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SSAT Attendee Spotlight: Mauricio Pasten, MD

June 5, 2018

First-time DDW^® attendee Mauricio Pasten, MD, is looking forward to meeting new people and learning more about gastrointestinal diseases at DDW.

Notable science from DDW 2018

June 5, 2018

In a DDW Daily News video exclusive, DDW Council Chair Grace H. Elta, MD, AGAF, FASGE, discusses four notable abstracts from DDW 2018 in Washington, D.C. Dr. Elta highlights one abstract from each of the four DDW-sponsoring societies.

SSAT president announces new strategic planning initiative, examines future of society

June 4, 2018

During the SSAT Presidential Plenary on Sunday, SSAT President Stanley W. Ashley, MD, said the society is preparing for a new strategic plan that will re-evaluate the society’s role as well as its financial future and ongoing relationship with DDW^®. “We are at the right time to start planning the next 10 years,” he said.

Lecturer advocates for volunteerism, leads by example

June 3, 2018

If you were asked to make a list of words describing a surgeon, you may include words like skilled and intelligent. But odds are the word “altruistic” didn’t make your list, and American Board of Surgery Executive Director Jo Buyske, MD, FACS, thinks that’s a shame. Her SSAT Maja and Frank G. Moody State-of-the-Art Lecture on Monday will challenge surgeons to leverage their skills to give back.

SSAT Poster Spotlight: Kristen Seiler, MD

June 3, 2018

Kristen Seiler, MD, provides insight behind her poster “Induced Endodermal Progenitor Cells Assume Epithelial Gene Expression Profiles when Cultured on Acellular Intestinal Scaffolds without the Addition of Exogenous Growth Factors” (Su1300), which she will present Sunday.

Guest orator calls for more one-on-one  coaching in surgeons’ professional development

June 2, 2018

Caprice C. Greenberg, MD, MPH, an expert on improving the quality and safety of surgical care, will present the annual Doris and John L. Cameron Guest Oration on Sunday. Her 45-minute presentation is titled The Role of Professional Societies in Continuing Professional Development.

SSAT Speaker Spotlight: Andrew Strong, MD

June 2, 2018

Andrew Stong, MD, will present “Per-Oral Pyloromyotomy (POP) for Medically Refractory Post-Surgical Gastroparesis” during Saturday’s SSAT Residents and Fellows Research Conference and Sunday’s SSAT Presidential Plenary II.

Reminders for DDW^® 2018

June 1, 2018

Welcome to Washington, D.C. and Digestive Disease Week^® (DDW) 2018! Read on to learn information you’ll need to make your first day go smoothly.

POEM inventor will teach hands-on course

May 15, 2018

Haru Inoue, MD, PhD, performed the world’s first peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia 10 years ago, and on Saturday, June 2, he will share his expertise during a SSAT hands-on course at DDW^® 2018.

SSAT educational program targets needs of practicing GI surgeons

May 15, 2018

When developing programming for DDW^® 2018, the SSAT Program Committee aimed to create a broad array of options to meet the demands of society members and DDW attendees of all interests and skill levels, according to SSAT Program Committee Chair Vic Velanovich, MD.

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SSAT

SSAT Attendee Spotlight: Mauricio Pasten, MD

Notable science from DDW 2018

SSAT president announces new strategic planning initiative, examines future of society

Lecturer advocates for volunteerism, leads by example

SSAT Poster Spotlight: Kristen Seiler, MD

Guest orator calls for more one-on-one  coaching in surgeons’ professional development

SSAT Speaker Spotlight: Andrew Strong, MD

Reminders for DDW^® 2018

POEM inventor will teach hands-on course

SSAT educational program targets needs of practicing GI surgeons

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