World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course Featured Lectures

The featured lectures at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course showcase innovative and challenging issues in clinical gastroenterology.

ACG’s DAVID SUN LECTURE

Gary W. Falk, MD, MS, FACG
Screening and Surveillance of Barrett’s Esophagus: Where Are We Now and What Does the Future Hold?
Saturday, October 14 • 10:00-10:30 am • Valencia Ballroom

WGO’s HENRY L. BOCKUS LECTURESHIP

Shiv Kumar Sarin, MD, DM
Does Portal Pressure Guide Management of Portal Hypertension and its Complications?
Monday, October 16 • 2:30-3:00 pm • Valencia Ballroom

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY LECTURE

Corey A. Siegel, MD, MS
Refocusing IBD Patient Management: Personalized, Proactive, and Patient-Centered Care
Monday, October 16 • 3:00-3:30 pm • Valencia Ballroom

ACG’s J. EDWARD BERK DISTINGUISHED LECTURE

John J. Vargo, II, MD, MPH, FACG
Are Our Patients Sleeping Safely and Soundly? The State of Endoscopic Procedural Sedation in 2017
Tuesday, October 17 • 10:10-10:45 am • Valencia Ballroom A-C

ACG’s J. EDWARD BERK DISTINGUISHED LECTURE

John J. Vargo, II, MD, MPH, FACG
Are Our Patients Sleeping Safely and Soundly? The State of Endoscopic Procedural Sedation in 2017
Tuesday, October 17 • 10:10-10:45 am • Valencia Ballroom A-C

ACG’s EMILY COURIC MEMORIAL LECTURE

Mark B. Pochapin, MD, FACG, ACG Treasurer
Colon Cancer: Polyps, Prevention, and Progress
Tuesday, October 17 • 3:40-4:10 pm • Valencia Ballroom B-D

WGO’s GEORGES BROHÉE LECTURESHIP

Eamonn M. M. Quigley, MD, MACG
News From a Dark Continent – An Assessment of the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications of the Gut Microbiome
Tuesday, October 17 • 3:40 pm – 4:10 pm • Valencia Ballroom A

ACG’s DAVID Y. GRAHAM LECTURE

Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, FACG, ACG Vice President
On Becoming a Successful Leader: An Amazing Journey or the Road to Nowhere?
Wednesday, October 18 • 10:20 am – 10:55 am • Valencia Ballroom BC