2015 Late-Breaking Abstracts
Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) and its sponsoring societies, invite authors to submit clinical and basic late-breaking abstracts for presentation at DDW 2015. The Late-Breaking Abstract Submission Site...
View ArticleDDW Innovation Rolled Out to Patients
Do you remember the tiny vibrating capsule that made a huge splash at DDW 2014? The capsule, which is designed to treat chronic constipation, will soon be rolled out to patients nationwide as part of a...
View ArticleUnderstand the Revised ABIM MOC Process
On Feb. 3, 2015, ABIM leaders announced significant changes to its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program and apologized to the physician community for “getting it wrong” on MOC. To help combat...
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Six Essential Themes for 2015
Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2015 offers the most novel data and advances that cross a variety of disciplines in gastroenterology and hepatology. Boasting more than 4,000 accepted abstracts and over...
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Tips for Fellows: How to Effectively Navigate DDW®
I still remember the first Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) I attended as an internal medicine intern. I had no idea that more than 15,000 GI professionals attended DDW annually or that more than 4,000...
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DDW: A GI Fellow’s Approach
It’s that time of year again! DDW 2015 is fast approaching, bringing along with it over 4,000 abstracts and hundreds of lectures, research symposia, workshops, booths and exhibits. Though exciting, a...
View Article2015 Sponsoring Society Courses
Discover where medicine meets innovation in Washington, DC. Register for DDW 2015 and you will guarantee your opportunity to explore the top-quality educational sessions presented by the four...
View ArticleDDW Expands Sessions in Spanish
DDW strives to create sessions designed to facilitate career development, disease awareness and networking opportunities for GIs around the world. There will be several sessions conducted in Spanish....
View ArticleSupplement Your DDW® 2015 Registration
There are several supplemental items you may want to add to your DDW registration. View the information below and visit the DDW website for additional program details. If you have already registered...
View ArticleDDW 2015 Program Highlights: Current GI Controversies
DDW® offers ground-breaking sessions and research highlighting scientific and technological advancements that will impact the practice of gastroenterology and hepatology. While many of these...
View ArticleAASLD Academic Debates at DDW® 2015
AASLD staff sat down with Oren K. Fix, MD, MSc, FACP, AGAF, session moderator, to learn more about its Academic Debates session to be held at DDW® 2015. This session is free, but you must be registered...
View ArticleAGA Program Highlights for DDW® 2015
AGA’s program for DDW® 2015 reflects the council’s effort to reduce redundancy in programming and encourage collaboration with the other sponsoring societies. Here are my picks for this year’s...
View ArticleDDW 2015 Program Highlights: New Treatments
GI treatment options are always evolving. Provide your patients with the treatment regimens they need to relieve symptoms that interfere with their everyday lives. New and effective treatment options...
View ArticleDDW 2015 Program Highlights: Policy
Within the past year, there have been significant strides made on Capitol Hill that have been beneficial to both GIs and patients — in fact, just this past week, physicians across the nation celebrated...
View ArticleDDW® 2015 Recognizes Women in GI
Although women now enter medical schools at the same rate as men, there are still several hurdles that are unique to women in gastroenterology and hepatology. Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2015 will...
View ArticleDDW® 2015 Program Highlights: Public Health
Obesity, access to colorectal cancer screening and HCV therapy, and NAFLD are evolving public health issues that will be tackled this year with your help. Access to care and cost will also be hot...
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Pack Your Suitcase and Plan Your 2015 Itinerary
You’ve registered to attend*, your travel plans are scheduled and you’re gearing up to create your on-site itinerary. View the information below on a variety of guides and tools to help you plan your...
View ArticleMyDDW Mobile App Now Available
The new DDW® 2015 mobile app has launched! MyDDW places the meeting in an easy to navigate, centralized location. Our official mobile app is a resource to help attendees navigate the meeting’s science,...
View ArticleDDW® 2015 Program Highlights: Witness Innovation First-Hand
As we move closer towards DDW® 2015, now is a great time to reflect upon how new technologies introduced at DDW that have had a major influence on the GI field. Take for instance the innovative...
View ArticleA Smartphone App to Identify At-Risk Cirrhosis Patients in Just Five Minutes
Diagnosing overt hepatic encephalopathy — a condition often seen in patients with end-stage liver disease or cirrhosis — is notoriously difficult. It begins with the subtle cognitive impairments of...
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