GI ROUNDTABLE 2020
THE WHOLE NINE YARDS OF IF – IMPROVING GI PRACTICE OPERATIONS AND CLINICAL CARE
Friday, April 3, 2020
7:00-8:00 am
REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST, EXHIBITS OPEN
8:00-8:10 am
WELCOME & PROGRAM REVIEW
Conference Directors
8:10-8:50 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
TEN YEARS LATER: THE LEGACY OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, AND THE PATH FORWARD TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE
Speaker: Patrick Conway
8:50-9:20 am
KEYNOTE CONVERSATION
PEEKING INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL – IMPACT OF CHANGES IN U.S. HEALTHCARE ON THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
Moderator: Tom Deas
Panelists: Patrick Conway, Mike Weinstein
9:20-9:50 am
REFRESHMENT BREAK & EXHIBITS
9:50-10:40 am
KEYNOTE CONVERSATION
THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE – HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MEDICAL PRACTICES AS TRENDSETTERS AND INNOVATORS
Moderator: Klaus Mergener
Speakers: Rod Hochman
10:40-11:40 am
DHPA 4 GI – TALES FROM THE CAPITAL
Moderator: Jim Weber
Speakers: Latha Alaparthi, Howard Rubin, Jim Weber
11:40-11:55 am
A WORD FROM OUR PARTNERS
11:55-1:00 pm
LUNCH & EXHIBITS
1:00-2:15 pm
PRACTICE STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS: HOW DO WE MAKE OUR PRACTICE INDISPENSABLE?
Moderator: Rick Roman
Panelists: Bruce Hennessy, Jim Leavitt, Dan Pambianco
2:15-2:45 pm
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING – CURBING OVERUTILIZATION IN ENDOSCOPY AND IMAGING
Brian Fennerty
2:45-3:00 pm
A WORD FROM OUR PARTNERS
3:00-3:30 pm
REFRESHMENT BREAK & EXHIBITS
3:30-3:50 pm
INCOME REPAIR – WHAT’S LEFT TO TAP?
Reed Hogan
3:50-5:00 pm
PRACTICE STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS: CREATING A DESTINATION PRACTICE
Moderator: Rick Roman
Panelists: Russ Arjal, Reed Hogan, Don Lazas
5:00 pm
ADJOURN DAY #1
5:00-6:30 pm
NETWORKING RECEPTION & CELEBRATION OF GIRT’s 10th ANNIVERSARY
Saturday, April 4, 2020
7:00-8:00 am
BREAKFAST & EXHIBITS
8:00-10:00 am
BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
BREAKOUT A
ADMINISTRATORS (& anyone else so inclined): PRACTICE MANAGEMENT CONUNDRUMS
Moderator: David Harano
BREAKOUT B
PHYSICIANS (& anyone else so inclined): BEST CLINICAL PRACTICE UPDATES
Moderator: Klaus Mergener
8:00-8:30 am
UPPER GI TRACT – SETTING YOUR PRACTICE APART FROM THE REST
Prateek Sharma
8:30-9:00 am
HEPATOLOGY – KEEPING YOUR TREATMENT STRATEGIES AT THE CUTTING EDGE
Marcelo Kugelmas
9:00-9:30 am
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE – YOU CAN DO THIS!
Jessica Allegretti
9:30-10:00 am
ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSING AND INFECTION CONTROL IN 2020: MEDICAL, OPERATIONAL, AND MEDICO-LEGAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GI PRACTICE
Klaus Mergener
10:00-10:30 am
REFRESHMENT BREAK & EXHIBITS
10:30-11:20 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
LESSONS FROM MT. EVEREST
Alan Arnette
11:20-11:40 am
A WORD FROM OUR PARTNERS
11:40-12:00 pm
CODING UPDATE 2020 – FIXING YOUR MONEY LEAKS
Glenn Littenberg
12:00-1:15 pm
LUNCH & EXHIBITS
12:15-12:45 pm Box Lunch with presentation
THE MICROBIOME: A PRIMER FOR THE PRACTICING GASTROENTEROLOGIST
Jessica Allegretti
1:15-1:45 pm
NUTRITION PRIMER FOR THE GASTROENTEROLOGIST
Mark DeLegge
1:45-2:05 pm
UPDATE ON OBESITY MANAGEMENT – THE EVOLVING ROLE OF THE GI ENDOSCOPIST AND THE GI PRACTICE
Shelby Sullivan
2:05-2:30 pm
PRACTICE PANEL – NUTRITION, DIETARY SERVICES, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT – HOW WE DO IT
Moderator: Glenn Littenberg
Panelists: Naresh Gunaratnam, Jim Leavitt, Shelby Sullivan, Jim Weber
2:30-2:50 pm
BEYOND THE BUZZWORD: AI- HOW FAR HAVE WE COME?
CT Lin
2:50-3:20 pm
REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:20-3:50 pm
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN GI PRACTICE – THE FUTURE IS HERE
Tyler Berzin
3:50-4:30 pm
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND WITH AI – HOW FAR WILL WE GO?
Moderator: Tom Deas
Panelists: Tyler Berzin, Mike Byrne, CT Lin, Andrew Ninh, Matt Schwartz
4:30-5:00 pm
IT’S A WRAP – LAST CALL FOR QUESTIONS
Conference Directors & Faculty
5:00 pm
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS