First Annual Rome Foundation AGA Lectureship to be Held at DDW 2008
The Rome Foundation is pleased to announce the First Annual Rome Foundation American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Lectureship at the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2008 meeting in San Diego, on May 20, 2008, 10:30 am-12:00 noon in Room 6A of the San Diego Convention Center.
Gina Kolata, the chief science writer for the New York Times.
The speaker will be Gina Kolata, Senior Science Writer for the New York Times. Ms. Kolata has an undergraduate degree in microbiology, a master’s degree in applied mathematics, and studied molecular biology at MIT. She previously worked as a writer for Science. She has reported on broad environmental and medical topics including breast cancer, the medical and legal issues surrounding silicone breast implants, experimental AIDS drugs, abuse, obesity, diet and health, relationship of environment and cancer, and cloning.
Dr. Douglas Drossman and Dr. Lin Chang will moderate the session.
“Lessons from our Patients”
The objectives will be:
1. to help physicians to understand the needs of patients
2. to provide recommendations to improve the patient-physician relationship, and
3. to identify simple measures to make clinical practice more satisfying to the physician and patient.
The presentation will be delivered on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Room 6A of the San Diego Convention Center.
