2024 Events and Courses
Board Course Date: Oct. 4 - 5, 2024
Join us for an immersive, cutting-edge program tailored specifically for physicians, trainees, and healthcare professionals passionate about Gastroenterology and Hepatology. This dynamic course promises to be an indispensable resource, updating you on the most recent advancements in diagnostics and therapeutics within the field.
Engineered with a compelling blend of lectures and case-based learning, this intensive review will not only enhance your clinical practice but also prepare you thoroughly for the 2024 GI and Hepatology Board Certification and Re-Certification Examination. Don't miss this opportunity to advance your expertise and elevate your professional standing.
Colon Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk
Nov. 16, 2019: 7mÊÓƵ. Get Your Rear in Gear - Houston helped raise awareness about colorectal cancer. Survivors, caregivers, family, friends, and the medical community came together for this Colon Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk to educate the community about this largely preventable cancer. Events included a timed 5K run, 5K walk and a kids’ fun run. 7mÊÓƵ's Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology hosts a table where Dr. Suneal Agarwal spoke to the importance of screening colonoscopies.
2nd Annual GI/Hepatology PrimeCare Course at DeBakey VA
Feb. 22, 2019
The 2nd Annual GI/Hepatology PrimeCare Course was held at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) Feb. 20, 2019. The aim of the course was to provide relevant and concise updates on common GI and liver topics for the primary care staff at the MEDVAMC. The course was attended by 94 physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses. The co-directors for the course were Dr. Nisreen S. Husain and Dr. Ellie Jarbrink-Seghal. The course planning committee included Ngoc Duong, PA and Leslie Hsu, PA. The following GI/Hepatology faculty gave lectures for the course: Dr. Nisreen S. Husain, Dr. David Graham, Dr. Ellie Jarbrink-Seghal, Dr. Rajesh Shah, Dr. Natalia Khalaf, Dr. Yamini Natarajan, Dr. Khozema Hussain, and Dr. Avi Ketwaroo. Additional guest lecturers included Dr. Cezarina Mindru (Infectious Disease) and GI nurses Aesha Jackson, Mary Alfred, and Mary Nunn.
Congratulations to the organizing committee and the presenters for another successful course!
