The PNWGS is honored to welcome Dr. Neena Abraham for our second session of the 2024 "Meet the Professor" Evening Program.


​Neena Abraham, MD, MSc (Epid), MACG, FASGE, AGAF, is a Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic and a Consultant in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Health Care Policy Research. She completed her medical school training at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Alberta, GI Fellowship, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship, and Post-Doctoral Research Training and Epidemiology degree at McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Dr. Abraham is the Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic CardioGastroenterology Clinic, which uses a multi-specialty collaborative care model to improve clinical outcomes for cardiac patients at risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. She is a funded investigator at the intersection of Cardiology and Gastrointestinal disorders, investigating how antithrombotic drugs contribute to gastrointestinal bleeding in cardiac patients, the elderly, and highly co-morbid. Dr. Abraham is the primary author of the 2022 ACG-CAG Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets During Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding and the Periendoscopic Period, and since 2008, she has authored an additional eight national and international practice guidelines/consensus statements related to antithrombotic drug management and acute gastrointestinal bleeding.

Dr. Abraham is the first female Director of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Institute for Clinical Research and Education and a member of the ACG Board of Trustees and ACG Board of Trustees Executive Team. Under her leadership, the ACG Institute has surpassed the $2.2 million mark in annual funding for competitively awarded clinical research, and in 2021, she launched the ACG Institute Center for Leadership, Ethics, and Equity (LE&E Center). This Institute Center develops and funds programs to train the next generation of leaders in Gastroenterology, scientific discovery to reduce health disparities and advance health equity, and educational activities that support the College's commitment to increasing diversity, equity, and ethical care.

Dr. Abraham has served in leadership of all national GI societies in the United States and Canada. She was a member of the ACG and ASGE Research and Women's committees, was the inaugural Chair of the ASGE Educational Products Committee, and later served on the ACG Public Relations Committees before serving as a Trustee of the American College of Gastroenterology (2009-2015) and on the ACG Institute Board (2017-2020). Dr. Abraham has been the Course Director of all three major national GI Postgraduate courses, including those of the American College of Gastroenterology (2008), the American Gastroenterological Association (2010), and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2013). She previously served as a member of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Board of Governors (2001-2002). At the 2020 ACG Annual Postgraduate Course, Dr. Abraham was honored to deliver the David Sun Lecture on CardioGastroenterology, and in 2021 she was recognized as the Healio & American College of Gastroenterology Disruptive Innovator in Clinical Medicine. In 2022, Dr. Abraham was named one of 108 Masters of the American College of Gastroenterology for her contributions to Gastroenterology leadership, education, and science in the United States—one of only eight women in the United States to be elevated to Master status.

EARN CME & MOC POINTS

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​​Continuing Medical Education

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).  


The Pacific Northwest Gastroenterology Society (PNWGS) is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The PNWGS designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 1.5 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.


NOTE: PNWGS offers ABIM MOC points for this activity for learners choosing to participate in the MOC program. Learners are NOT required to participate in any MOC activities in order to claim AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for this activity.​

MOC Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.


​​  Evening Meeting Agenda


  6:00 PM:  Industry Exhibits and Networking Cocktail


7:30 PM: CME Program
 

Q & A Discussion to Follow​



Neena Abraham, M.D., 


MSc (Epid), MACG, FASGE, AGAF

Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic

 Consultant in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Health Care Policy Research


​​What if I haven't updated my dues yet?  We encourage all members to renew their membership dues with our easy online system.  Members need to be current on Annual Memberships Dues for 2024 in order to attend the programs. We will be able to update your dues in person at the meeting!

Invite a new colleague as your guest. Did you know that PNWGS members can bring a guest to enjoy one PNWGS evening program for free as an introduction to our society? Take advantage of this perk. Their CME and MOC Points are always included.


The Session Evaluation, CME Certificate, and MOC Form will be emailed to all participants after the event.


Parking is easy, and valet parking is now included with dinner at the Rainier Club Parking Garage.  You will enter the auto court of the Rainier Club on the right as you drive down Columbia Street to enter their garage.

“CardioGI Curbside Consults - Best practices for managing


antithrombotic agents in the elective and emergent setting”