Make plans to join us for our Mardi Gras Lunch Party on Saturday, Feb. 17
Make plans to join us for our Mardi Gras Lunch Party on Saturday, Feb. 17
 

Join your colleagues in New Orleans
for AGS' 2018 Conference!

Accommodations

Hyatt Centric French Quarter
 800 Iberville Street
 New Orleans, LA 70112
AGS has a block of rooms reserved at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter. The room block is almost sold out! Reserve online or call 888-421-1442 and ask for the Alabama Gastroenterological Society room block. Rates begin at $229 per night and is valid for three days before and three days after the conference based on availability.
If you have trouble reserving a room, please contact Charlotte Morris in the AGS office at 334-954-2531.
Conference Spotlight: Managment of Refractory IBD 
Steve Hanauer, MD

Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, is the Clifford Joseph Barborka Professor of Medicine and the medical director of the Digestive Disease Center at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
He serves as chair of the International Organization for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, secretary-elect of the American College of Gastroenterology, and is a member of the GI Specialty Board of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians, and American Gastroenterology Association. He previously served as chair of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee, where he authored the FDA’s “Guidelines for Clinical Evaluation of Drugs for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.”
Dr. Hanauer will present Management of Refractory IBD on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 11:30 a.m.
Conference Agenda
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Saturday Mardi Gras Lunch Party

You will not want to miss our Mardi Gras Lunch Party on Saturday where you'll enjoy great Cajun food, specialty drinks, live music and fun! Entertainment will be provided by The Camelia Quartet, led by Clive Wilson.
A native of London, England, Clive immigrated to the United States in 1964 after completing a physics degree from Newcastle University. He has played and toured with some of the most notable jazz musicians.
Learn more at www.clivewilsonmusic.com.
Look Who's Coming

Mark Anderson, MD, Capital City Gastroenterology, Montgomery
Cody Barnett, MD, Alabama Medical Group, LLC, Mobile
Robert Brinson, MD, 1957, Montgomery
James Callaway, MD, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Heather Echols, MD, Capital City Gastroenterology, Montgomery
David Fettig, MD, Birmingham Gastroenterology Associates PC 
Miles Gresham, MD, Southeast Gastro, Birmingham
Steve Hanauer, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Phillip Henderson, DO, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile
Reed Hogan, MD, GI Associates and Endoscopy Center, Flowood, MS
Mark Johnson, Southeast Gastro, Birmingham
Mouen Khashab, MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Robert Loudon, MD, Southeast Gastro, Birmingham
Chris Martin, GI Associates of West Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Nina Nelson-Garrett, MD, Capital City Gastroenterology, Montgomery
Michael Passarella, MD, Shelby Gastroenterology, Alabaster
Bradley S. Rice, MD, Alabama Colon & Gastro, PC, Huntsville
Viplove Senadhi, DO, GMPCGH, Montgomery
Kenneth Sigman, MD, Birmingham Gastroenterology Associates PC
J. DeWayne Tooson, MD, GI Associates of West Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Kristin Vaughn, CPC, Ask Mueller Consulting LLC, Lenzburg, IL
W. Penn White, MD, Capital City Gastroenterology, Montgomery

Conference Vendors

AGS depends on support from vendors to make our conference affordable for attendees. Please share our prospectus with companies who visit your facility and invite them to be an exhibitor. Contact Jill Smith for details.
Thank you to the following vendors for their support of our 2018 Conference
Abbvie Hepatology (HCV)
Abbvie Immunology
Allergan
Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Boston Scientific Endoscopy
BriovaRx - Sponsor
Care Plus Anesthesia Management
Cook Medical
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Gilead Sciences - HCV
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
Janssen Biotech
Kroger Specialty Pharmacy
Merck
PENTAX Medical
ProAssurance, Inc. - Sponsor
Salix Pharmaceuticals
Shire
Synergy
Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
VitalRx
Learning Objectives
  • Describe the impact of HCV Transplant Cholestatic Liver Disease as well as current treatment and future therapies. 
  • Recognize strategies to optimize management of Refractory IBD.
  • Recognize ICD-10 examples specific to gastroenterology, documentation tips to prevent denials and improve documentation in ambulatory surgery centers.
  • Discuss new endoscopic techniques for the treatment of Achalasia.
  • Review the latest technology and developments in advances therapeutic endoscopy.
  • Develop strategies for management of Biliary-Pancreatic Endoscopy.
  • Review the most current information in treating patients diagnosed with Hepatitis B.
  • Identify ancillary opportunities for physicians practicing gastroenterology.

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