35th Annual Columbia And Cornell Update in Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2018

  • 29 Nov - 01 Dec, 2018
  • Bard hall - Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, NY, United States

Description

The 35th Annual Columbia And Cornell Update in Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2018 covers topics such as:

  • Improving the ability to monitor and both optimize and personalize the dosing of anti-TNF agents
  • New pharmacotherapy in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, including treating Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and enhanced surgical treatments for IBD
  • The safety profile of various therapeutics in treating IBD in the pregnant patient
  • The role and appropriate use of use anti-integrin therapy
  • New developments in the treatment of C. difficile colitis
  • The role of new therapies for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and hepatocellular carcinoma
  • The endoscopic management of esophageal cancer
  • The utility of pharmacologic and endoscopic therapies for reflux disease and Barrett’s esophagus
  • Determining appropriate candidates for ablation of Barrett’s esophagus
  • The role of endoscopic mucosal dissection and endoscopic surgery and STER for treating early GI malignancies
  • The role of therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound in clinical practice
  • The role of new endoscopic techniques such as POEM for treating achalasia
  • Novel endoscopic techniques for improving care of patients with complicated hepatobiliary diseases and pancreatitis
  • The potential role for probiotics in the management of gastrointestinal disorders
  • Current treatment options for chronic pancreatitis
  • The clinical utility of endoscopic techniques for managing pancreatic fluid collections
  • Optimal dosing strategies for colonoscopy bowel preparation so as to improve adenoma detection and colon cancer prevention
  • How to evaluate and treat patients with upper gastrointestinal motility and functional bowel disorders

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Health & Medicine: Gastroenterology, Hematology

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