CONFERENCE AGENDA
* Agenda & speakers are subject to change
Saturday, October 17, 2026
7:30 AM
Breakfast and Registration* (Plaza Ballroom A)
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8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Industry-Sponsored Event* (Plaza Ballroom BC)
Sponsored by Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
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​8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Break and Visit Exhibits* (Plaza Ballroom A)
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9:15 AM - 9:20 AM
Program Overview (Plaza Ballroom BC)
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Session I (Plaza Ballroom BC)
9:20 AM–9:40 AM
MASLD - Current Approaches
Zobair Younossi, MD
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9:40 AM–10:00 AM
Eosinophilic Esophagitis in 2026
Ronnie Fass, MD
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​10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
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10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
Break and Visit Exhibits* (Plaza Ballroom A)
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Session II (Plaza Ballroom BC)
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10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Positioning Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Farzana Rashid, MD
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10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Heartburn Treatment Options in 2026
Ronnie Fass, MD
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11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
Functional Esophageal Disorders
Prakash Gyawali, MD
​11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
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11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Lunch and Visit Exhibits* (Plaza Ballroom A)
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12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event* (Plaza Ballroom BC)
Sponsored by Ipsen
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Break and Visit Exhibits* (Plaza Ballroom A)
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Session III (Plaza Ballroom BC)
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1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Update on Portal Hypertension
Patrick Northup, MD
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1:50 PM - 2:10 PM
Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Treatment Options
Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos, MD, PhD
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2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Improving Patient Care
Marlyn Mayo, MD
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2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
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2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
Break and Visit Exhibits* (Plaza Ballroom A)
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Session IV (Plaza Ballroom BC)
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2:55 PM - 3:15 PM
Pancreatitis: Current Approaches
Reem Sharaiha, MD
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3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Virginia Clark, MD ​
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3:40 PM - 3:55 PM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
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Session V (Plaza Ballroom BC)
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3:55 PM - 4:15 PM
Treatment Pathways for Liver Cancer
Augusto Villanueva, MD
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4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
Hepatitis B and Delta Overview
Ira Jacobson, MD
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4:35 PM - 4:55 PM
Hepatitis C
Marcelo Kugelmas, MD
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4:55 PM - 5:10 PM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
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5:10 PM
Adjournment
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5:10 PM - 6:10 PM
Conference Reception* (Plaza Ballroom A)
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*Non-accredited session.