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Were you an attendee of Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2018? If you were, remember that DDW On Demand was complimentary with your DDW registration and you have two years to take advantage of your free online access. Watch 450 hours of non-ticketed presentations from the 2018 meeting anytime, anywhere. With fully synchronized... Read more
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On Tuesday, June 5, at DDW® 2018, a panel of tech experts, including Simon Mathews, MD, discussed some the challenges created and opportunities afforded by technology. The AGA Institute Practice Management and Economics Committee-sponsored symposium was titled Technology Opportunities in Gastroenterology Practice: How to Ma... Read more
The management of cirrhosis has evolved at a rapid pace in recent years. During a case-based AASLD symposium on the final day of DDW® 2018, three experts reviewed the most recent developments in diuretic resistant/refractory ascites, recurrent/refractory hepatic encephalopathy and recurrent/refractory variceal bleeding. The... Read more
ASGE honored several outstanding gastroenterologists who have contributed to the advancement of GI endoscopy during the Annual Crystal Awards Dinner on Sunday, June 3, at DDW® 2018. Grace H. Elta, MD, FASGE, was presented with ASGE's highest honor, the Rudolf V. Schindler Award. Read more
A series of AGA Postgraduate Course breakout sessions on Saturday, June 2, at DDW® 2018 featured case-based discussions covering a variety of common, as well as some uncommon, clinical scenarios. Guy Weiss, MD, tackled the case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with iron deficiency anemia. Read more
Alcoholic liver disease is getting a new name, alcohol-associated liver disease, or AALD. The disease is also getting new treatment approaches and new attention from researchers, clinicians and industry, according to Gyongyi Szabo, MD, PhD, FAASLD. Read more
Digestive Disease Week® 2018 was one for the books. More than 14,000 GI professionals gathered in Washington, D.C., for the world’s premier GI meeting. The four-day conference featured 4,110 posters, 981 presentations by invited speakers and 1,100 oral abstracts. Read more
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is strongly linked to diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease, has become increasingly common around the world, especially in Western nations whose diets contain high levels of fat. In the U.S., NAFLD has become the most common form of chronic liver disease, with estimate... Read more