biomarkers

2. Discuss when proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy is beneficial in GERD

3. Describe the risks associated with PPI therapy

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November 4, 2025

So You Found a Cystic Lesion in the Pancreas - Now What?

Mandeep Sawhney, MD

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain how to classify pancreatic cysts

2. Describe the natural history of pancreatic cysts

3. Discuss the management of pancreatic cysts

October 21, 2025

Optical Diagnosis in Everyday Endoscopy

Learning Objectives:

1. Identification of the patient at risk of bleeding​

2. Review of endoscopic techniques to prevent and treat postpolypectomy bleeding

3. Review of the common toolbox of endoscopic treatments to treat bleeding

Robert Bechara, MD
Queen's University, Kingston, ON

October 7, 2025

Innovations in Endoscopy Ready for Everyday Practice

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe current tools and techniques that have changed endoscopic practice over the last 5 years

2. Identify current tools and techniques that all endoscopists should be using

Dennis Yang, MD

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

September 16, 2025

Autoimmune Liver Disease Through the Ages

Palak T. Trivedi, MD

NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, UK

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss the optimum induction and maintenance regimens in first-, second-, and third-line therapy for autoimmune liver disease (AILD), including challenges associated with new drug development

2. Apply risk stratification strategies to patient populations, at

   presentation and over time

3. Describe the changing epidemiology of AILD and how this may impact liver and gastroenterology services moving forward

4. Explain how variations in clinical practice influence long-term clinical outcomes for patients

June 17, 2025

Getting Out of Trouble in Endoscopy - How I do it

Learning Objectives:

1. Employ key practical tips for dealing with difficult situations in everyday endoscopy

2. Identify tools to help prevent major complications of endoscopy

Jeff Mosko, MD

St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON

June 3, 2025

Diagnosis and Management of Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Aliya Gulamhusein, MD

Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the diagnosis and clinical manifestations of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)

2. Apply a clinical approach to risk stratification of patients at high risk of disease progression

3. Discuss novel advances in therapies for patients with high-risk PBC

May 20, 2025

Intestinal Ultrasound in IBD

Kerri Novak, MD

University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Learning Objectives:

1. Evaluate the role of intestinal ultrasound (IUS) in diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

2. Identify the techniques and key scoring systems in IBD

3. Describe the limitations of IUS

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April 22, 2025

Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Miguel Regueiro, MD

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OhioLearning Objectives:

1. Summarize the medication options for hospitalized patients with ulcerative colitis

2. Describe the factors predictive of a colectomy

3. Discuss the guidelines and management algorithm to treat acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC)​

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April 8, 2025

Managing Chronic Constipation

Satish S.C. Rao, MD

Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Learning Objectives:

1. Define constipation and its subtypes, and examine its pathophysiology

2. Discuss clinical evaluation, including stool apps, digital rectal examination, and novel diagnostic tests

3. Describe the latest treatment options for chronic constipation using a pathophysiologic-based approach, including biofeedback

March 25, 2025

Update in Colon EMR: Do’s and Don’ts

Jérémie Jacques, MD

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges, Limoges, France

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the basics of polyp assessment

2. Explain how to select endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) techniques

3. Identify major technical pitfalls to avoid during EMR

March 11, 2025

Eosinophilic Esophagitis: How to Manage in 2025

Evan Dellon, MD

University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the diagnostic criteria for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)

2. Select appropriate pharmacologic treatment options for EoE

3. Apply endoscopic options and techniques for EoE

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February 11, 2025

First and Second Line Therapy in Crohn's Disease

Vipul Jairath, MD

Western University, London, ON

Learning Objectives:

1. Review the current landscape of biologic therapies for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

2. Discuss the evidence to inform first line positioning in CD

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December 10, 2024

Prevention and Management of Post-Polypectomy Bleeding

Learning Objectives:

1. Identification of the patient at risk of bleeding​

2. Review of endoscopic techniques to prevent and treat postpolypectomy bleeding

3. Review of the common toolbox of endoscopic treatments to treat bleeding

Heiko Pohl, MD

VA Medical Center, White River Junction and VT Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebannon, NH

November 26, 2024

Diagnosis and Management of Non-responsive Celiac Disease

M. Ines Pinto-Sanchez, MD

McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Learning Objectives:

1. Review the most common causes of non-responsive celiac disease (NRCD)

2. Identify differences between NRCD and refractory celiac disease (RCD)

3. Describe strategies for diagnosis and treatment of NRCD and RC

November 12, 2024

Prevention and Treatment of Post-operative Crohn's Disease Recurrence

Miguel Regueiro, MD

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify strategies to risk stratify patients and monitor disease activity after ileo-colonic resection

2. Analyze treatment paradigms for prevention of postoperative recurrence

November 5, 2024

Assessing and Managing IBD Associated Arthritis

Janet Pope, MD

Western University, London, ON

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the differential diagnosis of IBD associated arthritis

2. Recognize the patterns of enteropathic arthritis

3. Compare and contrast IBD medications which may or may not help inflammatory arthritis

October 29, 2024

Managing Acute Variceal Bleeding in 2024: Tips & Tricks

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe approaches to managing patients with acute variceal bleeding

2. Discuss management and pharmacologic strategies to bleeding

3. Review endoscopic approaches to bleeding including gastric varices

James O'Beirne, MD

Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, Old Australia

October 1, 2024

What's New in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Amit Singal, MD

UT Southwest Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Learning Objectives:

1. Examine the diagnostic criteria of HCC

2. Describe medical and surgical management of HCC

3. Apply clinical guidelines

June 18, 2024

PBC and PSC: How I Manage these in 2024

Aliya Gulamhusein, MD

Toronto Centre for Liver Disease, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON

Learning Objectives:

1. Recall the diagnostic criteria for PSC and PBC

2. Describe monitoring strategies for disease progression

3. Compare treatment strategies and emerging therapies

April 9, 2024

Management of Acute Liver Failure in the first 48 Hours

Alexandra Shingina, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the etiology of acute liver failure

2. Describe the management of acute liver failure

3. Determine when to refer to a specialist centre

February 20, 2024

State of the Art: Managing Acute Upper GI Bleeding in 2024

Alan Barkun, MD

McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC

Learning Objectives:

1. Review the pre-endoscopy management of patients presenting with acute upper GI bleeding.

2. Interpret guidelines for the endoscopic management of patients with non variceal acute upper GI bleeding.

3. Discuss the management of patients following endoscopic therapy for acute non variceal upper GI bleeding.

November 14, 2023

Improving my endoscopy skill set - how do I get better while in practice?

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe endoscopy quality metrics

2. Identify evidence-based interventions available to improve one's endoscopy skills and/or quality

3. Apply practical guidance on how to improve one's endoscopy skills and/or quality

Nauzer Forbes, MD

University of Calgary, Calgary, AB