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Engineered T cells and immune checkpoint inhibitors show promise for treating GI cancers

May 9, 2017

Two new strategies are emerging to treat GI and other cancers — engineered T cells and immune checkpoint blockade treatments.

Symposium to explore divergent global CRC screening guidelines

May 9, 2017

CRC screening guidelines vary around the world. The U.S. is one of the only countries, for example, that relies heavily on colonoscopies for CRC screening in average-risk populations. Other countries tend to rely on less expensive and less invasive screening technologies for average-risk screening.

Experts will discuss role of microbiota in Clostridium difficile infection

May 9, 2017

Clostridium difficile colitis does not happen in a vacuum. When, why and how C. diff populations explode and cause colitis is the result of a complex interplay among bacteria, human host, the gut microbiome and the environment.

MACRA law brings dramatic changes to physician payment

May 9, 2017

Medicare payment systems are undergoing perhaps the greatest change since Medicare was enacted in 1965 due to a law known as MACRA, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.

Fight for fair reimbursement will continue, AGA president says

May 9, 2017

“In his presidential address on Monday at DDW^®, AGA President Timothy Wang, MD, AGAF, reviewed AGA’s accomplishments and priorities under his leadership over the past year, highlighting several new tools that help AGA members address changes to the GI practice environment.

AGA Research Foundation Benefactors’ Dinner

May 8, 2017

The AGA Research Foundation Benefactors’ Dinner on Saturday night honored members of the AGA Legacy Society, who invest in research through their generous donations to the foundation.

AGA expands foreign-language programming for international attendees

May 8, 2017

About 15,000 GI professionals attend DDW^® each year and about half of those attendees come from outside the U.S.
With that in mind, AGA has organized several sessions for international attendees, including summary presentations from the recent United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week, as well as sessions in Spanish and Mandarin.

Generational differences challenge educators, millennial learners

May 8, 2017

Technology has changed the way we learn, and millennials are a prime example of that. Using information, not just learning it, has become a key to success, according to Ryan Madanick, MD, moderator of Tuesday’s AGA Academy of Educators Plenary Session Integrating Education Technology in the Era of Millennial Learners.

Guidelines vary around the globe on whether, when to biopsy in celiac disease

May 8, 2017

Gastroenterologists treating patients with celiac disease face a difficult choice when deciding whether to biopsy. New European guidelines for pediatric patients suggest that serum markers and genetics are sufficient to confirm a diagnosis in many patients. U.S. guidelines still generally call for a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis.

Attendee Spotlight: Siddharth Singh, MD

May 8, 2017

Siddharth Singh, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego

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AGA

Engineered T cells and immune checkpoint inhibitors show promise for treating GI cancers

Symposium to explore divergent global CRC screening guidelines

Experts will discuss role of microbiota in Clostridium difficile infection

MACRA law brings dramatic changes to physician payment

Fight for fair reimbursement will continue, AGA president says

AGA Research Foundation Benefactors’ Dinner

AGA expands foreign-language programming for international attendees

Generational differences challenge educators, millennial learners

Guidelines vary around the globe on whether, when to biopsy in celiac disease

Attendee Spotlight: Siddharth Singh, MD

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