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Agenda

Thursday, June 18, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

7–7:30 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits: Six Continents Room – ICH 2nd Floor
7:30–7:40 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Madhu Sanaka, MD

SESSION 1:
Patient Selection & Workup Prior to POEM

7:40–8:00 a.m.
POEM Preparation, Setup and Operative Approach
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
  • Length of myotomy
Madhu Sanaka, MD
8:25–8:30 a.m.
Q&A
8:30–8:50 a.m.
POEM: What Can Go Wrong and How to Fix It
  • Mucosal injury
  • Bleeding
  • Inadequate myotomy
  • Tunnel leak
Siva Raja, MD, PhD
8:50–8:55 a.m.
Q&A

SESSION 2:
Submucosal Tunneling and Full Thickness Endoscopic Resection – STER and FTER

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

SESSION 3:
Z-POEM

9:20–9:40 a.m.
Zenker’s Diverticulum – 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:
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection – ESD

10:05–10:25 a.m.
Esophageal and Gastric ESD
Amit Bhatt, MD
10:25–10:30 a.m.
Q&A
10:30–10:50 a.m.
Colorectal ESD
Emre Gorgun, MD
10:50–10:55 a.m.
Break and Exhibits
 

SESSION 5:
G-POEM

10:55–11:15 a.m.
Gastroparesis/POP – Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcomes
Matthew Kroh, MD
11:15–11:20 a.m.
Q&A
11:20–11:40 a.m.
Technical Considerations and Complications of POP
Matthew Allemang, MD
11:40–11:45 a.m.
Q&A
11:45 a.m.
Lunch and Exhibits
1–4 p.m.

THURSDAY P.M.
HANDS-ON SKILLS LAB

 

15 Lab Stations:

  • ESD/POP/POEM
  • Tissue Apposition
  • Lumen Stabilization
  • Tissue Compliance Monitoring
4 p.m.
Adjourn
6–9 p.m.
Dinner
(industry sponsored; invitation only, location TBD)

Informal discussion with faculty on how to start and establish a Third Space Endoscopy program
Keynote Lecture:
Evolution of Intramural Surgery/Third Space Endoscopy

Jeffrey Ponsky, MD

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Friday, June 19, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

8 a.m.–12 noon .

FRIDAY A.M
HANDS-ON SKILLS LAB

 

15 Lab Stations:

  • ESD/POP/POEM
  • Tissue Apposition
  • Lumen Stabilization
  • Tissue Compliance Monitoring

12:00 p.m.
Adjourn

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