ASG Webinar Series



Session 1: IBD Issues in Seniors

February 13, 2023 

In this webinar, participants had the opportunity to learn and ask questions about IBD, specifically in seniors.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn the role of intestinal ultrasound in monitoring IBD

  • Describe the treatment landscape for seniors with IBD

  • Evaluate the impact of cancer on those with IBD

Speaker:

          Dr. Cathy Lu Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Calgary

           Dr. Farhad Peerani, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the of the University of                        Alberta

Moderator:

          Dr. Gill Kaplan, Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary


Followed by an:

Industry Symposium: Managing anti-TNF Failures in IBS in 2023

Learning Objectives:

  • Recall the short and long-term treatment considerations of their patients.
  • Recommend treatment options after patients are initiated and fail on anti-TNF treatments.
  • Correlate the data presented to patients in their own clinical practice.

Speaker:

           Dr. Brian Bressler, Director of the Advanced IBD training program at UBC.

Moderator:

          Dr. Gill Kaplan, Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary


To view this video you need to be a member of the ASG:

ASG Webinar 2023 Session 1: IBD In Seniors Recording


Session 2: Portal Hypertension

April 27, 2023 

Management of Varices: What the guidelines say and what we actually do

In this webinar, participants had the opportunity to learn and ask questions about portal hypertension.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH) and describe how it can be identified non-invasively.

  • Describe why carvedilol is the preferred prevention strategy for patients with CSPH according to Baveno VII guidelines.

  • Identify strategies that are more effective than traditional CME in changing physician behaviour and improving adherence to clinical practice guidelines..

Speaker:

       Dr. Kelly Burak, Cumming School of Medicine Departments of Medicine and Oncology, Divisions of Gastroenterology               & Hepatology and Transplant Medicine, University of Calgary

Moderator: 

       Dr. Stephen Congly, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Calgary


To view this video you need to be a member of the ASG:

ASG Webinar 2023 Session 2: Portal Hypertension



Session 3: Nutrition

October 2023 | 05:30 pm MDT

More details to follow shortly.



Session 4: Novel GERD Therapies

November 2023 | 05:30 pm MST

More details to follow shortly.


 This webinar series is proudly sponsored by:

Pfizer, Janssen Inc, Fresinius Kabi, Astellas Pharma Canada, Bristol Myers Squibb, Organon, Takeda, Celltrion,  Gilead, Lupin, SRX Health Solutions, Bausch Health Canada Inc, Amgen, Pendopharm, Sandoz, AbbVie, AstraZeneca, BioJamp, BioScript Pharmacy, Boston Scientific, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Pentax Canada Inc