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Agenda

Day 1: Thursday, June 12, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

7–7:30 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits: Six Continents Room – ICH 2nd Floor
7:30–7:40 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Madhu Sanaka, MD

SESSION 1:
Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy–POEM

7:40–8:00 a.m.
POEM–Indications / Workup
Prashanthi Thota, MD
8:00–8:05 a.m.
Q&A
8:05–8:25 a.m.
POEM: Preparation and Operative Approach
  • Anterior vs posterior
  • Triangular tip vs hybrid knife
  • Extent of dissection

Madhu Sanaka, MD
8:25–8:30 a.m.
Q&A
8:30–8:50 a.m.
POEM: Complications and their Management
  • Mucosal tear
  • Bleeding
  • Inadequate myotomy
  • Tunnel leak

Siva Raja, MD
8:50–8:55 a.m.
Q&A

SESSION 2:
Submucosal Tunneling and Full Thickness Endoscopic Resection – STER and FTER

8:55–9:15 a.m.
STER – Indications, Technique and Outcomes
Tolga Erim, DO
9:15–9:20 a.m.
Q&A

SESSION 3:
Zenker’s Diverticulum

9:20–9:40 a.m.
Zenker’s Diverticulum/Z-POEM – Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcomes
Madhu Sanaka, MD
9:40–9:45 a.m.
Q&A
9:45–10:05 a.m.
Break and Exhibits

SESSION 4:
Per Oral Pyloromyotomy – POP (G-POEM)

10:05–10:25 a.m.
Gastroparesis/POP – Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcomes
Matthew Kroh, MD
10:25–10:30 a.m.
Q&A
10:30–10:50 a.m.
Technical Considerations and Complications of POP
Matthew Allemang, MD
10:50–10:55 a.m.
Q&A

SESSION 5:
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection – ESD

10:55–11:15 a.m.
Esophageal and Gastric ESD
Amit Bhatt, MD
11:15–11:20 a.m.
Q&A
11:20–11:40 a.m.
Colorectal ESD
Emre Gorgun, MD
11:40–11:45 a.m.
Q&A
11:45 a.m.
Lunch and Exhibits
1–4 p.m.
THURSDAY P.M.
HANDS-ON SKILLS LAB
CCF Skills Lab (L1-300)

Matthew Allemang, MD
Amit Bhatt, MD
Tolga Erim, DO
Emre Gorgun, MD
Matthew Kroh, MD
Jeffrey Ponsky, MD
Yi Qin, MD
Siva Raja, MD
Madhu Sanaka, MD
Monisha Sudarshan, MD
4 p.m.
Adjourn
6–9 p.m.

Dinner
(industry sponsored; invitation only, location TBD)
Informal discussion with faculty on how to start and establish a Third Space Endoscopy program

Keynote Lecture:
Evolution of Intramural Surgery/Third Space Endoscopy

Jeffrey Ponsky, MD

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Day 2: Friday, June 13, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

8 a.m.–12 noon
FRIDAY A.M.
HANDS-ON SKILLS LAB
CCF Skills Lab (L1-300)

Matthew Allemang, MD
Amit Bhatt, MD
Tolga Erim, DO
Emre Gorgun, MD
Matthew Kroh, MD
Jeffrey Ponsky, MD
Yi Qin, MD
Siva Raja, MD
Madhu Sanaka, MD
Monisha Sudarshan, MD
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn

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