

SOCIETY ENDORSEMENTS



COURSE DIRECTORS

Lawrence Schiller, MD
Chair, Institutional Review Boards
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Mack Mitchell, MD
Vice President for Medical Affairs
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Faculty

Carol Burke, MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE, AGAF
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Oren Fix, MD, MSc
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Paul Gaglio, MD, FACP,
AGAF, FAASLD
NY-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia
University Medical Center
New York, New York

Stephen Hanauer, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg
School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Brian E. Lacy, PhD, MD, FACG
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

Nancy Reau, MD
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Rhonda Souza, MD
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Themistocles Dassopoulos, MD
Baylor Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Dallas, Texas

Todd Frederick, MD
California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, California

David Greenwald, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York

Jay Horton, MD
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Arjmand Mufti, MD
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Carol Semrad, MD
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Paul Tarnasky, MD
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

About GALA
The GI and Liver Association of the Americas (GALA) mission is to provide the most up-to-date education to physicians and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with chronic liver and gastrointestinal disorders.
Learn from global experts and engage with colleagues as we discuss recent updates on chronic liver and gastrointestinal diseases.

Agenda
Friday, June 16, 2023
11:45 AM
Lunch and Registration
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Eosinophilic Esophagitis:
Clinical Implications of Disease Progression
Dan Patel, MD
Industry-Sponsored Event (Non-accredited)
Sponsored By: Sanofi / Regeneron
1:00 PM – 1:05 PM
Welcome
Session I
1:05 PM – 1:35 PM
Endoscopy in Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
Paul Tarnasky, MD
1:35 PM – 2:05 PM
Management of Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents During Acute GI Bleeds
David Greenwald, MD
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2:05 PM – 2:35 PM
Pharmacologic Interventions for Obesity
Jay Horton, MD
2:35 PM – 2:50 PM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
2:50 PM – 3:05 PM
Break
Session II
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3:05 PM – 3:30 PM
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease:
Latest Updates on Clinical Assessment and Management
Mack Mitchell, MD
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3:30 PM – 3:55 PM
Updates on Genetic Liver Diseases
Arjmand Mufti, MD
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3:55 PM – 4:20 PM
Time and Cost-Effective Evaluation of the Patient with Jaundice
Nancy Reau, MD
4:20 PM – 4:35 PM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
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4:35 PM – 4:45 PM
Closing Remarks
4:45 PM – 6:15 PM
Reception
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Saturday, June 17, 2023
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8:00 AM
Breakfast and Registration
8:25 AM – 8:30 AM
Welcome Back
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Session III
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Celiac Disease: Review of Recently Updated Guidelines
Carol Semrad, MD
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Is There Still a Role for Immunomodulators?
Themistocles Dassopoulos, MD
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Positioning New Therapies
Stephen Hanauer, MD
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10:00 AM-10:30 AM
Colon Cancer Screening: Review of Recently Updated Guidelines
Carol Burke, MD
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
10:50 AM – 11:05 AM
Break
11:05 AM – 12:05 PM
Parallel Session (Select One)
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GI Woes from Head to Toe
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease
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Chronic Liver Disease
12:05 PM – 12:15 PM
Lunch Break
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM
Bowel Urgency in Ulcerative Colitis
George Salem, MD and Kim Kearns, MS, APN-BC
Industry-Sponsored Event (Non-accredited)
Sponsored By: Eli Lilly & Co.
1:00 PM –1:30 PM
Break
Session IV
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM
Latest Updates in the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Paul Gaglio, MD
1:55 PM – 2:20 PM
Advanced Cirrhosis: Managing Hepatorenal Syndrome and Hepatic Encephalopathy
Todd Frederick, MD
2:20 PM – 2:45 PM
Vaccines and Infections: COVID-19 Effects on the Liver
Oren Fix, MD
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
3:05 PM – 3:20 PM
Break
Session V
3:20 PM – 3:45 PM
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Putting Updated Guidelines into Practice
Brian Lacy, MD
3:45 PM – 4:10 PM
Barrett’s Esophagus
Rhonda Souza, MD
4:10 PM – 4:35 PM
Getting Rid of an Uninvited Guest: Dealing with Recurrent C Difficile
Lawrence Schiller, MD
4:35 PM – 5:00 PM
Q&A / Panel Discussion
5:00 PM-5:15 PM
Meeting Wrap-up

VENUE
Marriott Dallas Las Colinas
223 Las Colinas Boulevard W
Irving, TX 75039


This activity is supported by educational grants from AbbVie, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Salix Pharmaceuticals, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Jointly provided by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower,
the Gastrointestinal and Liver Association of the Americas (GALA),
and the Texas Liver Institute.
