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23-Oct-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Dr. Amy Oxentenko Elected President of the American College of Gastroenterology
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

Gastroenterologist Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, FACG, was elected by the membership as the 2024-2025 President of the ACG, a national medical organization representing more than 19,000 clinical gastroenterologists and other specialists in digestive diseases.

Newswise: New Clinical Advances in Gastroenterology Presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 89th Annual Scientific Meeting
23-Oct-2024 9:00 AM EDT
New Clinical Advances in Gastroenterology Presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 89th Annual Scientific Meeting
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

Gastroenterologists and other GI health care professionals will convene at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, for the premier clinical gastroenterology event—the American College of Gastroenterology’s 89th Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course (ACG 2024).

23-Oct-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Featured Lectures at the 2024 ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

This year’s lectures highlight time and process management for physicians, leveraging networks for clinical research, innovations in endoscopy, kindness-influenced trust and healing, and personal and professional opportunities in Africa.

Newswise: Bowel Prep Quality, Insurance Barriers to Care Included in the October Issue of AJG
Released: 16-Oct-2024 10:30 AM EDT
Bowel Prep Quality, Insurance Barriers to Care Included in the October Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The October issue of AJG highlights new clinical science and reviews on insurance barriers to care in IBD and CRC screening, a follow-up strategy for small HCC, and the role of bowel prep quality in colonoscopy findings and CRC deaths.

Newswise: New Helicobacter Pylori Guideline, Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy and Endoscopy in the September Issue of AJG
Released: 19-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New Helicobacter Pylori Guideline, Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy and Endoscopy in the September Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The September issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology includes an updated clinical guideline on Helicobacter pylori, providing new first-line recommendations for the treatment of the condition.

Released: 22-Aug-2024 9:00 AM EDT
ACG/ASGE Release Updated Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

ACG and ASGE have issued recommendations on quality indicators for colonoscopy, the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening (CRC).

Newswise: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Televisits, Added RSV Risks, and More in the August Issue of AJG
Released: 19-Aug-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Televisits, Added RSV Risks, and More in the August Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The August issue of AJG includes articles on IBD, including the use of telehealth and added risks for RSV hospitalization, and the updated nomenclature for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).

Newswise: New ACG Clinical Guideline on Focal Liver Lesions and More in the July Issue of AJG
Released: 12-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
New ACG Clinical Guideline on Focal Liver Lesions and More in the July Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The July issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology includes an updated clinical guideline on focal liver lesions, which are increasingly common findings in abdominal imaging.

Newswise: Obesity Special Issue Published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology
Released: 5-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Obesity Special Issue Published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The issue discusses population trends in obesity, the role of food insecurity and food-related behavior in obesity, how obesity affects predisposition to diseases and response to therapies, treatment and management options including exercise prescriptions, and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in obesity management.

Newswise: Polypectomy Technique, Artificial Intelligence, and More in the May Issue of AJG
Released: 8-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Polypectomy Technique, Artificial Intelligence, and More in the May Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The May issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology highlights new clinical science and reviews on hepatic encephalopathy management using a smartphone app’s artificial intelligence, cyclic vomiting syndrome prevalence and incidence, alcohol-associated liver disease and alcohol use disorder in young women, and polypectomy technique.

Newswise: Liver Disease, H. pylori Therapies, and More in the April Issue of AJG
Released: 10-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Liver Disease, H. pylori Therapies, and More in the April Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

In the April issue of AJG: New clinical science and reviews on the effectiveness of H. pylori therapies, privacy considerations around video endoscopy as big data, liver disease and cirrhosis, and dysplasia detection in IBD.

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Released: 26-Mar-2024 3:00 PM EDT
Musicians Colbie Caillat, Lisa Loeb, Rufus Wainwright, Hilary Hahn, and More Support Colorectal Cancer Awareness in Free Webcast Concert
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The American College of Gastroenterology Free Virtual Event on March 28, 2024, at 8:00 pm ET, “Tune It Up: A Concert To Raise Colorectal Cancer Awareness”

Newswise: New ACG Guideline on the Management of Acute Pancreatitis and More in the March Issue of AJG
Released: 7-Mar-2024 1:00 PM EST
New ACG Guideline on the Management of Acute Pancreatitis and More in the March Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

New ACG Clinical Guidelines on the management of acute pancreatitis are featured in the March 2024 issue of AJG

Newswise: The Rising Costs of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease and More in the February Issue of AJG
Released: 8-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
The Rising Costs of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease and More in the February Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

A modeling study projecting the economic and social burden of alcohol-associated liver disease by 2040 is featured in the February 2024 issue of AJG, just one month after the new ACG Clinical Guideline on Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Newswise: New Guide to the Guidelines Book Offers Practical Advice for Implementing ACG Clinical Guidelines
Released: 24-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
New Guide to the Guidelines Book Offers Practical Advice for Implementing ACG Clinical Guidelines
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

Carefully selected vignettes illustrate key concepts from ACG guidelines and provide multiple-choice questions to test readers’ knowledge

Newswise: New ACG Guideline on Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease and More in the January Issue of AJG
Released: 10-Jan-2024 8:50 AM EST
New ACG Guideline on Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease and More in the January Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

A new ACG Clinical Guideline on alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is featured in the January 2024 issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Newswise: Sexual and Gender Minorities in GI Research, Women’s Health Included in the December Issue of AJG
Released: 11-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
Sexual and Gender Minorities in GI Research, Women’s Health Included in the December Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

In the December issue of AJG: assisted reproductive technology among women with liver disease, strategies for incorporating sexual and gender minorities in GI research, anxiety/depression in GERD patients, and more.

Newswise: Studies on Higher Infliximab Concentrations in IBD, Opioid-Related Constipation and More in the November Issue of AJG
Released: 7-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
Studies on Higher Infliximab Concentrations in IBD, Opioid-Related Constipation and More in the November Issue of AJG
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The November issue of AJG highlights new clinical science and reviews including additional colonoscopy quality measures, higher infliximab concentrations in IBD patients with higher visceral adipose tissue (VAT), an automated tissue systems pathology test for Barrett’s esophagus, and opioid-related constipation.

Newswise: Dr. Jonathan Leighton Elected President of the American College of Gastroenterology
17-Oct-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Dr. Jonathan Leighton Elected President of the American College of Gastroenterology
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

Gastroenterologist Jonathan A. Leighton, MD, FACG, was elected by the membership as the 2023–2024 President of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).



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