Digestive Disease Week®

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GUTSY

 San Diego, CA & Online    May 3–6, 2025
San Diego, CA & Online
May 3–6, 2025
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Post-Meeting Resources

Thank you for attending DDW 2024! Check out some of the resources below to close out your DDW experience. We look forward to seeing you in San Diego, May 3-6, 2025!

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All attendees can access all non-ticketed scientific sessions on demand through May 16, 2025.

CME Credit & Certificate

Learn more about claiming your CME, MOC and printing a Certificate of Attendance.

ePosters

ePosters takes DDW posters online. Access all full-text abstracts and digital posters (if submitted).

Why Attend DDW?

It’s time to step outside of your comfort zone. Take a bold step to enhance your expertise with the latest research, insightful conversations and cutting-edge technologies and treatment protocols, available only at DDW 2025.

DDW 2024 Posters

Be Inspired

There is nowhere else to find such an immersive and well-rounded outlook on the future of our field — with thousands of posters and research-based sessions.

DDW 2024 Session Panel

Be Informed

The education program at DDW provides the support you need to thrive in your career and to better serve those living with digestive diseases.

Be Connected

Make your time away from the office and lab worthwhile by connecting with other gutsy professionals who can help you advance your work.

It's All ABout Your Discovery

It's All About Your Discovery

Learn what your colleagues across the globe are working on, exchange ideas and spark new possibilities to pave the way for new advancements in the field. 

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It's All About Your Experience

It's All About Your Experience

A robust, self-driven program lets you take control of your curriculum, in your preferred learning format. Choose from topical lectures, hands-on workshops and more.

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It's All About Your Connections

It's All About Your Connections

Meet with the field’s brightest minds to make lasting connections. DDW is filled with moments to engage with professionals who are equally passionate about their work.

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DDW On Demand

All non-ticketed scientific sessions were captured and available to attendees to watch through DDW On Demand. Non-attendees can purchase access too.

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Use the buttons below to mark your calendar for DDW 2025: May 3-6, in San Diego, CA and online. Registration opens in January 2025.

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Let Your Passion Guide You to DDW

In 2025, let’s Be Gutsy together. Join us in San Diego or online as we open ourselves to new ideas, new perspectives and new collaborations. Learn what we have in store for you this year.

Preliminary Agenda

View the full DDW 2024 schedule in the DDW Mobile App. For online attendees, use the “Livestream” filter to view the 64 livestreamed scientific sessions.

Saturday, May 18, 2024

6 a.m.Registration
6 a.m.–5 p.m.
8 a.m.Scientific Sessions
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
In-person attendees will have credentials to attend 400 original scientific sessions. Online attendees can watch four channels with 64 key scientific sessions (livestreamed). All in-person sessions will also be available on demand after DDW ends.
AGA Postgraduate Course
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Join us to explore challenging patient cases, high-impact papers and important practice updates that you can use immediately implement upon your return to the clinic. Participate in-person during the first day of DDW® or online from the comfort of your home—the choice is yours!
AASLD Basic Science Emerging Topics Conference
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Join AASLD for enlightening sessions where experts delve into groundbreaking research at the intersection of microbiome science and liver health. Participants will explore the profound impact of alcohol on liver health and how the microbiome plays a pivotal role in treating alcohol-associated liver diseases.
9:30 a.m.Poster Sessions and ePosters
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
The Poster Hall will be organized by DDW Tracks to allow attendees to easily find posters of interest by topic and theme. ePosters takes DDW posters online, where you can easily search at your convenience to find the latest research that interests you.

Sunday, May 19, 2024

6 a.m.Registration
6 a.m.–5 p.m.
6:30 a.m.DDW Breakfast Connections
6:30–7:45 a.m.
These are scholarly, dynamic morning discussions in an informal, small-group atmosphere. Breakfast is included and space is limited.
ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course: Clinical Challenges and Real-Time Decision Making in GI Endoscopy
This annual signature ASGE event brings together experts from across the globe to present evidence-based and outcomes-driven endoscopic management of gastrointestinal and related disorders. Enjoy discussions on tools, techniques, tips and tricks to achieve your own optimal outcomes for general and advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. With a mix of didactic lectures, case-based discussions, video cases and panel discussions, you can expect an interactive experience that will equip you for real-time decision making in tackling clinical challenges in your GI unit.
8 a.m.Scientific Sessions
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
In-person attendees will have credentials to attend 400 original scientific sessions. Online attendees can watch four channels with 64 key scientific sessions (livestreamed). All in-person sessions will also be available on demand after DDW ends.
AASLD Basic Science Emerging Topics Conference
8 a.m.–Noon
Join AASLD for enlightening sessions where experts delve into groundbreaking research at the intersection of microbiome science and liver health. Participants will explore the profound impact of alcohol on liver health and how the microbiome plays a pivotal role in treating alcohol-associated liver diseases.
9:30 a.m.Poster Sessions and ePosters
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
The Poster Hall will be organized by DDW Tracks to allow attendees to easily find posters of interest by topic and theme. ePosters takes DDW posters online, where you can easily search at your convenience to find the latest research that interests you.
Exhibit Hall
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
See the latest GI innovations, access special offers, and discuss your specific needs with trusted industry partners.
World IBD Day Breakfast
Sponsored by Lilly USA
Pack your purple and join us for breakfast in the Exhibit Hall to kick off World IBD Day. Purple World IBD Day awareness ribbons will be passed out to the first 3,000 attendees.
12:30 p.m.DDW Meet-the-Professor and Meet-the-Investigator Luncheons
12:30–1:45 p.m.
Participate in a scholarly, dynamic discussion in an informal, small-group atmosphere. A boxed lunch is included. Space is limited.
4 p.m.DDW Diversity Session
4–5:30 p.m.
This session will highlight unique issues concerning diversity in the gastroenterology, hepatology and surgical fields as they relate to academia and various clinical practice settings. A reception will immediately follow.

Monday, May 20, 2024

6 a.m.Registration
6 a.m.–5 p.m.
6:30 a.m.DDW Breakfast Connections
6:30–7:45 a.m.
These are scholarly, dynamic morning discussions in an informal, small-group atmosphere. Breakfast is included and space is limited.
8 a.m.Scientific Sessions
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
In-person attendees will have credentials to attend 400 original scientific sessions. Online attendees can watch four channels with 64 key scientific sessions (livestreamed). All in-person sessions will also be available on demand after DDW ends.
SSAT Presidential Address and Presidential Plenary
8 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Join the SSAT in celebrating the Presidency of Vic Velanovich, MD, during the SSAT Presidential Address. This session will include an address from the president along with top papers in GI surgery featured in the 2024 program.
9:30 a.m.Poster Sessions and ePosters
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
The Poster Hall will be organized by DDW Tracks to allow attendees to easily find posters of interest by topic and theme. ePosters takes DDW posters online, where you can easily search at your convenience to find the latest research that interests you.
Exhibit Hall
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
See the latest GI innovations, access special offers, and discuss your specific needs with trusted industry partners.
12:30 p.m.DDW Meet-the-Professor and Meet-the-Investigator Luncheons
12:30–1:45 p.m.
Participate in a scholarly, dynamic discussion in an informal, small-group atmosphere. A boxed lunch is included. Space is limited.
4 p.m.DDW Shark Tank
4–5:30 p.m.
This session will be a fun, high energy and entertaining, interactive session featuring “innovators” from each society who will pitch their best scientific innovations/research. The sharks and audience will vote on the best innovation.

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

6 a.m.Registration
6 a.m.–2 p.m.
6:30 a.m.DDW Breakfast Connections
6:30–7:45 a.m.
These are scholarly, dynamic morning discussions in an informal, small-group atmosphere. Breakfast is included and space is limited.
8 a.m.Scientific Sessions
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
In-person attendees will have credentials to attend 400 original scientific sessions. Online attendees can watch four channels with 64 key scientific sessions (livestreamed). All in-person sessions will also be available on demand after DDW ends.
9:30 a.m.Poster Sessions and ePosters
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
The Poster Hall will be organized by DDW Tracks to allow attendees to easily find posters of interest by topic and theme. ePosters takes DDW posters online, where you can easily search at your convenience to find the latest research that interests you.
Exhibit Hall
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
See the latest GI innovations, access special offers, and discuss your specific needs with trusted industry partners.
12:30 p.m.DDW Meet-the-Professor and Meet-the-Investigator Luncheons
12:30–1:45 p.m.
Participate in a scholarly, dynamic discussion in an informal, small-group atmosphere. A boxed lunch is included. Space is limited.
4 p.m.The Best of DDW 2024
4–5:30 p.m.
A discussant from each of the four societies will review the top presentations. Attend this not-to-be missed session to get an overview of the latest, best and most thought-provoking research presented at DDW.

DDW by the Numbers

13,000+

Annual DDW attendance

4,300

Oral abstract and poster presentations

400

Original lecture sessions

DDW's Sponsoring Societies