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July 25, 2026 – Advanced Hands-On Therapeutic Endoscopy Course
2026-07-25 07:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Mercy Medical Center, 345 St Paul Place, Baltimore, MD, 21202, United States
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Lectures 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.
Course objectives:

To review indications and currently available techniques of endoscopic piecemeal (EMR) and en-block resection (ESD) of GI tract lesions.

To review the endoscopic suturing device and its practical use for endoscopic correction of obesity, stent fixation, closure of perforations, fistulas, and other indications.

Course participants will learn the following practical skills:

EMR with submucosal fluid injection (injection needle and Coagrasper, Olympus America, Center Valley, PA, USA), Captivator EMR kit, Captivator II snares, Resolution 360 clipsand RescueNet retrieval device (Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, MA, USA).

Classic 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) andDiLumen retractor (Lumendi LLC, Westport, CT, USA)

Classic ESD with distal attachment (Olympus America, Center Valley, PA, USA), HybridKnife and VIO 3 generator (ERBE USA Inc, Marietta, GA, USA).

Use of Eleview™ for submucosal injection during EMR and ESD

Endoscopic suturing with Overstitch Suturing device (Apollo Endosurgery Inc, Austin, TX, USA).

ESD with an advanced traction device and dual channel endoscope, TRACMOTION, ClutchCutter, and FlushKnife (FUJILFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation, Lexington, MA, USA)

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AWE Week 2026 – Endoscopy Around the World
2026-07-27 - 2026-07-30 | UCSD Center for the Future of Surgery, 19515 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, United States
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In-person & Virtual
Program Description:
The Association of Women Endoscopists (AWE) is an organization whose mission is to inspire, empower, and advance women in the dynamic field of interventional endoscopy. Our organization aims to promote knowledge of recent and cutting-edge approaches in interventional GI. AWE accomplishes this goal through a variety of annual educational activities, including regional and international educational symposia, international medical outreach, and a comprehensive four-day educational event (AWE Week). These activities are supported by the University of California San Diego Medical Center, the Divisions of Gastroenterology at Hoag Hospital, and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
AWE 2026 is focused on innovations in several exciting and complex areas in the field of endoscopy: 1) innovative interventional techniques in endoscopic ultrasound; 2) advances in luminal tissue resection; 3) novel endoscopic approaches to the management of GERD, metabolic diseases, and obesity; 4) endoscopic advances in pancreato-biliary endoscopy.
Program Objectives
The objectives of the course are to educate physicians, GI fellows, nurses, and allied health professionals on the diagnosis and management of complex gastrointestinal pathology. Patient selection, indications for intervention, advanced endoscopic and surgical options, and future device development and design will be discussed.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will:

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of advanced endoscopic techniques
Explore innovations in endoscopic management of esophageal disease
Leverage endoscopy in a preventative context for diseases from GERD to cancer
Become familiar with novel endoscopic approaches to GERD management
Explore innovations in endoscopic ultrasound for application in endohepatology
Become familiar with novel applications of lumen-apposing metal stents
Explore the role of endoscopic interventions in the management of malignant gastrointestinal obstruction
Become familiar with judicious use of fluoroscopy in ERCP
Utilize advanced cannulation techniques for ERCP
Explore the role of single-use duodenoscopes in the management of patients at high-risk for duodenoscope-associated infection
Assess advances in cholangioscopy
Become familiar with advances in biliary metal stenting
Identify novel approaches to endoscopic mucosal resection and submucosal dissection
Explore with various methods of endoscopic tissue closure
Become familiar with endoscopic suturing
Explain management of anticoagulation prior to routine endoscopic procedures
Discuss strategies for endoscopic management of metabolic diseases

Course Directors
Laurel Branch, MD
Advanced Endoscopy Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA USA
Phoenix Nguyen, MD
Medical Director, Advanced Endoscopy, Hoag Hospital, Newport
Sonya Reicher, MD, FACG, FASGE
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Advanced Endoscopy, University of California, San Diego
Speakers
Kenneth J. Chang, MD, MASGE, FACG, AGAF, FAFS, FJGES Janak Shah, MD
Executive Medical Director Hoag Digestive Health Institute
James and Pamela Muzzy Executive Endowed Chair in GI Cancer
Newport Beach, CA USA
Janak Shah, MD
Advanced Endoscopy Gastroenterology Department Chair Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, LA USA
Muhammad Hasan, MD
Medical Director
Center for Interventional Endoscopy
Advent Health
Professor of Medicine
University of Central Florida
College of Medicine
Orlando, FL, USA
Uzma Siddiqui, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago
Director
Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics Director
Endoscopic Ultrasound and Advanced Endoscopy Training
Chicago, IL, USA
Andrew Giap, MD
Chief, Gastroenterology Orange County Regional Chief, Gastroenterology SCPMG
Endoscopic Ultrasound, Biliary and Advanced Endoscopy
Anaheim, CA, USA
Rena Yadlapati, MD
Professor, Division of Gastroenterology
Medical Director, UCSD Center for Esophageal Diseases
Director, GI Motility Lab
Program Director, Advanced Esophageal Fellowship
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA, USA
Thomas Savides, MD
Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA, USA
Course Schedule
Moderators: Mary Lee Krinsky, DO, Phoenix Nguyen, MD, Sonya Reicher, MD

Saturday, June 27- 8 AM to 3 PM
In-person Lecture & Hands-on Experience at the Frontline of Endoscopy.
Center for the Future of Surgery, San Diego, CA
7:30-8:00 am Breakfast & Introductions Lectures (15 min)
8:00-10:15 am

Post-POEM GERD: Controlling the Burn
Rena Yadlapati, MD
Biliary stones: To lead or not
Janak Shah, MD
Recent advances in endoscopic treatment of GERD
Kenneth Chang, MD
Refining luminal tissue resection in 2026
Muhammad Hasan, MD
Gastrointestinal obstruction: endoscopic solutions in 2026
Thomas Savides, MD
EUS-guided gallbladder drainage: when and how
Uzma Siddiqui, MD
To Hold or Not to Hold? Anticoagulation Management in Routine Colonoscopy
Andrew Q. Giap, MD

10:15-10:30 am Break
10:30am-12:00 pm
What would you do: Call the expert
Panel: Rashmi Advani, Laurel Branch, Kenneth Chang, Andrew Giap, Muhammad Hasan, Thomas Savides, Janak Shah, Uzma Siddiqui, Rena Yadlapati
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch
Hot topics in Endoscopy
1:00-3:00 pm Hands-on Workshop
Hands-on ex vivo demonstrations may include:

Advances in cholangioscopy
LAMS novel applications
Through-the-scope esophageal stent placement
G-POEM & Endoflip Impedance System
Endoscopicsuturing
Spray cryotherapy
EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation
Advances in cannulation techniques
Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication(TIF) ESD/EMR
Tissue closure
EUS liver biopsy & PPG
Full Thickness Resection (FTRD)

Sunday June 28
AWE Vietnam Live Cases Discussions & Expert Insights
Virtual Session 2 (1 hour)
Panelists: Woojin Kim, Jennifer Kolb, Carlos Robles-Medranda, Ara Sahakian, Jeanin Van Hooft
Monday June 29
AWE Vietnam Case Presentation
Virtual Session 3 (1 hour)
Panelists: Woojin Kim, Jennifer Kolb, Carlos Robles-Medranda, Ara Sahakian, Jeanin Van Hooft
Tuesday June 30th
Future of Pancreato-biliary endoscopy
Virtual Session 4 (1 hour)
Endoscopic Ultrasound: expanding diagnostic indications in 2026.
Speaker: Jeanin Van Hooft
AI in the management of pancreato-biliary diseases.
Speaker: Carlos Robles-Medranda

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August 1, 2026 – Advanced Hands-On Therapeutic Endoscopy Course
2026-08-01 07:30 - 17:00 | Mercy Medical Center, 345 St Paul Place, Baltimore, MD, 21202, United States
