Will you be pinched for time at #DDW19? AGA’s Postgraduate Course course provides a concise and comprehensive update on the latest medical, scientific and technological advances in gastroenterology from the previous 12 months, designed for attendees who have limited time. Joseph Ahn, MD, MS, MBA, AGAF, and course co-directors explain more.
ASGE President Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD, FASGE, invites DDW® attendees to join him for coffee, doughnuts and the latest updates in gastrointestinal endoscopy during the annual ASGE Presidential Plenary on Saturday, May 18. The theme for this year’s plenary session is Endoscopic Innovation at Center Stage.
Learn new endoscopic surgical techniques during two SSAT concurrent hands-on courses — “Small Bowel, Abdominal Wall, Hernia and Colorectal” and “Esophagus & Gastric” on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19 — led by course directors Alessandro Fichera, MD, FACS, FASCRS, and Michael B. Ujiki, MD.
“The diversity session is important to have yearly because identities change,” says Austin Chiang, MD, MPH, of the DDW® Diversity Symposium “Confronting Unconscious Bias and Its Impact on Career Development and Patient Care,” which will be held on Monday, May 20.
Join the editors of AASLD’s flagships journals for a comprehensive update, Hepatology Update: The Year in Review, on Saturday afternoon, May 18.
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.
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.
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 Education Committee.
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.
La Jolla Secret Swings, Harper’s Topiary Garden and the Spruce St. Suspension Bridge are just a few of San Diego’s hidden gems tucked away on the shoreline and in the hills. You won’t want to miss them before or after leaving the convention center.
