9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Gastrointestinal Bleeding: 2026 and Beyond
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Non-cardiac chest pain: Taking the pain out of it
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Eosinophilic Esophagitis: When steroids fail
9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Panel Discussion

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Is my throat pain reflux?
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. When does my patient need nutrition assessment?
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Chronic abdominal pain: Tips and Tricks
11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Panel Discussion

1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Approach to indeterminate biliary strictures
1:15 - 1:30 p.m. Management strategy for pancreatic necrosis
1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Diagnostic workup of autoimmune pancreatitis
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. Video/Case Sessions
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion

3:00 - 3:15 p.m. On the cutting edge: Oropharyngeal neoplasia detection and resection
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Surgical Management of reflux
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Endoscopic Management of Reflux
3:45 - 4:00 p.m. The 'benign' gastric polyp
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Video/Case Sessions
4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Panel Discussion

8:30 - 8:50 a.m. Endoscopy Do's/Don'ts: Through the lens of a surgeon
8:50 - 9:10 a.m. Leaks and Fistulae: A surgeon's approach
9:10 - 9:30 a.m. Leaks and Fistulae: An endoscopists approach
9:30 - 9:50 a.m. Rectal NET: Look but don't touch - right away
9:50 - 10:00 a.m. Panel Discussion

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Colon Screening Program: Update
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Should my patient start screening at 45: Yes!
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Should my patient start screening at 45: No!
11:15 - 11:30 a.m. FIT for post-colonoscopy surveillance
11:30 - 11:45 a.m. Panel Discussion

1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Management strategies for rectosigomoid polyps
1:15 - 1:30 p.m. Adopting AI in your clinical practice
1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Polyposis in the colon screening program
1:45 - 2:00 p.m. Gastrointestinal Pathology: Do's/Don'ts
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Tackling the Challenging Colonoscopy
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion

3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Watch and wait: Colorectal Cancer
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Optical evaluation 101
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. How to prevent recurrent after endoscopic resection
3:45 - 4:00 p.m. How to treat non-lifting/recurrent polyps
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion

1:00 - 1:20 p.m. Incorporating Technology into my IBD practice
1:20 - 1:25 p.m. Q&A
1:25 - 1:45 p.m. Optimising IBD beyond medications
1:45 - 1:50 p.m. Q&A
1:50 - 2:10 p.m. Refractory or high risk IBD: Tricks of the Trade
2:10 - 2:15 p.m. Q&A

3:00 - 3:20 p.m. Environmental Stewardship in IBD: Aligning Care With Planetary Health
3:20 - 4:00 p.m. Ultraprocessed Foods in IBD: how do I advise my patients?
4:00 - 4:20 p.m. Advancing IBD Patient Education: Tools and Resources for Clinical, Nutritional, and Psychological Well Being
4:20 - 4:30 p.m. Meeting Close

8:30 - 8:50 a.m. From Rescue to Remission: Acute Severe UC and the 2026 Prescribing Landscape
8:50 - 9:30 a.m. Early Surgery in IBD (UC and CD)
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Healthcare Utilisation in IBD: Lessons learnt from IBD Quorus
9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Panel Discussion

10:30 - 10:50 a.m. Clinical Challenges in 2026
10:50 - 11:30 a.m. Top 5 articles that changed my practice

9:00 - 9:20 a.m. Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC): A New Era of Therapy
9:20 - 9:40 a.m. Cholestatic Liver Disease - Holistic Care, Symptom Management & Preventive Strategies, PFIC
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI): GLP-1 Agonists, Herbals & Checkpoint Inhibitors

10:30 - 10:50 a.m. Viral Hepatitis: BC Cascade of Care - Present Status & Opportunities
10:50 - 11:10 a.m. Closing the Gap in Hepatitis C Care
11:10 - 11:30 a.m. Hepatitis B/D: Is There a Cure Yet?

1:00 - 1:20 p.m. MASLD: Canadian Guidelines: linkage to care, evaluation and therapy
1:20 - 1:35 p.m. RN led Hepatology clinic- Ready for prime time?
1:35 - 1:55 p.m. Surgical risk evaluation and optimization in the liver patient

Liver Disease in BC: Advocacy Initiatives - What, Who and How?

3:00 - 3:25 p.m. Portal Hypertension Management: Non-Selective Beta-Blockers, TIPS & Endoscopic Approaches
3:25 - 3:50 p.m. Liver Transplantation Update: New Indications, MASLD, ALD & Outcomes
3:50 - 4:15 p.m. Key Hepatogy papers in 2026
4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Debate: HBV... just treat ALL!

Hepatitis C Elimination

Hepatitis B Elimination - Closing the gap in viral hepatitis: take home messages

1:00 - 1:25 p.m. Burden of Disease and linkage to care perspectives
1:25 - 1:50 p.m. Diagnostics: What, When & How - Non-Invasive Testing & Staging Tools
1:50 - 2:15 p.m. Pharmacological Therapies: Approved Agents & Pipeline
2:15 - 2:25 p.m. Next Steps - MASLD