Program at a Glance
Registration Includes: President’s Welcome Dinner, Scientific Sessions, Residents’ Roundtable, Breakfasts, Lunch, Nutrition Breaks, Cocktail Reception, Gala & Awards Presentation and Annual General Meeting.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2026
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Registration Open
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Mingle at the Bar
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
OAG Board Meeting & OMA Section on GI Meeting
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026
7:00 am - 12:30 pm
Registration Open
7:00 am - 9:30 am
Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Industry Sponsored Short Snapper Sessions #1
7:00 am - 7:15 am
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Session TBA
Speaker:
7:15 am - 7:30 am
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Session TBA
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7:30 am - 7:45 am
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Session TBA
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7:45 am - 8:00 am
Question and Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Mohammad Yaghoobi
8:00 am - 8:15 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speakers: Dr. Daniel Green, MD, FRCPC & Dr. Lee Roth, MD, FRCPC
8:15 am - 8:45 am
8:45 am - 9:05 am
Session #2: Elderly in IBD
Speakers: Dr. John K. Marshall, MD, MSc., FRCPC, CAGF, AGAF
9:05 am - 9:25 am
Session #3: Preconception Care in IBD
Speaker: Dr. Vivian Huang, MD MSc FRCPC
9:25 am - 9:45 am
Question & Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Parul Tandon, DO, PhD, FRCPC
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Session #4: Hepatitis B & D Update
Speaker: Dr. Scott Fung
10:05 am - 10:35 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS #2:
Academics in GI/Hepatology:
Past, Present and Future
Speaker: Dr. Florence Wong, MB, BS, MD, FRACP, FRCPC, FAASLD
10:35 am - 10:50 am
Question & Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Melanie D. Beaton, MD, FRCP(C)
10:50 am - 11:15 am
Nutrition Break/Exhibits
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Session #5: Advanced Resection and Management of Difficult Polyps
Speaker: Dr. Sunil Gupta, MD, PhD, FRACP
11:35 am - 11:55 am
Session #6: Advances in Management of Malignant Gastric/Duodenal Obstruction
Speaker: Dr. Sarto C. Paquin, MD, FRCPC
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Session #7: Incorporating Optical Diagnosis Into Everyday Practice
Speaker: Dr. Robert Bechara, MD, FRCPC, FJGES
12:15 pm - 12:35 pm
Question & Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Brian P. H. Chan, B.MSc., MD, FRCPC
12:35 pm - 12:45 pm
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Dr. Lee Roth, MD, FRCPC
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch [Automotive Building]
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Residents' Roundtable
Moderator: Dr. Scott Shulman, MD, FRCP(C)
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
OAG Committee Meetings
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
OAG Meeting with Partners/Sponsors
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2026
7:00 am - 11:00 am
Registration Open
7:00 am - 9:30 am
Breakfast
7:30 am - 7:45 am
Industry Sponsored Short Snapper Sessions #2
7:30 am - 7:45 am
Optimizing Modern Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Management with IL-12/23 Inhibitors
Speaker: Dr. Laura Targownik, MD, MSHS, FRCPC
7:45 am - 8:00 am
8:00 am - 8:15 am
Beyond Anti-TNFs - Updates on Perianal Fistula Management in 2026
Speaker: Dr. Neeraj Narula, MD, MPH, FRCPC
8:15 am - 8:30 am
Question and Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Justina Sam, BHSc, MD, FRCPC
8:35 am - 8:40 am
Opening Remarks
Speaker: Dr. Lee Roth, MD, FRCPC
8:40 am - 9:00 am
Session #8: GLP-1 Agonists [Update, Prescribing, Managing Complications, Pre-Endoscopy Recommendations, Future Pipelines, MASLD]
Speaker: Dr. Sasha High, MD, FRCPC, ABOM
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Session #9: Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Update (FIT under 45, colonoscopy under 45, why cancer in younger patients?)
Speaker: Dr. Catherine Dubé, MD, MSc, FRCPC
9:20 am - 9:40 am
Session #10: Colon Cancer Screening in Ontario: Opportunities for Improvement
Speaker: Dr. Grigorios Leontiadis
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Question & Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Kyle Fortinsky, MD, MBA, FRCPC
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Nutrition Break/Exhibits
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Session #11: Workup of Iron Deficiency Anemia/Obscure GI Bleeding (When to stop investigating, etc.)
Speaker: Dr. Michael Sey, MD MPH FRCPC
10:50 am - 11:10 am
Session #12: Pancreatic Cancer/Cysts
Speaker: Dr. Paul J. Karanicolas, MD, PhD, FRCSC
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Session #13: Cancer in the Young
Speaker: Dr. Michael Raphael MD, MSc, FRCPC
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Session #14: Management of Bloating +/- Functional Dyspepsia
Speaker: Dr. Louis Liu, MD, PhD, FRCPC, CAGF
11:50 am - 12:10 pm
Question & Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Elaine Yeung, MD, FRCPC
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
Working Nutrition Break/Exhibits
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
OMA Section on Gastroenterology
Speaker: Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCPC
12:40 pm - 1:30 pm
OAG Annual General Meeting [AGM]
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Green, MD, FRCPC
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Green, MD, FRCPC
