Announcements

Join us on Wednesday, Februay 16 at 6:30pm as Kumkum Sarkar Patel, MD MPH presents "Constipation and Dyssynergic Defecation" on behalf of SGNA. Upon successful completion, participants can earn up to 1.00 contact hour through ABCGN, CBSPD and IAHCSMM.

Join SGNA on Tuesday, January 18 at 6:30pm CT for part 1 of the 2022 SGNA Wellness Series, Suspicious or Safe: Supplements 101, presented by Victoria Dorsano, Health and Lifestyles Coach. 

 

The SGNA webinar series is free-of-charge to all SGNA members! Contact hour pending. 

Join SGNA on Tuesday, September 21 at 6:30pm CDT for part 4 of the Wellness Series as Andy Hite presents "Mindfulness: The Art of Owning Your Day"!  Upon successful completion, participants can earn up to 1.00 contact hour. This webinar is free to all SGNA members.

Wednesday, August 4 at 5:00pm CDT: V. Raman Muthusamy MD, MAS presents "GI Manifestations of COVID-19" on behalf of SGNA. Upon successful completion, participants can earn up to 1.00 contact hour through ABCGN, CBSPD and IAHCSMM.

We are excited to see all of you in-person at the 49th Annual Course taking place May 22-24, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah! If you want to share your knowledge with your peers or know someone who might be interested in doing so, we encourage you to submit an abstract today.

The Program Committee is especially interested in abstracts with the following topics:

• Regulatory and accrediting body updates
• Tips for successful reaccreditation visits 
• Water quality
• Advances in technology (e.g., disposable endoscopes, artificial intelligence)
• Staffing
• Endoscope reprocessing 
• Moderate sedation and anesthesia
• GI diseases (examples include: Hepatitis, IBD, Liver Disease, Colorectal Cancer) 
• Procedures (examples include: ERCP, EUS, PEG/PEJ, Bronchoscopy) 

Please feel free to contact Madeline Stanke with any questions. The deadline to submit an abstract is July 9, 2021.

Be sure to check out our upcoming June Webinars!

• Wednesday, June 23 at 6:30pm CDT:  Victoria Dorsano  presents "No-nonsense Nutritional Basics" as part 2 of the Wellness Series. Upon successful completion, participants can earn up to 1.00 contact hour. This webinar is free to all SGNA members.
• Tuesday, June 29 at 6:00pm CDT: Jeff Conklin, MD, FACG presents "Esophageal Manometry And Curious Cases" on behalf of SGNA. Upon successful completion, participants can earn up to 1.00 contact hour through ABCGN and IAHCSMM. Contact hours are pending through CBSPD.