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Agenda

Day 1: Thursday, June 6, 2024
All times in Eastern Time

7-7:30 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
7:30-7:40 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Madhu Sanaka, MD

SESSION 1:
Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy- POEM

7:40-8:00 a.m.
POEM-Indications / Workup
Prashanthi Thota, MD
8:00-8:05 a.m.
Q&A
8:05-8:25 a.m.
POEM: Preparation and Operative Approach
  • Anterior vs posterior
  • Triangular tip vs hybrid knife
  • Extent of dissection
Madhu Sanaka, MD
8:25-8:30 a.m.
Q&A
8:30-8:50 a.m.
POEM: Complications and their Management
  • Mucosal tear
  • Bleeding
  • Inadequate myotomy
  • Tunnel leak
Siva Raja, MD
8:50-8:55 a.m.
Q&A

SESSION 2:
Submucosal Tunneling Endoscopic Resection - STER

8:55-9:15 a.m.
STER - Indications, Technique and Outcomes
Tolga Erim, DO
9:15-9:20 a.m.
Q&A

SESSION 3:
Zenker’s Diverticulum

9:20-9:40 a.m.
Zenker’s Diverticulum/Z-POEM - Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcomes
Madhu Sanaka, MD
9:40-9:45 a.m.
Q&A
9:45-10:05 a.m.
Break and Exhibits

SESSION 4:
Per Oral Pyloromyotomy - POP (G-POEM)

10:05-10:25 a.m.
Gastroparesis/POP - Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcomes
Matthew Kroh, MD
10:25-10:30 a.m.
Q&A
10:30-10:50 a.m.
Technical Considerations and Complications of POP
Matthew Allemang, MD
10:50-10:55 a.m.
Q&A

SESSION 5:
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection - ESD

10:55-11:15 a.m.
Esophageal and Gastric ESD
Amit Bhatt, MD
11:15-11:20 a.m.
Q&A
11:20-11:40 a.m.
Colorectal ESD
Emre Gorgun, MD
11:40-11:45 a.m.
Q&A
11:45-12:00 p.m.
How to Start and Establish a Third Space Endoscopy Practice
All Faculty
12:00 p.m.
Lunch and Exhibits
1-4 p.m.
THURSDAY P.M.
HANDS-ON SKILLS LAB
Location – CWRU Surgical Training Center; STAR Lab

Matthew Allemang, MD
Amit Bhatt, MD
Tolga Erim, DO
Emre Gorgun, MD
Matthew Kroh, MD
Siva Raja, MD
Madhu Sanaka, MD
4 p.m.
Adjourn
Location TBD
Dinner (industry sponsored; invitation only)

Keynote Lecture:

History and Rationale of
Endoscopic Intramural Surgery

Jeffrey Ponsky, MD

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Day 2: Friday, June 7, 2024
All times in Eastern Time

8 a.m.-12 noon
FRIDAY A.M.
HANDS-ON SKILLS LAB
Location – CWRU Surgical Training Center; STAR Lab

Matthew Allemang, MD
Amit Bhatt, MD
Tolga Erim, DO
Emre Gorgun, MD
Matthew Kroh, MD
Siva Raja, MD
Madhu Sanaka, MD
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn

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