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The AGA Institute releases report on the future of gastroenterology

The field of gastroenterology is changing and practitioners must embrace the advances and new technology to ensure their practice evolves with the field, according to a report released by the American Gastroenterological Association Institute's Future Trends Committee. The report, "The Disappearance of Screening Colonoscopy and the Transformation of Gastroenterology Practice," was developed from a consensus conference held in April 2006 and published in the October issue of Gastroenterology.

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