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Optional Friday Courses / ACG's 2014 Three-day Clinical ReviewWhat’s New in GI Pharmacology CourseFriday, October 17, 2014 • 1:15 pm – 4:30 pm • Room 120ABCCourse Director: Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, FACGMembers/Fellows: $200Resident/Trainees/Candidate Members: $160ACG Allied Health Members: $175ACG NP/PA Members: $175All Non-Members: $225Course Descriptioncourse available onAttend ACG’s What’s New in GIPharmacology Course for an intensivereview of key GI pharmacology,including comparisons and contrastsbetween conventional and emergingpharmacological treatment options.This three-hour course will consist oflectures and Q & A sessions on suchtopics as new therapies in IBD management, treatment optionsfor functional abdominal pain, use and management of newanticoagulation medications in patients undergoing endoscopy,treatment options for the management of microscopic colitisand pouchitis, determining best available treatment options fortreatment of GI disorders in the pregnant patient, reviewingavailable bowel preps safety and their efficacy for colonoscopy,and updates on the latest evaluation and treatment options forhepatitis C. The course is designed primarily for physicians inGI/hepatology, as well as physician assistants, nurse practitionersand other advanced practice healthcare professionals interestedin the latest information on state-of-the-art treatment of theseillnesses.AccreditationThe American College of Gastroenterology is accredited by theAccreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The American College of Gastroenterology designates this liveactivity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with theextent of their participation in the activity.WelcomeFrancis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, FACG1:15 pm New Pharmacologic Agents in the Management ofInflammatory Bowel DiseaseStephen B. Hanauer, MD, FACGEvaluate the newest drugs to treat IBD.1:35 pm Treatment of Chronic Functional Abdominal PainLawrence R. Schiller, MD, FACGAssess current pharmacologic treatment options for functionalabdominal pain.1:55 pm Understanding the New Anticoagulant MedicationsDavid A. Greenwald, MD, FACGSummarize the use and management of new anticoagulationmedications in your patients undergoing endoscopy or having GIbleeding.2:15 pm Q & A2:30 pm Break2:50 pm Pharmacologic Treatment of Microscopic Colitis andPouchitisFrancis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, FACGOutline the most effective pharmacological treatment optionsfor the management of microscopic colitis and pouchitis.3:10 pm Medication Use in PregnancySunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, FACGSelect available pharmacological therapies that are safe fortreatment of GI disorders in the pregnant patient.3:30 pm Prepping Right for Colonoscopy in 2014Jack A. Di Palma, MD, FACGCompare safety aspects of different bowel preps and theirefficacy for colonoscopy.3:50 pm Treating the HCV Patient in 2014 and 2015Mitchell L. Shiffman, MD, FACGExplain the latest evaluation and treatment options for hepatitis C.4:10 pm Q & A4:30 pm AdjournFacultyCourse Director – Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, FACGJack A. Di Palma, MD, FACGDavid A. Greenwald, MD, FACGStephen B. Hanauer, MD, FACGSunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, FACGLawrence R. Schiller, MD, FACGMitchell L. Shiffman, MD, FACGFor more information on ACG 2014 and to register, visit www.acgmeetings.gi.org.16