COURSE DIRECTORS
Norma Solis, DNP, APRN, NP-C
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases
Crohn’s and Colitis Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Oriana M. Damas, MD, MSCTI
Associate Professor of Medicine
Interim Director for the Crohn’s and Colitis
Center Director of Translational Studies
for the Crohn’s and Colitis Center
Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Bety de La Torre,
MSN, FNP-BC, BSN, RN
Clinical Nurse Manager
Advanced Practice Registered
Nurse Dept. of Gastroenterology
Crohn’s and Colitis Center
Miami, FL
AGENDA
*Agenda is subject to change
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Program Overview from the Course Directors
Norma Solis, DNP, APRN, NP-C, Oriana Damas, MD, MSCTI, Bety de La Torre, MSN, FNP-BC, BSN, RN
9:15 AM – 9:35 AM IBD 101
Amar Deshpande, MD
9:35 AM – 9:55 AM Positioning Therapies in the Era of Evolving Guidelines
Oriana Damas, MD, MSCTI
9:55 AM – 10:15 AM Managing IBD Before and After Cancer
David Kerman, MD
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Panel Discussion & Q&A
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM Exhibit Hall & Break
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM Obesity in IBD: GLP-1 Agonists - Friend or Foe?
Jennifer Geremia, PA-C
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM Pregnancy in IBD: Best Practices and Latest Updates
Siobhan Proksell, MD
11:30 AM – 11:50 PM From Plate to Practice: Implementing Dietary Strategies in IBD
Eytan Stern, RD
11:50 PM – 12:10 PM IBD Case Panel Discussion: Meet the Experts
Led By: Oriana Damas, MD, MSCTI
12:10 PM – 12:25 PM Panel Discussion & Q&A
12:25 PM – 12:55 PM Exhibit Hall & Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM Industry-Sponsored Event
Strive Toward Treatment Goals
Partha Nandi, MD
Sponsored by: Eli Lilly & Company
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM Exhibit Hall & Break
2:15 PM – 2:35 PM Abnormal Liver Chemistries in IBD: What Clinicians Need to Know
Carla Molliner, PA-C
2:35 PM – 2:55 PM Understanding Colon Cancer in Younger Patients: What We Know
Carolina de Varona, DNP
2:55 PM – 3:15 PM Skin Deep: Unraveling the Dermatologic Manifestations of IBD
Laura Bush, DMSc, PA-C
3:15 PM – 3:35 PM From Practice to Protocol: Kickstarting Clinical Trials in Your Practice
Niurka Colina & Oriana Damas, MD, MSCTI
3:35 PM – 3:55 PM Surgical Management and Treatment of Pouchitis
Nivedh Paluvoi, MD
3:55 PM – 4:15 PM Panel Discussion & Q&A
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Program Summary
Norma Solis, DNP, APRN, NP-C, Oriana Damas, MD, MSCTI, Bety de La Torre, MSN, FNP-BC, BSN, RN
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Conference Reception