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Functional GI and Motility Disorders
DateMay 6, 2023Bile acid diarrhea is a poorly recognized cause of bowel symptoms. The pathophysiology is varied and includes bile acid overproduction and malabsorption. Recent studies have provided new evidence of targets for therapy and will be reviewed in this session…Moderators
DateMay 9, 2023Visceral pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting 20% of the population. Increased sensitivity to normal innocuous stimuli in the intestine is a hallmark of many organic and functional gastrointestinal disorders…Moderators
DateMay 8, 2023GERD refractory to standard therapy is a common problem in clinical practice. The causes are multiple and there is a need for a rational evidence based approach to this problem…Moderators
DateMay 9, 2023This session brings Portuguese speaking experts together to provide a broad overview highlighting the best of AGA programming at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2023 for Portuguese speaking audiences…Moderator
DateMay 7, 2023This session provides a deeper understanding of how and when to use our current state of the art tools for physiology testing. Audience members will appreciate the nuances of esophageal motility reading, when to order which pH test for reflux symptoms…Moderators
DateMay 9, 2023This session will provide an overview of the recent advances in diagnostic approaches to GERD, expansion in types and roles of diagnostic tools including ambulatory reflux monitoring, esophageal manometry, FLIP and MI in regards to GERD, and updates in guidelines and best practice advice…Moderators
DateMay 8, 2023Increasing scientific evidence supports the key role of brain-gut interactions in chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)…Moderators
DateMay 6, 2023This session will have six talks on the indications, limitations, procedural and technical aspects on clinically useful GI physiology tests. The attendees will learn for which patients these test can be of value, and what type of results you can expect and how reliable these are…Moderators
DateMay 9, 2023This session will cover a variety of disorders causing chronic abdominal pain which may be very difficult to differentiate…Moderators
DateMay 7, 2023Disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI), including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD), are among the most common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders seen in primary care and GI practices. The pathophysiology is multifactorial and not well understood…Moderators
DateMay 8, 2023SOCIETY: AGAModerators
DateMay 8, 2023SOCIETY: AGAModerators
DateMay 7, 2023This session will provide evidence based practical recommendations for managing disorders of gastrointestinal functions…Moderators
DateMay 7, 2023Back by popular demand, the experts will share and debate the evidence and their approaches to chronic pain, defecatory disorders, dyspepsia. and gastroparesis…Moderators
DateMay 6, 2023Gathering evidence suggests that communication between the gut and brain plays a major role in health and disease. However, our understanding of the mechanisms underlying gut-brain communication is a major unresolved field of neurogastroenterology…Moderators
DateMay 8, 2023A session focusing on recent advances in our understanding of the complex pathophysiology of disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI)…Moderators
DateMay 6, 2023Impaired development or degeneration of enteric neurons causes significant morbidity in Hirschsprung's disease, aging, gastroparesis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Potential avenues for regenerative therapies depend on the generation of new neurons in vitro or in vivo…Moderators
DateMay 9, 2023Abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons for doctors visits, and presents in numerous GI diseases. Unfortunately the current treatment options targeting sensory neurons to reduce pain have limited efficacy or unwanted side effects, and this is especially true for visceral pain…Moderators
DateMay 9, 2023DDW attendees will have the opportunity to learn about recent developments in biomarker-discovery for FGID/DGBI and Neurogastroenterology…Moderators
DateMay 9, 2023As many as 30-50% of the patients referred to the tertiary care center with dysphagia symptoms have normal endoscopy, barium esophagram, and high-resolution manometry and are classified as functional dysphagia.The reason for their symptoms remains unknown and management is challenging…Moderators
DateMay 8, 2023This session will focus on intercellular signaling mechanisms between neurons and non-neuronal cells that control gut motor functions…Moderators
