Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Single Topic Symposium: EGID Xcelerating Care, Research and Innovation in an Evolving Landscape

Course Directors:
Rajitha D. Venkatesh, MD,MPH, Nationwide Children's Hospital
James Franciosi, MD, MS, Nemours Children's Hospital

Planning Committee:
Carla M. Davis, MD, Texas Medical Center
Sandeep K Gupta, MD, UAB
Chris Liacouras, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Margaret Marcon, MD, Hospital for Sick Children
Vincent A. Mukkada, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Nathalie Nguyen, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado
Erin Syverson, MD, Boston Children's Hospital

7:00 AM - 7:45 AM Morning Mentorship with NIAID & CEGIR researchers: Career planning and mentorship small groups
*Non CME/MOC session- First come, first seated
• Amanda Muir, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Glenn T. Furuta, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado
• Mirna Chehade, MD, MPH, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Amaziah Coleman, MD, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, UNC Schoool of Medicine

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Introduction and Welcome
Moderators: Rajitha D. Venkatesh, MD,MPH, Nationwide Children's Hospital and James Franciosi, MD, MS, Nemours Children's Hospital
8:05 AM   Journey of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) Patient to Young Investigator: Quality of Life to Organoids
                 William Moore
  
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM Module 1: EGID Overview: History & Pathogenesis
Moderators: Rajitha D. Venkatesh, MD,MPH, Nationwide Children's Hospital and James Franciosi, MD, MS, Nemours Children's Hospital
8:15 AM     Keynote: Pathogenesis of EGID
                  Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
8:45 AM     Evolving role of eosinophils and environmental agents
                  Sandeep K Gupta, MD, UAB
9:00 AM     Historical perspective EGIDs
                   Chris Liacouras, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
 
9:20 AM - 10:05 AM Module 2: EoE: Advances in Monitoring
Moderators: Kristina L. Leinwand, DO, Kaiser Permanente and Vishal Avinashi, MD, BC Children's Hospital
9:20 AM    Unsedated transnasal esophagoscopy innovation
                  Nathalie Nguyen, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado
9:35 AM    Esophageal testing clinical trial outcomes  - FLIPs, strings and future innovation
                  Joshua B. Wechsler, MD, MSci, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago
9:50 AM    Artificial intelligence in EGID
                 Girish Hiremath, MD, MPH, Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital At Vanderbilt
  
10:05 AM - 10:20 Break

10:20 AM - 12:30 PM Module 3: EoE: Advances in Therapy & Mechanisms
Moderators: Amaziah Coleman, MD, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Erin Syverson, MD, Boston Children's Hospital
10:20 AM    Esophageal dilation
                    Philip E. Putnam, MD, Cincinnati Children's Medical Center
10:35 AM    Dietary therapy & immunotherapy
                    Barry K. Wershil, MD, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
10:50 AM    Corticosteroids and PPIs
                    Rachel Chevalier, MD, Children's Mercy Hospital
11:10 AM     Current biologics - teens, children and toddlers
                     Mirna Chehade, MD, MPH, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
11:25 AM     Emerging biologics:  Can they be applied across the lifespan
                    Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, UNC Schoool of Medicine
                    Learning objectives:

• Review data on biologics in adolescents and adults with EoE
• Discuss how biologics can be applied across the lifespan in EoE
• Review emerging novel agents for EoE

                    Moderator: Diana Lorena Montoya Melo, MD, University of Alabama At Birmingham
                    11:50 AM Abstract 
                    11:53 AM Abstract
                    11:56: AM Abstract
12:00 PM    EoE Panel Discussion - Case based discussion, pro-con
                     Moderators: Amaziah Coleman, MD, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Erin Syverson,
                     MD, Boston Children's Hospital
                     Panel:
                        Mirna Chehade, MD, MPH, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
                        Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, UNC Schoool of Medicine
                        Philip E. Putnam, MD, Cincinnati Children's Medical Center
  
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch 
 
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Concurrent Lunch Session
The who, why and when of recent advances in EGID monitoring; discussion of pros/cons and guidance from experts
*First come, first seated
• Alexander Koral, MD, Yale School of Medicine
• Nathalie Nguyen, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado
• Vrinda Bhardwaj, MD, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles/ University of Southern California
• Matthew Ryan, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
 
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Concurrent Lunch Session 
Ask the Expert: Case-based discussions with expert led small group
*First come, first seated
    Group 1:  EoE Devices
                      Calies Menard-Katcher, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado and Amanda Muir, MD, Children's Hospital
                      of Philadelphia
    Group 2: EoE Therapies
                     Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, UNC Schoool of Medicine and Carla M. Davis, MD, Texas Medical Center
    Group 3: Non-EoE EGID
                     Sandeep K Gupta, MD, UAB and Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
 
1:40 PM - 3:00 PM Module 4: Non-EoE EGID
Moderators: Margaret Marcon, MD, Hospital for Sick Children and Calies Menard-Katcher, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado
1:40 PM   Non-EoE Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders (EGID): New names, new paths
                  Margaret Collins, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
                  Learning objectives: At the end of the talk, the learner will be able to:

 

• Discuss the reasons for the change in non-EoE EGID nomenclature and remaining issues
• List threshold values recommended for the pathologic portion of non-EoE EGID diagnosis
• Describe additional pathologic features that support non-EoE EGID diagnosis

2:00 PM   Guidelines for the diagnosis and monitoring of non-EoE EGIDs
                  Erin Syverson, MD, Boston Children's Hospital
2:20 PM   Diet & Medical Therapies
                  Vincent A. Mukkada, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2:45 PM   SPARK! Flash Non-EOE EGID Abstracts
                  Moderators: Dominique Bailey, MD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Aakash Goyal, MD,
                  UT Southwestern
                   2:45 PM Abstract
                   2:48 PM Abstract
                   2:51 PM Abstract

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Break

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM Module 5: Patient-Centered Care for EGIDs
Moderators:  Patrice Kruszewski, DO, Nemours Children's Hospital – Delaware and Nonyelum Ebigbo, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Health
3:15 PM   Patient reported outcomes – symptoms, quality of life, and the importance of mental health
                  Margaret Marcon, MD, Hospital for Sick Children
3:35 PM   Disparities & improving treatment outcomes and quality of life
                  Carla M. Davis, MD, Texas Medical Center
3:50 PM   Patient & family perspective – transition to adult care, quality of life & mental health
                  Tiffany Taft, PsyD, Oak Park Behavioral Medicine
4:10 PM   Panel Discussion

4:40 PM - 5:15 PM Closing Session
4:40 PM   SPARK Award winners
                  Sandeep K Gupta, MD, UAB and Carla M. Davis, MD, Texas Medical Center
4:50 PM   EXCEL STS lessons learned, best practices and future directions
                  Rajitha D. Venkatesh, MD,MPH, Nationwide Children's Hospital and James Franciosi, MD, MS,
                  Nemours Children's Hospital

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM SPARK! Poster Session and Reception