Rocky Mountain Highlights in Gastroenterology and Hepatology Course

Saturday, August 15, 2026

University of Colorado Anschutz Health Sciences Building

Donald M. Elliman Conference Center

1890 N Revere Ct, Aurora, CO 80045

Course Directors:

Welcome to the 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Highlights in Gastroenterology and Hepatology Course. The Course provides a platform to update the Rocky Mountain community of practicing gastroenterologists, hepatologists, primary care providers, and nursing professionals with the latest updates in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. We are excited to present highly focused and important sessions including Luminal Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Therapeautic Endoscopy, and updated in Colorectal Cancer Prevention. Rocky Mountain Highlights offers free CME/MOC and NCPD nursing contact hours to attendees.

Learning Objectives

The 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Highlights in
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Agenda

6:30-7:45 am                Attendee Registration Check-in and Breakfast

7:45-8:00 am                Welcome and Introductory Comments

   Course Directors: Kelli DeLay, MD, Avash Kalra, MD, and Calen Steiner

Session I – Optimal Management Strategies for the Comprehensive GI Practitioner
Moderator:  Avash Kalra, MD

8:00-8:20 am                 Strategies for Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

    Paul Menard-Katcher, MD

8:20-8:40 am                 Alternative and Complementary Approaches to the Care of IBD Patients

    Natasha Klemm, MD

8:40-9:00 am                 Wilson's Disease: What Do I Need to Know?

    Jon Rice, MD

9:00-9:20 am                 Practical Management of MASH: A Case-Based Approach

    Amanda Wieland, MD

9:20-9:35 am                 Panel Discussion

9:35-9:50 am                 Break

Session II– Multidisciplinary Clinical Vignettes Part 1: Approach to IBD in Pregnancy
Moderator: Calen Steiner, MD

9:50-10:10 am                Managing IBD in Pregnancy: GI Perspective

     Siobhan Proksell, MD

10:10-10:30 am              Managing IBD in Pregnancy: MFM Perspective

     Amanda Johnson, MD

10:30-10:50 am              Managing IBD in Pregnancy: Nutrition Perspective

     Stacey Collins, MA, RDN/LD. CSDH

10:50-11:10 am              Group Discussions/Questions

11:10-12:10 pm              Lunch Break

Session III – Multidisciplinary Clinical Vignettes Part 2: Approach to Hepatorenal Syndrome
Moderator: Avash Kalra, MD

12:10-12:30 pm              Managing Hepatorenal Syndrome: A Hepatologist's Perspective

     Braidie Campbell, MD

12:30-12:50 pm              Managing Hepatorenal Syndrome: A Nephrologist's Perspective

     Sixto Guisti, MD

12:50-1:10 pm                Group Discussions/Questions

Session IV – Luminal and Advanced Gastroenterology
Moderator: Kelli DeLay, MD

1:10-1:30 pm                  Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

     Mohammad Bilal, MD

1:30-1:50pm                   Gastroparesis Management for the General Gastroenterologist

     Elijah Mun, MD

1:50-2:10 pm                  Unraveling Chronic Pancreatitis: Clinical Insights and Practical Approaches
                                          Sean Bhalla, MD

2:10-2:30 pm                  Chronic Constipation

     Christian Davis, MD

2:30-2:45pm                  Group Discussion/Questions 

2:45-3:00 pm                  Closing Remarks and Adjourn
                                          Course Directors: Kelli DeLay, MD, Avash Kalra, MD, and Calen Steiner, MD

3:00-4:00pm                  Rooftop Reception: Faculty, Attendees, and Industry Representatives

4:00pm                           Adjourn

Physician Accreditation Statement

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 Your CE Source and the University of Colorado. Your CE Source is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Your CE Source designates this internet live course for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.75 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.  

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To earn board credit, the attendee must participate in the CME activity including the evaluation component.  By participating in this event and requesting board credit, I understand that my learner completion data will be shared with the ACCME and the applicable certifying board.

Nursing Accreditation Statement

Your CE Source is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider approved by California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #16031 for 5.75 contact hours.

Disclosure Statement

Your CE Source ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational activities. In accordance with this policy, Your CE Source identifies relevant financial relationships with its instructors, planners, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity.

The following faculty, planner and/or content manager reported the following financial relationship with ineligible companies whose products or services may be mentioned in this CE activity:

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Disclaimer Statement

The content, views, and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty/authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Your CE Source and the University of Colorado. The faculty/authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.