This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options

Course Directors: William C. Palmer, M.D., Stephanie L. Hansel, M.D., M.S., and Rosie D. Frazier, M.D.

March 11 - 14, 2026 - Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island - Amelia Island, Florida

This course is designed to update physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other healthcare professionals practicing clinical gastroenterology and hepatology about new approaches to the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Faculty present data on multiple topics including general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal neoplasia, esophageal diseases, motility, nutrition, pancreaticobiliary disorders, endoscopy and hepatology.

The IBD symposium focuses on several aspects of the care of patients with IBD, including disease and adverse event monitoring, diet and nutritional recommendations for providers and patients, identifying and managing ileal pouch related disorders and dysplasia surveillance. It also includes case discussions with experts on the role of combination therapy and therapeutic drug monitoring in routine IBD clinical care.

Concurrent lunch breakout sessions offers an extensive review and discussion of clinical topics.

Video presentations on complex endoscopy cases and new technology are presented by expert endoscopists. Controversies in diagnosis and management are analyzed in panel discussions.