Our stellar aspiring gastroenterologists were shining at ACG this weekend! A special shout out to Yujin Jeong, who brought home the presidential award, making the Elmhurst family proud as always! 🥳 #MedSky #GISky #ACG2025 @amcollegegastro.bsky.social

Important study on use of ICI post-transplant Only one rejection! #liversky @aasldnews.bsky.social journals.lww.com/lt/abstract/...

New research - Thoracoscopic versus open oesophagectomy for patients with oesophageal cancer (JCOG1409 MONET): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #GastroSky #MedSky #OncSky

Save and keep it handy for when you are asked to “clear” patients with cirrhosis. Or as I prefer to say it “have a risk, benefit discussion before surgical procedures” There is also a visual highlight 🤩 journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext... @amcollegegastro.bsky.social #liversky

Changes in trend and comparison of outcomes of TACE vs TARE as bridge therapy for patients with HCC on LT list #liversky @aasldnews.bsky.social

Well, the latest and presumably last in the famous series #selfiewiththepresident with incoming @myueg.bsky.social president @joostphdrenth.bsky.social on the opportunity of #UEGWeek. He promised to continue the series! Stay tuned!

#UEGWeek 2025 is over&done. A truly global event with 12k participants from 115 countries - mostly from 🇪🇺 but all around the 🌎 with large fraction from 🇺🇸 and 🇯🇵 We are looking forward to another edition next year in Barcelona! Stay tuned @myueg.bsky.social

Missed #UEGWeek 2025? Find out the key highlights and top stories with our hub page. Access the hub for free here 👉 buff.ly/rGbR5dB #GastroSky #MedNews

Scientists and clinicians can play a key role in transforming social media from a threat into a powerful tool for truth💡 Check out highlights from Wendi LeBrett's talk at the Opening Plenary of #UEGWeek, where she shares her perspective on how to fight fake news in medicine.

The scientific report of this particular axillary liver transplant procedure utilizing a genetically engineered porcine liver can be found in the EASL associated Journal of Hepatology along with the following succinct editorial #LiverSky www.journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S016...

Canadian GI Guidelines re non ulcer UGI Bleed (endorsed by ASGE) 🤔Bleed from NPL Rec Hemostatic spray over conventional endo therapy 🤔Mallory Weiss with non bleeding visible vessels or clots rec no hemostatic Rx 🤔GAVE: Preferred band ligation over APC, prefer APC to RFA. #GIsky #imsky

"Having credible sources online is very powerful." 🧑‍💻 Listen as #UEGWeek Opening Plenary speaker Wendi LeBrett discusses the influence and virality of social media in medicine, highlighting the critical role of trustworthy sources in spreading accurate information.

Presented today at #UEGWeek, Phase 2a results reveal that a novel nanoparticle therapy, TPM502, can induce gluten-specific immune tolerance in patients with coeliac disease – a potential first-in-class approach. 📌 Discover more in our bitesize recap.

Couldn’t make it to every session at #UEGWeek? Replay and rewatch UEG Week & PGT 2025 sessions anytime on the congress platform, now including subtitles in 11 languages. 🔗 congressplatform.ueg.eu/recordings

Join the @esge-news.bsky.social​ Live Endoscopy tomorrow (Oct. 7)! Top experts will showcase the newest developments in 4K definition diagnostic endoscopy, alongside state-of-the-art therapeutic interventions like EMR, ESD, POEM, and hepatobiliary endoscopy. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4nbDnXH #UEGWeek

Day 1 of #UEGweek loving the sense of humour in Europe!

Who's looking forward to UEG Week? 🤩 Beyond world-class science, get ready for star-studded networking opportunities as well with our UEG Community Programme! Find the full details for networking at UEG Week on our website here: https://bit.ly/3p5cqbK #UEGWeek

Looking forward to my first #UEGWeek ever! See you all in Berlin soon! Science is great too but what I value most is meeting people in person, catching up with old friends and making new friends! Follow me for all conference updates here and on X, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram @myueg.bsky.social

#WCOG25 was about celebrating innovation, achievements, & bonds of our #GlobalGICommunity Gathering of ideas, inspiration, & connections—driving progress & shaping #FutureofGI SAVE THE DATE 30 Sept - 2 Oct #WCOG26 in INDIA!🇮🇳 Join @worldgastroorg.bsky.social & continue advancing our field together

2nd Victim Syndrome 🤔Distress we experience after being involved in medical error, adverse event or outcome. Can be severe 🤔Can effect all health workers 🤔Well defined stages 🤔We need wider recognition of SVS, and improved support for ourselves and our colleagues #GIsky #IMsky #Medsky

Beautiful day in Melbourne for Day 1 of #WCOG25 #WCOG_AGW25

Congratulations to the 2025 Advanced Endoscopy Fellow (AEF) Match Class! This year, 89 fellows matched through ASGE’s AEF Match Program. Check them out! hubs.ly/Q03wX9X50 #GISky #GIFellows #MedSky

“The totality of observational studies suggests there is no association between ever versus never use of oral contraceptive and liver cancer risk.” #OncSky #GastroSky #MedSky @oncoalert.bsky.social

@lumirkunovsky.bsky.social welcome to Bluesky 😍

2 🐥🐥 1 🪨 In this VA study, GLP-1 RA use was a/w a 📉 risk of liver outcomes, death, & harmful alcohol use #Liversky journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract... @amcollegegastro.bsky.social

"Legislators must be strong in the face of industry pressure. Alcohol causes one in every four deaths of young adults in Europe. There is no room for compromise: no special exemptions, no self-regulatory loopholes, no concessions. No more sham deadlines or political U-turns." #liversky #medsky

Registered for @myueg.bsky.social UEG Week, see you all in Berlin!

Today is the first-ever World Eosinophilic Oesophagitis Day! We’ve just shared some recent #EoE content from the journal, starting with the VOYAGE trial that was published earlier this month 👇 #EoEDay #gastrosky #medsky

Excited to present our work at #EASLCongress 2025 (THU-036-YI). See you tomorrow at 1pm on the Track Hub 2 - Basic science to check how we use #massspecimaging and IMC for metabolic profiling of #liver fibrosis. Special thanks to our collaborators and funders @zoehall-icl.bsky.social

Get to know how the scope works! #GastroSky youtube.com/shorts/ezbtp...

#MedNews - Elective sigmoid resection may be a viable option for recurrent, complicated or persistent painful #diverticulitis, preventing recurrences in the long-term, suggests a 4-year analysis of the LASER trial.  Full story 👉 buff.ly/wBDvi3P #MedSky #GastroSky

🎉 Huge congratulations to our Executive Director, @spaulliver.bsky.social on receiving the @AGA_Gastro -Pfizer Beacon of Hope Award! 🏆 Your dedication to equity in GI is truly inspiring. We’re proud to have you leading Rainbows in Gastro! 🌈 🔗 gastro.org/news/congrat... #GISky

My approach to difficult colonoscopy: a short video presentation vimeo.com/1075512254/8...

We do not routinely biopsy but we are doing it more often than before. I am big proponent for biopsy before systemic therapy as wrote in this review pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC.... But I still do not think the evidence is strong enough to make it into the guidelines.

European HCC guidelines: biopsy before immunotherapy! Is that what you all following? @atoosarabiee.bsky.social @renumathyd.bsky.social @ebtapper.bsky.social #liversky #gastrosky www.annalsofoncology.org/action/showP...

Proud to receive the prize for the best oral presentation of the International Biliary Pancreatic Meeting 2025 in Seoul, validation of PAN-PROMISE score for its application in RCTs in acute pancreatitis Thanks to the scientific committee!

This is one of the 6 top abstracts at the plenary session on Day 1 #ESGEdays2025 The take home message poem is the best! Urgent ‼️ ERCP not always the best idea. Hardik Rughwani from AIG Hyderabad. #Gastrosky #Liversky @esge-news.bsky.social

Let’s talk about sex journals.lww.com/hepcomm/full... #liversky

Day 1 of #ESGEdays2025 the place is buzzing with excitement!

Postgraduate Course #ESGEdays2025 @esge-news.bsky.social

Encouraging #GISky and #liversky Fellows to apply! 📆 Apply by April 1st!

In China, surgeons transplant genetically modified pig liver into patient www.theguardian.com/science/2025... www.nature.com/articles/s41... #LiverSky #MedSky

Colorectal cancer screening: - FIT is non-inferior to colonoscopy for CRC-related deaths at 10 years n= 57404 Participation rates higher for FIT (39.9%) vs scope (31.8%) CRC-deaths similar: FIT (0.24%) vs scope (0.22%) #GISky #SurgSky @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Results from COLONPREV out now! 10-year colorectal cancer mortality in FIT group non-inferior to that in colonoscopy group (0·22% vs 0·24%; p for non-inferiority=0·0005) Participation in any form of screening higher in FIT group (39·9% vs 31·8%) @oncoalert.bsky.social #GastroSky #OncSky #MedSky

A survey based study from AIG team and UoH on IT individuals who agreed to undergo tests pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40128210/ >80% have fat in liver 20% have elevated liver enzymes 2% have fibrosis (advanced disease) Fatty liver is curable with exercise (150 min/week) and healthy diet #Liversky

Social Media landscape is always evolving. Where are we at in 2025? Come and join me on Spotlight stage at #ESGEdays2025 in Barcelona @esge-news.bsky.social

🔥 Just published ESGE Position Statement: Validation of the GPAT– the Global Polypectomy Assessment Tool🔗 www.esge.com/validation-o... Perform colorectal polypectomy? This paper is a must-read. 👏 Sander Smeets, Maria Eva Argenziano, Alexander C. De Crem, David Tate (pic below) et al

New paper from us in @jhepatology.bsky.social: www.journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S016... Causes of death in >13,000 persons with #MASLD - check it out #liversky. So proud of co-senior author Axel Wester and first author medical student Gabriel Issa for the work!

Celebrating excellence in GI endoscopy! With nearly 2k abstracts submitted to #ESGEDays2025 placing in the top 6 is no small feat. Kudos to these remarkable researchers for their important, impressive work. Watch them in the Presidential Session! esgedays.org

Looking forward to my first trip to Barcelona, 🇪🇸 for @esge-news.bsky.social #ESGEdays2025 Please give me some tips on how to get good at speaking español! I am practicing on @duolingoespanol.bsky.social but I don’t if that is enough.