Health Care Delivery and Disparities and Quality
DDW Council Chair, Loren Laine, MD, looks back on this year’s annual meeting and highlights some of the most interesting research presented at the meeting. Read more
Ji Young Bang, MD, provided insight into the gender-based inequities in the field of gastroenterology and gave suggestions for clinicians and institutions to prevent and overcome gender bias. Read more
Conor P. Delaney, MD, MCh, PhD, explained why it’s essential and how to focus on effective team-based and quality patient-centered care. Read more
Andrea E. Reid, MD, MPH, outlined how medical training and education programs can move in the right direction to address racism, bias and discrimination within the profession. Read more
SSAT President Mark P. Callery, MD, highlighted presentations that reflect the wide range of recent clinical innovations and successful outcomes of surgery for the GI tract, liver and pancreas. Read more
Researchers found there is an underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities as well as women in pancreatic cancer trials. Read more
An SSAT joint symposium with the International Society of Digestive Surgery (ISDS) at DDW on Tuesday, May 21, featured a series of presentations covering the latest evidence-based updates on paraesophageal, inguinal, ventral and parastomal hernia repairs. Garth R. Jacobsen, MD, FACS, opened the symposium with a discussion o... Read more
An AGA Postgraduate Course breakout session on ergonomics Saturday afternoon included tips for optimal room design and strategies to minimize musculoskeletal injury during endoscopy. The session was led by Katherine S. Garman, MD, AGAF, and Amandeep K. Shergill, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco School of M... Read more
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