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Intestinal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Gastrointestinal Diseases Course

Incorporate intestinal ultrasound into your practice for the diagnosis and monitoring of gastrointestinal pathologies

AIUM Education Center & Online

October 5 or 6, 2024

This new one-day course, hosted by the AIUM, focuses on using intestinal ultrasound as a real-time diagnostic and objective disease activity assessment tool in the evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease.

Learn from world-class instructors
Earn up to 5.25 CME credits
Access course recordings for 90 days
Master appropriate scanning techniques in-person with live patient models or via live demos for online attendees

Attend in-person at the AIUM Education Center in Laurel, Maryland, or participate online from your home or office. This one-day course is available on Saturday with a repeat session on Sunday. Select the day—October 5 or 6—that is most convenient for you to attend. Seating is limited for in-person participants, so register today to reserve your spot.

Who Should Attend?

Gastroenterologists, pediatric gastroenterologists, radiologists, pediatric radiologists, pediatricians, colorectal surgeons, internists, OB/GYN physicians and sonographers, and other clinicians involved in ultrasound of the abdominal region.

Faculty

The AIUM is excited to bring you this new course in Intestinal Ultrasound led by the following esteemed leaders and faculty.

Course Directors

Michael Dolinger, MD, MBA*

Co-Director
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York

Dr Dolinger is an assistant professor of pediatrics and associate pediatric gastroenterology fellowship director at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Michael became the first gastroenterologist to be trained and certified to perform intestinal ultrasound in the United States by the International Bowel Ultrasound Group. He currently directs the Henry and Elaine Kaufman Intestinal Ultrasound Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the first program of its kind in the country created to improve disease activity monitoring in IBD patients. Michael is focused on training and educating gastroenterologists in the USA and around the world to perform intestinal ultrasound, leading the development of eLearning training to meet the growing global demand and as a co-founder of iUSCAN, the intestinal ultrasound group of the United States and Canada to adapt training to the needs of North America.
Jonathan R. Dillman, MD, MSc, FACR, FSAR, FAIUM

Co-Director
Associate Chief, Research
William S. Ball Chair of Radiology Research
Medical Director, Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Professor of Radiology
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH

Dr Dillmanis a Professor in the Department of Radiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). He is the Associate Chief of Research, Medical Director of the CCHMC Imaging Research Center, and William S. Ball Endowed Chair of Radiology Research. He has clinical and research interests in pediatric abdominal imaging, including ultrasound of the bowel and Crohn's disease.
Mallory Chavannes, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FAAP*

Co-Director
Clinical Director, for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics,
Keck School of Medicine of USC

Dr Chavannes received her MD degree at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 2011. She then completed her residency in pediatrics at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada, in 2014. She successfully completed her pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2016. Dr Chavannes completed her Master’s of Health Science in Epidemiology and one year of Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowship at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in December 2017.
Dr Chavannes’ research focus has been on the evaluation of therapies in inflammatory bowel diseases. Her paper on “The Assessment of the use of therapeutic drug monitoring of Adalimumab during maintenance therapy in children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease” was presented both at the ECCO (European Crohn’s & Colitis Organization) meeting in Barcelona in 2017 and at DDW in Chicago in May 2017. Her research interest is in finding noninvasive ways of monitoring disease activity in children with inflammatory bowel disease.
*Will also serve as faculty

Faculty

Amelia Kellar, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Intestinal Ultrasound Program
Associate Director, Pediatric IBD Program
University of Chicago
Comer Children's Hospital
Chicago, IL

Dr Kellar completed her MD at the University of Calgary in Calgary, AB, Canada. She completed her Pediatric residency at the Hospital for Sick Children and her Pediatric Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Calgary. She went on to complete an advanced fellowship in adult IBD at the University of Calgary and an additional year of advanced fellowship in pediatric and adult IBD at Mount Sinai Hospital in NY. She is one of the few certified intestinal ultrasonographers and trainers with the International Bowel Ultrasound Group (IBUS) and was appointed to the Pediatric Committee for IBUS. She is the Co-Chair of Research for iUSCAN (the North American subdivision of IBUS). She is the Director of the Pediatric IUS program and Associate Director of the Pediatric IBD Program and is cross-appointed to both Pediatric and Adult Gastroenterology at the University of Chicago. Her research interests include intestinal ultrasound, novel and dual advanced therapies, and clinical trials.
Baldeep S. Pabla, MD, MSCI

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dr Pabla earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his medical degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago before returning to Vanderbilt for his Gastroenterology and IBD training. He started at Vanderbilt as faculty in 2020 and has been seeing patients at the Vanderbilt Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Center since then. His interests include medical education, improving patient outcomes, and the use of point-of-care intestinal ultrasound for the monitoring of disease activity in patients with IBD.
Bincy P. Abraham, MD, MS, AGAF, FACG, FASGE

Professor of Clinical Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Adjunct Professor of Clinical Education, Texas A&M University, College of Medicine
Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, Houston Methodist
Co-Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Advanced Fellowship Program
Distinguished Professor and Director, Underwood Center - Fondren Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates
Houston, TX

Dr Abraham is the Distinguished Professor and Director of the Fondren Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at the Underwood Digestive Diseases Center of Houston Methodist Hospital. She is also the Program Director for the Gastroenterology Fellowship at Houston Methodist Hospital. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, where she continued with residency training in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology. During her fellowship, she received specialized training in inflammatory bowel disease and earned her degree in a Master’s of Clinical Investigation. She also completed a National Visiting Fellow Inflammatory Bowel Disease Rotation program through the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. She has chaired the Southern Regional chapter of the CCFA Medical Advisory Committee, served as president of the Texas Gulf Coast Gastroenterology Society, is involved in national committees for and is a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterology Association, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. She is passionate about intestinal ultrasound in IBD patient care.
Matthew Smyth, MD, FRCPC

Clinical Assistant Professor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada

Dr Smyth completed his pediatrics residency and gastroenterology fellowship at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. He subsequently completed an advanced fellowship in inflammatory bowel
disease at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York with Dr Marla Dubinsky and Dr Michael Dolinger where his work focused on adolescent and young adult IBD and intestinal ultrasound.
Following his advanced IBD fellowship he returned to UBC and started an intestinal ultrasound program at the IBD Centre of British Columbia. His clinical and research work focus on intestinal ultrasound in IBD as well as young adult IBD and transition of care.
Michael W. Winter, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Dr Winter earned his medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine and completed a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in adult gastroenterology at Tufts Medical Center in 2019 and joined Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in 2019 as an advanced fellow in inflammatory bowel disease. Following this fellowship he joined the faculty in 2020 as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. His clinical and research interest is focused on improving care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, with a particular focus on the use of intestinal ultrasound as a noninvasive disease monitoring tool and the integration of multidisciplinary care teams remotely to improve patient engagement and outcomes.
David Ziring, MD

Associate Professor
Associate Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Cedars-Sinai, Pediatrics

Dr Ziring has dedicated his life to helping children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). He received his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School while earning his master's degree in clinical immunology. Dr Ziring went on to receive residency training in pediatrics at Children's Hospital Orange County, then pursued subspecialty training in Pediatric Gastroenterology at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine with Marvin Ament, MD, and associated faculty. At UCLA, Dr Ziring concentrated his research efforts on the regulation of the immune system in IBD with research mentor Jonathan Braun, MD. Dr Ziring was instrumental in describing the contribution of the gene CNR2 to IBD pathogenesis, working with collaborators at Cedars-Sinai. He has since migrated research interests from working in the laboratory with animal models to studies involving patients with IBD. This work resulted in the award of a Broad Medical Research Program grant to study the immunomodulatory effects of large doses of vitamin D in children with Crohn's disease. Besides his research and direct patient care, Dr Ziring works closely with the IBD community. He serves as medical director of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's national Team Challenge half marathons, with events in Napa, San Antonio, Miami, and Hawaii that have raised more than $30 million. He has been a volunteer physician for the past eight years with the CCFA's summer program Camp Oasis, caring for more than 120 children with IBD each summer. Dr Ziring serves as the primary investigator and UCLA's representative for the CCFA's national pediatric research network PROKIIDS and is a member of the IBD Committee for the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. He has spoken at regional academic centers on topics from skeletal health in children with IBD to the transition of care of teens with IBD.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Describe the utility of intestinal ultrasound (IUS) in clinical practice in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other gastrointestinal diseases;
Compare the role of IUS in IBD diagnosis and monitoring with other cross-sectional imaging modalities;
Acquire didactic knowledge and hands-on training on the use and features of IUS for assessing normal bowel, including differentiating the colon from small intestine, and gastrointestinal pathologies with a focus on inflammation and complications in IBD;
Establish the framework needed to interpret findings seen on IUS;
Illustrate the fundamental features of IUS to assess bowel pathologies, including those of IBD Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis;
Recognize the features and findings of common extra-intestinal pathologies that can arise from routine bowel examinations (eg complications of bowel disease, genitourinary conditions, hepatic disease);
Review indications for IUS, including monitoring of IBD and role in therapeutic decisions, and relate those indications to pathologies that may be seen on imaging;
Explain the potential role of IUS in the differential diagnosis of right lower quadrant abdominal pain; and
Recognize other causes of right lower quadrant abdominal pain.

Course Schedule

Saturday, October 5th OR Sunday, October 6th, 2024

The content is the same on both days—select the day that best fits your schedule.

Time	Presentation Title	Presenter/Faculty
9:30 am	Registration Opens
9:30 am–11:00 am	Breakfast (Open to all in-person attendees) Sponsored by: Samsung
11:00 am–11:05 am	Welcome and Introduction	Michael Dolinger, MD, MBA
11:05 am–11:15 am	Indications and rationale for IUS in gastroenterologic practice—advantages and disadvantages	Abraham Bincy, MD, MS, AGAF, FACG, FASGE
11:15 am–11:30 am	Understanding ultrasound principles and machines	Michael Dolinger, MD, MBA
11:30 am–11:45 am	How to perform IUS and standardize the assessment	Mallory Chavannes, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FAAP
11:45 am–12:30 pm	Hands-on session 1: Normal Bowel	*Patient volunteers Proctors: Matthew Smyth, MD, and David Ziring, MD
12:30 pm–12:40 pm	Break
12:40 pm–1:00 pm	IUS findings in IBD, Crohn’s Disease, and Ulcerative Colitis	Ameila Kellar, MSc, FRCPC
1:00 pm–1:45 pm	Hands-on session 2: IBD, Crohn’s Disease, and Ulcerative Colitis patients with pathology	*Patient volunteers Proctors: Matthew Smyth, MD, and David Ziring, MD
1:45 pm–2:45 pm	Lunch - Panel Discussion: How to Establish IUS in Your Practice	All Faculty
2:45 pm–2:55 pm	IUS as a tool for monitoring bowel disease activity and treatment efficacy	Baldeep Pabla, MD, MSCI
2:55 pm–3:15 pm	Complications in IBD	Michael Dolinger, MD, MBA
3:15 pm–3:35 pm	Intestinal and extra-intestinal findings	Jonathan Dillman, MD, MSc, FACR, FAIUM, FSAR
3:35 pm–4:05 pm	Hands-on session 3: Team Challenge	*Patient volunteers Proctors: Matthew Smyth, MD, FRCPC, David Ziring, MD
4:05 pm–4:20 pm	What’s next? Future education and acquisition of proficiency in IUS	Michael Winter, MD
4:20 pm–4:30 pm	Q & A	All Faculty
4:30 pm	Adjourn for the day

*Live patient models will be utilized during the hands-on sessions. Online registrants will participate via live demos for the hands-on sessions.

Course Recordings: All registered participants will receive access to the course recordings for 90 days, ensuring you can revisit valuable insights at your convenience.

CME Accreditation

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine designates this live internet activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians can claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support

This CME course is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC.

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine acknowledges the following companies for their in-kind support of this educational activity:

EDM Medical Solutions
Parker Laboratories
Samsung

The AIUM wishes to thank the following sponsor:

Samsung - Breakfast sponsor

Course Tuition & Registration

PHYSICIAN

$575

SONOGRAPHER OR NONPHYSICIAN

$525

PHYSICIAN

$625

SONOGRAPHER OR NONPHYSICIAN

$575

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Location & Hotels (in-person participants)

AIUM Education Center

14750 Sweitzer Lane, Suite 100
Laurel, Maryland 20707

Hotel

Rooms have been reserved at the two hotels nearest the AIUM Education Center. To receive the discounted rates below, please use the provided booking link or mention that you are with the AIUM group.

Holiday Inn Express

14402 Laurel Place, Laurel, MD, 20707
Call 1-888-465-4329 (Option 2 for Reservations)

Note: The Holiday Inn Express is a newly renovated hotel, conveniently situated within walking distance of a park and several restaurants. It is a 4-mile drive away (transportation not provided; we recommend using a taxi, Lyft, or Uber).

Please make your reservations here.

Room rates per night, plus applicable taxes:

Double Room: $108
King Room: $118
King Junior Suite: $143
King Executive Suite: $158

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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Laurel

15101 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707
Call 301-776-5300 (Option 1 for Reservations)

Note: The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Laurel is an older hotel, but it’s conveniently located just 0.5 miles away and provides a complimentary shuttle service.

Please make your reservations here.

Room rates per night, plus applicable taxes:

Single/double: $119

Cancellation Policy

Written cancellation must be received by September 13, 2024, to receive a refund of the course registration fee minus a $250 administration fee. Written cancellations received after September 13, 2024, will not receive a refund. All cancellations must be received by the AIUM via e-mail to learn@aium.org. In the unlikely event that the program is canceled, seminar registration fees will be fully refunded. However, please note that the AIUM cannot be held responsible for any travel or hotel costs incurred by participants.

About the AIUM

Through rigorous research, high-quality education, accreditation, and evidence-based training and practice resources, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) is the leading global multidisciplinary ultrasound community.