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SUMMARY:Advanced Hands-On Therapeutic Endoscopy Course at Mercy Medical Center
DESCRIPTION:Advanced Hands-On Therapeutic Endoscopy Course\nCourse Director: Sergey V. Kantsevoy\, MD\, PhD\nClinical Professor of Medicine\nUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine\nDirector of Therapeutic Endoscopy\nInstitute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease at Mercy Medical Center\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, USA \nCourse structure:  Lectures and hands-on training. \nSuggested audience: Physicians (gastroenterologists and surgeons) interested in learning and improving endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)\, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and endoscopic suturing.\nEndoscopic procedure room nurses and technicians interested in learning and improving advanced therapeutic endoscopy skills. \nObjectives: \n\n\n\nTo review indications and currently available techniques of endoscopic piecemeal (EMR) and en-block resection (ESD) of GI tract lesions.\nTo review endoscopic suturing device and its practical use for endoscopic correction of obesity\, stent fixation\, closure of perforations\, fistulas and other indications.\n\n\n\nCourse participants will learn the following practical skills: \n\n\n\nEMR with submucosal fluid injection (injection needle and Coagrasper\, Olympus America\, Center Valley\, PA\, USA)\, Captivator EMR kit\, Captivator II snares\, Resolution 360 clips and RescueNet retrieval device (Boston Scientific Corporation\, Natick\, MA\, USA).\nClassic ESD with distal attachment\, injection needle\, Coagrasper\, Dual knife\, IT knife\, IT-nano\, SB knife\, TT knife\, Hook knives (Olympus America\, Center Valley\, PA\, USA) and DiLumen retractor (Lumendi LLC\, Westport\, CT\, USA)\nClassic ESD with distal attachment (Olympus America\, Center Valley\, PA\, USA)\, HybridKnife and VIO 3 generator (ERBE USA Inc\, Marietta\, GA\, USA).\nUse of EleviewTM for submucosal injection during EMR and ESD\nEndoscopic suturing with Overstitch Suturing device (Apollo Endosurgery Inc\, Austin\, TX\, USA).\nESD with advanced traction device and dual channel endoscope\, TRACMOTION\, ClutchCutter\, and FlushKnife (FUJILFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation\, Lexington\, MA\, USA)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule \n\n\n\n\n7:00 AM – 7:30 AM\nContinental breakfast\n\n\n7:00 AM – 8:30 AM\nLecture: EMR and ESD\n\n\n8:30 AM – 12:00 PM\nHands-on stations to practice EMR and ESD\n\n\n12:00 PM – 12:30 PM\nLunch\n\n\n12:30 PM – 1:00 PM\nLecture: Endoscopic suturing for correction of obesity\, tissue approximation and other indications\n\n\n1:30 PM – 4:30 PM\nHands-on stations to practice endoscopic suturing and ESD\n\n\n4:30 PM – 5:00 PM\nQuestions and answers\n\n\n\nRegistration Fees:\nBring your team members (up to 2 people) at a discounted rate: \non or before July 16\, 2025\nPhysicians$ 500.00\nNurse / Technician $ 200.00 \nafter July 16\, 2025\nPhysicians$ 550.00\nNurse / Technician $250.00 \nTo register\, contact Dalibor Zafka at 410-951-7951 or dzafka@mdmercy.com \nDownload brochure
URL:https://lumendi.com/events/advanced-hands-on-therapeutic-endoscopy-course-at-mercy-medical-center-4/
LOCATION:Mercy Medical Center\, 345 St Paul Place\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Endoscopic,Endoscopy,Skill Lab,Workshop
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SUMMARY:July 24 – Masterclass training with live case learning and hybrid access
DESCRIPTION:Course Overview\nA one-day hybrid masterclass dedicated to the DiLumen Endoluminal Interventional Platform (EIP) for advanced colonic polypectomy\, EMR\, and ESD. The program combines expert-led lectures with curated video tips and tricks\, a live-transmitted case from King’s endoscopy suite\, and two parallel hands-on simulation stations. Delegates will leave with a clear framework for case selection\, set-up\, and the safe management of complex right-sided and difficult polyps — with an ongoing pathway to live remote mentorship through Mentix Ltd. for their first independent cases. \n \n\n \n\nLearning Objectives\n\nUnderstand the design principles\, indications\, and limitations of the DiLumen platform devices.\nApply structured case selection for difficult polyps\, including right-sided and ileocaecal lesions.\nMaster device set-up\, balloon stabilization\, and lesion access.\nDevelop technical skill in DiLumen-assisted EMR and ESD through video tips and hands-on practice.\nRecognize\, prevent\, and manage intraprocedural complications.\nPlan post-course follow-up with Mentix Ltd. live teleproctoring for the first independent in-vivo cases.\n\n\n \n\nCourse Faculty\n\nMr Amyn Haji MA MBBChir MSc MD FRCS FJGES — Consultant Colorectal Surgeon & Interventional Endoscopist\, King’s College Hospital; Course Director\nMr Andrew Emmanuel — Consultant Colorectal Surgeon & Interventional Endoscopist\, King’s College Hospital.\n\n\n \n\nProgram\n \n\nClick to download the PDF of full details\n\n\nFormat & Logistics\n\nDelegate capacity: 20–30 places (hybrid — in-person attendance with online live-stream option for remote delegates).\nHands-on lab: 2 DiLumen® simulation stations\, rotating in two 35-minute slots; small-group ratio of 10–15 delegates per station.\nLive case: transmitted from King’s College Hospital endoscopy suite to the SAIL Centre auditorium and to the online audience\, with two-way audio for moderated Q&A.\nCPD accreditation: application in progress with BSG\, ACPGBI and RCS England (target: 5 external CPD points).\nDress code: smart casual; scrubs provided for hands-on stations.\n\n\n \nClick here to register\n \nThe registration form allows you to register either for in-person attendance or for participation via the live stream as a remote delegate. \n\n \n\n\n \nThis course is conducted in collaboration with:\nMentix Ltd.\, 9 Upper Wimpole Street\, London W1G 6LJ\,\nwww.mentix.world  |\namyn@mentix.world
URL:https://lumendi.com/events/july-24-masterclass-training-with-live-case-learning-and-hybrid-access/
LOCATION:SAIL Centre\, 10 Cutcombe Rd\, London\, 9RJ\, SE5 9RJ\,\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:EMR,Endoscopic,Endoscopy,ESD,Workshop
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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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SUMMARY:October 10\, 2026 – Advanced Hands-On Therapeutic Endoscopy Course
DESCRIPTION:Register Today\n \nLectures and hands-on training. Suggested audience: Physicians (gastroenterologists and surgeons) interested in learning and improving endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)\, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and endoscopic suturing. Endoscopic procedure room nurses and technicians interested in learning and improving advanced therapeutic endoscopy skills. \nCourse objectives: \n\n \n\n\n\n \nTo review indications and currently available techniques of endoscopic piecemeal (EMR) and en-block resection (ESD) of GI tract lesions.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nTo review the endoscopic suturing device and its practical use for endoscopic correction of obesity\, stent fixation\, closure of perforations\, fistulas\, and other indications.\n\nCourse participants will learn the following practical skills: \n\n \n\n\n\n \nEMR with submucosal fluid injection (injection needle and Coagrasper\, Olympus America\, Center Valley\, PA\, USA)\, Captivator EMR kit\, Captivator II snares\, Resolution 360 clips and RescueNet retrieval device (Boston Scientific Corporation\, Natick\, MA\, USA).\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nClassic ESD with distal attachment\, injection needle\, Coagrasper\, Dual knife\, IT knife\, IT-nano\, SB knife\, TT knife\, Hook knives (Olympus America\, Center Valley\, PA\, USA) and DiLumen retractor (Lumendi LLC\, Westport\, CT\, USA)\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nClassic ESD with distal attachment (Olympus America\, Center Valley\, PA\, USA)\, HybridKnife and VIO 3 generator (ERBE USA Inc\, Marietta\, GA\, USA).\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nUse of Eleview™ for submucosal injection during EMR and ESD\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nEndoscopic suturing with Overstitch Suturing device (Apollo Endosurgery Inc\, Austin\, TX\, USA).\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nESD with an advanced traction device and dual-channel endoscope\, TRACMOTION\, ClutchCutter\, and FlushKnife (FUJILFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation\, Lexington\, MA\, USA).\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nUse of the Instinct Plus® Endoscopic Clipping Device for post-EMR and post-ESD defect closures\, and use of the Hemospray® Endoscopic Hemostat for post-EMR and post-ESD gastrointestinal bleeding\, courtesy of Cook Medical (Bloomington\, IN\, USA).\n\nDownload PDF
URL:https://lumendi.com/events/october-10-2026-advanced-hands-on-therapeutic-endoscopy-course/
LOCATION:Mercy Medical Center\, 345 St Paul Place\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Endoscopic,Endoscopy,Endoscopy Symposium
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