Evening Meeting Agenda
6:00 PM: Industry Exhibits and Annual Holiday Mixer
7:30 PM: CME Program
Q & A Discussion to Follow
"Optimizing Quality in Colonoscopy"
Douglas K. Rex, M.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Chancellor's Professor Emeritus, IUPUI
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Director of Endoscopy
Indiana University Health
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 2025 in order to attend most of our 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.
The PNWGS is honored to welcome Douglas K. Rex, M.D. from Indiana University Health for the fourth session of the 2025 "Meet the Professor" Evening Program.
Join Us For Dinner on
October 23rd!
EARN CME & MOC POINTS
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.
About the Professor
Dr. Douglas K. Rex is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, Chancellor’s Professor at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, and Director of Endoscopy at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. He graduated from Harvard College, Summa Cum Laude in 1976 and with highest distinction from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1980.
He served as Chief Medical Resident at Indiana University Hospital and joined the faculty at Indiana University in 1985. He received the Outstanding Teacher Award in the Introduction to Medicine course five times and has been awarded the Indiana University School of Medicine Outstanding Teacher Award as well as Department of Medicine’s Excellence in Teaching Award. He is a full-time clinical gastroenterologist at Indiana University Hospital.
His major research interests have been in colorectal disease and, in particular, colorectal cancer screening and the technical performance of colonoscopy. He co-authored the colorectal cancer screening recommendations of the American College of Gastroenterology and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer. He also authored the recommendations on quality in colonoscopy of the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American College of Gastroenterology/American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
He has authored more than 250 original research papers, 60 book chapters, 220 invited papers, 60 editorials, and 40 guideline papers. He was an Associate Editor of Journal Watch Gastroenterology for 19 years and serves on the editorial boards of 11 gastroenterology journals. He is Editor-in-Chief of ASGE Journal Scan. He is the current chair of the U.S. Multi-Society (ACG, ASGE, AGA) Task Force on Colorectal Cancer. He has also served in the American College of Gastroenterology as Chairman of the Board of Governors and is a Past President of ACG. He is a Master of ACG and the American College of Physicians. He is currently President of ASGE and a recipient of Master Endoscopist Award and the Rudolph V. Schindler Award from ASGE. of liver programs in their home country.