News from AGA

AGA’s cutting-edge, trainee and early-career focused e-newsletter The New Gastroenterologist (TNG) is seeking applications for the position of editor-in-chief (EIC). The role will facilitate the communication of the latest clinical advances among peers and build strong leadership skills managing editorial responsibilities as well as working with reviewers and fellow editors at AGA’s journals.

The term is from Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2027, with a transition period starting July 2022.

About TNG

TNG content covers highly relevant clinical topics, such as diverticular hemorrhage as well as microscopic colitis and diarrhea. Also included in each issue are articles that focus on career pathways, financial and legal matters, perspectives from private practice, brief reviews on clinically-relevant topics, issues in clinical medical ethics, and other topics that are relevant to early career GIs. Each issue also contains an introductory letter from the editor as well as a curated list of relevant articles from the AGA Journals.

Honorarium

The EIC will receive an annual honorarium of $5,000.

Qualifications

• AGA member, between second year of fellowship and five years post-fellowship. 
• Experience identifying and promoting newsworthy content that is relevant to the trainee and early-career GI community, as well as excellent judgment that expands the outstanding reputation of TNG and AGA.
• Experience in medical, scientific or news-related publishing is preferred, but not required.
• Familiarity with AGA and its priorities, activities and stances on important issues is ideal, preferably via past volunteer member experience with the association.
• The EIC must be able to devote sufficient time to TNG matters and may not accept editorial appointments to competing publications during their tenure as EIC.
   

For more information or to apply view the full request for applications. If you have questions, please contact Ryan Farrell, managing editor, The New Gastroenterologist, at [email protected].

AGA’s cutting-edge, trainee and early-career focused e-newsletter The New Gastroenterologist (TNG) is seeking applications for the position of editor-in-chief (EIC). The role will facilitate the communication of the latest clinical advances among peers and build strong leadership skills managing editorial responsibilities as well as working with reviewers and fellow editors at AGA’s journals.

The term is from Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2027, with a transition period starting July 2022.

About TNG

TNG content covers highly relevant clinical topics, such as diverticular hemorrhage as well as microscopic colitis and diarrhea. Also included in each issue are articles that focus on career pathways, financial and legal matters, perspectives from private practice, brief reviews on clinically-relevant topics, issues in clinical medical ethics, and other topics that are relevant to early career GIs. Each issue also contains an introductory letter from the editor as well as a curated list of relevant articles from the AGA Journals.

Honorarium

The EIC will receive an annual honorarium of $5,000.

Qualifications

• AGA member, between second year of fellowship and five years post-fellowship. 
• Experience identifying and promoting newsworthy content that is relevant to the trainee and early-career GI community, as well as excellent judgment that expands the outstanding reputation of TNG and AGA.
• Experience in medical, scientific or news-related publishing is preferred, but not required.
• Familiarity with AGA and its priorities, activities and stances on important issues is ideal, preferably via past volunteer member experience with the association.
• The EIC must be able to devote sufficient time to TNG matters and may not accept editorial appointments to competing publications during their tenure as EIC.
   

For more information or to apply view the full request for applications. If you have questions, please contact Ryan Farrell, managing editor, The New Gastroenterologist, at [email protected].

AGA’s cutting-edge, trainee and early-career focused e-newsletter The New Gastroenterologist (TNG) is seeking applications for the position of editor-in-chief (EIC). The role will facilitate the communication of the latest clinical advances among peers and build strong leadership skills managing editorial responsibilities as well as working with reviewers and fellow editors at AGA’s journals.

The term is from Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2027, with a transition period starting July 2022.

About TNG

TNG content covers highly relevant clinical topics, such as diverticular hemorrhage as well as microscopic colitis and diarrhea. Also included in each issue are articles that focus on career pathways, financial and legal matters, perspectives from private practice, brief reviews on clinically-relevant topics, issues in clinical medical ethics, and other topics that are relevant to early career GIs. Each issue also contains an introductory letter from the editor as well as a curated list of relevant articles from the AGA Journals.

Honorarium

The EIC will receive an annual honorarium of $5,000.

Qualifications

• AGA member, between second year of fellowship and five years post-fellowship. 
• Experience identifying and promoting newsworthy content that is relevant to the trainee and early-career GI community, as well as excellent judgment that expands the outstanding reputation of TNG and AGA.
• Experience in medical, scientific or news-related publishing is preferred, but not required.
• Familiarity with AGA and its priorities, activities and stances on important issues is ideal, preferably via past volunteer member experience with the association.
• The EIC must be able to devote sufficient time to TNG matters and may not accept editorial appointments to competing publications during their tenure as EIC.
   

For more information or to apply view the full request for applications. If you have questions, please contact Ryan Farrell, managing editor, The New Gastroenterologist, at [email protected].

Innovative technologies for obesity management, emerging noninvasive diagnostic tools, and the AI revolution in health care are just some of the topics featured at the 2022 AGA Tech Summit, April 14-15, in San Francisco. Registration is now open.

This year’s Summit features a keynote lecture from Rajni Natesan, MD, MBA, chief medical officer for Braid Health, on how the power of data connectivity is being used in the transformation of health care.

The 2022 Summit continues to feature ancillary programs for physician innovators and trainees interested in innovation.

See the next big idea in gastroenterology. The Shark Tank competition is where GI innovators pitch their concepts to a panel of judges. Have an idea you think has potential

Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the MedTech world through the AGA Innovation Fellows Program. The program connects GI fellows in their third and fourth year, as well as those in advanced endoscopy fellowship programs, with successful physician innovators and industry thought leaders with the goals of sharpening their entrepreneurial talents and introducing careers in GI innovation.

Join the GI innovation community at the AGA Tech Summit and be part of it yourself.

Innovative technologies for obesity management, emerging noninvasive diagnostic tools, and the AI revolution in health care are just some of the topics featured at the 2022 AGA Tech Summit, April 14-15, in San Francisco. Registration is now open.

This year’s Summit features a keynote lecture from Rajni Natesan, MD, MBA, chief medical officer for Braid Health, on how the power of data connectivity is being used in the transformation of health care.

The 2022 Summit continues to feature ancillary programs for physician innovators and trainees interested in innovation.

See the next big idea in gastroenterology. The Shark Tank competition is where GI innovators pitch their concepts to a panel of judges. Have an idea you think has potential

Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the MedTech world through the AGA Innovation Fellows Program. The program connects GI fellows in their third and fourth year, as well as those in advanced endoscopy fellowship programs, with successful physician innovators and industry thought leaders with the goals of sharpening their entrepreneurial talents and introducing careers in GI innovation.

Join the GI innovation community at the AGA Tech Summit and be part of it yourself.

Innovative technologies for obesity management, emerging noninvasive diagnostic tools, and the AI revolution in health care are just some of the topics featured at the 2022 AGA Tech Summit, April 14-15, in San Francisco. Registration is now open.

This year’s Summit features a keynote lecture from Rajni Natesan, MD, MBA, chief medical officer for Braid Health, on how the power of data connectivity is being used in the transformation of health care.

The 2022 Summit continues to feature ancillary programs for physician innovators and trainees interested in innovation.

See the next big idea in gastroenterology. The Shark Tank competition is where GI innovators pitch their concepts to a panel of judges. Have an idea you think has potential

Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the MedTech world through the AGA Innovation Fellows Program. The program connects GI fellows in their third and fourth year, as well as those in advanced endoscopy fellowship programs, with successful physician innovators and industry thought leaders with the goals of sharpening their entrepreneurial talents and introducing careers in GI innovation.

Join the GI innovation community at the AGA Tech Summit and be part of it yourself.

Creating a legacy of giving is easier than you think. Take some time to start creating your legacy while supporting the AGA Research Foundation. Gifts to charitable organizations, such as the AGA Research Foundation, in your plans ensure your support for our mission continues for years to come.

Here are two ideas to help you get started.

• Name the AGA Research Foundation as a beneficiary. This arrangement is one of the most tax-smart ways to support the AGA Research Foundation after your lifetime. When you leave retirement plan assets to us, we bypass any taxes and receive the full amount.
• Include the AGA Research Foundation in your will or living trust. This gift can be made by including as little as one sentence in your will or living trust. Plus, your gift can be modified throughout your lifetime as circumstances change.

Want to learn more about including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your plans? Visit our website at https://gastro.planmylegacy.org. 

Creating a legacy of giving is easier than you think. Take some time to start creating your legacy while supporting the AGA Research Foundation. Gifts to charitable organizations, such as the AGA Research Foundation, in your plans ensure your support for our mission continues for years to come.

Here are two ideas to help you get started.

• Name the AGA Research Foundation as a beneficiary. This arrangement is one of the most tax-smart ways to support the AGA Research Foundation after your lifetime. When you leave retirement plan assets to us, we bypass any taxes and receive the full amount.
• Include the AGA Research Foundation in your will or living trust. This gift can be made by including as little as one sentence in your will or living trust. Plus, your gift can be modified throughout your lifetime as circumstances change.

Want to learn more about including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your plans? Visit our website at https://gastro.planmylegacy.org. 

Creating a legacy of giving is easier than you think. Take some time to start creating your legacy while supporting the AGA Research Foundation. Gifts to charitable organizations, such as the AGA Research Foundation, in your plans ensure your support for our mission continues for years to come.

Here are two ideas to help you get started.

• Name the AGA Research Foundation as a beneficiary. This arrangement is one of the most tax-smart ways to support the AGA Research Foundation after your lifetime. When you leave retirement plan assets to us, we bypass any taxes and receive the full amount.
• Include the AGA Research Foundation in your will or living trust. This gift can be made by including as little as one sentence in your will or living trust. Plus, your gift can be modified throughout your lifetime as circumstances change.

Want to learn more about including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your plans? Visit our website at https://gastro.planmylegacy.org. 

We’re proud to announce the 10 early-career physician-scientists selected as “Scholars” for the 2021-2023 AGA FORWARD Program: Fostering Opportunities Resulting in Workforce and Research Diversity, supported by NIH (1R25DK118761-01). This new cohort of Scholars will participate in a training and mentorship program designed to provide concrete and applicable skills to promote physician-scientists from underrepresented populations in the pursuit of successful careers.

“AGA is excited to announce our second cohort of FORWARD Program Scholars as we continue in our promise to inspire and cultivate the next generation of prominent, diverse leaders in gastroenterology and hepatology,” said Byron Cryer, MD, FORWARD Program cochair, AGA Equity Project cochair, and associate dean for the Office of Faculty Diversity & Development at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. “This class includes gastroenterology and hepatology’s most gifted leaders who are trailblazers for the future of academic medicine.”

• Muyiwa Awoniyi, MD, PhD
• Bubu Banini, MD, PhD
• Manuel Braga Neto, MD, PhD
• Jihane Benhammou, MD, PhD
• Cassandra Fritz, MD
• Joel Gabre, MD
• Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS
• Jeremy Louissaint, MD
• Vivian Ortiz, MD
• Nicolette Rodriguez, MD, MPH

Each Scholar has been paired with a top GI investigator for the duration of the program who will provide mentorship and help in developing the Scholar’s leadership skills and strengthening their research and management skills to ensure continued success in their careers. In addition to the GI mentors, the program will be introducing five “near-peer” mentors from the inaugural FORWARD cohort who will each serve as program guides for the current cohort Scholars. 

Learn more about this program at https://www.gastro.org/aga-leadership/initiatives-and-programs/forward-program.

We’re proud to announce the 10 early-career physician-scientists selected as “Scholars” for the 2021-2023 AGA FORWARD Program: Fostering Opportunities Resulting in Workforce and Research Diversity, supported by NIH (1R25DK118761-01). This new cohort of Scholars will participate in a training and mentorship program designed to provide concrete and applicable skills to promote physician-scientists from underrepresented populations in the pursuit of successful careers.

“AGA is excited to announce our second cohort of FORWARD Program Scholars as we continue in our promise to inspire and cultivate the next generation of prominent, diverse leaders in gastroenterology and hepatology,” said Byron Cryer, MD, FORWARD Program cochair, AGA Equity Project cochair, and associate dean for the Office of Faculty Diversity & Development at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. “This class includes gastroenterology and hepatology’s most gifted leaders who are trailblazers for the future of academic medicine.”

• Muyiwa Awoniyi, MD, PhD
• Bubu Banini, MD, PhD
• Manuel Braga Neto, MD, PhD
• Jihane Benhammou, MD, PhD
• Cassandra Fritz, MD
• Joel Gabre, MD
• Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS
• Jeremy Louissaint, MD
• Vivian Ortiz, MD
• Nicolette Rodriguez, MD, MPH

Each Scholar has been paired with a top GI investigator for the duration of the program who will provide mentorship and help in developing the Scholar’s leadership skills and strengthening their research and management skills to ensure continued success in their careers. In addition to the GI mentors, the program will be introducing five “near-peer” mentors from the inaugural FORWARD cohort who will each serve as program guides for the current cohort Scholars. 

Learn more about this program at https://www.gastro.org/aga-leadership/initiatives-and-programs/forward-program.

We’re proud to announce the 10 early-career physician-scientists selected as “Scholars” for the 2021-2023 AGA FORWARD Program: Fostering Opportunities Resulting in Workforce and Research Diversity, supported by NIH (1R25DK118761-01). This new cohort of Scholars will participate in a training and mentorship program designed to provide concrete and applicable skills to promote physician-scientists from underrepresented populations in the pursuit of successful careers.

“AGA is excited to announce our second cohort of FORWARD Program Scholars as we continue in our promise to inspire and cultivate the next generation of prominent, diverse leaders in gastroenterology and hepatology,” said Byron Cryer, MD, FORWARD Program cochair, AGA Equity Project cochair, and associate dean for the Office of Faculty Diversity & Development at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. “This class includes gastroenterology and hepatology’s most gifted leaders who are trailblazers for the future of academic medicine.”

• Muyiwa Awoniyi, MD, PhD
• Bubu Banini, MD, PhD
• Manuel Braga Neto, MD, PhD
• Jihane Benhammou, MD, PhD
• Cassandra Fritz, MD
• Joel Gabre, MD
• Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS
• Jeremy Louissaint, MD
• Vivian Ortiz, MD
• Nicolette Rodriguez, MD, MPH

Each Scholar has been paired with a top GI investigator for the duration of the program who will provide mentorship and help in developing the Scholar’s leadership skills and strengthening their research and management skills to ensure continued success in their careers. In addition to the GI mentors, the program will be introducing five “near-peer” mentors from the inaugural FORWARD cohort who will each serve as program guides for the current cohort Scholars. 

Learn more about this program at https://www.gastro.org/aga-leadership/initiatives-and-programs/forward-program.

Registration is now open for the Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) World Summit 2022, taking place March 12-13 in Washington, D.C., and virtually.  

Organized by AGA and the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM), the GMFH World Summit is the preeminent international meeting on the gut microbiome for clinicians, dietitians and researchers. 

Now in its 10th year, the program for this year’s conference will focus on “The Gut Microbiome in Precision Nutrition and Medicine.” Join us to gain a deeper understanding of the role of the gut microbiome in precision medicine and discover personalized approaches to modulating the gut microbiome that may promote health and improve patient outcomes for a variety of disorders and diseases.

Registration is now open for the Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) World Summit 2022, taking place March 12-13 in Washington, D.C., and virtually.  

Organized by AGA and the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM), the GMFH World Summit is the preeminent international meeting on the gut microbiome for clinicians, dietitians and researchers. 

Now in its 10th year, the program for this year’s conference will focus on “The Gut Microbiome in Precision Nutrition and Medicine.” Join us to gain a deeper understanding of the role of the gut microbiome in precision medicine and discover personalized approaches to modulating the gut microbiome that may promote health and improve patient outcomes for a variety of disorders and diseases.

Registration is now open for the Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) World Summit 2022, taking place March 12-13 in Washington, D.C., and virtually.  

Organized by AGA and the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM), the GMFH World Summit is the preeminent international meeting on the gut microbiome for clinicians, dietitians and researchers. 

Now in its 10th year, the program for this year’s conference will focus on “The Gut Microbiome in Precision Nutrition and Medicine.” Join us to gain a deeper understanding of the role of the gut microbiome in precision medicine and discover personalized approaches to modulating the gut microbiome that may promote health and improve patient outcomes for a variety of disorders and diseases.

Gastroenterology, an AGA journal, is proud to announce the release of a special collection of articles focused on the intersection of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within gastroenterology and hepatology. This curated collection, under the guidance of the journal’s new DEI section editor Chyke Doubeni, MBBS, MPH, includes original research, reviews, commentaries, and editorials on matters of health disparities, socioeconomic determinants of health outcomes, and population-based studies on disease incidence among races and ethnicities, among others. New articles are added to the collection as they are published.

View the special collection on Gastroenterology’s website, which is designed to help you quickly and easily look over the latest DEI articles and content of interest. Recent articles include the following:

• “How to incorporate health equity training into GI/hepatology fellowships,” by Jannel Lee-Allen, MD, and Brijen J. Shah, MD.
• “Disparities in preventable mortality from colorectal cancer: Are they the result of structural racism?” by Chyke A. Doubeni, MBBS, MPH; Kevin Selby, MD; and Theodore R. Levin, MD.
• “COVID-19 pediatric patients: GI symptoms, presentations and disparities by race/ethnicity in a large, multicenter U.S. study,” by Yusuf Ashktorab, MD; Anas Brim, MD; Antonio Pizuorno, MD; Vijay Gayam, MD; Sahar Nikdel, MD; and Hassan Brim, PhD.

View all of Gastroenterology’s curated article collections.

Gastroenterology, an AGA journal, is proud to announce the release of a special collection of articles focused on the intersection of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within gastroenterology and hepatology. This curated collection, under the guidance of the journal’s new DEI section editor Chyke Doubeni, MBBS, MPH, includes original research, reviews, commentaries, and editorials on matters of health disparities, socioeconomic determinants of health outcomes, and population-based studies on disease incidence among races and ethnicities, among others. New articles are added to the collection as they are published.

View the special collection on Gastroenterology’s website, which is designed to help you quickly and easily look over the latest DEI articles and content of interest. Recent articles include the following:

• “How to incorporate health equity training into GI/hepatology fellowships,” by Jannel Lee-Allen, MD, and Brijen J. Shah, MD.
• “Disparities in preventable mortality from colorectal cancer: Are they the result of structural racism?” by Chyke A. Doubeni, MBBS, MPH; Kevin Selby, MD; and Theodore R. Levin, MD.
• “COVID-19 pediatric patients: GI symptoms, presentations and disparities by race/ethnicity in a large, multicenter U.S. study,” by Yusuf Ashktorab, MD; Anas Brim, MD; Antonio Pizuorno, MD; Vijay Gayam, MD; Sahar Nikdel, MD; and Hassan Brim, PhD.

View all of Gastroenterology’s curated article collections.

Gastroenterology, an AGA journal, is proud to announce the release of a special collection of articles focused on the intersection of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within gastroenterology and hepatology. This curated collection, under the guidance of the journal’s new DEI section editor Chyke Doubeni, MBBS, MPH, includes original research, reviews, commentaries, and editorials on matters of health disparities, socioeconomic determinants of health outcomes, and population-based studies on disease incidence among races and ethnicities, among others. New articles are added to the collection as they are published.

View the special collection on Gastroenterology’s website, which is designed to help you quickly and easily look over the latest DEI articles and content of interest. Recent articles include the following:

• “How to incorporate health equity training into GI/hepatology fellowships,” by Jannel Lee-Allen, MD, and Brijen J. Shah, MD.
• “Disparities in preventable mortality from colorectal cancer: Are they the result of structural racism?” by Chyke A. Doubeni, MBBS, MPH; Kevin Selby, MD; and Theodore R. Levin, MD.
• “COVID-19 pediatric patients: GI symptoms, presentations and disparities by race/ethnicity in a large, multicenter U.S. study,” by Yusuf Ashktorab, MD; Anas Brim, MD; Antonio Pizuorno, MD; Vijay Gayam, MD; Sahar Nikdel, MD; and Hassan Brim, PhD.

View all of Gastroenterology’s curated article collections.

The new AGA Clinical Practice Update on Surveillance After Pathologically Curative Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Early Gastrointestinal Neoplasia in the United States: Commentary offers advice regarding surveillance intervals using endoscopy and other relevant modalities after endoscopic removal of dysplastic lesions and early GI cancers with endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) which were deemed pathologically curative.

Main takeaway: Patients with malignant lesions removed by curative ESD possess a higher risk of lymph node metastasis and should be surveilled more closely than those with resection dysplasia not associated with lymphatic spread. 

The new AGA Clinical Practice Update on Surveillance After Pathologically Curative Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Early Gastrointestinal Neoplasia in the United States: Commentary offers advice regarding surveillance intervals using endoscopy and other relevant modalities after endoscopic removal of dysplastic lesions and early GI cancers with endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) which were deemed pathologically curative.

Main takeaway: Patients with malignant lesions removed by curative ESD possess a higher risk of lymph node metastasis and should be surveilled more closely than those with resection dysplasia not associated with lymphatic spread. 

The new AGA Clinical Practice Update on Surveillance After Pathologically Curative Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Early Gastrointestinal Neoplasia in the United States: Commentary offers advice regarding surveillance intervals using endoscopy and other relevant modalities after endoscopic removal of dysplastic lesions and early GI cancers with endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) which were deemed pathologically curative.

Main takeaway: Patients with malignant lesions removed by curative ESD possess a higher risk of lymph node metastasis and should be surveilled more closely than those with resection dysplasia not associated with lymphatic spread. 

Gifts to charitable organizations, such as the AGA Research Foundation, in your future plans can ensure that your support for our mission to fund young investigators will continue even after your lifetime. See these three fast facts about planned giving.

• Planned gifts are complicated and confusing. They don’t have to be. There are many types of planned gifts: Most are simple and affordable, like a gift in your will or living trust. You just need to find the one that best meets your needs.
• Wills are only for older adults. Having a plan for the future is important – no matter your age. A will makes your wishes known and provides your loved ones with peace of mind.
• Planned gifts are only for the wealthy. Anyone can make a planned gift. Gifts of all sizes make a difference at the AGA Research Foundation. In fact, you may even be able to make a bigger impact than you thought possible when you make a planned gift.

For 2022, consider including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your will. You will help spark future discoveries in GI.

Want to learn more about including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your plans? Visit our website at https://gastro.planmylegacy.org or contact us at [email protected].

Gifts to charitable organizations, such as the AGA Research Foundation, in your future plans can ensure that your support for our mission to fund young investigators will continue even after your lifetime. See these three fast facts about planned giving.

• Planned gifts are complicated and confusing. They don’t have to be. There are many types of planned gifts: Most are simple and affordable, like a gift in your will or living trust. You just need to find the one that best meets your needs.
• Wills are only for older adults. Having a plan for the future is important – no matter your age. A will makes your wishes known and provides your loved ones with peace of mind.
• Planned gifts are only for the wealthy. Anyone can make a planned gift. Gifts of all sizes make a difference at the AGA Research Foundation. In fact, you may even be able to make a bigger impact than you thought possible when you make a planned gift.

For 2022, consider including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your will. You will help spark future discoveries in GI.

Want to learn more about including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your plans? Visit our website at https://gastro.planmylegacy.org or contact us at [email protected].

Gifts to charitable organizations, such as the AGA Research Foundation, in your future plans can ensure that your support for our mission to fund young investigators will continue even after your lifetime. See these three fast facts about planned giving.

• Planned gifts are complicated and confusing. They don’t have to be. There are many types of planned gifts: Most are simple and affordable, like a gift in your will or living trust. You just need to find the one that best meets your needs.
• Wills are only for older adults. Having a plan for the future is important – no matter your age. A will makes your wishes known and provides your loved ones with peace of mind.
• Planned gifts are only for the wealthy. Anyone can make a planned gift. Gifts of all sizes make a difference at the AGA Research Foundation. In fact, you may even be able to make a bigger impact than you thought possible when you make a planned gift.

For 2022, consider including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your will. You will help spark future discoveries in GI.

Want to learn more about including a gift to the AGA Research Foundation in your plans? Visit our website at https://gastro.planmylegacy.org or contact us at [email protected].

Registration now open: Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2022

Registration is now open for the Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) World Summit 2022, taking place March 12-13 in Washington, D.C., and virtually.  

Organized by AGA and the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM), the GMFH World Summit is the preeminent international meeting on the gut microbiome for clinicians, dietitians, and researchers. 

Now in its tenth year, this year’s program will focus on “The Gut Microbiome in Precision Nutrition and Medicine.” Join us to gain a deeper understanding of the role of the gut microbiome in precision medicine and discover personalized approaches to modulating the gut microbiome that may promote health and improve patient outcomes for a variety of disorders and diseases.

https://www.gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/summit
 

See Gastroenterology’s curated Equity in GI journal collection

Gastroenterology is proud to announce the release of a special collection of articles focused on the intersection of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and gastroenterology and hepatology. This curated collection, under the guidance of the journal’s new DEI section editor Dr. Chyke Doubeni, includes original research, reviews, commentaries and editorials on matters of health disparities, socioeconomic determinants of health outcomes, and population-based studies on disease incidence among races and ethnicities, among other topics. New articles are added to the collection as they are published.

View the special collection on Gastroenterology’s website, which is designed to help you quickly and easily look over the latest DEI articles and content of interest. Recent articles include:

• How to incorporate health equity training into GI/hepatology fellowships by Jannel Lee-Allen and Brijen J. Shah
• Disparities in preventable mortality from colorectal cancer: are they the result of structural racism? By Chyke A. Doubeni, Kevin Selby and Theodore R. Levin
• COVID-19 pediatric patients: GI symptoms, presentations and disparities by race/ethnicity in a large, multicenter U.S. study by Yusuf Ashktorab, Anas Brim, Antonio Pizuorno, Vijay Gayam, Sahar Nikdel and Hassan Brim

View all of Gastroenterology’s curated article collections.

Registration now open: Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2022

Registration is now open for the Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) World Summit 2022, taking place March 12-13 in Washington, D.C., and virtually.  

Organized by AGA and the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM), the GMFH World Summit is the preeminent international meeting on the gut microbiome for clinicians, dietitians, and researchers. 

Now in its tenth year, this year’s program will focus on “The Gut Microbiome in Precision Nutrition and Medicine.” Join us to gain a deeper understanding of the role of the gut microbiome in precision medicine and discover personalized approaches to modulating the gut microbiome that may promote health and improve patient outcomes for a variety of disorders and diseases.

https://www.gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/summit
 

See Gastroenterology’s curated Equity in GI journal collection

Gastroenterology is proud to announce the release of a special collection of articles focused on the intersection of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and gastroenterology and hepatology. This curated collection, under the guidance of the journal’s new DEI section editor Dr. Chyke Doubeni, includes original research, reviews, commentaries and editorials on matters of health disparities, socioeconomic determinants of health outcomes, and population-based studies on disease incidence among races and ethnicities, among other topics. New articles are added to the collection as they are published.

View the special collection on Gastroenterology’s website, which is designed to help you quickly and easily look over the latest DEI articles and content of interest. Recent articles include:

• How to incorporate health equity training into GI/hepatology fellowships by Jannel Lee-Allen and Brijen J. Shah
• Disparities in preventable mortality from colorectal cancer: are they the result of structural racism? By Chyke A. Doubeni, Kevin Selby and Theodore R. Levin
• COVID-19 pediatric patients: GI symptoms, presentations and disparities by race/ethnicity in a large, multicenter U.S. study by Yusuf Ashktorab, Anas Brim, Antonio Pizuorno, Vijay Gayam, Sahar Nikdel and Hassan Brim

View all of Gastroenterology’s curated article collections.

Registration now open: Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2022

Registration is now open for the Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) World Summit 2022, taking place March 12-13 in Washington, D.C., and virtually.  

Organized by AGA and the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM), the GMFH World Summit is the preeminent international meeting on the gut microbiome for clinicians, dietitians, and researchers. 

Now in its tenth year, this year’s program will focus on “The Gut Microbiome in Precision Nutrition and Medicine.” Join us to gain a deeper understanding of the role of the gut microbiome in precision medicine and discover personalized approaches to modulating the gut microbiome that may promote health and improve patient outcomes for a variety of disorders and diseases.

https://www.gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/summit
 

See Gastroenterology’s curated Equity in GI journal collection

Gastroenterology is proud to announce the release of a special collection of articles focused on the intersection of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and gastroenterology and hepatology. This curated collection, under the guidance of the journal’s new DEI section editor Dr. Chyke Doubeni, includes original research, reviews, commentaries and editorials on matters of health disparities, socioeconomic determinants of health outcomes, and population-based studies on disease incidence among races and ethnicities, among other topics. New articles are added to the collection as they are published.

View the special collection on Gastroenterology’s website, which is designed to help you quickly and easily look over the latest DEI articles and content of interest. Recent articles include:

• How to incorporate health equity training into GI/hepatology fellowships by Jannel Lee-Allen and Brijen J. Shah
• Disparities in preventable mortality from colorectal cancer: are they the result of structural racism? By Chyke A. Doubeni, Kevin Selby and Theodore R. Levin
• COVID-19 pediatric patients: GI symptoms, presentations and disparities by race/ethnicity in a large, multicenter U.S. study by Yusuf Ashktorab, Anas Brim, Antonio Pizuorno, Vijay Gayam, Sahar Nikdel and Hassan Brim

View all of Gastroenterology’s curated article collections.

Physicians with difficult patient scenarios regularly bring their questions to the AGA Community (https://community.gastro.org) to seek advice from colleagues about therapy and disease management options, best practices, and diagnoses. Here’s a preview of a recent popular clinical discussion: 

Vivy Tran, MD, wrote in “Definitive diverticular hemorrhage: Diagnosis and management”:

Diverticular hemorrhage is the most common cause of colonic bleeding, accounting for 20%-65% of cases of severe lower intestinal bleeding in adults. Urgent colonoscopy after purging the colon of blood, clots, and stool is the most accurate method of diagnosing and guiding treatment of definitive diverticular hemorrhage. The diagnosis of definitive diverticular hemorrhage depends upon identification of some stigmata of recent hemorrhage in a single diverticulum, which can include active arterial bleeding, oozing, non-bleeding visible vessel, adherent clot, or flat spot. Although other approaches, such as nuclear medicine scans and angiography of various types (CT, MRI, or standard angiography), for the early diagnosis of patients with severe hematochezia are utilized in many medical centers, only active bleeding can be detected by these techniques.

Would love to hear how diverticular bleeds are managed at your institution.

See how AGA members responded and join the discussion.

Physicians with difficult patient scenarios regularly bring their questions to the AGA Community (https://community.gastro.org) to seek advice from colleagues about therapy and disease management options, best practices, and diagnoses. Here’s a preview of a recent popular clinical discussion: 

Vivy Tran, MD, wrote in “Definitive diverticular hemorrhage: Diagnosis and management”:

Diverticular hemorrhage is the most common cause of colonic bleeding, accounting for 20%-65% of cases of severe lower intestinal bleeding in adults. Urgent colonoscopy after purging the colon of blood, clots, and stool is the most accurate method of diagnosing and guiding treatment of definitive diverticular hemorrhage. The diagnosis of definitive diverticular hemorrhage depends upon identification of some stigmata of recent hemorrhage in a single diverticulum, which can include active arterial bleeding, oozing, non-bleeding visible vessel, adherent clot, or flat spot. Although other approaches, such as nuclear medicine scans and angiography of various types (CT, MRI, or standard angiography), for the early diagnosis of patients with severe hematochezia are utilized in many medical centers, only active bleeding can be detected by these techniques.

Would love to hear how diverticular bleeds are managed at your institution.

See how AGA members responded and join the discussion.

Physicians with difficult patient scenarios regularly bring their questions to the AGA Community (https://community.gastro.org) to seek advice from colleagues about therapy and disease management options, best practices, and diagnoses. Here’s a preview of a recent popular clinical discussion: 

Vivy Tran, MD, wrote in “Definitive diverticular hemorrhage: Diagnosis and management”:

Diverticular hemorrhage is the most common cause of colonic bleeding, accounting for 20%-65% of cases of severe lower intestinal bleeding in adults. Urgent colonoscopy after purging the colon of blood, clots, and stool is the most accurate method of diagnosing and guiding treatment of definitive diverticular hemorrhage. The diagnosis of definitive diverticular hemorrhage depends upon identification of some stigmata of recent hemorrhage in a single diverticulum, which can include active arterial bleeding, oozing, non-bleeding visible vessel, adherent clot, or flat spot. Although other approaches, such as nuclear medicine scans and angiography of various types (CT, MRI, or standard angiography), for the early diagnosis of patients with severe hematochezia are utilized in many medical centers, only active bleeding can be detected by these techniques.

Would love to hear how diverticular bleeds are managed at your institution.

See how AGA members responded and join the discussion.