The 2022 DDW Diversity Symposium will cover current issues and potential solutions in DEI. Following the symposium, a reception will take place for faculty and participants to network and exchange ideas.
Dr. Gupta will present during two DDW sessions, covering disparities in CRC screening and policies for non-colonoscopy tests.
DDW Council Chair, Loren Laine, MD, looks back on this year’s annual meeting and highlights some of the most interesting research presented at the meeting.
Ji Young Bang, MD, provided insight into the gender-based inequities in the field of gastroenterology and gave suggestions for clinicians and institutions to prevent and overcome gender bias.
Conor P. Delaney, MD, MCh, PhD, explained why it’s essential and how to focus on effective team-based and quality patient-centered care.
Andrea E. Reid, MD, MPH, outlined how medical training and education programs can move in the right direction to address racism, bias and discrimination within the profession.
SSAT President Mark P. Callery, MD, highlighted presentations that reflect the wide range of recent clinical innovations and successful outcomes of surgery for the GI tract, liver and pancreas.
Researchers found there is an underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities as well as women in pancreatic cancer trials.
An SSAT joint symposium with the International Society of Digestive Surgery (ISDS) at DDW on Tuesday, May 21, featured a series of presentations covering the latest evidence-based updates on paraesophageal, inguinal, ventral and parastomal hernia repairs. Garth R. Jacobsen, MD, FACS, opened the symposium with a discussion of inguinal hernia repair.
An AGA Postgraduate Course breakout session on ergonomics Saturday afternoon included tips for optimal room design and strategies to minimize musculoskeletal injury during endoscopy. The session was led by Katherine S. Garman, MD, AGAF, and Amandeep K. Shergill, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.
