One Meeting: Two Options
You choose how you want to be a part of DDW — in person in San Diego, CA or online with access to a variety of content. Once registration is open in January 2025, you’ll be able to select whether you’ll be attending in person or online during the registration process.
If you’re unable to attend DDW in person or online, DDW On Demand will be available to purchase after June 2, 2025.
The Breakdown
Here’s what you can expect with each registration type for DDW 2025. Registration rates are the same for in-person and online attendees.
In Person
Original Sessions
Credentials to attend 400+ original scientific sessions. All sessions will be available on demand one week after the event, with continued access for one year.
CME
Ability to claim CME for sessions attended.
Poster Hall
View 4,000 oral abstract and poster presentations. Access to all full-text abstracts and digital posters (if submitted).
Exhibit Hall
See the latest GI innovations and discuss your specific needs with trusted industry partners.
Networking Opportuities
Discover new partnerships for collaboration and build meaningful relationships with a variety of formal and informal networking opportunities.
Online
Original Sessions
Watch four channels with 64 key scientific sessions (livestreamed). All livestreamed sessions will also be available on demand 24 hours after each session ends, with continued access for one year. Access to other DDW recorded sessions will be available on demand one week after the event, with continued access for one year.
CME
Ability to claim CME for sessions attended.
ePosters
Access to all full-text abstracts and digital posters (if submitted).
Industry Supporters
Access DDW's industry supporters in the DDW Mobile App. You'll see the latest GI innovations and discuss your specific needs with trusted industry partners.
Explore the Livestream Schedule
Four channels will livestream 64 key scientific sessions during the meeting. Once released, use the DDW Meeting Planner and Mobile App to view the full schedule (Filter=”Livestream”), browse industry supporters, ePosters and much more.
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- May 4
- May 5
- May 6
Saturday, May 3, 2025
8 a.m. | Biology of Preneoplasia: Why Do Only Some Become Cancer? |
8–9:30 a.m. | |
EndoHepatology: Solidifying the Base of Current Procedures and Looking to Future Growth | |
8–9:30 a.m. | |
When to Operate: Medical vs. Surgical Management of GERD | |
8–9:30 a.m. | |
10 a.m. | Practice Changing Research — High-Impact Papers 2025: Summary and Clinical Review |
10–11:30 a.m. | |
Silence of the LAMS: Tips, Tricks & Updates in Biliary Drainage | |
10–11:30 a.m. | |
2 p.m. | Shaping the Future of GI Oncology |
2–3:30 p.m. | |
4 p.m. | What Therapeutic Endoscopists Want Surgeons to Know and What Surgeons Wish Endoscopists Knew |
4–5:30 p.m. | |
SSAT–American Hernia Society (AHS) Joint Symposium: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in Cancer Patients | |
4–5:30 p.m. |
Sunday, May 4, 2025
10 a.m. | Obesity and Advanced Liver Disease |
10–11:30 a.m. | |
2 p.m. | When to Think of Bile Acid Diarrhea |
2–3:30 p.m. | |
SSAT–SAGES Kelly and Carlos Pelligrini Symposium | |
2–3:30 p.m. | |
4 p.m. | Practical Remedies for Difficult Hepatology Problems |
4–5:30 p.m. | |
Fibrostenosing Crohn’s Disease: From Mechanisms to Medicine | |
4–5:30 p.m. |
Monday, May 5, 2025
8 a.m. | Practical Treatment Approaches to ALD |
8–9:30 a.m. | |
10 a.m. | Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Swallowing Made Simple |
10–11:30 a.m. | |
2 p.m. | ERCP Techniques for the Novice and the Expert (Video Session) |
2–3:30 p.m. | |
Maja & Frank G. Moody State-of-the-Art Lecture | |
2–3:30 p.m. | |
4 p.m. | On-Call SOS! Strategies for Overnight Success |
4–5:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
8 a.m. | State-of-the-Art Management of Gastroparesis |
8–9:30 a.m. | |
10 a.m. | Innovations in Third Space Endoscopy, Endoscopic Resection and Anti-Reflux Procedures: At the Cutting Edge |
10–11:30 a.m. | |
2 p.m. | Multidisciplinary Management of Malignant GI and Biliary Obstruction |
2–3:30 p.m. | |
4 p.m. | The Best of DDW |
4–5:30 p.m. |
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