Curated GI articles May 20th, 2022: GI compensation report 2022 | Colonoscopy after stool-test | Women leaders in GI

Curated GI articles May 20th, 2022:
GI compensation report 2022 | Colonoscopy after stool-test | Women leaders in GI

Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2022: Incomes Gain, Pay Gaps Remain  (Medscape)
Gastroenterologists’ average income rose since the last report released by Medscape, when COVID-19 took a greater toll on medical practices’ finances overall.

Best states for gastroenterologists to live, work in 2022 (Becker’s GI & Endoscopy)
Zippia examined each state and ranked them using gastroenterologists’ median salary, as well as each state’s cost of living location quotient.

Younger People More Likely to Undergo Colonoscopy After Guideline Change (MedPage Today)
After the screening age for colonoscopy was lowered in CRC guidelines, younger people were more likely to undergo the procedure, researchers found.

Performing colonoscopies after positive stool test could lower CRC death rate: study (Becker’s GI & Endoscopy)
Performing a colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical test can improve patient outcomes, according to a study published in the journal Gut.

Podcast: Dr. Jonathan Ng, Iterative Scopes (AWS Health Innovation)
Dr. Jonathan Ng discusses healthcare entrepreneurship, how skepticism can be an asset for a founder, and why raising large amounts of money is often a double-edged sword.

GI & Non-GIs Misaligned on Refractory GERD Management (Physician’s Weekly)
Clinicians, particularly, non-GI physicians, face several challenges in treating patients with refractory reflux-like symptoms or refractory GERD.

Obesity in GI Care: Diet options (AGA)
Drs. Andres Acosta and Octavia Pickett-Blakely are joined by Dr. Colleen Tewksbury to discuss dietary approaches, importance of an individualized approach for obesity management.

Dr Latha Alaparthi Previews DDW 2022 With Conversation on Women Leadership in GI (AJMC)
Latha Alaparthi, MD, talks about lessons she has learned from being a woman in a medical leadership position and what she hopes to teach others at the Women in GI Luncheon at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022.

New Survey Connects Poor Oral Health to Severe IBD (GI & Endoscopy News)
Periodontitis appears to mark a worsening in the gut in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study presented at the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation.

10 gastroenterologists to know (Becker’s GI & Endoscopy)
The article enlists 10 physicians to know who specialize in gastroenterology.

Artificial intelligence model can predict whether Crohn disease will recur after surgery (EurekAlert)
The AI tool also revealed previously unrecognized differences in adipose cells and significant differences in the extent of mast cell infiltration in the subserosa.

Delivering Patient-Centered Care Means Decluttering the Digital Health Landscape (HIT Consultant)
Simon C. Mathews, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Pager discusses the digital ecosystem, and how an integrated digital approach will put the patient back at the center of care.

Results of P-CAB Trial Bring Possibility Of a New Therapeutic for NERD (GI & Endoscopy News)
The double-blind study looked at the effects of daily dosages on symptoms, and whether the drug could provide on-demand release at three different doses.

Is The End Of Private Practice Nigh? (Forbes)
Nearly three in four doctors now work for a hospital, health system, or corporate entity, according to new data from Avalere.

Before you go: Planning tips for DDW® 2022 (AGA)
DDW is about to begin. AGA offers some useful tips and tricks before the meeting starts.

Could Intestinal Ultrasound Be the ‘Fifth Vital Sign’ for IBD Care? (GI & Endoscopy News)
Gastroenterologists at Mount Sinai Hospital have made IUS findings “the fifth vital sign” for inflammatory bowel disease patient care, particularly to monitor disease.

A systematic review of methods to estimate colorectal cancer incidence using population-based cancer registries (BMC)
The review uses CRC as an exemplar to summarize and describe variation in commonly employed incidence measures and evaluate the quality of reporting incidence methods.

Q&A: Exploring the National GI APP Landscape (GI & Endoscopy News)
In this issue, Sarah Enslin, PA-C, interviewed gastroenterology providers from various practice settings and backgrounds to get a sense of the national GI-APP landscape.

Health insurance lobby calls for more oversight of private equity deals (Crain’s Chicago Business)
Increasing transparency into such deals and how they affect quality is a step toward improving the system, a trade group says.

Fujifilm Provides Education Advancement Opportunities for Gastroenterologists and Endoscopists (Globe Newswire)
Company to host physician-led educational sessions on new innovations for the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of digestive diseases and conditions.

More Hot headlines in GI

Bacteria with recording function capture gut health status (ETHZ)

Iterative Scopes to Present Three Abstracts on Artificial Intelligence Applications for GI Endoscopy at DDW 2022 (Business Wire)

Sosei Heptares and Kallyope Enter Collaboration to Identify and Validate Novel Gastrointestinal GPCR Targets for Drug Discovery (Kallyope)

A GI Doc’s Help Can Be Crucial for Pregnant Women With IBD (Medscape)

Medscape Education to Host Nine Gastroenterology Symposia at Digestive Disease Week (PR Newswire)

180 Unusual Hepatitis Cases in U.S. Kids; New NAFLD Recs; Celiac’s Cardiac Benefits? (MedPage Today)

Should Disappearing Colorectal Liver Metastases Be Resected? (GI & Endoscopy News)

VIDEO: ‘It is extremely important’ to understand risk for malignancies in IBD, expert says (Healio)

Obesity Linked to Increased Risk for Crohn’s Disease (Consumer Health Day)

Videos: Interviews with GI Leaders  (NextServices)

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