1. Samir Grover, MD, presented on the gamification of endoscopy simulators during Canadian Digestive Disease Week, March 1-3 in Alberta. He found that incorporating gamelike elements into simulators helped endoscopists during live colonoscopy.
2. Vidalia, La.-based Riverpark Medical Center added gastroenterologist Kellen Jex, MD, to its staff.
3. Oklahoma City VA Health Care System bestowed its 2019 James F. Hammarsten Physician of Excellence Award on gastroenterologist Mohammad Madhoun, MD.
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