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THIRD ANNUAL
UCLA GI Week 2015
march 12 - 15, 2015
beverly hills, ca
UCLA-Mellinkoff Gastroenterology
and Hepatology Symposium
A Case-oriented Approach to Common and Difficult
Issues in the Practice of Gastroenterology
Up to 19.5 Nursing Contact Hours
19.5 are ABCGN GI-specific
Contact Hours
UCLA GI WEEK — MELLINKOFF SYMPOSIUM & CURE ANNUAL RESEARCH MEETING
Welcome
UCLA GI Week
Target Audience: Gastroenterologists, GI Endoscopists,
Hepatologists, GI Physician Assistants, GI Nurse Practitioners,
GI Nurses and other Allied Health Care Professionals, GI Fellows
The UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases is dedicated to its mission
of advancing the scientific knowledge and understanding of
digestive disorders. Through discoveries in our laboratories and
their translation to novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches,
we make improvements in care that are relieving suffering and
enhancing quality of life for patients all over the world.
To be truly successful in this aspect of our mission, we must fulfill
another critical calling – education of the researchers and clinicians
of tomorrow and today.
With that in mind, the UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases is proud to
offer two major education programs back to back – what we refer to as
UCLA GI Week. On March 12, 2015, the Center for Ulcer Research and
Education (CURE) Annual Research Meeting and Poster Session will
be held. This day-long meeting is comprised of lecture presentations
and an extensive poster session which prominently features the work
of young investigators. This is a non-CME program held on the UCLA
campus (see page 8).
The rest of that week – March 13-15, 2015 – we are delighted to
present the 3rd Annual UCLA-Mellinkoff Gastroenterology and
Hepatology Symposium. Whereas the CURE meeting showcases
the latest in scientific discovery, the UCLA-Mellinkoff Symposium
represents two-and-a-half days of approaches and solutions that
physicians can readily integrate into their daily practices. This CMEaccredited course will be held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA.
UCLA GI WEEK — MELLINKOFF SYMPOSIUM
Join Us
The 3rd Annual UCLA-Mellinkoff Gastroenterology and
Hepatology Symposium will be centered upon a series of
directed lectures and illustrative cases devoted to providing
a road map and understanding of the most up-to-date means
by which to address perplexing management decisions for
our patients. The agenda has been specifically designed to
offer practical approaches that healthcare professionals may
readily integrate into their daily practice. Following completion
of this program, participants should be able to:
1. Incorporate novel IBD treatment strategies into
clinical practice
2. C hoose appropriate testing and treatment strategies
for esophageal and gastric disorders including Barrett’s
esophagus and gastroparesis
3. D iscuss common problems and issues related to disorders of
the colon and their evaluation and management to conform
with current national guidelines
4. Demonstrate enhanced procedural skill when managing
gastrointestinal bleeding
5. U tilize current evidence-based practices to diagnose and
treat pancreatic disorders
6. Recognize and manage endoscopic complications
7. Manage patients with chronic liver disease
Hands-on Session — Physicians Only
The hands-on session will provide a valuable learning
opportunity, though no CME credit will be issued to participants.
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AGENDA
11:45 - 12:10 pm
Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction: Fact or Fiction
Rabindra R. Watson, MD, UCLA
Friday, March 13
12:10 - 12:30 pm
Q&A
Panel
12:30 -1:30 pm
Lunch
7:00 – 7:50 am
Registration and Breakfast
Pancreatico-Biliary Disorders (Continued) — Moderator: V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, UCLA
7:50 - 7:55 am
Welcoming Remarks
Gary Gitnick, MD, UCLA
7:55 – 8:00 am
Course Overview
V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, UCLA & Bennett E. Roth, MD, UCLA
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Case Presentations
Lead: Stephen Kim, MD, UCLA
Panel
2:30 – 2:50 pm
Break
Colorectal Issues — Moderator: Lynn Shapiro Connolly, MD, MSCR, UCLA
GI Emergencies — Moderator: Mark Ovsiowitz, MD, UCLA
8:00 - 8:25 am
Multi-target Stool DNA Test (Cologuard) — A New High
Bar for Non-invasive Colorectal Cancer Screening
David A. Ahlquist, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
2:50 – 3:15 pm
Managing GI Bleeding
Dennis M. Jensen, MD, UCLA
8:25 - 8:50 am
Pitfalls and Needs in Preparing for Colonoscopy
Jeffrey R. Lewis, MD, UCLA
3:15 - 3:40 pm
Foreign Bodies
Thomas Kovacs, MD, UCLA
8:50 - 9:15 am
Defecation Disorders: Constipation and Incontinence –
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options
Lin Chang, MD, UCLA
3:40 – 4:05 pm
Managing Endoscopic Complications
Rabindra R. Watson, MD, UCLA
4:05 - 4:25 pm
Q&A
Panel
9:15 - 9:35 am
Q&A
Panel
9:35 - 10:35 am
Case Presentations
Lead: Lynn Shapiro Connolly, MD, MSCR, UCLA
Panel
4:25 – 5:25 pm
Case Presentations
Lead: Mark Ovsiowitz, MD, UCLA
Panel
5:25 pm
Adjourn
10:35 - 10:55 am
Break
Saturday, March 14
Pancreatico-Biliary Disorders — Moderator: V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, UCLA
7:00 – 7:55 am
Breakfast
10:55 - 11:20 am
Pancreatic Cysts: Resect, Watch or Ignore
James M. Scheiman, MD, University of Michigan
7:55 - 8:00 am
Welcoming Remarks
V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, UCLA
11:20 - 11:45 am
Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: Evaluation and Management
Alireza Sedarat, MD, UCLA
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases — Moderator: Daniel Hommes, MD, PhD, UCLA
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8:00 - 8:25 am
Therapeutic Monitoring in IBD: A Clinician’s Perspective on Use of Serologies, Bio-Markers and Levels in Practice
David T. Rubin, MD, The University of Chicago
UCLA GI WEEK — MELLINKOFF SYMPOSIUM
8:25 - 8:50 am
Babies, Breastfeeding and Beyond: Update on IBD and Pregnancy
Jennifer M. Choi, MD, UCLA
Sunday, March 15
8:50 - 9:15 am
Risk of IBD Therapy: Infections, Malignancy and Prevention
Christina Ha, MD, UCLA
7:55 - 8:00 am
9:15 - 9:35 am
Q&A
Panel
Liver Disease — Moderator: Mohamed El Kabany, MD, UCLA
9:35 - 10:35 am
Case Presentations
Leads: Jennifer M. Choi, MD, UCLA and Christina Ha, MD, UCLA
Panel
10:35 - 10:55 am
Break
Issues of the Foregut — Moderator: Kevin Ghassemi, MD, UCLA
10:55 - 11:20 am
Atypical and Extra-esophageal Issues in GERD:
Get That ENT Guy Off My Back
Michael F. Vaezi, MD, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Tennessee
11:20 - 11:45 am
Managing Motility Disorders of the Foregut: Achalasia
Jeffrey L. Conklin, MD, UCLA
11:45 am – 12:10 pm
Managing Motility Disorders of the Foregut: Gastroparesis
Bennett E. Roth, MD, UCLA
12:10 - 12:35 pm
Controversies in Barrett’s Esophagus: Whom to Screen,
When to Ablate, How to Follow
V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, UCLA
12:35 - 12:55 pm
Q&A
Panel
12:55 - 1:55 pm
Lunch
Issues of the Foregut (Continued) — Moderator: Kevin Ghassemi, MD, UCLA
1:55 - 2:55 pm
Case Presentations
Lead: Kevin Ghassemi, MD, UCLA
Panel
2:55 pm
Adjourn - Didactic
Welcoming Remarks
Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH, UCLA
8:00 – 8:25 am
Viral Hepatitis: A New Dawn of Therapy
Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, UCLA
8:25 - 8:50 am
Your Liver Is Full of Fat: What Should/Can You Do?
Simon W. Beaven, MD, PhD, UCLA
8:50 - 9:15 am
Decompensated Liver Disease: Too Late to Help?
Bruce A. Runyon, MD, UCLA
9:15 - 9:40 am
Auto-immune Hepatic and Biliary Disorders
Steven-Huy Han, MD, UCLA
9:40 - 10:00 am
Break
10:00 – 10:20
Q&A
Panel
10:20 - 11:20 am
Case Presentations
Lead: Francisco Durazo, MD, UCLA
Panel
11:20 am
Adjourn – Boxed Lunch
Saturday, March 14 — Complimentary Hands-on Session
The hands-on session will provide a valuable learning opportunity, though no CME credit will be
issued to participants. The hands-on session is limited in its number of participants. Separate
registration is required on a first-come, first-served basis.
3:00 - 6:00 pm Hands-on Session – Physicians Only
Faculty: Drs. Kevin Ghassemi, Stephen Kim, Thomas Kovacs,
V. Raman Muthusamy, Mark Ovsiowitz, Bennett E. Roth,
James M. Scheiman, Alireza Sedarat and Rabindra Watson
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Course Directors
Distinguished Invited Faculty
Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH
David A. Ahlquist, MD
Co-Chief, Division of Digestive Diseases
Lincy Foundation Chair in Clinical
Gastroenterology
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Carol M. Gatton Professor of Digestive Diseases
Research Honoring Peter Carryer, MD
Professor of Medicine
College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, FACG, FASGE
David T. Rubin, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP
Director, Interventional Endoscopy
Associate Director, Endoscopy
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Digestive Diseases
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Chief, Section of Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Nutrition
The Joseph B. Kirsner Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Bennett E. Roth, MD
James M. Scheiman, MD
Chief, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Director, Medical Procedure Units
Director, Post-Graduate Education Programs
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Digestive Diseases
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
UCLA Course Faculty DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT UCLA
Simon W. Beaven, MD, PhD *
Director, Metabolic Syndrome Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Pfleger Liver Institute
Lin Chang, MD *
Program Director, UCLA GI Fellowship Program
Co-Director, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer Family
Center for Neurobiology of Stress
Director, Digestive Health and Nutrition Clinic
Professor of Medicine
Jennifer M. Choi, MD *
Associate Director of Educational Programs,
UCLA Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Jeffrey L. Conklin, MD *
Medical Director, UCLA Center for Esophageal Disorders
Director, Gastrointestinal Motor Function Laboratory
Professor of Medicine
Lynn Shapiro Connolly, MD, MSCR *
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Michael F. Vaezi, MD, PhD, Msc
Clinical Director, Division of Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Nutrition
Director, Center for Swallowing and
Esophageal Motility
Director, Clinical Research
Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
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Francisco Durazo, MD, FACP * +
Medical Director, Dumont UCLA Liver Transplant Center
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery
UCLA GI WEEK — MELLINKOFF SYMPOSIUM
Mohamed El Kabany, MD * +
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Hepatology
Pfleger Liver Institute
Daniel Hommes, MD, PhD *
Director of Clinical Care and Clinical Research,
UCLA Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Director, GI Quality Program
Professor of Medicine
Mark Ovsiowitz, MD *
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Kevin Ghassemi, MD*
Associate Director of Clinical Programs,
UCLA Center for Esophageal Disorders
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Dennis M. Jensen, MD *
Director, Hemostasis Program
Associate Director, UCLA CURE: Digestive Diseases
Research Center
Professor of Medicine
Bruce Allen Runyon, MD *
Director of Hepatology, UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Gary Gitnick, MD *
Co-Chief, Division of Digestive Diseases
Fran and Ray Stark Foundation Chair
Professor of Medicine
Stephen Kim, MD *
Clinical Instructor of Medicine
Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, AGAF * +
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Head, Outcomes Research in Hepatology
Pfleger Liver Institute
Christina Ha, MD *
Associate Director of Clinical Programs,
UCLA Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Thomas Kovacs, MD *
Professor of Medicine
Alireza Sedarat, MD *
Clinical Instructor of Medicine
Steven-Huy Han, MD, AGAF, FAASLD * +
Director, Hepatology Clinical Research Center
Assistant Director, UCLA Asian Liver Center
Pfleger Liver Institute
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Jeffrey R. Lewis, MD *
Program Leader, UCLA Celiac Disease Program
Clinical Instructor of Medicine
Rabindra R. Watson, MD *
Director, Faculty Career Development
in Advanced Endoscopy
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
* Division of Digestive Diseases
+ Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery
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UCLA GI WEEK — MELLINKOFF SYMPOSIUM
Non-CME, Hands-on Session – Physicians Only
T he hands-on session will provide
a valuable learning opportunity,
though no CME credit will be issued
to participants. It will feature up
to seven stations demonstrating
diverse endoscopy procedures,
technologies and techniques using
ex-vivo pig stomachs and/or other
available models.
The topics include the use of endoscopic mucosal resection,
retrieval of difficult foreign bodies and food impactions,
oncologic endoscopy, treatment for Barrett’s esophagus,
closure of perforations, dealing with fistulas, control of
bleeding and more.
Faculty with expertise in each of these areas will supervise
and mentor the attendees. The hands-on session is limited in
its number of participants. Separate registration is required
on a first-come, first-served basis.
Faculty include:
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Kevin Ghassemi, MD, UCLA
Stephen Kim, MD, UCLA
Thomas Kovacs, MD, UCLA
V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, UCLA
Mark Ovsiowitz, MD, UCLA
Bennett E. Roth, MD, UCLA
James M. Scheiman, MD
University of Michigan
Alireza Sedarat, MD, UCLA
Rabindra R. Watson, MD, UCLA
Sherman M. Mellinkoff, MD
The UCLA-Mellinkoff Gastroenterology
and Hepatology Symposium is named
after a passionate advocate for medical
education and a highly respected
clinician-teacher who continues to serve
as emeritus dean and emeritus professor
of medicine at the David Geffen School
of Medicine at UCLA.
In 1962, Dr. Mellinkoff was asked by thenChancellor Franklin Murphy to serve as dean of the UCLA School
of Medicine. For the next 24 years, he would oversee a period of
remarkable growth and development during which the school
secured an international reputation for both medical education and
research. By the time he retired in 1986, Dr. Mellinkoff had held his
position longer than any other active medical school dean in the
country and had earned the nickname “Dean of Deans.”
From the beginning, Dr. Mellinkoff was cherished for his
commitment to medical education. In both 1961 and 1962, UCLA’s
medical students presented him with the Golden Apple Award
as the faculty member most respected as a clinical teacher. Two
decades later, he received the Abraham Flexner Award from
the Association of American Medical Colleges, one of its most
prestigious awards, and was invited to present the 1982 Alan Gregg
Lecture. At UCLA, the Sherman M. Mellinkoff Faculty Award was
established in 1979 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the medical
school. The award honors the ideal in doctor-patient relationships
and medical education. Because of the high esteem in which
Dr. Mellinkoff is held, it is considered by the faculty to be the
highest honor of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Meeting Location
The Beverly Hilton
9876 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
The Beverly Hilton is nestled in the heart of all that is Los Angeles:
where entertainment industry meets fashion; Beverly Hills meets
Hollywood. It is within walking distance of Century City and Rodeo
Drive. The block of reserved guest rooms offer private balconies
that provide panoramic city views. The hotel offers premier spa
services, multiple dining options and the Aqua Star Pool, which is
the largest hotel pool in Beverly Hills and is heated to 82 degrees
year round.
For more information, visit the hotel’s website at
www.beverlyhilton.com
Overnight Accommodations
We urge you to make reservations early. A limited block of
rooms, at a special rate of $269 + tax (deluxe) and $309 +
tax (studio suite), has been reserved at The Beverly Hilton.
The rates will be honored three days pre- and three days postmeeting based on group room availability. Internet access is also
complimentary to overnight guests.
To receive this special rate, you must make your reservation before
the room block is filled or by the expiration date of January 30,
2015. Attendees are responsible for their own reservations. The
standard hotel individual reservation cancellation policy will apply
to the individual reservations, unless otherwise specified.
To reserve a room, please call (310) 274-7777. Make sure to ask
for the “UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases” block. Or make
a reservation online (beginning October 16) at
www.beverlyhills.hilton.com/UCLAMellinkoffSymposium2015
Conference Parking
Daily Self Parking - $12
Daily Valet Parking - $17
Overnight Parking (Self or Valet) - $40
UCLA GI WEEK — MELLINKOFF SYMPOSIUM
Registration Fee
Accreditation
Registration Form
$350 P hysician ($50 discount for past UCLA GI Fellows)
Complimentary Hands-on Session (Limited to 30 Physicians)
CME Credits
3rd Annual UCLA-Mellinkoff Gastroenterology and Hepatology Symposium
March 13–15, 2015 Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, CA
$250 Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Nurse, Retired
Physician and other Allied Healthcare Professionals
$50 Fellow, Resident and Trainee
Fee includes registration, syllabus, breakfast, break and lunch
Symposium Inquiries
Contact course coordinator, Trisha James at (310) 267-5345
or trishajames@mednet.ucla.edu
Enrollment
Accepted Forms of Payment
Discover, MasterCard, VISA and American Express are accepted.
If paying by check, make payable to Regents of the University
of California.
Online Go to www.cme.ucla.edu/courses, click on 3rd Annual
UCLA-Mellinkoff Gastroenterology and Hepatology Symposium.
By Mail Complete the attached registration form. The mailing
address is in the next column.
By Fax Send completed form to (310) 794-2624.
By Phone Please call (310) 794-2620.
Refunds
Cancellations must be received in writing by Friday, February 27,
2015 and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds will
be granted after that date. If, for any reason, the course must be
cancelled, discontinued, or rescheduled by the Office of Continuing
Medical Education, a full refund will be provided.
The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School
of Medicine at UCLA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education
for physicians.
The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School
of Medicine at UCLA designates this live activity for a maximum of
16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CE Contact Hours – Nurses
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider
Number 12511, for 9.5 contact hours of C.E. for Day 1, 6.5 contact hours for
Day 2 and 3.5 contact hours for day 3.
According to the criteria of the American Board of Certification for
Gastroenterology Nurses (ABCGN), 19.5 hours earned in this activity are
considered GI-specific for the purpose of recertification by contact hours
through ABCGN.
Disclosure Statement/Declaration
The FDA has issued a concept paper which classifies commercial
support of scientific and educational programs as promotional unless
it can be affirmed that the program is “truly independent” and free of
commercial influence. In addition to independence, the FDA requires
that non-promotional, commercially supported education be objective,
balanced, and scientifically rigorous. The policy further states that
all potential conflicts of interest of the CME staff and faculty be fully
disclosed to the program’s participants. In addition, Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education policy now mandates that the
sponsor adequately manage all identified potential conflicts of interest
prior to the program. We, at UCLA, fully endorse the letter and spirit of
these concepts.
Please Mail Completed Registration Form To:
Office of Continuing Medical Education
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
UCLA-Mellinkoff Gastroenterology Symposium
10920 Wilshire Blvd #1060
Los Angeles, CA 90024-6512
Course # M145-22
Contact Information
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Special Needs: If you have special assistance needs or dietary restrictions,
please describe here:
Registration ­— Didactic
l $350 Physician
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l $250 PA, NP, Nurse, Retired Physician or other Allied Healthcare Professionals
l $50 Fellow, Resident and Trainee
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Date
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1:15 - 1:30 pm Remarks
A. Eugene Washington, MD
Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences and Dean of the David Geffen
School of Medicine at UCLA
1:30 – 2:00 pm
State of CURE
Enrique Rozengurt, DVM, PhD
2:00 – 3:00 pm
John H. Walsh Memorial Lecturer
Gastric Inflammation, H. Pylori and Cancer
Richard Peek, MD, Vanderbilt University
Agenda
8:00 – 8:25 am
Breakfast and Registration
8:25 - 8:30 am
Welcoming Remarks and Conference Overview
UCLA GI WEEK — CURE ANNUAL RESEARCH MEETING AND POSTER SESSION
2015 CURE Annual
Research Meeting
and Poster Session
CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center
40th Anniversary Celebration of the Center
March 12, 2015
UCLA Sunset Village on the Campus of UCLA
Non-CME Program
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8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Topics in Basic and Translational Science The Cell Biology of Pancreatic Cell Inflammation
Anna Gukovskaya, PhD, UCLA
Intestinal and Colonic Stem Cells
Martín G. Martín, MD, UCLA
The Role of Neuropeptides in Homeostasis and Inflammation
in the GI Tract
Harry Pothoulakis, MD, UCLA
Taste Receptor Expression and Function in the GI Tract
Catia Sternini, MD, AGAF, UCLA
The Impact of Stress on GI Functions
Yvette Taché, PhD, UCLA
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Basic, Translational and Clinical Science Poster Session
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Course Director
Enrique Rozengurt, DVM, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Hirschberg Memorial Chair in Pancreatic Cancer
Research Director, CURE: Digestive
Diseases Research Center
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Invited John H. Walsh Memorial Lecturer
Richard Peek, MD
Director, Division of Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Nutrition
Professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
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UCLA Course Faculty
Anna Gukovskaya, PhD +
Professor-in-Residence
Department of Medicine
Director, Pancreatic Research Group
UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Senior Research Career Scientist
VA Medical Research
Martín G. Martín, MD, MPP +
Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Director of the UCLA Pediatric Diarrheal Center
Pediatric Department Associate Vice Chair of
Translational Research
Harry Pothoulakis, MD * +
Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Eli and Edythe Broad Chair in Medicine
Director of Research, UCLA Center for Inflammatory
Bowel Diseases
Chief for Research Integration, Division of Digestive
Diseases
Catia Sternini, MD, AGAF * +
Professor of Medicine and Neurobiology
Associate Director, CURE: Digestive Diseases
Research Center
Core Director, Imaging and Signaling Cell Biology
Director, Pilot and Feasibility Studies Program
Yvette Taché, PhD * +
Professor of Medicine
Director, CURE: Digestive Diseases Research
Center — Animal Core
Co-Director, Center for Neurobiology of Stress
& Women’s Health
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
* Division of Digestive Diseases
+ David Geffen School of Medicine
CURE Annual Research Meeting Information
CURE Annual Research Meeting Registration Form
Meeting Location
UCLA Sunset Village on the Campus of UCLA
Northwest Campus Auditorium in Covel Commons
330 DeNeve Drive, Los Angeles , CA 90024
2015 CURE Annual Research Meeting and Poster Session
Overnight Accommodations
CURE attendees have access to the room block for the Mellinkoff
Symposium. See page 7 for details.
Conference Parking
Complimentary parking will be provided in Lot PSV. There will be an
attendant at the gate to provide parking permits.
Registration Fee
$100 – Non-UCLA Physicians
Complimentary – UCLA Physicians, Fellows and Residents
Fee includes registration, breakfast, breaks and lunch.
This is a non-CME program.
Symposium Inquiries
Contact Jacqueline Ismen at jismen@mednet.ucla.edu or call
(310) 312-9284.
Enrollment
We accept checks only for registration. Please make payable to
Regents of the University of California
By Mail
Complete the attached registration form. The mailing address
is listed on the registration form.
Refunds
Cancellations must be received in writing by Friday, February 27,
2015 and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds will
be granted after that date. If, for any reason, the course must be
cancelled, discontinued, or rescheduled by CURE, a full refund will
be provided.
UCLA Sunset Village
Northwest Campus Auditorium in Covel Commons
330 DeNeve Drive, Los Angeles , CA 90024
March 12,2015
Contact Information
Name (First, Middle, Last) Institution
Degree/Certification Medical Specialty
Preferred mailing address is (select one) l Work/Business l Home
Address with Suite
City State Zip
Email
Phone l Cell l Home l Work
Fax
l Home l Work
Special Needs: If you have special assistance needs or dietary restrictions,
please describe here:
Registration
l $100 - Non-UCLA Physician
l Complimentary – UCLA Physician, Fellow and Resident
Payment Information – Checks Only
l C heck is enclosed in the amount shown above – make checks payable to
Regents of the University of California
Mail to: CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center
11301 Wilshire Blvd, Bldg 115, Room 117B
Los Angeles, CA 90073
Attention: Jacqueline Ismen
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405 Hilgard Ave
BOX 956949, 2114 PVUB
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THI RD ANNUA L
UCLA GI Week 2015
UCLA-Mellinkoff Gastroenterology
and Hepatology Symposium
A Case-oriented Approach to Common and Difficult
Issues in the Practice of Gastroenterology
March 13 - 15, 2015 • Beverly Hills, CA
Up to 19.5 Nursing Contact Hours
19.5 are ABCGN GI-specific Contact Hours
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