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SUMMARY:8th Annual 2026 Geisinger Nurses Interventional Endoscopy (GENIE) Course
DESCRIPTION:Geisinger Continuing Education\nGeisinger Nurses Interventional Endoscopy (GENIE) Course\nDanville\, PA\nRegister Now\n\n \n\n\nAug 27–28\n2026\n\n\nIn-Person\nDanville\, PA\n\n\nFree Hotel\n1 night complimentary stay\n\n\n \nOverview\nThis is an in-person educational activity. There are very limited opportunities for advanced endoscopy nurse’s education\, let alone advanced endoscopy courses. There is a need for critical education to improve both knowledge and technical skills among endoscopy nurses and techs participating in advanced procedures. Live cases are streamed for viewing to participants with interactive discussion during each case\, followed by a hands-on practice lab. \nTarget Audience\nThis activity is designed for Registered Nurses\, Licensed Practical Nurses\, Techs\, as well as all Endoscopy Staff Members. \nLearning Objectives\nAt the completion of this course\, the participant should be able to: \n\nExplain the pathophysiology and endoscopic management of various gastrointestinal diseases\nExplain the indications\, contraindications\, complications\, and management of various advanced endoscopy procedures\nIdentify the difference between interventional endoscopy and observing live endoscopic cases of ERCP\, EUS\, EMR/ESD\, third space endoscopy\, and Endohepatology procedures with an interactive panel-based discussion\nDemonstrate appropriate use of ERCP\, EUS\, EMR\, stents\, endoscopic clipping\, foreign body removal\, etc. utilizing the hands-on preceptorship stations\n\n\n\nCourse Cancellation Policy\nIn the unusual circumstance that this course is canceled\, you will be called and/or emailed\, and any tuition fees received will be refunded in full. \n\n\nAttendance\nAttendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity. \n\n\n \nProgram\nThursday\, August 27\, 2026 — The Barn at Frosty Valley\n\n\n\n4:30 pm\nShuttle bus pickup from hotels\n\n\n5:00 – 6:00 pm\nWelcome Reception\n\n\n6:00 – 8:00 pm\nIntroductions\, Lecture Sessions\, and Dinner\n\n\n\nFriday\, August 28\, 2026 — Henry Hood Auditorium\, Geisinger Medical Center\n655 Center Street\, Danville\, PA 17821 \n\n\n\n6:00 – 6:15 am\nShuttle bus pickup from hotels (6:00 am) & Pine Barn Inn Hotel (6:15 am)\n\n\n6:30 – 7:30 am\nExhibit Area / Breakfast\n\n\n7:30 – 8:00 am\nLecture & Case Review\n\n\n8:00 – 9:00 am\nLive Cases: 1st Session\n\n\n9:00 – 9:30 am\nLecture & Case Review\n\n\n9:30 – 10:00 am\nExhibit Area / Coffee Break & Snacks\n\n\n10:00 – 11:15 am\nLive Cases: 2nd Session\n\n\n11:15 am – 12:30 pm\nLive Cases: 3rd Session\n\n\n12:30 – 1:30 pm\nExhibit Area / Lunch & Learn: Multidisciplinary Talk\n\n\n1:30 – 3:30 pm\nHands-On Lab\n\n\n3:30 – 4:00 pm\nExhibit Area / Coffee\, Snacks & Evaluations\n\n\n4:00 – 5:00 pm\nGeisinger Endoscopy Lab Tour (Optional) & Course Adjournment\n\n\n\n \nVenue & Travel\nAugust 28: Geisinger Medical Center\n655 Center Street\, Henry Hood Center for Health Research\nDanville\, PA 17822\, United States \nPlease park in the parking lot across from the Henry Hood Center for Health Research. \nHenry Hood Center for Health Research is located on the Geisinger Campus in Danville\, PA (Montour County)\, Exit 224 on Interstate 80. Routes 11 and 54 also intersect in Danville. \n \nFaculty\n\n\nHarshit Khara\, MD\nActivity Director \nDirector of Advanced Endoscopy \n\n\nShivangi T. Kothari\, MD\nActivity Co-Director \nDirector of Advanced Endoscopy & Innovation \n\n\n\n\nBrianna Hill\nActivity Planner — Administrative Assistant\, Gastroenterology \n\n\nTrisha Miles\, RN\nActivity Planner — Manager of Clinical Operations\, GLH Endoscopy \n\n\nHope Zeiber\, RN\nActivity Planner — Clinical Registered Nurse Supervisor \n\n\nContent Disclosure: The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant. \n \nRegistration\nPlease select which day(s) you will be attending from the following options: \n\nBoth Thursday (August 27) and Friday (August 28) events\nThursday\, August 27 — Evening reception at the Iron Fork\nFriday\, August 28 — Educational day at the Henry Hood Center for Health Research\n\nSelect your t-shirt size\, as each participant will be given one at registration. \nWe are happy to provide a one-night complimentary hotel stay to all course participants for the night of August 27th\, at no cost to you. \nOnce registered\, the course will open in GeisingerCE (Ethos) — no further action is required. \nRegister Now\n \n\nQuestions or Assistance? \n(570) 271-6692  |  cce@geisinger.edu
URL:https://lumendi.com/events/geisinger-nurses-interventional-endoscopy-genie-course/
LOCATION:Geisinger Medical Center\, 655 Center Street\, Danville\, PA\, 17822\, United States
CATEGORIES:GENIE
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SUMMARY:MIDWEST ENDO LIVE 2026
DESCRIPTION:Midwest Endo Live 2026\nAgenda\nExpert-led sessions on endoscopy\, AI\, robotics\, and breakthrough cases.\nAugust 27–28\, 2026\n\n \nDay One — August 27\, 2026\n\n\n\n7:30 – 8:00 AM\nRegistration\, Breakfast\, & Exhibits\n\n\n8:00 – 8:10 AM\nWelcome Remarks — Irving Waxman\, MD | Rush University Medical Center\n\n\n8:10 – 8:25 AM\nState of the Art — Innovation in Endoscopy in 2026 and Beyond — Amit Bhatt\, MD | Cleveland Clinic\n\n\n8:25 – 8:45 AM\n(15 min + 5 min Q&A)\nState of the Art — Therapeutic EUS in 2026: What’s Real\, What’s Hype\, and What’s Ready for Primetime — Mohammad Al-Haddad\, MD | Indiana University\n\n\n\n\n8:45 – 10:30 AM  |  Live Case Block A \nRush University Medical Center: Irving Waxman\, MD • Ajaypal Singh\, MD\nCase Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center: Amitabh Chak\, MD\nGI Associates: Chetan Mittal\, MD\, ABOM \n\n\n\n\n10:30 – 10:50 AM\nBreak & Exhibits\n\n\n\n\n10:50 – 11:50 AM  |  Controversies in Therapeutic Endoscopy — Debate Panel\n(8 min + 2 min rebuttal per debate) \nModerators: Kulwinder Dua\, MD\, DSc\, FRCP\, FACP\, MASGE | Medical College of Wisconsin  &  Zachary Smith\, DO\, MSc | Medical College of Wisconsin \nDebate: Metal or Plastic Stents for Hilar Strictures? — Martin Freeman\, MD (University of Minnesota) vs Jeffrey Lee\, MD\, MPH (UT MD Anderson Cancer Center) \nDebate: EUS vs. ERCP for Malignant Biliary Obstruction — Nalini Guda\, MD (Aurora Health Care) vs Willis Parsons\, MD (Endeavor Health) \nDebate: GLP-1 Agonists vs. EndoBariatrics — Christopher Chapman\, MD (Rush University Medical Center) vs Allison Schulman\, MD\, MPH (University of Michigan) \n\n\n\n\n11:50 AM – 12:50 PM\nIndustry Lunch Symposium (Optional Non-CME) — Supported by Cook\nFellows Lunch Symposium (Optional Non-CME) — Supported by Olympus\n\n\n\n\n12:50 – 2:20 PM  |  Live Case Block B \nUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center: Ashley Faulx\, MD\nUT MD Anderson Cancer Center: Emmanuel Coronel\, MD • Philip Ge\, MD • George Wahba\, MD\nRush University Medical Center: Neal Mehta\, MD \n\n\n\n\n2:20 – 2:40 PM\nBreak & Exhibits\n\n\n\n\n2:40 – 4:10 PM  |  Live Case Block C \nRush University Medical Center: Agnieszka Maniak\, MD\nUniversity of Michigan: George Philips\, MD\nAurora Health Care: Sahibzada Latif\, MD\nUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center: Andrew Catanzaro\, MD \n\n\n4:10 – 5:10 PM  |  Nightmare Case Video Roundtable — When Things Go Wrong \nInterventional EUS Misadventures — Zachary Smith\, DO\, MSc | Medical College of Wisconsin \nERCP Complications — Sujani Yadlapati\, MD | Indiana University \nEMR Complications — Ajaypal Singh\, MD | Rush University Medical Center \nEsophageal Stricture Complications — Kulwinder Dua\, MD | Medical College of Wisconsin \n\n\n\n\n5:10 – 5:15 PM\nDay 1 Wrap-Up — Mohammad Al-Haddad\, MD | Indiana University\n\n\n5:15 – 6:15 PM\nReception\, Networking & Endoscopy Playpen (Optional Non-CME — forum for industry to showcase products\, and for attendees/fellows to get hands-on experience)\n\n\n\n \nDay Two — August 28\, 2026\n\n7:00 – 8:00 AM  |  Fellows’ Session: Mentorship and Career in Advanced GI \nAmit Bhatt\, MD | Cleveland Clinic • Rockford Yapp\, MD | GI Partners of Illinois • Irving Waxman\, MD | Rush University Medical Center • Kulwinder Dua\, MD\, DSc\, FRCP\, FACP\, MASGE | Medical College of Wisconsin • Willis Parsons\, MD | Endeavor Health • Agnieszka Maniak\, MD | Rush University Medical Center • Ashley Faulx\, MD | University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center • Amitabh Chak\, MD | Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center \n\n\n\n\n7:00 – 7:45 AM\nBreakfast & Exhibits\n\n\n7:45 – 8:00 AM\nWelcome Remarks — Ashley Faulx\, MD | University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center\n\n\n\n\n8:00 – 8:45 AM  |  State of the Art (15 min each) \nOptimizing POEM Outcomes: Lessons from the Data — Irving Waxman\, MD | Rush University Medical Center \nEUS Guided Interventions in Biliary and Gastric Outlet Obstruction — Jeffrey Lee\, MD | UT MD Anderson Cancer Center \nBarrett’s Esophagus in 2026: Diagnosis\, Surveillance and Management — Amitabh Chak\, MD | Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center \n\n\n8:45 – 10:15 AM  |  Live Case Block D \nUniversity of Minnesota: Martin Freeman\, MD • Nabeel Azeem\, MD\nIndiana University: Mohammad Al-Haddad\, MD • Mark Gromski\, MD \n\n\n\n\n10:15 – 10:35 AM\nBreak & Exhibits\n\n\n\n\n10:35 AM – 12:05 PM  |  Live Case Block E \nUniversity of Michigan: Allison Schulman\, MD\, MPH\nGI Associates: Chetan Mittal\, MD\, ABOM\nUT MD Anderson Cancer Center: Emmanuel Coronel\, MD • Philip Ge\, MD • George Wahba\, MD \n\n\n\n\n12:05 – 1:05 PM\nLunch\n\n\n\n\n1:05 – 2:35 PM  |  Live Case Block F \nRush University Medical Center: Irving Waxman\, MD • Christopher Chapman\, MD\nUniversity of Minnesota: Martin Freeman\, MD • Ahmed Dirweesh\, MD \n\n\n\n\n2:35 – 2:55 PM\nBreak & Exhibits\n\n\n\n\n2:55 – 4:25 PM  |  Live Case Block G \nIndiana University: Mohammad Al-Haddad\, MD • Mark Gromski\, MD\nUniversity of Michigan: Jonathan Xia\, MD\nAurora Health Care: Sahibzada Latif\, MD \n\n\n4:25 – 4:45 PM  |  Debate: EMR vs ESD for Barrett’s Neoplasia \nAmitabh Chak\, MD | Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (EMR) vs Amit Bhatt\, MD | Cleveland Clinic (ESD) \nModerators: Irving Waxman\, MD | Rush University Medical Center  &  Willis Parsons\, MD | Endeavor Health \n\n\n4:45 – 5:45 PM  |  Take-Home Algorithms (10 min each) \nRefractory Esophageal Stricture Management — Kulwinder Dua\, MD\, DSc\, FRCP\, FACP\, MASGE | Medical College of Wisconsin \nHigh Risk Pancreatic Cysts: Survey\, Resect or Ablate? — Ashley Faulx\, MD | University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center \nGallbladder Drainage: A Practical Approach — Ajaypal Singh\, MD | Rush University Medical Center \nEndoHepatology: Current State and Practical Applications — Neal Mehta\, MD | Rush University Medical Center \nRefractory GERD: Beyond PPI — An Algorithm — Agnieszka Maniak\, MD | Rush University Medical Center \n\n\n\n\n5:45 – 5:55 PM\nCourse Wrap-Up — Amitabh Chak\, MD | Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
URL:https://lumendi.com/events/midwest-endo-live-2026/
LOCATION:Kimpton Gray Hotel\, 122 W Monroe St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Endoscopic,Endoscopy,Endoscopy Symposium
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