Gastroenterologists
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Doctor, why do you enjoy practicing gastroenterology?
Doctor, why do you enjoy practicing gastroenterology?
Whenever I am asked this question, I can’t help but think of the punchline to a joke that was once supposed to be funny but would now be considered beyond the pale in all respects, so I won’t repeat it. The punch line is: “Just lucky, I guess.” That’s the short answer to why we gastroenterologists work in our field. Despite the distasteful aspect of human waste and the perverse nature of inserting rubber tubes where the Good Lord never intended, there are many reasons my colleagues and I work in a specialty where our slogan might be, “Your business is my business.” And speaking of medical specialists, for the information…
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Dr. William Beaumont: The Accidental Father of Gastroenterology
After the holidays, as people are complaining about having eaten too much, or lamenting their indigestion by popping antacids, they probably aren’t giving too much thought to where our modern understanding of how the digestive system works came from. What they probably don’t know is that the father of modern gastric physiology or gastroenterology, Dr. William Beaumont, achieved such status through both odd and dubious ethical means. In fact, the case of Dr. William Beaumont and his patient-turned-guinea-pig Alexis St. Martin is perhaps one of the strangest cases in the annals of medical history.
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This year, two major news outlets identified colonoscopy as a prime example of what’s wrong with the American health care system: The New York Times published “The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill: Colonoscopies Explain Why U.S. Leads the World in Health Expenditures,” followed by The Washington Post’s exposé “How a Secretive Panel Uses Data that Distort Doctors’ Pay.”
The Inside Story
If there is one kind of doctor I could never be, it's a gastroenterologist. Aside from the fact that I'm a gasbag, the reason is simple: When it comes to invasive medical procedures that involve the exploration of cavities not treated by a dentist, I don't know which end is up.
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There are now so many medical professionals on Instagram that at least one hospital has created an entire position to govern it. Austin Chiang, MD, a gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, also holds the position of chief medical social media officer, which he guesses might be the first of its kind in the country. “I always felt strongly that we need a stronger clinician presence on social media in order to really battle misinformation out there,” he says.
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Doctor, why do you enjoy practicing gastroenterology?
Whenever I am asked this question, I can’t help but think of the punchline to a joke that was once supposed to be funny but would now be considered beyond the pale in all respects, so I won’t repeat it. The punch line is: “Just lucky, I guess.” That’s the short answer to why we gastroenterologists work in our field.
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
No. 1-rated independent monthly newspaper providing news and information for gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons, hepatologists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. First published in 1978, the newsmagazine is available in print and online, including a Web application for smartphones and a digital edition for the iPad.
Frontline Gastroenterology
Online debates hosted by expert clinicians and academics from around the world discussing the clinical issues that affect you on the 'Frontline'
Gastro Update
The European Gastro Update is a refreshing achievement in the European gastroenterology. Me and my colleagues agree on the high scientific level of the meeting and the excellent organization.
GASTROcareer.com
A job board designed to meet the career needs of GI physicians.
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology strives to be the global, definitive information source for gastroenterology professionals by delivering timely, accurate, authoritative and balanced reports on clinical issues, socioeconomic topics and industry developments, as well as presenting clinically relevant information on medical therapies for the benefit of the patient.
GastroHep
GastroHep.com is an education and information resource in gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy, for health-care professionals working in these areas.
GI View
GI View develops and plans to commercialize innovative, cost effective and patient friendly devices for diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal disorders. The company's first product, the Aer-O-Scope, is aimed for the multi billion dollar market of screening colonoscopy.
GIBookshelf.com
Visit daily to access critical content in Gastroenterology from SLACK Incorporated's best-selling textbooks.
OpenBiome
Motivated by scientific curiosity and frustration at the struggle of a friend suffering from recurrent C. difficile, we founded the OpenBiome project to give a broader pool of clinicians access to the carefully screened samples necessary to perform FMT. Despite the underlying simplicity and efficacy of FMT, it has become difficult to practice at the scale required due to the challenges of screening donors and processing stool material. OpenBiome is designed to simplify the FMT process by freeing clinicians to focus on providing care and conducting research rather than preparing stool and filing paperwork.
Trust Your Gut
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Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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Journal Watch
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