MUSC Annual Update in Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Save the Date: September 20, 2025

The Gastroenterology and Hepatology Update conference will be held on September 20, 2025, at The Mills House in Charleston, South Carolina. The one-day conference is intended to provide practicing clinicians with authoritative updates on the investigation and management of a broad spectrum of digestive and liver diseases. We again have a wide variety of impressive speakers for this event including those from around the country. This year, we are pleased to be collaborating again with the SC Gastroenterology Association and the SC Medical Association. We look forward to welcoming everybody.

Don Rockey, M.D.
Course Director

Location:
The Mills House Wyndham Grand Hotel
115 Meeting Street | Charleston, SC 29401
(o) 843.805.1066 | (f) 843.722.2112

REGISTRATION

Register for the Conference

Agenda

7:00 a.m. - Breakfast and Registration

7:50 a.m. - Welcome - Don Rockey, M.D.

8:00 a.m.  - Amol Sharma, M.D. - "Gastroparesis - Key Management Priorities"

8:35 a.m.  - Marina Serper, M.D. - "Multi-disciplinary care for advanced alcohol-associated liver disease before and after liver transplantation"

9:10 a.m.  - Lisa Strate, M.D.  - "Diverticulitis: Evolution in Science and Treatment"

9:40 a.m.  - BREAK

10:00 a.m.  - SCGA Lecture: David Williford - "A Gastroenterology Lawsuit: How to Digest it from Mouth to Anus"

10:50 a.m.  - Tom Imperiale, M.D. - "An Update on Screening and Surveillance of Colorectal Cancer"

11:25 a.m.  - Don Wilson Lecture: B. Joseph Elmunzer, M.D. - "Stent vs. Indomethacin for Preventing Post-ERCP Pancreatitis"

12:10 p.m.  - LUNCH - Iron Rose Cafe

1:15 p.m.  - Peter Cotton Lecture: Peter Draganov, M.D.  - "Advanced Endoscopy - What's New"

2:00 p.m.  - Richard Schatz, M.D.  - "Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in 2025"

2:35 p.m.  - Ginger Clark, M.D. - "What's New in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Liver Disease?” "

3:10 p.m.  - Clarence Legerton Lecture: Loren Laine, M.D. - "Management of Nonvariceal Upper GI Bleeding"

4:00 p.m.  - Thank you and Close - Don Rockey, M.D.

4:30 p.m.  - Reception on the 2^nd floor of The Mills House at the outdoor pool deck

Reception

A reception will be held following the conference from 4:30- 6:00 pm on the 2nd floor of The Mills House on their beautiful outdoor pool deck. We encourage you to bring your significant other and join in a relaxing evening while catching up with friends and colleagues. The reception is free, but please be sure to register for the reception so that adequate food is available.

Learning Objectives

The course is designed to provide health professionals with updated information and optimum tools to better manage patients with the full range of digestive and liver disorders.

Invited Faculty:

Virginia Clark, MD, MS
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

 

Peter Draganov, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

 

Thomas Imperiale, MD
Professor of Medicine at the IU School of Medicine
Lawrence Lumeng Professor of Gastroenterology
Research Scientist
Roudebush VA Medical Center
Regenstrief Institute
Indianapolis, IN

 

Loren Laine, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief Section of Digestive Diseases, Internal Medicine
Medical Chief, Digestive Health, Yale
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

 

Marina Serper, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Associate Program Director for Research, Gastroenterology Fellowship
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

 

Lisa Strate, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

 

David Williford, Esq
Huff, Powell, Bailey
Litigation Practice
Greenville | Atlanta | Columbus | Gainesville | Raleigh | Savannah
Greenville, SC

 

MUSC Faculty:

 

B. Joseph Elmunzer, MD, MSc
Professor
Peter Cotton Professor of Medicine and Endoscopic Innovation
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

 

Don Rockey, MD

Distinguished University Professor

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Director, Digestive Disease Research Center

 

Richard Schatz, MD
Section Chief Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Medical Director of the GI Endoscopy Lab
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

 

Amol Sharma, MD, MS, FACG, AGAF
Donald O. Castell Endowed Chair
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

 

 

Pricing

Pricing for Attendees	By 8/19/2025	After 8/19/2025
Physicians:	$125	$150
Residents/Nurses/APPs/Other:	$100	$125
MUSC Employees	Free	Free
SCGA Members	$90	$115
Reception	Free	Free

REGISTRATION

Register for the Conference

Accommodations

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at The Mills House at a discounted rate. To book, please use this link for the group rate. The cutoff date for the group rate will be 5:00pm EST on 8/07/2025.  Address: The Mills House - 115 Meeting Street - Charleston, SC 29401

For questions, please contact Maureen Froehlic at 843-577-2400 or email mfroehlich@millshouse.com.

Credit Designation

The South Carolina Medical Association designates this “live activity” for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the South Carolina Medical Association and the Division of Gastroenterology, Medical University of South Carolina. The South Carolina Medical Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Disclosure Statement

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education anyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any financial relationships with any ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Any financial relationships with these ineligible companies have been mitigated by the South Carolina Medical Association of CME. Speakers who incorporate information about off-label or investigational use of drugs or devices will be asked to disclose that information at the beginning of their presentation.

Americans with Disabilities

It is policy of MUSC not to discriminate against any person on the basis of disabilities. If you feel you need services or the auxiliary aids mentioned in this act in order to fully participate in the CME activity, please call 843-876-4269.