The 13th Annual Georgetown Meeting on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy & Pancreatobiliary Surgery

The 13th Annual Georgetown Meeting on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy & Pancreatobiliary Surgery is organized by MedStar Health and will be held on Oct 20, 2018 at The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C., Washington, Dist Of Col, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Gastroenterologists, Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Radiologists, Surgeons. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 5.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits.

Course Overview:
Pancreatic and biliary diseases have poor prognosis and their diagnosis and management remains a challenge to clinicians despite new developments in diagnostic techniques and therapeutic options.

This one-day symposium highlights the role of a multidisciplinary approach including the new developments in endoscopic and radiologic imaging and surgical approaches to pancreatic and biliary diseases. We will review the newest advances in oncology to pancreatic cancer. The course will address new developments in the treatment of neoplastic and benign esophageal disorders, both endoscopic and surgical approaches. The assessment, diagnoses, and management of neuroendocrine tumors will be reviewed as well.

Course Objectives:
After completing this activity, the participant will be able to;
• Implement the best practice for imaging and surgical approaches to diagnosing and treating pancreatic cancer
• Recognize the newest advances in personalized medicine for oncologic treatment of pancreatic cancer
• Utilize the appropriate decision-making process to determine which patients with Barrett's esophagus to treat with endoscopic ablation
• Identify the new diagnostic modalities used to treat neuroendocrine tumors
• Identify the new endoscopic techniques to treat endocrine tumors
• Utilize endoscopic therapy for the treatment of benign esophageal disorders
• Define the technique for obtaining FNAs in pancreatic lesions
• Define how to treat Neuroendocrine tumors with EUS guided approach to ablate tumors
• Implement the best practice for imaging and surgical approaches to diagnosing and treating pancreatic cancer
• Recognize the newest advances in personalized medicine for oncologic treatment of pancreatic cancer
• Utilize the appropriate decision-making process to determine which patients with Barrett's esophagus to treat with endoscopic ablation
• Identify the new diagnostic modalities used to treat neuroendocrine tumors
• Identify the new endoscopic techniques to treat endocrine tumors
• Utilize endoscopic therapy for the treatment of benign esophageal disorders

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.