*EMBARGOED All research presented at the Virtual 2020 ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course is strictly embargoed until Monday, October 26, 2020, at 8:00 am EDT.
Newsworthy Abstracts Highlight Cutting-Edge Clinical GI Science
This page is a gateway to explore the clinical GI science featured at the 2020 ACG Annual Scientific Meeting. Here you will find award-winning abstracts, commentary and perspective from select authors of newsworthy findings, and tips to navigate the array of clinical research being presented at ACG 2020 by investigators working to advance digestive health and improve patient care.
The authors of ACG’s Newsworthy Abstracts, selected by the ACG Public Relations Committee, provide additional perspective on their findings and explain what the clinical science means for patients. Following the links below, reporters can explore these Newsworthy Abstracts and author insights and connect with these researchers for media stories. To review all ACG Press Releases, visit Media Statements.
Author Insights from Newsworthy Abstracts
ACG Public Relations Committee Chair
Nominated by the ACG Public Relations Committee, this group of abstracts features scientific findings that are innovative, newsworthy for the lay reader, relevant to those who suffer from common GI problems, and which represent a significant advancement in the diagnosis and treatment of GI diseases. The Committee aims to identify novel and thought-provoking abstracts which reinforce key public health messages, such as emerging research on GI manifestations of COVID-19, the importance of colorectal cancer screening (particularly for minority and at-risk populations), or which feature common GI problems in a new way.
- Oral 1 Using Large Sample Real World Data to Study the Progression of Low Risk Pancreatic Cysts: New Onset Diabetes as a Potential Biomarker of Malignant Transformation; Adam Schweber, MD
- Oral 2 Comparative Study of Vedolizumab and Infliximab Treatment in Patients With Immune-Mediated Diarrhea and Colitis; Yinghong Wang, MD, PhD
- Oral 3 Statin Use Reduces the Risk of Colorectal Cancer: An Updated Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review; Kevin N. Singh, MD
- Oral 4 Endoscopic Resection of T1b Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Is Comparable to Esophagectomy: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Study; Daryl Ramai, MD
- Oral 5 Randomized, Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Green Kiwifruit, Psyllium, or Prunes in U.S. Patients with Chronic Constipation; Samuel Chey, MPH
- Oral 6 Video Capsule Endoscopy as First Procedure for Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding: An Approach to Minimizing Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and Conserving Resources; Shahrad Hakimian, MD
- Oral 7 A Resilience-Based Care Coordination Program Has a Positive and Durable Impact on Health Care Utilization in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD); Laurie Keefer, PhD
- Oral 8 Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection and Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in Barrett’s Esophagus-Related Early Neoplasia: A Systematic Review and Pooled Comparative Analysis; Saeed Ali, MD
- Oral 9 Bundle Payments for Care Improvement in Patients With Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Reducing Costs and Readmission Rates at a Single Hospital Center; David Kadosh, MD
- Oral 10 Tunneled Intravenous Catheters for Home Parenteral Nutrition Have a Lower Rate of Deep Vein Thrombosis Than PICC Lines in Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Mohamed Tausif Siddiqui, MD
- Oral 11 Liver Injury Is Associated With Increased Morbidity and Mortality in COVID-19 Patients; Mohammad Siddiqui, MD
- Oral 25 Changing Demographics in Colorectal Cancer: A Nationwide Study; Will Aurand, DO
- P0399 Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Growing Threat to Women’s Health and Call for Action; Anas Raed, MD
- P0419 Diarrhea Is Associated With Increased Disease Severity in COVID-19: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis; Subash Ghimire, MD
- P0440 Do Racial and Gender Disparities Exist in Young Onset Rectal Carcinoma? Untold Story of Ten Years; Hafiz Muhammad Sharjeel Arshad, MD
- P0598 COVID Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Onset CRC in Two Patients; Jannel Lee-Allen, MD, MUP
- P0723 Lowering the Colorectal Cancer Screening Age Improves Predicted Outcomes in Pre-Medicare and Medicare Populations in the CRC-AIM Microsimulation Model; Deborah A. Fisher, MD, MHS
- P0732 Utilization of Telemedicine for Colorectal Cancer Outreach During the COVID-19 Pandemic: COLOVID-19; Shifa Umar, MD
- P0761 Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates and Modalities in a Large Integrated Health System; Anthony Myint, MD
- P1108 The Benefits of Time Spent in Nature on Symptoms and Quality of Life Among Patients With IBS; Katherine Duffey, MD
- P1228 Prevalence of GI Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients and Their Impact on Clinical Outcomes, from the Epicenter of COVID-19: Multicenter Study of Academic Centers in Brooklyn; Muhammad H. Bashir, MD
- P1478 Decreasing Prevalence of Colectomy for Ulcerative Colitis Coincides With Increased Utilization of Biologic Medications: A Temporal Analysis From 2000-2019; George Khoudari, MD
- P2088 Effect of Cannabis Use on Progression of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Patients: A Propensity-Matched Retrospective Cohort Study; Ikechukwu Achebe, MD
- P2521 The Associations Between Obesity and Early Onset Colorectal Cancer: A Propensity-Weighted Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); Hisham Hussan, MD, FACG
- P2542 The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Gastroenterology (GI) Outpatient Care: Pros and Cons of Telehealthcare; Kavitha Vijayasekar, MD
- P2583 Representation of Women at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meetings; Claire Jansson-Knodell, MD
- P2825 Gastrointestinal Symptoms Predict the Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection; Darbaz Adnan, MBChB