Women Teaching Women: Retooling Your Clinical Toolbox | November 2023-Guidelines That Will Change My Practice in 2023

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Dr. Shreya Patel, an assistant professor at UCSF, spoke about various guidelines that will impact her practice this year. She highlighted the changing guidelines in different areas of gastroenterology (GI), with a focus on providing equitable care to all GI patients. Some of the key guidelines discussed include the management of lower GI bleeding, anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy, constipation, colon cancer screening age, diverticulitis management, C. diff management, perioperative management of diabetes and weight loss agents, improving adenoma detection rate (ADR), polyp surveillance guidelines, nomenclature for liver diseases, and palliative care in decompensated cirrhosis. Dr. Patel also provided some recommendations for staying up-to-date with the latest guidelines, including using emails, podcasts, social media, and medical platforms like Vumedi. She also emphasized the importance of mentorship and support, particularly for women in the field of gastroenterology.

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Shreya Patel, MD

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gastroenterology

guidelines

equitable care

lower GI bleeding

colon cancer screening age

mentorship