2013 Atlanta Professional (CME) Program
"Updates in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases"
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Emory Conference Center Hotel
1615 Clifton Road NE-Atlanta-GA-30322
www.emoryconferencecenter.com
7:30-8:00 AM- Breakfast and Check In
8:05AM- Welcome, Introductions and Disclosures
Dr. Subra Kugathasan
8:15-8:45 AM- Immunization Issues in IBD: Who, What and When
Dr. Gil Melmed, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8:45-9:15 AM- Learning the Healthcare System-The Future of Pediatric Care
Dr. Wallace Crandall, Nationwide Children's Hospital
9:15-9:45 AM- Pain Management in IBD
Dr. Douglas Drossman, University of North Carolina
9:45-10:15 AM-Discussion
10:15-10:30 AM Break/Visit Exhibits
10:30-11:00 AM Optimizing Biologic Therapy: Maximizing Benefit and Minimizing Risk
Dr. Jeffry Katz, Case Western Reserve University
11:00-11:30 AM Pregnancy and Women’s Issues in IBD
Dr. Douglas Wolf, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates
11:30-12:00 PM Medical/Surgical/Radiology clinics with difficult pediatric cases
Dr. Cary Sauer, Emory University-Moderator
Faculty: Dr. Tanvi Dhere, Surgeon, radiologist
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:00-1:30 PM A deeply personalized medicine approach to clinical and therapeutic assessment integrating whole genomes, transcriptomes and microbiomes
Dr. Greg Gibson, PhD., Georgia Institute of Technology
1:30-1:45 PM Stem cell therapy Update from EPIC (Emory personalized Immunotherapy Center)
Dr. Jacques Galipeau, Emory University
2:00 -15 PM Mesynchymal stem cell therapy study
Drs. Subra Kugathasan and Tanvi Dhere, Emory University
2:15-2:30 PM Discussion
2:30-3:00 PM Medical/Surgical/Radiology Clinic with difficult cases
Dr. Douglas Wolf, Moderator
Faculty: Dhere, Surgeon, radiologist
3:00 Evaluations
