03/06/2016 • From the Medical Society of Virginia: Legislative Update 3.4.16 4 March 2016 The debate on Certificate of Public Need (COPN) reform continues to move along, as the Senate Education and Health Committee took votes on the two COPN reform bills remaining – HB 193 and HB 350. After hearing testimony from all sides, the COPN […]... {Full Article}
Emily Couric Memorial Lecture to be held at ACG Annual Meeting in Honolulu
08/30/2015 • Whether you are currently incorporating quality measures into your practice or not, you may have wondered, is there an endpoint in practice? Dr. Irving Pike, a former practicing gastroenterologist, will speak about the impact of measuring performance on improving GI endoscopic quality as this year’s Emily Couric Memorial lecturer. His talk, “National Registry Benchmarking for […]... {Full Article}
ACG Governor Richard Sterling, MD comments on D.C. “Fly-In”
06/03/2015 • Dear Colleagues, Recently, I attended the ACG Governors’ Fly-In and Board of Governors Meeting, in Washington, D.C. This was an exciting time to be in our nation’s capital. I would like to share with you the following updates. On Thursday, April 30th, nearly 50 ACG Governors made more than 200 congressional visits on […]... {Full Article}
2015 Course Brochure and Registration Now Available
05/28/2015 • The Virginia Gastroenterological Society, in conjunction with the Old Dominion Society of Gastrointestinal Nurses and Associates and the American College of Gastroenterology, is pleased to once again serve as a co-sponsor of the 17th Annual “Postgraduate Course in Gastroenterology – Virginia Style”. We will return to the Williamsburg Lodge for what promises to be another […]... {Full Article}
2013 Postgrad Course Photo Album – Now Online
08/30/2014 • An image gallery from the 2013 Postgraduate Course in Gastroenterology is now available online (click above or see link below). If you attended the meeting, relive memorable moments, featuring the fife and drum corps, a world-class faculty, and record-setting attendance. Image Gallery: http://www.vagastro.org/photo_galleries/2013-vgs-postgraduate-course/ ... {Full Article}
Letter from ACG Governor Richard Sterling, MD, MSc, FACG
03/25/2014 • Dr. Richard Sterling, Professor of Medicine and Chief, Section of Hepatology at the Medical College of Virginia, serves as the American College of Gastroenterology’s Governor for Virginia. He filed his annual report in November, which is re-published below: This past year, under the leadership of ACG’s previous President, Dr. Ronald Vender, the College revised our vision […]... {Full Article}
Report from MSV Annual Meeting – October 2013
03/25/2014 • Dr. Jan Janson, VGS delegate to the Medical Society of Virginia, represents our society at the state level. The annual meeting of the MSV remains an important conduit of information and actions that may be important to the practice of gastroenterology in our Commonwealth. Dr. Janson filed the following report: The 2013 meeting was held […]... {Full Article}
Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, FACG wins ACG Senior Governor Award
11/01/2009 • (San Diego) Dr. Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, FACG (Charlottesville) was awarded the 2009 American College of Gastroenterology Senior Governor Award at their award dinner held on Saturday, October 25 in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. The award recognizes service to the College during the second or third year of tenure as Governor of a state […]... {Full Article}
2007 Emily Couric Lecturer Announced
06/27/2007 • Peter A. Banks, MD, FACG, Professor of Medicine and director of the Clinical Gastroenterology Service at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, will deliver the second annual Emily Couric Lecture on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 2:00 pm at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Banks will speak on the […]... {Full Article}
ACG Launches Emily Couric Lectureship
10/25/2006 • We are proud to announce that the inaugural Emily Couric Lecture was held at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology on October 25, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV. Douglas K. Rex, MD, FACG, Professor of Medicine at Indiana University, delivered the lecture entitled, “What is Needed to Transform Colonoscopy into a Truly […]... {Full Article}