Education and Training
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
Robert E. Sedlack, MD, MHPE, FASGE, reviews the ASGE hands-on workshops at DDW® designed for endoscopists who want to expand their practical training. Four days. Eight courses. Read more
Successful careers are made by individuals who take charge and build their own success. That was the key message in Strategies for a Successful Career: Wellness, Empowerment, Leadership and Resilience on Monday. Read more
For doctors dealing with life-threatening emergencies during endoscopy, the management of stress is crucial, but poorly understood. Using virtual reality, Dr. Philip Levine, a gastroenterology fellow at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and his colleagues presented a study at Digestive Disease Week® about how stre... Read more