10th Annual GUILD Conference Program
Gastroenterology Updates IBD and Liver Disease 2026 Program
| Time (HST) | Sunday (2/15/26) | Monday (2/16/26) | Tuesday (2/17/26) | Wednesday (2/18/26) |
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| INDUSTRY HOSTED EVENT 7:00 – 7:30 AM |
Breakfast Product Theater hosted by Lilly (non-CME) Strive Towards Treatment Goals Miguel Reguerio, MD |
Breakfast Product Theater hosted by Pfizer (non-CME) ELEVATE UC and ENLIGHT UC Trials: Advancing the Understanding of Clinical Trials Data Miguel Regueiro, MD, AGAF, FACG, FACP |
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| INDUSTRY HOSTED EVENT 7:35 – 8:05 AM |
Breakfast Product Theater hosted by AbbVie (non-CME) Striving for Durable Outcomes in Crohn’s: A therapy that helps achieve powerful clinical and endoscopic outcomes for adult TNFi-IR patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease. David T. Rubin, MD |
Breakfast Product Theater hosted by Sanofi & Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (non-CME) Transform the Way You Manage Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) in Adult Patients. Priya Kathpalia, MD |
Breakfast Product Theater hosted by Johnson & Johnson (non-CME) TREMFYA® for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis and Moderately to Severely Active Crohn’s Disease David T. Rubin, MD |
Breakfast Product Theater hosted by Ipsen (non-CME) Evolving Approach to Second-Line Treatment in PBC Beshoy Yanny, MD |
| 7:30 – 8:15 AM | Breakfast with Faculty: Posters & Exhibits |
Breakfast with faculty: Posters / Exhibits |
Breakfast with faculty: Posters / Exhibits |
Breakfast with faculty: Posters / Exhibits |
| 8:15 – 8:35 AM | Hawaiian Blessing | Breakfast with faculty (cont.): Posters / Exhibits |
Breakfast with faculty (cont.): Posters / Exhibits |
Breakfast with faculty (cont.): Posters / Exhibits |
| 8:35 – 9:25 AM . Questions: 9:25-9:35 |
Year in Review: Best Papers in Crohn’s Disease . Edward Loftus, MD Millie Long, MD |
Year in Review: Best Papers in Gastroenterology . Theodore R. Levin, MD Anthony Lembo, MD |
Year in Review: Best Papers in Ulcerative Colitis . David Rubin, MD Fernando Velayos, MD |
Year in Review:
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| 9:35 – 10:05 AM . Questions: 10:05-10:10 |
Deep Dive: Understanding the Gut-Brain Axis: Mood, Sleep and Mental Health in IBD . David Rubin, MD |
State of the Art: Artificial Intelligence in GI: Where are we now – where are we going? . Tyler Berzin, MD |
Improving Quality of Care: Beyond the Endoscope: Non-Invasive Assessment Strategies in IBD . Millie Long, MD |
Guidelines: HBV Treatment – New Guidelines! . Norah Terrault, MD |
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10:10-10:40 AM Questions: |
Guidelines: Perianal Crohn’s Disease: Is Prevention the Key? . Miguel Regueiro, MD |
State of the Art: Eosinophilic Esophagitis . Priya Kathpalia, MD |
Consultant Hot Seat: The Dermatologist . George Martin, MD |
Advances: Cholestatic liver diseases – new options for challenging patients . Chris Bowlus, MD |
| 10:40 – 11:10 AM | Break / Exhibits | Break / Exhibits | Break / Exhibits | Break / Exhibits |
| 11:10 – 11:40 AM . Questions: 11:40-11:45 |
Consultant Hot Seat: The Rheumatologist . Arthur Kavanaugh, MD Justin Field, MD |
Guidelines: Pharmacological management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome . Anthony Lembo, MD |
Hot Take: Is there a role for thiopurines in IBD? . Edward Loftus, MD |
Clinical Pearls: Drug-Induced Liver Injury – from diagnosis to treatment . Norah Terrault, MD |
| 11:45 AM – 12:20 PM . Questions: 12:20-12:25 |
Out of the Box: The Other Colitides: C. dificile, Microscopic& Checkpoint colitis . Michael Kattah, MD |
Advances: Colon Cancer Screening: Scope, Stool or Serum? . Theodore Levin, MD |
Improving Quality of Care: Anal Dysplasia in IBD: Who to screen? . Justin Field, MD |
State of the Art: MASLD 2026 – Risk Stratification and Treatment . Mazen Noureddin, MD . |
| 12:25-12:45 PM | Break | Break | Break | Questions |
| 12:45 – 1:20 PM . Questions 1:20-1:30 . Lunch and Lecture Luc |
Guidelines: Dysplasia Surveillance in IBD . Fernando Velayos, MD |
Clinical Pearls: Practical approach to Diagnosing Autoimmune Pancreatitis . Tyler Berzin, MD |
State of the Art: Management of Post-Operative Crohn’s Disease . Miguel Regueiro, MD |
Management of Challenging Cases in Liver Disease . Sid Barritt All Hepatology Faculty |
| Afternoon Workshops 1:30 – 3:35 PM |
IBD Cases with the Faculty: Case Based IBD Review . Uma Mahadevan, MD and IBD Faculty |
GI Cases with the Faculty: . Moderator: Priya Kathpalia, MD . Tyler Berzin, MD TR Levin, MD Anthony Lembo, MD |
Clinical Trials Workshop: How to get your practice involved in clinical trials
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1:30 PM – Meeting Closes |
| 6:00 PM | Welcome Dinner |
Activities:
Breakfast and Breaks: Posters and Exhibits:
At the breakfast session and at the breaks between sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to review poster presentations, interact with the authors, and view the exhibit area. Faculty will be in the breakfast area meeting informally with the attendees.
Session Descriptions
Year in Review:
Two speakers will have about 15 minutes each to present and defend their choice for the important papers/abstracts/news stories/etc. from the previous year on key topics. At the end, there will be 10 minutes available for audience Q&A and discussion.
“Outside the Box” and Special Seminars:
One speaker will cover a topic relevant to but perhaps outside of traditional gastroenterology topics. 30 minutes for lecture, 10 minutes for Q&A.
“How I do it” Seminar:
One speaker will cover a topic in gastroenterology from their expert personal perspective, supplemented by literature review, and presented in case format for 20 minutes with 10 minutes for Q&A.
Hot Topic:
One speaker will cover a topic of particular new relevance to gastroenterologists, presenting the latest evidence, recommendations, etc. 20-30 minutes for lecture, 10 minutes for Q&A.
Guidelines:
Review by leading expert, an often author, of society guidelines in a particular topic and how to implement them in your practice. 30-minute talk with 10 minutes for audience Q+A.
Ask the Consultant:
A gastroenterologist will be able to present short, common cases to a non-GI specialist for their practical advice. This year, we will quiz a rheumatologist on disease and drug related arthralgias and rheumatic events in IBD.
Advances:
Talks will address both technologic and therapeutic advances in topic areas.
Improving Quality of Care:
“Quality” is a buzzword in medicine today. This series addresses specific topics where providers can troubleshoot and improve their patient care.
Panel Discussions:
All faculty and the audience members participate and give their assessment of and opinions on key topics in our field.
Questions?
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