Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, AGAF, FAASLD, loves traveling, movies and music. He’s also interested in the “Liver Diseases and Transplantation” and “Microbiome in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases” DDW Tracks. In this AASLD Attendee Spotlight, get to know more about Dr. Bajaj.
From koalas at the zoo to dinner by the bay, sunny San Diego is full of attractions for all ages. Turn your DDW® stay into a vacation and check out these San Diego standbys.
“The wide range of topics this panel will address will be of interest to general surgeons and specialists alike,” says Sunday afternoon’s “SSAT PG and CME Committee Panel: Novel or Non-operative Management of Common General Surgery Problems” moderator Melanie Morris, MD.
AASLD’s educational programming at DDW® is designed to provide a broad education on hot liver disease topics for general gastroenterologists and deeper learning for hepatologists seeking information on the latest research and treatment advances. Meena B. Bansal, MD, FAASLD, shares the sessions you won’t want to miss.
Will you be pinched for time at #DDW19? AGA’s Postgraduate Course course provides a concise and comprehensive update on the latest medical, scientific and technological advances in gastroenterology from the previous 12 months, designed for attendees who have limited time. Joseph Ahn, MD, MS, MBA, AGAF, and course co-directors explain more.
ASGE President Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD, FASGE, invites DDW® attendees to join him for coffee, doughnuts and the latest updates in gastrointestinal endoscopy during the annual ASGE Presidential Plenary on Saturday, May 18. The theme for this year’s plenary session is Endoscopic Innovation at Center Stage.
Learn new endoscopic surgical techniques during two SSAT concurrent hands-on courses — “Small Bowel, Abdominal Wall, Hernia and Colorectal” and “Esophagus & Gastric” on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19 — led by course directors Alessandro Fichera, MD, FACS, FASCRS, and Michael B. Ujiki, MD.
“The diversity session is important to have yearly because identities change,” says Austin Chiang, MD, MPH, of the DDW® Diversity Symposium “Confronting Unconscious Bias and Its Impact on Career Development and Patient Care,” which will be held on Monday, May 20.
Join the editors of AASLD’s flagships journals for a comprehensive update, Hepatology Update: The Year in Review, on Saturday afternoon, May 18.
James D. Lewis, MD, MSCE, AGAF, will moderate an AGA session on Sunday, May 19, Biosimilars in IBD Care: Real-World Cases, that will focus on issues related to adoption and implementation of biosimilars for inflammatory bowel diseases.
