San Diego, California | May 21-24, 2016
DDW is considered the largest and most prestigious meeting in the world for the GI professional. Every year it attracts more than 15,000 physicians, researchers and academics from around the world who desire to stay up-to-date in the field.
The meeting is the year's best opportunity to learn about the latest advances in gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of digestive disorders, and cutting-edge technological advances.
DDW is jointly sponsored by four societies: the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA); the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD); the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE); and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)
Venue: San Diego Convention Center
May 21-24, 2016
San Diego, California, United States
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San Diego, CA, May 24, 2016—Project Sonar—a care-managed infrastructure developed via a partnership between Blue Cross/Blue Shield Illinois and the Illinois...
Lawrence Kosinski, MD, MBA, AGAF, FACGSan Diego, CA, May 23, 2016—After undergoing Doppler endoscopic probe (DEP)-assisted treatment of severe variceal or portal hypertensive lesion upper gastrointestinal...
Dennis M. Jensen, MDSan Diego, CA, May 22, 2016—In several measures of microbial engraftment, encapsulated fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) may be equivalent to traditional delivery...
Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPHSan Diego, CA, May 23, 2016—Measuring natural killer cell activity (NKA) with a simple new blood test may help identify patients at risk for colorectal cancer (CRC),...
Katia Betito, PhDSan Diego, CA, May 21, 2016—Patients with Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and early esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) who undergo endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) have a...
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San Diego, CA, May 22, 2016—Researchers have documented a continued increase in the number of young-onset (YO) colorectal cancers (CRC) occurring in the United States,...
Elie Sutton, MDSan Diego, CA, May 22, 2016—Over the past 20 years, the number of operations for biliary dyskinesia (BD) has steadily risen, and payment source and income bracket are...
Vamsi V. Alli, MDSan Diego, CA, May 22, 2016—In a large cohort of minority patients, almost 75% of those eligible for hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening admitted as inpatients in an...
Rashmee Patil, MDSan Diego, CA, May 21, 2016—Even a delay of 6 months for follow-up colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) may result in a higher risk for...
Douglas Corley, MD, PhD, MPHSan Diego, CA, May 24, 2016—A new gas-filled balloon (Obalon 6-month Balloon System) that patients swallow may be a new and viable treatment option for individuals who...
Shelby Sullivan, MDSan Diego, CA, May 22, 2016—When performed by expert endoscopists, who are experienced and have acquired special accreditation, devices such as the Endocuff Vision may...
Pradeep Bhandari, MBBS, MD, MRCPSan Diego, CA, May 21, 2016—In patients with irritable bowel syndrome and diarrhea (IBS-D), a diet-based therapy that incorporates low fermentable...
Shanti Lynne Eswaran, MDSan Diego, May 22, 2016—A low-volume, split-dose (SD) bowel preparation (BP) increased the detection rate of sessile serrated polyps by 4-fold compared with a single...
Nicholas Horton, MDSan Diego, CA, May 21, 2016—Patient characteristics that may be predictive of inadequate bowel preparation include diabetes, psychiatric illness, opioid use, active...
Saloni ShahSan Diego, CA, May 22, 2016—In this real-world study conducted to assess the comparative efficacy of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir±ribavirin (LS±RBV) and...
Lisa I. BackusSan Diego, CA, May 18, 2016—Prior to colonoscopy, a single-day, low-residue diet (LRD) may improve bowel preparation quality—as well as patient...
Jason B. Samarasena, MDSan Diego, CA, May 23, 2016—In hospitalized patients treated with antibiotics, the use of probiotics may significantly reduce the risk of Clostridium difficile infection...
Nicole T. Shen, MDSan Diego, CA, May 21, 2016—In a sample of US veterans with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection, researchers found that only a small...
Maneerat Chayanupatkul, MDSan Diego, CA, May 23, 2016—In patients with resistant active ulcerative colitis, intense multi-donor fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)—administered via...
Sudarshan Paramsothy, MDThis activity is not sanctioned by, nor a part of, Digestive Disease Week® (DDW).
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