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Mar 6th, 2024

GI is the name of the game

Get the latest GI standards to apply to your practice and aid your decision making.


Benjamin Verplanke, MD, FHM
Benjamin Verplanke, MD, FHM

Hospitalists are no strangers to the scope of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases that make up their caseloads. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 3.9 million hospitalizations occurred in 2018 with gastrointestinal illness as the primary diagnosis.

On Saturday, Benjamin Verplanke, MD, FHM, will present the latest GI standards and discuss how to apply them to daily practice and to aid decision-making in a session titled, “Sun, Sand, and Stomachs: Updates in GI.”

Attendees will examine the most recent revisions to the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) Guidelines on upper and lower GI bleeds and C. diff. Dr. Verplanke, who is section chief of the division of hospital medicine at NYU Langone Health in New York City, said innovations and emerging treatments for these conditions will assist hospitalists in patient care, especially cases with comorbidities.

“It is crucial for the hospitalist to understand the ‘why’ behind all the management that we are directly involved in,” he said. “We must know the most up-to-date literature and expert consensus in treating our patients, and these guideline updates provide just that.”

The ACG revised the guidelines for lower GI bleeds in 2023. The latest updates for the upper GI bleeds guidelines and C. diff guidelines were published in 2021. Dr. Verplanke said the organization is constantly reviewing and amending its compendium of standards to ensure all GI clinicians are following the same multidisciplinary approach. 

Dr. Verplanke urged his colleagues not to be deterred by the early session time or conventional topic.

“If you like HIIT workouts, then this is the lecture for you,” he said. “There will be a lot of information to tackle, and we will be fluctuating between high value, high impact information, as well as fun little tangents to keep you entertained.”

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