Women Teaching Women: Retooling Your Clinical Toolbox

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This document outlines guidelines that will change clinical practice in 2023. The guidelines cover various areas in gastroenterology, endoscopy, and hepatology. In general gastroenterology, there are guidelines for lower GI bleeding, anticoagulation/antiplatelet management, constipation, colon cancer screening age, diverticulitis, and Clostridium Difficile infection. In endoscopy, there are guidelines for perioperative management of GLP-1, SGLT-2, interventions to improve adenoma detection rate, and polyp surveillance. In hepatology, guidelines include fatty liver disease nomenclature, palliative care and symptom management in decompensated cirrhosis, and Baveno VII. The document also provides recommendations for risk stratification, management of bleeding and perioperative patients, and treatment options for diverticulitis and Clostridium Difficile infection. Additionally, guidelines for colon cancer screening age are updated, recommending screening for individuals aged 45-75, and highlighting the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer in people under 50. The document also provides recommendations for managing patients on GLP- 1 agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors during endoscopy procedures. Strategies for keeping up with practice guidelines and publications are also provided, including email subscriptions, journal scans, podcasts, and social media platforms.

Keywords

clinical practice guidelines

gastroenterology

endoscopy

hepatology

lower GI bleeding

colon cancer screening age

diverticulitis

Clostridium Difficile infection

GLP-1

SGLT-2