AGMD Digestive Motility Symposium

Friday–Sunday • July 24–26, 2009

DoubleTree Bedford Glen Hotel
Bedford, MA

Conference Agenda

Program Agenda: Friday, July 24, 2009
6:45–7:45 a.m.	Registration/Breakfast
7:45–7: 50 a.m.	Opening Remarks Mary-Angela DeGrazia-DiTucci
7:50–8:00 a.m.	Introductory Remarks Co-Chairs
8:00–8:10 a.m.	Information about the Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD) Nicola Migliacci
8:10–8:50 a.m.	Gut Dysmotility as a Manifestation of Autonomic Dysfunction in Mitochondrial Disease Mark Korson, MD
8:50–9:30 a.m.	A Glimpse into the Motility Patient’s Life—Behind Closed Doors Mary-Angela DeGrazia-DiTucci
9:30–10:00 a.m.	Break
10:00–10:40 a.m.	Nutritional Aspects of GI Motility Carol Rees Parrish, MS, RD
10:40–11:20 a.m.	New Developments in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Mark Pimentel, MD
11:20–Noon	Emerging Concepts in Functional Dyspepsia and Gastroparesis Hiroshi Mashimo, MD, PhD
12 noon–1 p.m.	Lunch
1:00–1:40 p.m.	Maximizing the Physician-Patient Pelationship Albena Halpert, MD
1:40–2:20 p.m.	Thriving at Home on Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition—a Piece of Cake Deborah Pfister, MS, RD, CNSD
2:20–2:50 p.m.	Break
2:50–3:30 p.m.	GERD and its Many Manifestations M. Michael Wolfe, MD, FACG
3:30–3:45 p.m.	Alternative Medicine and Therapies in Dealing with Multiple Health Problems Terry Elia-Shaoul
3:45–3:55 p.m.	What You May Not Know About the Digestive Motility Patient—Results of Series of Ongoing AGMD Questionnaire Studies Marie Petrulavage
3:55–4:35 p.m.	Gastroparesis: Evaluation and Management Edy Soffer, MD, FACG
4 :35–5:15 p.m.	Panel Discussion/Question & Answer Session
Program Agenda: Saturday, July 25, 2009
7 :30–8:30 a.m.	Registration/Breakfast
8:30–8:35 a.m.	Opening Remarks Mary-Angela DeGrazia-DiTucci
8:35–8:45 a.m.	Introductory Remarks Co-Chairs
8:45–9:25 a.m.	The Pathologic Basis of CIP Syndromes Michael Schuffler, MD
9:25–10:05 a.m.	Understanding the Motility Patient Mary-Angela DeGrazia-DiTucci
10:05–10:35 a.m.	Break
10:35–11:15 a.m.	Chronic Constipation Anthony Lembo, MD
11:15–11:55 a.m.	What Killed Elvis? Christopher Lahr, MD
11:55 a.m.–12:55 p.m.	Lunch
12:55–1:35 p.m.	Upper GI Motility Testing—Old and New Technologies for Diagnosis and Management Braden Kuo, MD
1:35 –2:15 p.m.	Treating Gastroparesis from a Nutrition and Wellness Standpoint Joanne Keaveney, M.S., R.D., L.D.
2:15–2:55 p.m.	Enteral Access, Know Your Tubes and How to Take Care of Them Jack Pasquale, MD
2:55–3:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion/Question & Answer Session IMPORTANT—Early Release—Program must end early at 3:30 p.m.
Program Agenda: Sunday, July 26, 2009
7:30–8:30 a.m.	Registration/Breakfast
8:30–8:35 a.m.	Opening Remarks Mary-Angela DeGrazia-DiTucci
8:35–8:45 a.m.	Introductory Remarks Co-Chairs
8:45–9:25 a.m.	Pediatric Motility 101 Christine Gangi, RN
9:25–10:05 a.m.	Munchausen by Proxy and Intestinal Failure Alex Flores, MD
10:05–10:35 a.m.	Break
10:35–11:15 a.m.	Update in the Surgical Management of Pediatric Patients with CIPO Thomas Jaksic, MD, PhD
11:15–11:55 a.m.	Surgical Options in the Treatment of Pediatric Intractable Constipation Allan Goldstein, MD
11:55 a.m.–12:35 p.m.	Medical Management of Pediatric Patients with Refractory Constipation Leonel Rodriguez, MD
12:35–1:35 p.m.	Lunch
1:35–1:50 p.m.	From a Mother’s Perspective Janet Brown
1:50–2:30 p.m.	The Critical Need for Awareness of Digestive Motility Disorders and What We Can Do About It Matthew Petrulavage
2:30–3:10 p.m.	New Modalities in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Esophageal Disorders Samuel Nurko, MD, MPH
3:10–3:50 p.m.	Pediatric Functional Dyspepsia Bruno Chumpitazi, MD
3:50–4:05 p.m.	The Human Spirit Mary-Angela DeGrazia-DiTucci
4:05–4:45 p.m.	Panel Discussion/Question & Answer Session