The New Gastroenterologist
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February 2020 – ICYMI
A selection of articles from AGA publications.
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AGA News
A roundup of news items of interest to residents and early-career gastroenterologists.
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Calendar
Information about upcoming events and award deadlines.
Ethics
Endoscopy in a do-not-resuscitate patient: Practical and ethical considerations
Often the most difficult decisions we make as clinicians are fraught with ethical implications which can be daunting and difficult to navigate....
Postfellowship Pathways
Developing a career in nutrition support and small-bowel disorders
Gastroenterologists, in particular, have a special responsibility related to nutrition in disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and are in a...
Financial/Legal
Pitfalls in physician-patient communication via patient access support portals
While communication via a patient access support portal has the potential to free up medical staff for direct patient care, such communication...
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Ambulatory surgery centers 101: What new GIs need to know
Gastroenterologists who are new to the field can and should ask questions of any practice they are considering joining about the buy-in process...
Early Career
Gastroenterology practice evaluations: Can patients get satisfaction?
It is worth exploring why measuring satisfaction can be important, how patients can rate practitioners, and what to do with the available...
In Focus
Management of the hospitalized ulcerative colitis patient: A primer for the initial approach to care for the practicing gastroenterologist
Using available evidence from clinical practice guidelines, we present a day-by-day guide to managing most hospitalized UC patients.
Letter from the Editor
Taking the editorial torch
I am excited to introduce the November issue of the The New Gastroenterologist – which is also my first issue as the new Editor in Chief...