As obesity reaches epidemic proportions, a new field of obesity medicine has arisen. Check out our summary of obesity-related content presented during the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Postgraduate Course. Pooja Singhal, MD FACG Sonali Paul, MD MS (she/her) Violeta Popov, MD PhD (she/her) Andres Acosta. ow.ly/AtUE50SZKKO

Building your career 🤝🏼 making a difference in the gastroenterology community. Jordan Axelrad, MD, MPH knows AGA is the place to stay updated on GI news and collaborate with great colleagues. We have a place for you too – find the leadership role for you! gastro.org/nominations

🚨Publication Alert Are you an early career faculty member? Check out a recent publication from our very own Lizzie Aby, MD and Mohammad Bilal, MD about building your professional brand for more opportunities and career fulfillment. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39089465/

🍽️ Join us for the next Gastro Bites webinar and recognize the importance of malnutrition, understand how to screen and diagnose sarcopenic obesity and the methods to assess body composition in clinical practice. Register today! ➡️ ow.ly/mJGi50T24KI

#CGH4ALL Looking for GI jobs, but are wary of the changing practice landscape? CGH's #PracticeManagement section reveals the trends of private equity & recent GI acquisitions, and has high-value references for learning more about PE 🔗cghjournal.org/article/S1542-…

We need the NIH to emphasize to the US federal government the importance of preserving the integrity of the NIDDK. The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is leading the charge to protect tomorrow’s gut health innovations by preserving gut health research funding today.

Obesity is a chronic health condition that can lead to GI conditions. Let's work together to change this. 🤝🏼 We have new tools to help you and your patients learn the facts and advocate for expanded access to obesity treatment, in English and Spanish. ow.ly/641y50T9KOT

New guideline open for public comment: prevention and treatment of hepatitis B virus reactivation in immunosuppressed individuals. Review the recommendations and share any feedback by Sept. 25 ➡️ ow.ly/gPeQ50T7TB0

It's happening again: UnitedHealthcare's proposed “Gold Card” program – aka prior auth – will be implemented Oct. 1 but they have not shared any details. Maria T. Abreu writes about what this means for you & how we’re taking a stand for GI in Healio. ow.ly/bgiC50TaenO

From TIGE: this new automated ERC report card analyzes performance metrics from endoscopy records and boasts a high accuracy level for minimal additional work. We spoke with lead investigator Anmol Singh: ow.ly/VUMJ50T1eYS

Next up in our AGA Research Scholar Award feature is Dr. Sarah Maxwell from UC San Francisco! Her project focuses on mitigating the impact of food insecurity on MASLD severity through access to fruits and vegetables. Learn more: ow.ly/V5I250SR7KE #AGAResearchFoundation

As one of the course directors, Dr. Tolulope Falaiye will be speaking at the Rocky Mountain West 2024 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) #WomenInGI Regional Workshop. See the full line-up of presenters this weekend: agau.gastro.org/cw/course-deta… #GITwitter #WomenInMedicine

👉A great 📚 to review "Evaluation and management strategies of portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis" Gastroenterology American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) CGH TIGE Gastro Hep Advances AASLD Liver Fellow Network #GITwitter #livertwitter #MedTwitter gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…

OCAN member American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)’s Maria T. Abreu highlights how some patients are turning to the black market for obesity medications as their insurance fails to cover treatment. Read her entire piece in Miller Medicine: news.med.miami.edu/dr-maria-abreu…

⏰This is your final call to submit clinical guideline and clinical practice update topics for consideration! The deadline is tomorrow, Sept. 5! Follow the steps here: ow.ly/b6vW50T43b1

If you’re a GI clinician ready to advance your career and make a significant impact on #IBD research 🔬, join AGA's free GI Clinical Trialists Bootcamp: IBD this November. Apply ✍🏼 by October 7. ow.ly/g92p50T8YyU

The progress and promise of lineage reprogramming strategies for liver regeneration Lineage reprogramming for generating hepatic cells Potential for enhancing liver regeneration in models Challenges of the field CMGH #livertwitter cmghjournal.org/article/S2352-…

Hanna Blaney, MD, MPH ACG AASLD American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Our abstract submission deadline for #DDW2025 will be Dec. 5! Check out important dates here: news.ddw.org/news/7-key-dat…

New CPU in CGH ➡️ Expert advice on intestinal ultrasound (IUS) for #IBD. Authored by Mallory Chavannes, MD, MHSc, Michael Todd Dolinger, MD MBA, Shirley Cohen and Bincy Abraham, MD, MS, this CPU covers IUS techniques, current practices and how to overcome barriers to implementation. ow.ly/yI7g50TfJv9

Excited to have joined my co-authors on this narrative review! Hopefully you will enjoy this read ☺️👇🏾