thanks for the Q! this is a nuanced convo for each patient & their physician. generally, if your gut is working as it should, you have good bacteria in your system. these can get flushed out with regular “colon cleanses”. constipation = separate issue & may require add’l workup.

For many people, a blood test for #colorectalcancer screening is an answered prayer!

A 🩸 test has the potential improve CRC screening to the elusive 80% goal!

Proud to have contributed to this novel tool alongside great colleagues and look forward to the journey ahead.

A blood test to increase CRC screening is coming folks! Proud to know 2 of these amazing gastroenterologists leading this science Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS Darrell Gray, II, MD, MPH, FACG

👉🏽 A remarkable funding milestone for ACG #Institute 💲💲

👉🏽 Investing > $2.7M in #GI #Hep clinical research in 2024

👉🏽 Learn more about the recipients and their science

💥 Congratulations ‼️

#ACGInstitute

👉🏽 Ditch #Resolutions that suggest correction

👉🏽 Reframe intentions as #GiftsOfFocus

👉🏽 What gifts of talent, time and #wellness are your focus in 2024?

#MentoringMonday (on Thursday)
#GITwitter #ACGInstitute
#ELP #ECLP #ALDP #CRLP

I’m Shocked that GI was #2 in Intention to Leave in this survey study of 18,000 academic physicians.

The levers:
🤪 Burnout
🤓 Professional Fulfillment

More data will get more attention for more SOLUTIONS!
Let’s 🛑 the hemorrhaging of 🧑🏽‍⚕️👨🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️ now!

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📣ACG MAGAZINE's Special Well-being issue
💡Inspired by ACG President Dr. Jonathan Leighton and his commitment to & leadership on the well-being of physicians & healthcare teams
🎯reflections
💪inspiring exercise routines
🥦plant-forward recipes
#ACGfamily
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👉🏽 Costas Kefalas expert tips on negotiating contracts & compensation

👉🏽 “the costliest errors occur before you sit down at the table”

👉🏽 “focus on the questioner’s intent, not the question”

ACG #ELP #ACGInstitute
#FutureOfGI

Time Management Abraham-isms

▪️Times flies. Be the pilot.
▪️Fast & furious to failure.
▪️Do less. Better.
▪️Busyness is a lack of focus.
▪️Rest is productive.
▪️A thoughtful no permits a strategic yes.

Neena S Abraham MD MACG FASGE AGAF

We honked and we tonked😌

So grateful for the new additions to my ACG family❤️

You all are what make my work so worthwhile🙂 #ELPStrong

What an incredible day getting to complete our inaugural ACG Emerging Leaders Program with these amazing people

Couldn’t have done it without the guidance of Neena S Abraham MD MACG FASGE AGAF and @vgajjar95

Grateful and inspired by the learning, new friends, & connections in Nashville 🎸🎵 ACG #ELP #LEECenter

🙏🏼 to all for this🌟program!
Neena S Abraham MD MACG FASGE AGAF Andrew Moon Joshua M. Steinberg, MD Divya Bhatt MD Olufemi Kassim, MD Patrick Young Jonathan Leighton David Greenwald, MD Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD MPH @vgajjar95

Feeling invigorated after an incredible wknd in Nashville for our inaugural ACG #ACGInstitute Emerging Leaders Program. Couldn’t have made this happen w/o amazing my co-directors Andrew Moon Divya Bhatt MD Olufemi Kassim, MD + Neena S Abraham MD MACG FASGE AGAF. Proud of this cohort! #ELP

It’s finally happening! A true labor of love in development over the last couple of years, the inaugural ACG Emerging Leaders Program is kicking off right now in Nashville. Congratulations to our first cohort ! #ACGInstitue #ELP #FutureofGI

Next up, Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD MPH walks us through the definitions and critical importance of #DEI in health care. This quote resonates loudly: diversity is being invited to the party, but inclusion is being asked to dance. ACG #ELP

Change Management by Patrick Young - we can’t always achieve success with everything we do at work. By emphasizing the importance of failing forward, making new mistakes, we can learn something of value that will lead to broader achievements. ACG #ELP

The Change Management Survival Guide by Patrick Young at the ACG Emerging Leaders Program #ELP

👉🏽 Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD MPH sharing thought provoking considerations in team building in the era of diversity ⬇️

👉🏽 How to move forward?
🔸set goals & measure success
🔸track inclusion & retention
🔸diverse search teams
🔸mentorship & sponsorship
🔸create safe space

👇🏽Contract Negotiation for Key Do’s & Don’ts

👉🏽 Work with an attorney!

👇🏽Beware common mistakes

🔥Prepare 🔥Probe
🔥Propose

Excited to welcome UTSW Gastroenterology Fellowship's incoming GI Fellows! We couldn't be more excited with this group of stars! #MatchDay2024 #FellowMatch

Welcome
Edmond Fomunung, MD Rahul Grover Osama Hamid Mary Nattakom Manasa Narasimman Antonio Pizuorno Machado Sarah Rotondo-Trivette, MD Nick Smith MD Aya Tabbalat Heesoo Yoo MD