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Dear friends:

As you are likely well aware, COVID 19 has greatly impacted many aspects of our society. In response, we have been advised by University leadership to reschedule HITEC. We will keep you informed of the tentative rescheduled dates, that we anticipate to be during late summer/early fall 2020.

Thank you for planning to attend our Fourth Annual HITEC: Hopkins International Therapeutic Endoscopy Course, and we hope you will continue to seek this state-of-the-art high-quality medical education from us.

Our website (https://www.hitec-course.com) remains active and the CME website https://hopkinscme.cloud-cme.com) contains enduring material (on demand) that you could consider utilizing if beneficial.

Thank you for understanding.

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CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

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Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing

present:

Fourth Annual

Hopkins International  
Therapeutic Endoscopy Course

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April 1-3, 2020

The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Thomas B. Turner Building - Baltimore, Maryland, USA

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Lectures, live demonstrations and hands‑on training

  • National and international expert faculty

  • Basic, advanced and cutting edge endoscopic procedures and techniques

  • Latest breakthroughs in endoscopic equipment and accessories 

  • Direct interaction with Johns Hopkins and visiting faculty

  • Optional half‑day hands‑on lab session with professional training models

  • Interactive video sessions with commentary from the experts

  • Separate tracks in therapeutic endoscopy, bariatrics and nursing

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Welcome

ACTIVITY DIRECTORS

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Course Director

Mouen Khashab, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Therapeutic Endoscopy

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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Course Co-Director

Vivek Kumbhari, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director of Bariatric Endoscopy

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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Course Co-Director

Mary Rose Hess, BSN, RN, CGRN

Lead Clinical Nurse
Founder and Chair of the Nurse Product/ Procedure Group
Director of HITEC Nursing Track
Co-Director of HITEC
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Welcome Note From Course Director 

"Dear friends,

We welcome you to attend the fourth annual Hopkins International Therapeutic Endoscopy Course (HITEC) on April 1-3, 2020 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. We envision this to be a unique event with focus on basic and advanced therapeutic and bariatric endoscopy. The course will include extensive live endoscopy demonstrations by superstar national and international faculty and emphasize hands-on training on professional models and simulators. This activity is intended for endoscopists, gastroenterologists, surgeons, gastroenterology/ surgical fellows, endoscopy nurses and endoscopy technicians. "

Thank you,

Mouen

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Faculty
Hopkins Speakers

JOHNS HOPKINS SPEAKERS

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Haitham Algrain, MD, FASA

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and

Critical Care Medicine

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Aline Charabaty, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine 
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 
Clinical Director of the GI Division 
Director of the IBD Center  
Sibley Memorial Hospital

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Anne Marie Lennon, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine, Surgery, Radiology and Radiological Science, and Oncology

Clinical Director of Gastroenterology

Director, Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Cyst Program

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Ashley Salamone, NP
Nurse Practitioner
HITEC Hands-on Coordinator

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Firas Al-Kawas, MD

Professor of Medicine

Director of Endoscopy

Sibley Memorial Hospital

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Olaya Brewer Gutierrez, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Zahra Maleki, MD, FCAP, MIAC

Associate Professor of Pathology

Eun Ji Shin

Eun Ji Shin, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

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Dihana Badurdeen, MBBS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Anthony Kalloo, MD

The Moses and Helen Golden Paulsen

Professor of Medicine

Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Margaret Malleis, RN
Clinical Nurse
HITEC Hands-on Coordinator

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Vikesh Singh, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director of Endoscopy

Director of Pancreatitis Center

Medical Director of Pancreatic Islet Cell

Autotransplantation Program

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Marcia Canto, MD, MHS

Professor of Medicine and Oncology

Director of Clinical Research

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Kristen Koller, MSN, CRNP

Clinical Nurse Practitioner

HITEC Hands-on Coordinator

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Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Invited Faculty

INVITED GLOBAL SPEAKERS

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Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD (USA)

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Director, Endoscopic Tissue Resection

Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts

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Alex Gandsas, MD, MBA, FACS (USA)

Director, Weight Loss and Metabolic

Surgery Program

Director, General Surgery Residency

and Bariatric Fellowship Program

Anne Arundel Medical Center

Annapolis, Maryland

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Manoel Galvao Neto, MD (Brazil)

Affiliate Professor of Surgery

ABC College of Medicine, Santo Andre

Sao Paulo, Brazil 

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Peter D. Siersema, MD, PhD (The Netherlands)

Professor of Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Oncology

Editor-in-Chief, Endoscopy

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Radboud University Medical Center

Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG (USA)

Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts

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Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE (USA)

Executive Director, H.H. Chao Comprehensive

Digestive Disease Center Professor

and Chief Division of Gastroenterology

and Hepatology

UCI Health

Orange, California

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Scott Kahan, MD, MPH (USA)

Director

National Center for Weight and Wellness

Washington, DC       

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Alessandro Repici, MD (Italy)

Professor of Gastroenterology

Director of Endoscopy

Humanitas Research Hospital

and Humanitas University

Milan, Italy

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Marcel Vasile Tantau, MD (Romania)

Head of Medical Discipline

Regional Institute of Gastroenterology

and Hepatology

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

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Sachin Wani, MD, FACP, FASGE, AGAF (USA)

Associate Professor of Medicine

Medical Director Esophageal and Gastric Center

Therapeutic and Interventional Endoscopy

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado

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Austin Chiang, MD, MPH (USA)

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas 
Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Robert Moran, MD (USA)

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

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Yutaka Saito, MD, PhD, FASGE, FACG (Japan)

Chief of Endoscopy Division

Director of Endoscopy Center

National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

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Anthony Y.B., TEOH, MBChB, FRCSEd (Gen), FACS, FASGE (Hong Kong)

Deputy Director of Endoscopy, Associate Professor

Division of Upper Gastrointestinal

and Metabolic Surgery

Department of Surgery, The Prince of Wales Hospital

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Schedule

COURSE SCHEDULE

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing take responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. This schedule is subject to change.

DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020

Location: Turner Auditorium, Thomas B. Turner Building, Ground Floor

07:00 - 07:30 AM

Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

07:30 - 07:40 AM

Opening Remarks and Conference Goals. Mouen Khashab, MDVivek Kumbhari, MD & Mary Rose Hess, BSN, RN, CGRN

07:40 - 08:00 AM

Lumen Apposing Stents for Fluid Collections: What Have We Learned Alessandro Repici, MD

08:00 - 08:20 AM

Endoscopic Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Which Patients will Benefit?  Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE

08:20 - 10:00 AM

Live Endoscopy

10:00 - 10:20 AM

Refreshment Break and Exhibits

10:20 - 10:40 AM

Esophageal Strictures: Incision, Submucosal Tunnel, Dilation or Stent? Peter D. Siersema, MD, PhD, FACG

10:40 - 12:00 AM

Live Endoscopy

12:00 - 01:00 PM

Lunch Time Symposia, Location: Turner Concourse

Procedure

TIF

FTRD

FNB

ESD

Suturing

LAMS

Cholangiopancreatoscopy

Barrett’s ablation

POEM

Expert

Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE

Alessandro Repici, MD

Sachin Wani, MD, FACP, FASGE, AGAF

Yutaka Saito, MD, PhD, FASGE, FACG

Manoel Galvao Neto, MD

Anthony Y.B. Teoh, MBChB, FRCSEd (Gen), FACS, FASGE

Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG

Peter D. Siersema, MD, PhD, FACG

Marcel Vasile Tantau, MD

Industry

EGS

Ovesco

BSCI/Medtronic

BSCI/ERBE/Olympus

Apollo

BSCI

BSCI

Pentax/ERBE/Medtronic

Olympus/Medtronic/ERBE

01:00 - 01:20 PM

Endoscopic Barrett’s Therapy Made Easy. Sachin Wani, MD, FACP, FASGE, AGAF

01:20 - 01:40 PM

My Patient has PSC and a Dominant Stricture: What’s Next? Marcel Vasile Tantau, MD

01:40 - 02:00 PM

Role of Endoscopy in the Management of Gallbladder Disease. Anthony Y.B. Teoh, MBChB, FRCSEd (Gen), FACS, FASGE

02:00 - 04:00 PM

Live Endoscopy

04:00 - 04:30 PM

Refreshment Break and Exhibits

04:30 - 05:30 PM

At the Movies. Marcia Canto, MD, MHS

05:30 - 06:30 PM

Welcome Reception and Dinner

DAY 2: THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020

Location: Turner Auditorium, Thomas B. Turner Building, Ground Floor

Location: Turner Auditorium

New Paradigms in Tissue Resection

Alessandro Repici, MD

07:00 - 08:00 AM

Mini Symposium (sponsored by Olympus). Current Best Practice for Colonic ESD. Yutaka Saito, MD, PhD, FASGE, FACG

07:00 - 08:00 AM

Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

08:00 - 09:40 AM

Live Endoscopy

09:40 - 10:00 AM

Refreshment Break and Exhibits

10:00 - 10:20 AM

Endoscopic Suturing for Indications Other than Weight Loss. Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG

10:20 - 12:00 AM

Live Endoscopy

12:00 - 01:00 AM

Lunch Mini Symposium (sponsored by Boston Scientific)

(This session is not eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.)

(This session is not eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.)

12:00 - 01:00 AM

Lunch on Turner Concourse

01:00 - 01:20 AM

Endoscopic Management of Chronic Gastrointestinal Leaks and Fistulas. Manoel Galvao Neto, MD

01:20 - 03:20 PM

Live Endoscopy

03:20 - 03:40 PM

Refreshment Break and Exhibits

03:40 - 04:30 PM

Expert Panel Discussion of the Live Cases. All Invited Global Speakers

04:30 - 05:30 PM

At The Movies. Marcia Canto, MD, MHS

05:30 PM

Adjourn

Note: The Nursing Track didactic session will be held in the Tilghman Auditorium. See nursing track program for full details.

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DAY 3: FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020

HANDS-ON TRAININGTHERAPEUTIC ENDOSCOPY

(pre-registration required)

Location: MISTIC Lab, Blalock Building, 12th Floor

Five people per station. 35 minutes at each station. 25 minute break.

Morning Session

07:30 AM 12:00 PM

7:00 – 7:30 Check in and Continental Breakfast

Station 1: Cholangiopancreatoscopy

Station 2: Zenker’s Diverticulotomy

Station 3: Lumen-apposing metal stents

Station 4: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

Station 5: Endoscopic Suturing

Station 6: Full-Thickness Resection Device

Station 7: Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication

Adjourn

Afternoon Session

01:00 PM 05:30 PM

12:30 – 1:00 Check in and Light Refreshments

Station 1: Cholangiopancreatoscopy

Station 2: Closure and hemostasis

Station 3: Lumen-apposing metal stents

Station 4: Full-Thickness Resection Device

Station 5: Endoscopic Suturing

Station 6: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (standard)

Station 7: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ORISE)

Adjourn

Participants must choose AM or PM attendance when registering.

You will receive an email notification to complete the evaluation form and to attest to the number of hours in attendance

 The registration desk will remain open during conference hours

Professional models are provided by ENDOSIM.

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The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing take responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.  This schedule is subject to change.

BARIATRIC COURSE WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING

DAY 3: FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020

BARIATRIC COURSE WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING

(pre-registration required) 
Location: Turner Auditorium, Thomas B. Turner Building, Ground Floor 

Bariatric Module (Whole Day) 

07:30 - 08:00 AM

Check in and Continental Breakfast

08:00 - 08:10 AM

Opening Remarks and Conference Goals.  Vivek Kumbhari, MD. Moderators:

Manoel Galvao Neto, MD, Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG, Vivek Kumbhari, MD

08:10 - 08:35 AM

Medical Management of Primary Weight Loss and Weight Regain  After Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies or Bariatric Surgery. Scott Kahan, MD, MPH

08:35 - 09:00 AM

Endoscopic Management of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery. Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG

09:00 - 09:25 AM

Endoscopic Management of Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Manoel Galvao Neto, MD

09:25 - 09:50 AM

Surgical Management of Complications After Bariatric Surgery. Alex Gandsas, MD, MBA, FACS

09:50 - 10:05 AM

Refreshment Break and Exhibits. Moderators:

Alessandro Repici, MD, Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE, Vivek Kumbhari, MD

10:05 - 10:30 AM

Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty in 2020. Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE

10:30 - 10:55 AM

Current and Emerging Endoscopic Primary Gastric Therapies. Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG

10:55 - 11:20 AM

Current and Emerging Endoscopic Primary Enteral Therapies. Alessandro Repici, MD

11:20 - 11:45 AM

A Personalized Approach to Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies. Manoel Galvao Neto, MD

11:45 - 12:15 PM

Case Presentation and Panel Discussion

12:15 - 01:00 PM

Lunch and Exhibits

01:00 - 04:00 PM

Bariatric Endoscopy Hands-On Lab

Five people per station. 30 minutes at each station. 25 minute break.

Station 1:        Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty

                      Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, FASGE

Station 2:        Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty

                      Austin Chiang, MD, MPH

Station 3:        Intragastric Balloons

                      Dilhana Badurdeen, MBBS

Station 4:        Transoral Outlet Reduction (TORe)

                      Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG

Station 5:        Septotomy and Pneumatic Dilation

                      Manoel Galvao Neto, MD

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Adjourn

You will receive an email notification to complete the evaluation form and to attest to the number of hours in attendance.

The registration desk will remain open during conference hours.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

REGISTRATION

April 1, 2020 • 7:00 – 7:45 a.m.

The registration desk will remain open for the duration of the activity.

 

LOCATION

Thomas B. Turner Building

Lower Level

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21205

The Turner Building is located on Rutland Avenue at Monument Street. Directions and campus parking information are available on our website under the contact us tab at https://HopkinsCME.cloud-cme.com. Handicapped parking is available in the nearby Rutland Garage. Johns Hopkins is smoke-free.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

By Air: Baltimore is served by three major airports: Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) in Maryland; Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Northern Virginia.

Taxi Service: To downtown Baltimore from BWI, the nearest airport, is 15-30 minutes depending on traffic and approximately $35 one way. Super Shuttle charges less than $20 one way and reservations are needed.

 

Reservations can be made online at:

www.supershuttle.com or call +1 (410) 859-3427.

By Rail: Baltimore is easily accessible by train. Amtrak trains run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Baltimore is a major stop for Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express service. Penn Station is easily accessible by I-95, I-83 and I-70 and is a 15 minute taxi ride to Johns Hopkins. For more information visit www.amtrak.com or call +1 (800) USA-RAIL.

SYLLABUS

The syllabus will be accessible online and via your mobile device in the CME CloudCME App prior to the activity.

COMPLIMENTARY SOCIAL EVENT

Please join us for an opportunity of networking during the complimentary welcome reception and dinner for registrants and faculty on Wednesday evening, April 1, 2020, immediately following the last session. Please indicate your attendance on the registration form.

NOTE: The commercial support received is solely for the educational component of this activity and will not be used to support this social event.

HOW TO OBTAIN CREDIT

Post activity, an online evaluation will be available to attendees to evaluate the activity and individual presentations and to identify future educational needs. Upon completion of the evaluation, the learner must attest to the number of hours in attendance. Credits earned will be added to the learner’s transcript and immediately available for print. The last day to access the evaluation and attest to your credits is May 18, 2020.

 

An outcome survey will be sent to all physician attendees within two months post activity to assist us in determining what impact this activity had on the learner’s practice.

 

EMERGENCY CALLS

On April 1- 3, 2020, direct emergency calls to the Hopkins registration desk, +1 (410) 955-3673. Messages will be posted for participants.

 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing fully comply with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. Please notify us if you have any special needs.

 

POLICY ON PRESENTER AND PROVIDER DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine that the presenter and provider globally disclose conflicts of interest. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made prior to presentation of the education.

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Applications for commercial support from health care related industries are pending. A complete list of contributors will be provided in the syllabus. Please note that commercial support received is solely for the educational component of the activity and will not be used to provide food and beverage.

 

Please note: The Physician Payments Sunshine Act was enacted by Congress to increase public awareness of financial relationships between drug and medical device manufacturers and physicians. In compliance with the requirements of this Act, the commercial supporter/s of this activity may require the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to report certain professional information (such as name, address, National Provider Identifier (NPI), and State License number) of physician attendees who receive complimentary food and beverage in conjunction with a CME activity. The commercial supporter is required to submit the collected data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services which will then publish the data on its website.

How to Obtain Credit
Registration

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Register by Phone

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Accomodation

ACCOMMODATIONS

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

A limited block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the hotel for your convenience and will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Residence Inn Baltimore

At the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus

Tel: +1 (443) 524-8400

Address: 800 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205

Website: www.marriott.com

Hotel Reservation Cut-Off Date: March 2, 2020

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The Residence Inn Baltimore is located on the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus. Make your reservation at https://bit.ly/2z7KKJo or call the hotel directly and specify that you are attending the Johns Hopkins HITEC Conference to receive the special group rate of $149 for one bedroom king suite, plus tax. On-site valet parking is available at the hotel at an additional charge. Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. Check-out time is 12:00 p.m. This hotel is located directly across the street to the meeting site, within walking distance.

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