ASGE Annual GI Advanced Practice Provider Course (Virtual) (Day One) | March 2026-Building Strong APP–Physician Partnerships for Optimal GI Care

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The speaker opens the ASGE course by emphasizing the growing importance of advanced practice providers (APPs) partnering with physicians to deliver optimal GI care in 2026 and beyond. They outline objectives: highlighting APP value, principles for building effective APP–physician teams, and strategies for successful collaboration. Key success factors include system-level buy-in, clearly defined roles that meet unmet clinical needs, strong onboarding and training, and a foundation of mutual trust, respect, and true partnership. Fair compensation and meaningful professional development are also essential for long-term satisfaction and retention. The talk reviews team-based care models across outpatient, inpatient, research, education, and care coordination, noting APPs’ impact on access, throughput, patient education, and communication of critical results. Billing models (85% independent APP billing vs. 100% shared/split with documentation requirements) and medicolegal risks (vicarious liability, supervision, hiring) are discussed, along with risk-mitigation strategies. Two polling questions reinforce that collaboration cannot be based on financial incentives alone and should include APP inclusion in practice discussions.

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Vivek Kaul, MD, FASGE

Keywords

advanced practice providers (APPs)

GI team-based care

APP–physician collaboration

APP onboarding and training

billing models (shared/split vs independent)

medicolegal risk and liability