The future of gastroenterology is enmeshed in politics. From the partisan battles that led to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to last week’s party-line approval of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by the House of Representatives, every gastroenterologist, practice and academic center is tied to politics.
During an ASGE Clinical Symposium Sunday afternoon, four experts will discuss evidence-based best practices in four different types of endoscopy.
Advanced endoscopic techniques that were perfected and are commonly used in Japan are now being used increasingly around the world to detect and treat early gastric cancers.
International experts will discuss different approaches to IBD during pregnancy, and how recent data may affect treatment decisions during Sunday’s AGA Clinical Symposium The Pregnant Patient with IBD: Data for an International Consensus?!
Growing evidence suggests that pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET) are more common than previously thought. Four experts will discuss the latest data during Sunday’s DDW Clinical Symposium Recent Advances in Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas, which is jointly sponsored by AGA and SSAT.
Changes in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines have left many clinicians wondering what the best option is. On Tuesday, AGA is staging a ‘cage match’ session that will pit top experts in the field against one another to help DDW® attendees judge for themselves.
Now in its fourth year, the ASGE International Program at DDW® features seven joint symposia with international organizations from Korea, Latin America, India, Australia, Japan, China and Brazil.
Burnout is more than growing tired of doing the same thing over and over. It’s a state of emotional exhaustion that results in depersonalized interactions with patients, colleagues, family and friends, according to Arthur DeCross, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, NY.
This year’s ASGE Postgraduate Course will bring together an outstanding faculty of internationally renowned experts who will share tips for perfecting various endoscopic procedures and incorporating new modalities into clinical practice.
Until the advent of corticosteroids and colectomy, nearly a third of inpatients with ulcerative colitis died of their disease. Even with effective treatments available, challenges remain in the medical and surgical management of these patients.
