JW Marriott Orlando, Grand Lakes
Orlando, Florida
August 21 - 23, 2025
Overview
Orlando Health Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research and Education (CARE) is pleased to invite you to experience Florida Live EUS 2025, the premier global event in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).
This biennial symposium is designed to provide participants a comprehensive education in endosonography. The meeting will have eight components - live demonstrations, sessions on future innovations, state-of-the-art lectures, breakfast sessions, interactive luncheon sessions, industry-sponsored symposiums, self-assessment, and hands-on training. To maximize the educational experience and ensure optimal procedural outcomes, a major focus at live demonstrations will be to teach critical procedural steps and technical nuances.
The live demonstrations have been organized into sections that incorporate systematic diagnostic examinations adopting the station-based approach, pancreatic cyst assessment encompassing varied pathology, tissue acquisition using third-generation FNB needles coupled with evidence-based sampling maneuvers, interventional procedures showcasing best-of-class techniques in anastomosis, pancreatic-biliary, ductal and gallbladder drainage, tumor ablation and palliation in advanced malignancy, endo-hepatology with focus on portal pressure measurements and variceal obliteration, innovations showcasing the latest technology and techniques, and cytopathology session focusing on importance of specimen collection and processing in the era of precision medicine.
Didactic lectures will cover hot topics, followed by a lively Q&A session. Industry-sponsored luncheon and evening symposiums will incorporate interesting cases which will be deliberated by faculty at panel discussions with active participation of all delegates via the use of a dedicated App. Fourteen breakfast sessions have been organized where delegates can meet with faculty in an informal small group setting and learn firsthand from the experts. To support endosonographers establishing a new practice and for institutions starting a new program, a special session on building and growing a EUS practice will be incorporated. A self-assessment examination will be conducted by the course organizers to enable delegates to evaluate their knowledge base in diagnostic and interventional EUS.
On the last day of the symposium, a hands-on workshop will be organized where delegates can learn the latest techniques and innovations in tissue acquisition, EUS-related cytopathology, and procedural interventions. In the afternoon, interested delegates will be given a guided tour of the new Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute and Center for Advanced Endoscopy Research and Education (CARE) unit. All participating delegates will receive a syllabus book containing critical information relevant to the practice of EUS.
We sincerely hope that you will find Florida Live EUS 2025 to be of the highest educational value, as well as an enjoyable and unparalleled experience.
Come join us at the premier global event in EUS in Orlando, where the magic of endoscopy begins!
Course Directors
Dr. Shyam Varadarajulu
Medical Director, Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute
Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Dr. Robert Hawes
Medical Director, Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research and Education
Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Organizing Faculty
Dr. Ji Young Bang
Director of Clinical Research, Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Dr. Udayakumar Navaneethan
Director, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Dr. Jayapal Ramesh
Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research and Education
Orlando Health Digestive Institute
Dr. Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono
Professor of Gastroenterology
and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Vita Salute San Raffaele University
Milan, Italy
Dr. Torsten Beyna
Head of Department of Gastroenterology
and Interventional Endoscopy
Evangelisches Krankenhaus
Düsseldorf, Germany
Dr. Pierre H. Deprez
Chief, Department of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Brussels, Belgium
Dr. Takao Itoi
Professor and Chair, Department
of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Tokyo Medical University
Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Sundeep Lakhtakia
Director of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Ultrasound
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology Hospitals
Hyderabad, India
Dr. Fauze Maluf-Filho
Professor, Department of Gastroenterology
Cancer Institute
University of São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
Dr. Rajesh Puri
Vice Chairman of Gastroenterology
and Institute of Hepatobiliary Sciences
Medanta Hospital
Gurgaon, India
Dr. Thomas Rösch
Professor and Chief, Department of
Interdisciplinary Endoscopy
University Hospital Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Anand Sahai
Professor of Medicine
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Québec, Canada
Dr. Stefan Seewald
Consultant Gastroenterologist and
Interventional Endoscopist
Center for Gastroenterology Hirslanden Clinic
Zurich, Switzerland
Dr. Rogier Voermans
Consultant Gastroenterologist and
Interventional Endoscopist
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dr. James Buxbaum
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Dr. Nirag Jhala
Professor and Chief Division of Oncologic Pathology
Rutgers Cancer Institute
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Dr. Shivangi Kothari
Associate Professor
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, New York
Dr. Vivek Kumbhari
Professor of Medicine
Director of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida
Dr. Girish Mishra
Professor of Medicine
Director Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Dr. Matthew Moyer
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Dr. Neil Sharma
Chief of Gastroenterology
Banner Health MD Anderson
Senior Director, Banner Health System
Phoenix, Arizona
Dr. Eun Shin
Associate Professor
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Shyam Thakkar
Professor of Medicine
Director of Advanced Endoscopy
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
AGENDA
6:30 am – 7:45 am
Registration
Faculty
Breakfast Sessions
7:00 am – 7:45 am
How to perform a thorough examination using the linear echoendoscope?
Dr. Girish Mishra
Dr. Shyam Varadarajulu
Pancreatic cyst lesions: When to biopsy and which tests to order?
Dr. Matthew Moyer
Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections: When to place metal or plastic stents?
Dr. James Buxbaum
Biliary drainage in malignant jaundice: How to avoid adverse events?
Dr. Takao Itoi
Gallbladder Drainage: Which route to choose and what are the pitfalls?
Dr. Shyam Thakkar
Indeterminate Biliary Strictures – How can EUS help?
Dr. Fauze Maluf-Filho
EUS-guided gastro-jejunostomy: How to perform successfully and minimize adverse events?
Dr. Rajesh Puri
Morning Sessions
7:50 am – 8:00 am
Welcome Address
Dr. Jamal Hakim, COO
Orlando Health
8:00 am – 8:20 am
EUS-guided Tissue Sampling in the era of Precision Medicine: How to attain perfection?
Dr. Nirag Jhala
8:20 am – 8:30 am
Questions and Answers
Session I: Diagnostic EUS
8:30 am – 10:30 am
Live Demonstrations
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Break and Visit Exhibits
Session II: Pancreatic Cyst Assessment
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Live Demonstrations
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Industry-Sponsored Luncheon Symposium
Session III: Tissue Acquisition & Cytopathology
1:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Live Demonstrations
3:45 pm – 4:05 pm
How to choose the best option for biliary drainage after a failed ERCP?
Dr. Rogier Voermans
4:05 pm – 4:15 pm
Questions and Answers
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Break and Visit Exhibits
Industry-Sponsored Satellite Symposium
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Recent Innovations and Novel Applications in EUS
5:30 pm
Adjourn
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Welcome Reception at JW Marriott Grande Lakes
Breakfast Sessions
7:00 am – 7:45 am
Enhanced EUS Imaging: When is it indispensable?
Dr. Stefan Seewald
EUS-guided tissue acquisition and liver biopsy:
Which needle and what technique?
Dr. Anand Sahai
Cytopathology in EUS: What an endosonographer should know?
Dr. Nirag Jhala
How to set-up a successful EUS program?
Dr. Robert Hawes
EDGE Procedures: How to have an edge?
Dr. Vivek Kumbhari
EUS-guided tumor ablation using RFA: How to choose the right patient and perform effectively?
Dr. Neil Sharma
Challenging cases in EUS: How to overcome adversity and succeed?
Dr. Eun Shin
Dr. Shivangi Kothari
Morning Sessions
8:00 am – 8:20 am
MICHAEL LEVY MEMORIAL LECTURE
Thoughtful roadmap to endohepatology.
Dr. Girish Mishra
8:20 am – 8:30 am
Questions and Answers
Session IV: Anastomosis & Vascular Interventions
8:30 am – 10:30 am
Live Demonstrations
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Break and Visit Exhibits
Session V: Biliary Interventions
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Live Demonstrations
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Industry-Sponsored Luncheon Symposium
Session VI: Management of Pancreatic Fluid Collections
1:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Live Demonstrations
3:45 pm – 4:05 pm
Future of EUS
Dr. Thomas Rösch
4:05 pm – 4:15 pm
Questions and Answers
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Break and Visit Exhibits
Self-Assessment
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Video-based Case Modules
5:30 pm
Adjourn
Self-Assessment
8:30 am – 11:30 am
Hands-On Workshop and Optional Didactics
Accreditation, Continuing, Medical Education, and Maintenance of Certification
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Orlando Health. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 17.50 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
You must request your certificate within 45 days of the activity to meet the deadline for submission to PARS. Credits are generally reported during the first week of each month for those who claimed during the month prior.
Registration Information
Physicians Didactic Sessions: $600 USD
Didactic Sessions and Hands-On Workshop: $750 USD
Others (Fellows-In-Training, Allied Health and Industry Professionals) Didactic Sessions: $500 USD
Didactic Sessions and Hands-On Workshop: $650 USD
*Registration fee covers general session, live demonstration, breakfast, lunch, and welcome reception.
Accommodations
JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes
4040 Central Florida Pkwy. | Orlando, FL 32837
Make your Florida escape an extraordinary one at JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. Located on a lush, 500-acre property, the family resort in Orlando, Florida, is the ideal base for those wishing to explore the area - or for sunny family vacations. Experience the new Grande Lakes Water Park featuring a lazy river, Headwaters Slide Tower with three waterslides, restful lagoons, and luxury cabanas, or try the challenging 18-hole golf course, designed by PGA legend Greg Norman. Stretch out in modern rooms offering luxury bedding, marble bathrooms, 65-inch HDTVs, and sweeping views of the Orlando family resort. Select from several enticing in-house dining options, from Italian fare at Primo to a farm-to-table menu and craft beer at Whisper Creek Farm. Take advantage of the resort’s excellent location to explore gorgeous central Florida. JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes provides an exceptional experience that you and your family will never forget.
Attendee rooms rates per night | $244, plus tax, resort fee A discounted daily resort fee of $35, plus tax, is not included in the special attendee room rate, and provides the following guest amenities:
- Mountain bike rental at Grande Lakes Sports (two bikes, one hour/day/room)
- The Headwaters Waterslides at the JW Marriott
- *Tennis court access for two guests
- *Pickleball court access for two guests reservations
- *One hour per day, per room – tennis racquets and balls are included with court access.
A limited number of rooms are available at this rate and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations must be made by July 29, 2025, to receive the special attendee room rate. Once Orlando Health’s room block is sold out, the hotel may charge a higher rate for any additional rooms made available. Check-in is 4:00 pm | Checkout is 11:00 am.
Parking
Self and Valet parking is available at the JW Marriott Orlando Grand Lakes. The 2025 prevailing rates are $40.00 for self-parking and $58.00 for valet parking, plus applicable taxes (currently 6.5%). Parking rates are subject to change without notice.
