Category: News
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LGBTQ+ Resources for GI Physicians
ACG proudly supports LGBTQ+ physicians and patients and strives to provide education for GI trainees and physicians to create an environment of allyship and promote the highest quality care for LGBTQ+ patients. Explore these resources to gain a greater understanding of how you can help advance the GI field through inclusivity.
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World Digestive Health Day 2022 – Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Getting Back on Track
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Events / World Digestive Health Day 2022 – Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Getting Back on TrackACG is honored to join the World Gastroenterology Organisation in observing World Digestive Health Day on May 29, 2022 to to raise global understanding of recent epidemiologic trends and risk factors for CRC and to support efforts to resume and optimize CRC screening efforts around the world.
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National Women Physicians Day 2022
Celebrating National Women Physicians Day 2022 February 3rd is National Women Physicians Day – the 201st birthday of a woman who…
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1Fact/1 Myth: Dispelling Misinformation on COVID-19 Vaccines
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / 1Fact/1 Myth: Dispelling Misinformation on COVID-19 VaccinesNew materials to help GI community use facts to help dispel myths & misconceptions about COVID-19 vaccines.
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ACG Announces New Co-Editors-in-Chief of Red Journal
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / ACG Announces New Co-Editors-in-Chief of Red JournalACG proudly announces the new Co-Editors-in-Chief of The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MBBS, MD, MS, FACG and Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG.
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ACG Support for India During COVID-19 Crisis
A May 11th meeting between ACG’s leadership and a delegation of gastroenterologists from across India focused on the COVID-19 crisis there and explored ways the College could be helpful.
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World Digestive Health Day 2021 – Obesity: An Ongoing Pandemic
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Events / World Digestive Health Day 2021 – Obesity: An Ongoing PandemicACG is honored to join the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) in observing World Digestive Health Day on May 29, 2021 to raise awareness of the ongoing pandemic of obesity.
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USPSTF U.S. Preventive Services Task Force May 2021 Recommendations Support CRC Screening Starting at Age 45
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / USPSTF U.S. Preventive Services Task Force May 2021 Recommendations Support CRC Screening Starting at Age 45The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on May 18, 2021 published new guidelines recommending colorectal cancer screening start at age 45 (*B grade recommendation).
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COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents
On May 12, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice recommended the use of Pfizer-BoNTech vaccine in adolescents 12 and older after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended emergency use authorization down to age 12.
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A Statement by the Board of Trustees of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / A Statement by the Board of Trustees of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)The ACG Board of Trustees stands strongly and definitely in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander patients and colleagues and all those impacted by racism.