March is National Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month, but your learning and conversations around this topic don’t have to end when the month is over. Attend Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2021 in May to learn the latest CRC research, access clinical updates and connect with colleagues who share your passion in this area.
Register now to receive a discounted rate (ends March 31). Sponsoring society trainee, postdoctoral fellow and student members also receive complimentary registration until this date.
Explore the Program
With the DDW Colorectal Diseases Track, you can easily identify CRC-related education in the DDW Online Planner and DDW Online Preliminary Program. You will also be able to browse sessions and ePosters by track in the DDW Virtual™ platform. Below, you’ll find a sampling of CRC-related sessions that will be offered at DDW 2021.
| Session Title | Format | Date | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Factors for, and Etiology of, Early Onset Colorectal Cancer | Clinical Symposium | Fri, May 21, 10-11:30 a.m. | AGA |
| Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance | Research Forum | Fri, May 21, 1-2:30 p.m. | AGA |
| SSAT Clinical Ward Rounds: Small Bowel, Abdominal Wall, Hernia and Colorectal I | Symposium | Fri, May 21, 1-2:30 p.m. | SSAT |
| Racial Disparities in GI Cancer; COVID in GI Cancer | Poster Session | Sat, May 22, 12:15- 1 p.m. (ePoster presenters will be available to answer questions during this time.) | AGA |
| Colon Cancer Screening and Surveillance: Do You Know the Current Guidelines? | Clinical Symposium | Sat, May 22, 3:30-5 p.m. | ASGE |
| SSAT Plenary Session: Small Bowel, Abdominal Wall, Hernia and Colorectal I | Plenary Session | Sat, May 22, 3:30-5 p.m. | SSAT |
| New Technologies and Innovations in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance | Research Forum | Sun, May 23, 10-11:30 a.m. | AGA |
| Stealthy Bacteria: Role of the Microbiome in the Etiology, Pathogenesis and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer | Research Symposium | Sun, May 23, 1-2:30 p.m. | AGA |
| Screening and Surveillance in Early Onset Colorectal Cancer | Research Forum | Sun, May 23, 5:30-7 p.m. | AGA |
