Dear friends:
As you are likely well aware, COVID 19 has greatly impacted many aspects of our society. In response, we have been advised by University leadership to reschedule HITEC. We will keep you informed of the tentative rescheduled dates, that we anticipate to be during late summer/early fall 2020.
Thank you for planning to attend our Fourth Annual HITEC: Hopkins International Therapeutic Endoscopy Course, and we hope you will continue to seek this state-of-the-art high-quality medical education from us.
Our website (https://www.hitec-course.com) remains active and the CME website https://hopkinscme.cloud-cme.com) contains enduring material (on demand) that you could consider utilizing if beneficial.
Thank you for understanding.
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing
present:
Fourth Annual
Hopkins International
Therapeutic Endoscopy Course
April 1-3, 2020
The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Thomas B. Turner Building - Baltimore, Maryland, USA
This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
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Lectures, live demonstrations and hands‑on training
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National and international expert faculty
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Basic, advanced and cutting edge endoscopic procedures and techniques
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Latest breakthroughs in endoscopic equipment and accessories
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Direct interaction with Johns Hopkins and visiting faculty
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Optional half‑day hands‑on lab session with professional training models
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Interactive video sessions with commentary from the experts
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Separate tracks in therapeutic endoscopy, bariatrics and nursing
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ACTIVITY DIRECTORS
Course Director
Mouen Khashab, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Therapeutic Endoscopy
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Course Co-Director
Vivek Kumbhari, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Bariatric Endoscopy
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Course Co-Director
Mary Rose Hess, BSN, RN, CGRN
Lead Clinical Nurse
Founder and Chair of the Nurse Product/ Procedure Group
Director of HITEC Nursing Track
Co-Director of HITEC
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Welcome Note From Course Director
"Dear friends,
We welcome you to attend the fourth annual Hopkins International Therapeutic Endoscopy Course (HITEC) on April 1-3, 2020 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. We envision this to be a unique event with focus on basic and advanced therapeutic and bariatric endoscopy. The course will include extensive live endoscopy demonstrations by superstar national and international faculty and emphasize hands-on training on professional models and simulators. This activity is intended for endoscopists, gastroenterologists, surgeons, gastroenterology/ surgical fellows, endoscopy nurses and endoscopy technicians. "
Thank you,
Mouen
JOHNS HOPKINS SPEAKERS
Haitham Algrain, MD, FASA
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and
Critical Care Medicine
Aline Charabaty, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Clinical Director of the GI Division
Director of the IBD Center
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Anne Marie Lennon, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Surgery, Radiology and Radiological Science, and Oncology
Clinical Director of Gastroenterology
Director, Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Cyst Program
Ashley Salamone, NP
Nurse Practitioner
HITEC Hands-on Coordinator
Firas Al-Kawas, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of Endoscopy
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Olaya Brewer Gutierrez, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Zahra Maleki, MD, FCAP, MIAC
Associate Professor of Pathology
Eun Ji Shin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Dihana Badurdeen, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Anthony Kalloo, MD
The Moses and Helen Golden Paulsen
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Margaret Malleis, RN
Clinical Nurse
HITEC Hands-on Coordinator
Vikesh Singh, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Endoscopy
Director of Pancreatitis Center
Medical Director of Pancreatic Islet Cell
Autotransplantation Program
Marcia Canto, MD, MHS
Professor of Medicine and Oncology
Director of Clinical Research
Kristen Koller, MSN, CRNP
Clinical Nurse Practitioner
HITEC Hands-on Coordinator
Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
INVITED GLOBAL SPEAKERS
Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD (USA)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Endoscopic Tissue Resection
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Alex Gandsas, MD, MBA, FACS (USA)
Director, Weight Loss and Metabolic
Surgery Program
Director, General Surgery Residency
and Bariatric Fellowship Program
Anne Arundel Medical Center
Annapolis, Maryland
Manoel Galvao Neto, MD (Brazil)
Affiliate Professor of Surgery
ABC College of Medicine, Santo Andre
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Peter D. Siersema, MD, PhD (The Netherlands)
Professor of Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Oncology
Editor-in-Chief, Endoscopy
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG (USA)
Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE (USA)
Executive Director, H.H. Chao Comprehensive
Digestive Disease Center Professor
and Chief Division of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology
UCI Health
Orange, California
Scott Kahan, MD, MPH (USA)
Director
National Center for Weight and Wellness
Washington, DC
Alessandro Repici, MD (Italy)
Professor of Gastroenterology
Director of Endoscopy
Humanitas Research Hospital
and Humanitas University
Milan, Italy
Marcel Vasile Tantau, MD (Romania)
Head of Medical Discipline
Regional Institute of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology
Cluj-Napoca
Romania
Sachin Wani, MD, FACP, FASGE, AGAF (USA)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director Esophageal and Gastric Center
Therapeutic and Interventional Endoscopy
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado
Austin Chiang, MD, MPH (USA)
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas
Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Robert Moran, MD (USA)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Yutaka Saito, MD, PhD, FASGE, FACG (Japan)
Chief of Endoscopy Division
Director of Endoscopy Center
National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Anthony Y.B., TEOH, MBChB, FRCSEd (Gen), FACS, FASGE (Hong Kong)
Deputy Director of Endoscopy, Associate Professor
Division of Upper Gastrointestinal
and Metabolic Surgery
Department of Surgery, The Prince of Wales Hospital
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
COURSE SCHEDULE
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing take responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. This schedule is subject to change.
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020
Location: Turner Auditorium, Thomas B. Turner Building, Ground Floor
07:00 - 07:30 AM
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
07:30 - 07:40 AM
Opening Remarks and Conference Goals. Mouen Khashab, MD, Vivek Kumbhari, MD & Mary Rose Hess, BSN, RN, CGRN
07:40 - 08:00 AM
Lumen Apposing Stents for Fluid Collections: What Have We Learned Alessandro Repici, MD
08:00 - 08:20 AM
Endoscopic Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Which Patients will Benefit? Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE
08:20 - 10:00 AM
Live Endoscopy
10:00 - 10:20 AM
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
10:20 - 10:40 AM
Esophageal Strictures: Incision, Submucosal Tunnel, Dilation or Stent? Peter D. Siersema, MD, PhD, FACG
10:40 - 12:00 AM
Live Endoscopy
12:00 - 01:00 PM
Lunch Time Symposia, Location: Turner Concourse
Procedure
TIF
FTRD
FNB
ESD
Suturing
LAMS
Cholangiopancreatoscopy
Barrett’s ablation
POEM
Expert
Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE
Alessandro Repici, MD
Sachin Wani, MD, FACP, FASGE, AGAF
Yutaka Saito, MD, PhD, FASGE, FACG
Manoel Galvao Neto, MD
Anthony Y.B. Teoh, MBChB, FRCSEd (Gen), FACS, FASGE
Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG
Peter D. Siersema, MD, PhD, FACG
Marcel Vasile Tantau, MD
Industry
EGS
Ovesco
BSCI/Medtronic
BSCI/ERBE/Olympus
Apollo
BSCI
BSCI
Pentax/ERBE/Medtronic
Olympus/Medtronic/ERBE
01:00 - 01:20 PM
Endoscopic Barrett’s Therapy Made Easy. Sachin Wani, MD, FACP, FASGE, AGAF
01:20 - 01:40 PM
My Patient has PSC and a Dominant Stricture: What’s Next? Marcel Vasile Tantau, MD
01:40 - 02:00 PM
Role of Endoscopy in the Management of Gallbladder Disease. Anthony Y.B. Teoh, MBChB, FRCSEd (Gen), FACS, FASGE
02:00 - 04:00 PM
Live Endoscopy
04:00 - 04:30 PM
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
04:30 - 05:30 PM
At the Movies. Marcia Canto, MD, MHS
05:30 - 06:30 PM
Welcome Reception and Dinner
DAY 2: THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020
Location: Turner Auditorium, Thomas B. Turner Building, Ground Floor
Location: Turner Auditorium
New Paradigms in Tissue Resection
Alessandro Repici, MD
07:00 - 08:00 AM
Mini Symposium (sponsored by Olympus). Current Best Practice for Colonic ESD. Yutaka Saito, MD, PhD, FASGE, FACG
07:00 - 08:00 AM
Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
08:00 - 09:40 AM
Live Endoscopy
09:40 - 10:00 AM
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
10:00 - 10:20 AM
Endoscopic Suturing for Indications Other than Weight Loss. Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG
10:20 - 12:00 AM
Live Endoscopy
12:00 - 01:00 AM
Lunch Mini Symposium (sponsored by Boston Scientific)
(This session is not eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.)
(This session is not eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.)
12:00 - 01:00 AM
Lunch on Turner Concourse
01:00 - 01:20 AM
Endoscopic Management of Chronic Gastrointestinal Leaks and Fistulas. Manoel Galvao Neto, MD
01:20 - 03:20 PM
Live Endoscopy
03:20 - 03:40 PM
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
03:40 - 04:30 PM
Expert Panel Discussion of the Live Cases. All Invited Global Speakers
04:30 - 05:30 PM
At The Movies. Marcia Canto, MD, MHS
05:30 PM
Adjourn
Note: The Nursing Track didactic session will be held in the Tilghman Auditorium. See nursing track program for full details.
DAY 3: FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020
HANDS-ON TRAINING – THERAPEUTIC ENDOSCOPY
(pre-registration required)
Location: MISTIC Lab, Blalock Building, 12th Floor
Five people per station. 35 minutes at each station. 25 minute break.
Morning Session
07:30 AM - 12:00 PM
7:00 – 7:30 Check in and Continental Breakfast
Station 1: Cholangiopancreatoscopy
Station 2: Zenker’s Diverticulotomy
Station 3: Lumen-apposing metal stents
Station 4: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
Station 5: Endoscopic Suturing
Station 6: Full-Thickness Resection Device
Station 7: Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication
Adjourn
Afternoon Session
01:00 PM - 05:30 PM
12:30 – 1:00 Check in and Light Refreshments
Station 1: Cholangiopancreatoscopy
Station 2: Closure and hemostasis
Station 3: Lumen-apposing metal stents
Station 4: Full-Thickness Resection Device
Station 5: Endoscopic Suturing
Station 6: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (standard)
Station 7: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ORISE)
Adjourn
Participants must choose AM or PM attendance when registering.
You will receive an email notification to complete the evaluation form and to attest to the number of hours in attendance
The registration desk will remain open during conference hours
Professional models are provided by ENDOSIM.
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing take responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. This schedule is subject to change.
BARIATRIC COURSE WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING
DAY 3: FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020
BARIATRIC COURSE WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING
(pre-registration required)
Location: Turner Auditorium, Thomas B. Turner Building, Ground Floor
Bariatric Module (Whole Day)
07:30 - 08:00 AM
Check in and Continental Breakfast
08:00 - 08:10 AM
Opening Remarks and Conference Goals. Vivek Kumbhari, MD. Moderators:
Manoel Galvao Neto, MD, Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG, Vivek Kumbhari, MD
08:10 - 08:35 AM
Medical Management of Primary Weight Loss and Weight Regain After Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies or Bariatric Surgery. Scott Kahan, MD, MPH
08:35 - 09:00 AM
Endoscopic Management of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery. Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG
09:00 - 09:25 AM
Endoscopic Management of Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Manoel Galvao Neto, MD
09:25 - 09:50 AM
Surgical Management of Complications After Bariatric Surgery. Alex Gandsas, MD, MBA, FACS
09:50 - 10:05 AM
Refreshment Break and Exhibits. Moderators:
Alessandro Repici, MD, Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE, Vivek Kumbhari, MD
10:05 - 10:30 AM
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty in 2020. Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE
10:30 - 10:55 AM
Current and Emerging Endoscopic Primary Gastric Therapies. Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG
10:55 - 11:20 AM
Current and Emerging Endoscopic Primary Enteral Therapies. Alessandro Repici, MD
11:20 - 11:45 AM
A Personalized Approach to Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies. Manoel Galvao Neto, MD
11:45 - 12:15 PM
Case Presentation and Panel Discussion
12:15 - 01:00 PM
Lunch and Exhibits
01:00 - 04:00 PM
Bariatric Endoscopy Hands-On Lab
Five people per station. 30 minutes at each station. 25 minute break.
Station 1: Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE
Station 2: Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
Austin Chiang, MD, MPH
Station 3: Intragastric Balloons
Dilhana Badurdeen, MBBS
Station 4: Transoral Outlet Reduction (TORe)
Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG
Station 5: Septotomy and Pneumatic Dilation
Manoel Galvao Neto, MD
Adjourn
You will receive an email notification to complete the evaluation form and to attest to the number of hours in attendance.
The registration desk will remain open during conference hours.
ENDORSEMENTS
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
Brazilian Society of Digestive Endoscopy
GALLERY
TESTIMONIALS
GENERAL INFORMATION
April 1, 2020 • 7:00 – 7:45 a.m.
The registration desk will remain open for the duration of the activity.
LOCATION
Thomas B. Turner Building
Lower Level
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
The Turner Building is located on Rutland Avenue at Monument Street. Directions and campus parking information are available on our website under the contact us tab at https://HopkinsCME.cloud-cme.com. Handicapped parking is available in the nearby Rutland Garage. Johns Hopkins is smoke-free.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
By Air: Baltimore is served by three major airports: Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) in Maryland; Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Northern Virginia.
Taxi Service: To downtown Baltimore from BWI, the nearest airport, is 15-30 minutes depending on traffic and approximately $35 one way. Super Shuttle charges less than $20 one way and reservations are needed.
Reservations can be made online at:
www.supershuttle.com or call +1 (410) 859-3427.
By Rail: Baltimore is easily accessible by train. Amtrak trains run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Baltimore is a major stop for Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express service. Penn Station is easily accessible by I-95, I-83 and I-70 and is a 15 minute taxi ride to Johns Hopkins. For more information visit www.amtrak.com or call +1 (800) USA-RAIL.
SYLLABUS
The syllabus will be accessible online and via your mobile device in the CME CloudCME App prior to the activity.
COMPLIMENTARY SOCIAL EVENT
Please join us for an opportunity of networking during the complimentary welcome reception and dinner for registrants and faculty on Wednesday evening, April 1, 2020, immediately following the last session. Please indicate your attendance on the registration form.
NOTE: The commercial support received is solely for the educational component of this activity and will not be used to support this social event.
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HOW TO OBTAIN CREDIT
Post activity, an online evaluation will be available to attendees to evaluate the activity and individual presentations and to identify future educational needs. Upon completion of the evaluation, the learner must attest to the number of hours in attendance. Credits earned will be added to the learner’s transcript and immediately available for print. The last day to access the evaluation and attest to your credits is May 18, 2020.
An outcome survey will be sent to all physician attendees within two months post activity to assist us in determining what impact this activity had on the learner’s practice.
EMERGENCY CALLS
On April 1- 3, 2020, direct emergency calls to the Hopkins registration desk, +1 (410) 955-3673. Messages will be posted for participants.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing fully comply with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. Please notify us if you have any special needs.
POLICY ON PRESENTER AND PROVIDER DISCLOSURE
It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine that the presenter and provider globally disclose conflicts of interest. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made prior to presentation of the education.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Applications for commercial support from health care related industries are pending. A complete list of contributors will be provided in the syllabus. Please note that commercial support received is solely for the educational component of the activity and will not be used to provide food and beverage.
Please note: The Physician Payments Sunshine Act was enacted by Congress to increase public awareness of financial relationships between drug and medical device manufacturers and physicians. In compliance with the requirements of this Act, the commercial supporter/s of this activity may require the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to report certain professional information (such as name, address, National Provider Identifier (NPI), and State License number) of physician attendees who receive complimentary food and beverage in conjunction with a CME activity. The commercial supporter is required to submit the collected data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services which will then publish the data on its website.