6 summaries spanning topics in inflammatory bowel disease, pediatric GI, liver diseases and obesity.
Your first look at abstracts. We’ll be refreshing the content on DDW News during the original dates of #DDW2020 to bring you summaries of cutting-edge science.
The annual AASLD Liver Meeting® may be over, but you can continue your liver education at DDW 2020. Get a first look at some of the liver-related sessions taking place at this year’s meeting.
Richard K. Sterling, MD, MSc, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD, reviewed the top abstracts presented at DDW 2019 during the Best of AASLD. The Best of AASLD is now available as a podcast to download and listen.
Gain access to hundreds of hours of recorded sessions from Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2019 and earn CME credits with DDW On Demand.
R. Todd Stravitz, MD, FACP, FACG, FAASLD, and Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, AGAF, FACG, FAASLD, FRCP, discussed the management of acute liver failure and acute-on-chronic liver failure within the first 48 hours at an AASLD symposium on Monday, May 20, at DDW.
Although there are incredibly effective therapies for viral hepatitis, disruption of maternal to child transmission remains an important aspect of prevention. In this DDW News video, Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, discusses some of the challenges of treating expectant mothers with hepatitis B and C.
Michael R. Lucey, MD, FAASLD, will present Tuesday morning’s AASLD State-of-the-Art Lecture “Liver Transplantation for Extended Criteria Recipients.” The term ‘extended criteria’ is borrowed from the donor literature and doesn’t have a specific definition, he says.
Bruce R. Bacon, MD, AGAF, will deliver the “Morton I. Grossman Distinguished Lectureship” on Tuesday. Find out more about Dr. Bacon in this AGA Speaker Spotlight.
Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, discusses the worldwide prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C during pregnancy, and points to some of the resources available to gastroenterologists treating expectant mothers with viral hepatitis.
