Date(s): October 17, 2019

Time: 6:00 PM  EST - 9:00 PM  EST

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Gastroenterologists are frequently exposed to interesting and difficult cases. Presentation and large group discussion of such cases can expose many more physicians to complex cases and improve knowledge and patient management. In this program, up to eight interesting, unusual, or otherwise challenging cases will be presented by NYSGE fellows and discussed by attendees. Presentations will be scored by NYSGE attending members and endoscopy program directors present at the event. The fellow presenting the highest scoring case will be acknowledged at the next NYSGE Annual Dinner and receive an award.
 
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After attending this program, participants will be able to:

1. Outline the endoscopic evaluation, findings and treatment of challenging cases.
2. Analyze the associated radiologic and/or pathologic findings associated with these cases.
3. Discuss the clinical presentation, endoscopic management, and follow-up of these cases.

INTENDED AUDIENCE
Attending Physicians and Fellows in Gastroenterology

PROGRAM AGENDA

6:00 pm	Registration and Refreshments
7:00 pm	Welcome and Introduction of Cases  Nikhil A. Kumta, MD, MS and Michael S. Smith, MD, MBA
	Kissing Scopes Marina Kim, MD / Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center
	When in Doubt, Freeze it Out Kara Raphael, MD / Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell
	Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection of a Large Appendiceal Orifice Polyp Bassem Matta, MD / NYU Langone Medical Center
	Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding from a Jejunal Dieulafoy's Lesion Mairin Joseph-Talreja, MD / SUNY Downstate
	Successful Endoscopic Drainage of Intraperitoneal Hematoma using Lumen Opposing Self- Expandable Fully Covered Metal Stent and Intracavitatory Thrombolytics Sarah Olivier, MD / Westchester Medical Center- New York Medical College
	Needle-Knife Stricturotomy for Refractory Colonic Anastomotic Stricture:  Technique and Literature Review  Amit Mehta, MD/ New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
	Pancreatic Cyst Gastrostomy and Rendez-Vous: Let Nature Take Its Course!  Fady Haddad, MD / Northwell Health Staten Island University Hospital
	When Laparoscopy Fails GI Prevails Jacques Beauvais, MD / NYU Langone/Bellevue Medical Center
	Robotic Assisted-Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection of Duodenal Carcinoid, A Novel Approach Brett Van Leer-Greenberg, MD / Memorial Sloan Kettering
	Fawaz What? Jack Husney, MD / Mount Sinai Beth Israel, West, and St. Luke’s
8:45 pm	Completion of Case Evaluations
9:00 pm	Adjourn

CME CREDIT
CME credit is restricted to NYSGE members only.  To join or renew,
visit www.nysge.org. Membership is complimentary for fellows, but an application is required.

REGISTRATION
Registration is complimentary as a benefit of membership in NYSGE. However, online pre-registration is requested. Please contact info@nysge.org for assistance. Click here to register.

COURSE DIRECTORS
Nikhil A. Kumta, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Division of Gastroenterology; Attending Physician. Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Michael S. Smith, MD, MBA Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai St. Luke’s; New York, NY 

FACULTY DISCLOSURE
Albert Einstein College of Medicine requires that faculty participating in a CME activity disclose to the audience any relationship(s) with a pharmaceutical or equipment company. Any presenter whose disclosed relationships prove to create a conflict of interest with regard to their contribution to the activity will not be permitted to present.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine also requires that faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience when discussing any unlabeled or investigational use of any commercial product or device not yet approved in the United States.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

SPECIAL NEEDS 
The facilities used for NYSGE seminars are in full compliance with provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and are accessible for individuals with special needs. If you would like to attend this conference and require any special accommodations, please contact the NYSGE Office at 646-218-0650. 

PHOTOGRAPHY WAIVER
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