Doctors' Program

Registration Includes: President’s Welcome Dinner, Scientific Sessions, Breakfasts, Lunch, Nutrition Breaks, Cocktail Reception, Gala & Awards Presentation and Annual General Meeting.

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Friday, November 17, 2023

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Registration Open

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Mingle at the Bar

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Welcome Dinner

Beanfield Centre

7:00pm - 8:30 pm

Meet The Residents' Reception

Saturday, November 18, 2023

7:00 am - 12:00 pm

Registration

7:00 am - 9:30 am

Breakfast

7:00 am - 8:00 am

INDUSTRY SPONSORED SHORT SNAPPER SESSION

7:00 am - 7:15 am

Sponsored by:

Session #1-A

Treat Early with Biologics

Speakers:

Dr. Mark Silverberg, MD, PhD, FRCPC

7:15 am - 7:30 am

Sponsored by:

Session #1-A

Female with IBD Case Presentation: From Menarch to Menopause: How do gastroenterologists meet the needs of their female patients with IBD?

Speakers:	Ms. Karen Frost, MN, NP
	Dr. Vivian Huang, MSc, MD, FRCPC

7:30 am - 7:45 am

Sponsored by:

Session #1-C

TNF Inhibitors: Still have a good place in treatment armamentarium for IBD with adalimumab and infliximab improved biosimilars

Speakers:

Dr. Jason Reinglas, MD, FRCPC

7:45 am - 8:00 am

Question and Answer Period

Moderator:

Dr. Adam V Weizman, MD, MSc, FRCPC

8:00 am - 8:15 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speakers:	Dr. Emily Ching, MD, FRCPC, CAGF
	Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCP(C)

8:15 am - 8:35 am
LIVER

A Clinical Approach to Obesity

Speaker:

Dr. Sean Wharton, MD, FRCPC, PharmD

8:35 am - 8:55 am
LIVER

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Speaker:

Dr. Juan Pablo (JP) Arab, MD

8:55 am - 9:15 am
MOTILITY

Advances in the Work-up and Management of Dysphagia

Speaker:

Dr. Keith McIntosh, MD, FRCPC

9:15 am - 9:35 am
MOTILITY

Advances in the Management of Gastroparesis

Speaker:

Dr. Colleen Parker MD, MSc, FRCPC

9:35 am - 9:55 am
MOTILITY

Question & Answer Period

Moderator:

Dr. Morven Cunningham, MBBS, MRCP (UK), PhD

9:55 am - 10:20 am

Nutrition Break/Exhibits/Point of Care Ultra Sound Display

10:20 am - 10:40 am
IBD

Point of Care Ultrasound in IBD

Speaker:

Dr. Siwar Albashir, MD, FRCPC

10:40 am - 11:00 am
IBD

Sequencing Advanced IBD Therapies

Speaker:

Dr. Jeffrey McCurdy, MD, PhD, FRCPC

11:00 am - 11:20 am

Pancreatitis

Speaker:

Dr. Natalia Causada Calo, MD, MSc

11:20 am - 11:40 am
IBD

Question & Answer Period

Moderator:

Dr. Laura Targownik, MD, MSHS, FRCPC

11:40 pm- 11:45 pm

Closing Remarks

Speaker:

Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCP(C)

11:45 am - 12:05 pm

OMA Section on GI AGM

Speaker:

Dr. Emily Ching, MD, FRCPC, CAGF

12:05 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Residents' Roundtable: Navigating Career Decisions in GI - A Panel Discussion:

Moderator:

Dr. Scott Shulman, MD, FRCP(C)

Community Hospital	Speaker: Dr. Suraj Sharma, MD, FRCPC, MScPH
Academic	Speaker: Dr. Zane Gallinger, MD, MSc., FRCPC
OHP Representative	Speaker: Dr. Iain Murray, BSc., MSc., MD CM, FRCPC
GI with Young Children	Speaker: Dr. Noor Jawaid MD, FRCPC