While you’re at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2025, make sure to stop by AGA Central, AGA’s hub during the meeting, for networking, informal learning and fun. Join your AGA Gastro Squad at AGA Central in the Sails Pavilion.
- Engage with us at problem-solving sessions and Q&As.
- Take our blender bike for a spin for a delicious treat.
- Learn something new during hands on demos and topic-driven meetups.
- Pick up an AGA member ribbon for your badge and other cool GI swag.
Saturday, May 3
10-10:45 a.m.
Organized by Megan E. Riehl, PsyD, join us to connect with fellow GI psychologists in an informal environment.
Noon-12:45 p.m.
Learn more about the GI Opportunity Fund and how you can get involved. Matt Schwartz, CEO and founder of Virgo, and Aja McCutchen, MD, co-founder of Pandora Health, will share their experiences.
2-2:45 p.m.
We’ll walk through common EoE patient cases and tools to help gauge EoE severity.
2-4 p.m.
Learn more about the AGA PAC and how you can support it.
Sunday, May 4
10-10:45 a.m.
Get advice from expert IBDologists on how to get involved in clinical trials, covering how to get funding, how to recruit patients, and more. There will be a Q&A session at the end. Speakers include Anita Afzali, MD, MPH, MHCM, FACG, AGAF, and Adam S. Cheifetz, MD.
11-11:45 a.m.
This will be a live Q&A session with authors of our recent guideline on use of computer-aided-detection (CADe), Shanaz Sultan, MD, and Benjamin Lebwohl, MD.
1-1:45 p.m.
Hear from GIs who have set up successful GI clinics, discuss barriers they faced and network.
2-2:45 p.m.
Watch GI-specialist dietitians Christiana Williams, MS, RD, LD, and Meghan Donnelly, MS, RD, CDN, prepare a flavorful edamame miso dip that is low FODMAP and gluten-free, perfect for patients with digestive conditions. Get practical culinary tips to help your patients enjoy nourishing, delicious, and well-tolerated meals.
3-3:45 p.m.
Get advice from seasoned NPs and PAs and hear from the new AGA NPPA Task Force about AGA APP initiatives and how to get involved. This will be an open forum for sharing issues and tips and getting to know other APPs.
Monday, May 5
10-10:45 a.m.
This will be an open forum to share issues and tips, meet other program directors and get key fellowship program updates. Plus, learn how to use DDSEP+ and incorporate it into teaching trainees and staff.
Noon-12:45 p.m.
This is a great opportunity to tell AGA how policies are affecting your career, practice or lab, and learn how to work with AGA to connect with your lawmakers.
1-1:45 p.m., 4-5 p.m.
2-2:45 p.m.
Bara El Kurdi, MD, will interview Praveen Suthrum, renowned healthcare futurist, author and co-founder of NextServices and GI Mastermind.
3-3:45 p.m.
Learn about the scope of each AGA journal and hear from the editors about what they’re looking for in a submission and common mistakes authors make. This is a great chance to talk directly with journal editors and ask any questions.
Tuesday, May 6
10-10:45 a.m.
Sign up to be a peer reviewer and learn what they look for in a review.
