Third Annual Transluminal & 3rd Space Endoscopy Workshop

Join us for the TxIEG 3rd Annual Transluminal & Third Space Endoscopy Workshop

Course Directors:

Mohamed Othman, M.D.

Philip Ge M.D.

Course Organizers:

Salmaan Azam Jawaid, MD

Tara Keihanian, MPH, MD

Kalpesh Patel, MD

Course Faculty:

Wasif Abidi, MD, PhD

Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD

Sunil Amin, MD

Sherif Abotaga Andrawes, MD

Robert Bechara, HonBSc, MD, FRCPC

Emmanuel Coronel, MD

Sunil Dacha MD

David Diehl, MD

Muhammad Khalid Hasan, MD

Joo Ha Hwang, MD

Prashant Kedia, MD

Woojin Kim, MD

Shria Kumar, MD, MSCE

Shaffer Mok, MD

Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD

Makoto Nishimura, MD

Alireza Sedarat, MD

Amrita Sethi, MD

Reem Sharaiha, MD, MSc

Neil Sharma, MD

Shou-jiang Tang, MD

Mihir Wagh, MD

Dennis Yang, MD

Location:

Lab training stations will be held at the HCC Coleman Campus (5 minute walk from the Intercontinental)

Accomodations:

Intercontinental Houston

6750 Main St

Houston, TX 77030

Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided.

Agenda:

Saturday April 29th 2023

07:00-08:00     Breakfast

08:00-09:20     Didactic

    8:00-8:10      Introduction

    8:10-8:25      Tunneling Techniques for ESD: Tips & Tricks 

    8:25-8:40     Traction Assisted ESD: Tips & Tricks

    8:40-8:55     Creating the perfect Tunnel for POEM, Tips and Tricks         

    8:55-9:10      Trouble Shooting Suturing Hiccups

    9:10-9:20      Break and transition to lab

09:20-12:00     Morning Lab training stations

                              8 trainees per group, please make morning group selection at registration. 2 trainees per station at a time

      Group 1: Colonic ESD and Closure

          Station 1: Colonic ESD using Dilumen

          Station 2: Colonic ESD using Pathfinder

          Station 3: Colonic ESD using traction Technique

          Station 4: X tach closure

      Group 2: Upper GI ESD and Closure:

          Station 5: Esophageal ESD

          Station 6: Gastric ESD

          Station 7: Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection

          Station 8: Suturing using SX system

      Group 3: Third Space Endoscopy and TIF (FULL,NO TICKETS REMAIN FOR GROUP 3)

          Station 9: POEM

          Station 10: G POEM

          Station 11: STER

          Station 12: TIF

12:00-01:00     Lunch

01:00-01:15  STER versus EFTR, when to choose and when to forgo                  

01:15-01:30     Tips and Tricks for perfect TIF

01:30-01:45     Build your ESD practice, Tips and Tricks

01:50-04:10     Afternoon Lab Training Stations

                              8 trainees per group (make selection at registration, can be different than morning group) 2 trainees per station at a time

      Group 1: Colonic ESD and Closure

          Station 1: Colonic ESD using Dilumen

          Station 2: Colonic ESD using Pathfinder

          Station 3: Colonic ESD using traction Technique

          Station 4: X-tach closure

      Group 2: Upper GI ESD and Closure:

          Station 5: Esophageal ESD

          Station 6: Gastric ESD

          Station 7: Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection

          Station 8: Suturing using SX system

      Group 3: Third Space Endoscopy and TIF (FULL, NO TICKETS REMAIN FOR GROUP 3)

          Station 9: POEM

          Station 10: G POEM

          Station 11: STER

          Station 12: TIF