Name: Florida Inflammatory Bowel Disease Congress 2026
Start: 2026-04-18
End: 2026-04-18
Location: Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center

OVERVIEW

Florida Inflammatory Bowel Disease Congress 2026 is organized by Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute and will be held on Apr 18, 2026 at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Kissimmee, Florida, United States of America.

Description:
This one-day symposium is packed with clinically relevant information provided in an atmosphere that has been set up for optimal learning. The refreshment break and lunch are conducive for friends and colleagues attending the symposium to connect in a spirit of collegiality and camaraderie. Delegates will find the program to be impactful and to positively invigorate their professional lives

The Orlando Health Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) will host the Florida IBD Congress to highlight the latest advancements in the diagnosis and management of IBD.

This conference is designed to meet the educational needs of all healthcare professionals who treat and manage patients with IBD. At the Florida IBD Congress, internationally recognized faculty will provide insight into the latest advancements pertaining to IBD diagnosis, management, and complications and highlight state-of-the-art interventions via a combination of didactic presentations, debates and interactive case-based discussions. The knowledge gained from attending the symposium will allow delegates to implement these changes and thereby significantly improve the quality of their clinical practice. This program is designed for gastroenterologists, gastroenterology fellows, primary care physicians, colo-rectal and general surgeons, nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners interested in the latest information on diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients with IBD. The objective of the Florida IBD Congress is to provide participants a comprehensive education in Inflammatory Bowel Disease evaluation and management.

The program covers six major topics:

Treatment options for the medical management of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
Understanding the role of endoscopy and surgery in the management of complications of IBD
Evaluating, managing and monitoring treatment of patients with IBD
Artificial intelligence in IBD
Recognition and management of colon dysplasia/cancer in IBD patients
Personalized medicine in IBD

Agenda:

Saturday, April 18, 2026
7:30 – 7:55 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:55 – 8:00 am	Welcome Address	Udayakumar Navaneethan, MD
Session I: Management of IBD
8:00 – 8:15 am	Bio-naive UC patient with moderate to severe disease	David T. Rubin, MD
8:15 – 8:30 am	Bio-naive CD patient with moderate to severe disease	Stephen Hanauer, MD
8:30 – 8:45 am	Advances in anti-TNF treatment	Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD
8:45 – 9:05 am	Optimizing the use of anti-interleukins and anti-integrins in IBD	Millie D. Long, MD
9:05 – 9:25 am	Positioning small molecules in the IBD treatment algorithm	David T. Rubin, MD
9:25 – 9:40 am	Combination biologics / small molecules in IBD	David Hudesman, MD
9:40 – 9:55 am	What’s in the IBD pipeline – exciting future	Vipul Jairath, MD
9:55 – 10:30 am	Video case presentations and panel discussion — Choosing treatment options for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
Session II: Debates in IBD
10:45 – 11:05 am	Intestinal Ultrasound in IBD: • Ultrasound should be opening move • Endoscopy is gold standard	Noa Krugliak Cleveland, MD Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD
11:05 – 11:35 am	Dysplasia in IBD: • Endoscopy & resection first • Surgery cures all dysplasia	Partha Pal, MD Marco Ferrara, MD
11:35 – 12:00 pm	Strictures in Crohn’s Disease: • Medicine & endoscopy first • Surgery to fix the stricture	Udayakumar Navaneethan, MD Jean Ashburn, MD
12:00 – 12:25 pm	Complex Perianal CD: • Medicines & endoscopy can avoid surgery • Surgery is the only option	Bo Shen, MD Jean Ashburn, MD
12:25 – 12:45 pm	Video case presentations & panel – Interventional IBD & colorectal surgery	Panel
12:45 – 1:30 pm	Industry-Sponsored Luncheon
Session III: IBD in Special Situations
1:30 – 1:45 pm	Acute severe ulcerative colitis	David Hudesman, MD
1:45 – 2:00 pm	Video session: Post-operative anatomy in IBD	Bo Shen, MD
2:00 – 2:20 pm	Newer guidelines on preconception to peripartum IBD management	Mitali Agarwal, MD
2:20 – 2:35 pm	Approach to pouchitis	Bo Shen, MD
2:35 – 3:05 pm	Lifetime in IBD management: 10 clinical pearls	Stephen Hanauer, MD
3:05 – 3:35 pm	Video case presentations & panel discussion	Panel
3:35 – 3:50 pm	Refreshment Break
Session IV: Challenges in IBD Management and the Future
3:50 – 4:10 pm	Brian Feagan Memorial Lecture: Personalized medicine in IBD	Vipul Jairath, MD
4:10 – 4:30 pm	State-of-the-art: Managing IBD in 2026	Millie D. Long, MD
4:30 pm	Panel discussion & concluding remarks	Panel