Education and Training
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. Read more
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. Read more
"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." Read more
SSAT President Steven C. Stain, MD, reviewed some of the society’s key initiatives and accomplishments over the past year and shared his thoughts on both the challenges and the opportunities that lie ahead for the society and the specialty during his presidential address “Our Path Forward” on Sunday. Read more
Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FASGE, AGAF, discusses efforts to help instructors and faculty become better endoscopy trainers in order to reduce variations in endoscopic skill development in trainees. Read more
“I believe we’re facing a crisis in medical education on two levels,” says Brian Davis, MD, FACS, FASGE. See what he means in Monday's session "Video Coaching and Certification to Enable Competency Based Surgical Education." Read more
A series of presentations covered several recent studies focusing on ways to enhance and improve endoscopy training — and ultimately improve patient safety — for both the trainer and trainee during an ASGE session on Saturday "Training Tips in Endoscopy for the Student and the Teacher." Joshua B. Satchwell, MD, discussed th... Read more
GI endoscopy never stands still. Neither can GI endoscopists, which is why ASGE brings its extended Postgraduate Course to DDW® every year, says course co-director Gregory G. Ginsberg, MD, FASGE. This year's course — Best Practices and Emerging Paradigms — takes place on Sunday and Monday. Read more
“It’s more important than ever for clinicians to have a firm grasp on the business aspects of their clinical practices,” says Sunday morning's AGA "The Business of Medicine" Symposium Chair David Kunkel, MD. Read more
Diversity is a must-have tool to improve outcomes for patients, providers and all stakeholders in health care, says Marc A. Nivet, EdD, MBA, who will present the annual "SSAT Doris and John L. Cameron Guest Oration" on Sunday. Read more