March | April 2011
www.Asge.org
VOL. 18, NO. 2
An Official Publication of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
6;Ask the expert: endoscopic
management of benign esophageal
strictures, rings and webs
8;Have you reported the e-Rx
measures at least 10 times this year?
12 Digestive Disease Week® 2011
selected programming highlights
22;Practice management horizons:
Adapting to the new
healthcare environment
28;Asge to launch new On-Line
Learning Center at DDW
34;New group Membership Program
35;Asge 2010 Year in review
See Inside this issue on pg. 2
for a detailed list of contents.
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ASGE Celebrates
70 Years of Excellence
New Sunday/Monday format for
postgraduate course
Endoscopy
At Its Best
2011 ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course
Register Today!
The 2011 ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course, Endoscopy At Its
Best: Integrating Technology, Evidence, and Expert Opinion, will
be led by course directors John A. Martin, MD and Marcia R.
Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD, FASGE and held Sunday afternoon
and Monday morning, May 8 to 9. In addition to the new
Sunday/Monday format, new registration options will be
available, including modular registration for each half-day.
Newconvenient formatSunday afternoon andMonday morning!
“With the new four-day format of DDW, we wanted to provide
participants with as much flexibility as possible,” said Dr. Martin. “That said, the entire
program is designed to address relevant, practical issues for practicing endoscopists.
We are excited that endoscopists who attend DDW will be able, for the first time, to
experience the entire ASGE Postgraduate course without taking any additional time out
of the office.”
Course Highlights
a “Breakout Sessions with the Masters” will offer a smaller group format
to learn how the experts address specific clinical topics.
a Video and case-based discussions, as well as “Experts in the Hot
Seat” will be used to demonstrate and evaluate diverse approaches to
cases encountered in everyday practice.
a State-of-the-art, evidence-based lectures on diverse topics including the
esophagus, gastroduodenal disease and the colon, as well as GI bleeding,
bariatrics and pancreas/biliary.
a New registration options will allow you to register for each half-day
separately, or you can register for the whole course at a discount.
Register today at
www.ddw.org.
Course Directors
John A. Martin, MD
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois
Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD, FASGE
University of Puerto Rico
Comprehensive Cancer Center
SanJuan,PuertoRico
The 2011 ASGE Annual Postgraduate course
will focus on the most important issues
in gastrointestinal endoscopy, integrating
evidence-based, state-of-the-art lectures,
and expert opinion from endoscopic thought-leaders and visionaries on practical answers
to the most pressing questions regarding the
endoscopic management of patients with
gastrointestinal disorders.
Course features include thematic symposia
on a variety of gastrointestinal problems,
including endoscopic screening, diagnosis,
and therapy for gastrointestinal neoplasia.
Click on Endoscopy At Its Best for more information or to download a full brochure with agenda.
Content always top notch
The 2011 course will continue its tradition of providing current, practical information
in an efficient, interactive format. By integrating evidence-based, state-of-the-art
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President’s message
M. Brian Fennerty, MD, FASGE
2010-2011 ASGE President
IT&T Capital Campaign off to a fast start
As my term as president comes to an end, it is a pleasure to publicly introduce the
ASGE Institute for Training & Technology (IT&T) Capital Campaign. If you recall,
my November/December 2010 President’s message focused on the planned new
IT&T Center and its technological upgrades, expanded educational curriculum and
innovative research capabilities that will be offered once it is completed. The IT&T
Capital Campaign is a historic funding initiative launched by ASGE to ensure that the
new IT&T Center becomes a reality.
The decision to initiate a capital campaign has been one that has been stirring within
the ASGE Governing Board for the past few years. The concept for this new IT&T
Center began in 2007 with then-president Grace H. Elta, MD, FASGE. At its 2010
summer meeting, the governing board approved the motion to move forward with this
extraordinary endeavor.
