Introducing DDW’s incoming leader: Dr. Loren Laine
May 17, 2019
The DDW Council is excited to announce that Loren Laine, MD, AGAF, from Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, has been selected to serve
May 17, 2019
AASLD plenaries highlight the best liver research submitted to DDW
May 17, 2019
Meena B. Bansal, MD, FAASLD, outlines some of the “best-of-the-best” liver abstracts submitted to DDW® that will be presented during two plenaries on Sunday and Monday.
Welcome to DDW 2019: A toast to 50 years
May 17, 2019
DDW® Council Chair Grace H. Elta, MD, AGAF, FASGE, welcomes attendees to San Diego and #DDW19 — the 50th anniversary of the meeting. Find out what’s new this year and reflect on 50 years of excellence.
Coding and billing experts will share best practices
May 17, 2019
“It’s more important than ever for clinicians to have a firm grasp on the business aspects of their clinical practices,” says Sunday morning’s AGA “The Business of Medicine” Symposium Chair David Kunkel, MD.
Fellows networking session offers trainees valuable career advice, connections
May 17, 2019
ASGE-member trainees are invited to Saturday’s “ASGE Fellows Networking Session” for advice and instruction on a number of issues of interest to young physicians. Frank Gress, MD, FASGE, shares more about this great opportunity to network.
Guest orator says diversity is essential to excellence
May 17, 2019
Diversity is a must-have tool to improve outcomes for patients, providers and all stakeholders in health care, says Marc A. Nivet, EdD, MBA, who will present the annual “SSAT Doris and John L. Cameron Guest Oration” on Sunday.
GIs’ top San Diego restaurant picks for foodies
May 17, 2019
Imagine yourself eating delectable street tacos and fresh off-the-boat seafood. Hungry yet? Try one (or more) of these San Diego restaurants, recommended by fellow DDW® attendees via Twitter.
New therapies in development offer prospect of hepatitis B cure
May 17, 2019
Hear how hepatitis B may be a curable disease in the next decade during Sunday’s AASLD State-of-the-Art Lecture “On the Horizon for Hepatitis B.” Robert G. Gish, MD, FAASLD, will moderate the session.
International subcommittee expands educational offerings
May 17, 2019
Thanks to a new commitee structure, the AGA International Committee has been able to expand its global educational efforts at #DDW19. Read about the additional offerings at this year’s meeting from Gilaad Kaplan, MD, MPH, AGAF, and Linda Rabeneck, MD, MPH.
ASGE international symposia provide global view of endoscopy
May 17, 2019
Once again at DDW®, ASGE has partnered with international gastroenterology societies to plan several joint sessions that showcase endoscopic advances around the world.