DDW 2026 - UW GI
May 2-5, 2026 ~ Chicago, IL

Saturday, May 2
Rotonya Carr - Moderator
Session Date & Time: May 2, 2026, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM CDT
Session Title: AASLD Presidential Plenary Lecture: Uncovering the Roles of Bile Acid–Mediated Immune Regulation in Gut and Liver Diseases
Session Location: W176 (McCormick Place)
Nicole Kim
Session Date & Time: May 2, 2026, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM CDT
Presentation Title: BARRIERS TO LIVER TRANSPLANTATION BY SEX AMONG PATIENTS WITH HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA (Daniel Huynh)
Nicole Kim
Session Date & Time: May 2, 2026, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM CDT
Presentation Title: FROM REFERRAL TO SURGERY: WHAT ARE THE GREATEST BARRIERS TO LIVER TRANSPLANTATION? (Sienna Lila)
Sunday, May 3
Rotonya Carr - Academic Debate Moderator
Session Date & Time: May 3, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM CDT
Session Title: AASLD Academic Debate #2: What's the Best Treatment for MASH?
Presentation Time: 8:40 AM to 8:45 AM CDT
Presentation Title: AUDIENCE/JUDGES Q&A
Ashley Dotson
Session Date and Time: May 3, 2026, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM CDT
Session Title: MASLD and MASH: Epidemiology, Natural History, Prevention and Outcomes
Location: Poster Hall, Level 3, Hall F2 (McCormick Place)
Ariana Stuart
Session Date and Time: May 3, 2026, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM CDT
Session Title: MASLD and MASH: Epidemiology, Natural History, Prevention and Outcomes
Poster Presentation Title: ARE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS COMFORTABLE WITH DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF MASLD?
Poster Number: Su2085
Meagan Alvarado
Session Date & Time: May 3, 2026, Session: 2:00-3:30 pm
Presentation time: 3:08-3:30 pm
Session Title: Bridging Evidence and Bedside: Inpatient Approaches to Cirrhosis-Related Complications
Presentation Title: Hepatorenal Syndrome
Location: W181
Monday, May 4
Sarah Gunby
Session Date & Time: May 4, 2026, 12:30 - 1:30 pm CDT
Session Title: Microscopic Colitis and Other Colitides
Presentation Title: ALCOHOL USE AND DIVERTICULITIS IN ADULTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Poster Number: Mo1439
Tuesday, May 5
Maria Cassera, Adam Templeton
Session Date & Time: May 5, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT
Session Type: Abstract Poster
Session Title: Novel and Experimental Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques
Presentation Title: OUTCOMES FOLLOWING ENDOSCOPIC VACCUM THERAPY FOR ANASTOMOTIC LEAKS AND GASTROINTESTINAL PERFORATIONS: A MULTICENTER US EXPERIENCE
Kendra Kamp
Session Date & Time: May 5, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT
Session Type: Abstract Poster
Session Title: Psychogastroenterology and Behavioral Interventions
Presentation Title: FEASIBILITY AND PRELIMINARY EFFICACY OF A COMPREHENSIVE SELF-MANAGEMENT INTERVENTION FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE