How should gastroenterologists counsel patients about the use of dietary supplements? Gastroenterologists with nutritional expertise addressed that question in an AGA session on Monday, May 20, at DDW® 2019 in San Diego, CA. Jost Langhorst, MD, said the widespread availability and use of dietary supplements makes the question impossible to ignore.
DDW® 2019 in San Diego, CA, marked the 50th anniversary of Digestive Disease Week. Meeting attendees gathered at a reception on Friday, May 17, to celebrate the anniversary and sing “Happy Birthday.”
Carol A. Burke, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE, FACP, and Joseph C. Anderson, MD, MHCDS, FACG, shared practical ways physicians and institutions can decrease the chance for burnout in the AGA symposium “Balancing Work and Life While Avoiding Burnout in Gastroenterology” on Sunday afternoon.
Monday’s SSAT Maja and Frank G. Moody State-of-the-Art Lecturer David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, offered suggestions for overcoming challenges associated with value-based health care models as they continue to evolve.
After surviving a rigorous review process to make it to DDW®, 10 of the best endoscopic videos from around the globe will be featured in Tuesday’s ninth annual ASGE World Cup of Endoscopy.
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.
Probiotics are among the most controversial dietary supplements, according to Gerard E. Mullin, MD, MS. In this DDW News video, Dr. Mullin discusses controversy about the efficacy and potential harm of probiotics.
“DDW attendees can choose from three options to claim CME: 1. Tap “Claim My CME” on the DDW Mobile App to access the
CME website. 2. Visit a registration kiosk on-site. 3. Go to www.ddw.org/cme following the meeting.”
The annual AGA Recognition Awards honor the achievements of innovators and leaders in gastroenterology. During a reception Sunday evening, AGA celebrated members who contribute to the profession.
“All GI/hepatologists are asked to assist maternal fetal medicine in the care of pregnant women with liver disease, and as the prevalence of HCV increases and screening guidelines change, we are certain to be faced with this clinical dilemma more often,” says Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, who will co-moderate Tuesday’s AASLD Clinical Symposium “Managing HBV and HCV in Pregnancy.”
