Education and Training
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
Thanks to a new commitee structure, the AGA International Committee has been able to expand its global educational efforts at #DDW19. Read about the additional offerings at this year's meeting from Gilaad Kaplan, MD, MPH, AGAF, and Linda Rabeneck, MD, MPH. Read more
This year, the SSAT International Relations Committee has planned two international sessions, one devoted to a clinical conundrum and one devoted to medical and surgical education topics, says Alberto R. Ferreres, MD, PhD. Read more
Avinash G. Ketwaroo, MD, walks through sessions designed to meet the unique needs of DDW® attendees in the early stages of their careers in gastrointestinal medicine. Read more
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. Read more
ASGE hands-on session Train the Endoscopic Trainer course co-directors Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FASGE, AGAF, and Catharine Walsh, MD, MEd, PhD, are passionate about improving endoscopic training. Join them on Friday, May 17, for a chance to hone teaching skills and learn the latest evidence-based teaching methods. Read more
Calling all SSAT trainees! Hear insider tips and advice about choosing a specialty and applying for fellowships from current fellows and representatives from several GI surgical societies during SSAT Residents and Fellows Workshop on Saturday afternoon, May 18, says Motaz Qadan, MD, PhD, chair of the SSAT Resident & Fellow... Read more