Philip Okafor
@philipokaformd
Gastroenterologist @ Mayo Clinic | Health Services Researcher | Associate Editor, ACG Evidence-based GI | Soccer and football enthusiast | Views are my own.
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06-05-2017 19:17:34
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Kashyap Chauhan, MD Evidence-Based GI: An ACG Publication (EBGI) JAMA Philip Okafor Evidence-Based GI Doc Dina Louisa David Kastenberg, MD Farah Monzur, MD, FACG, FASGE Christopher Henry Aaron Martin cuckoo choudhary Tatiana Policarpo, MD Raina Shivashankar M.D. In the UK, the answer is not for further colonoscopy and to go for FIT test
Honored to continue the work of advancing GI endoscopy, supporting innovation, and training future leaders in gastroenterology ASGE GI Endoscopy. 💪🏾🔥
Cheers! To our awesome research group. I've learned so much from you guys. It was great seeing everyone at #DDW2023 Philip Okafor Deborah Adekunle MD MPH
Taking a look back at the wonderful time our ambassadors had at Digestive Disease Week recently. So much potential So much to be grateful for 💥What a family! Watch this space for some exciting projects coming your way this year✨
⏰ for another #EBGI Tweetorial🧵w/ Frances Lee & Omar Tageldin (Tag), MD! “Can We Prevent Hepatic Decompensation? Most Likely, With Nonselective Beta Blockers” 📜Summary bit.ly/EBGI90 @spaulliver 🎧 bit.ly/EBGIaud Evidence-Based GI Doc 📰 in The Lancet bit.ly/Full51
☑️bit.ly/ACG2023-Divers… @francois1fritz Brian Jacobson Adam C. Ehrlich, MD, MPH, FACG @ManasiAgrawalMD @DrPeanutPoop Peg HC Mary Vetter, NP Lavanya Viswanathan MD, MS, FACG, FACP Jasmohan Bajaj Philip Okafor Swati G. Patel, MD MS Evidence-Based GI Doc Michelle Baliss, DO Aileen Bui Clive Miranda, DO, MSc Omar Tageldin (Tag), MD Sameer K Berry, MD, MBA Yakira David, MD @Dr_NJRodriguez
Patients with limited English proficiency have lower endoscopy utilization rates and higher mortality from GI bleeding. Cultural & linguistic competence can improve outcomes in this vulnerable group. Philip Okafor AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract/9…
Evidence-Based GI: An ACG Publication (EBGI) Philip Okafor NEJM Mayo Clinic Shanghai Jiao Tong University Dr. Lauren Gerson Jeff Fidler MD Jonathan Leighton, MD Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology Dan Havlichek MD Cadman Leggett, MD Shabana Pasha, M.D. Keith Siau Alan Barkun Bryan Sauer MD MSc Samir C. Grover, M.D. McMaster University Department of Medicine Loren Laine ACG Healio Gastroenterology Peter Noseworthy, MD CAG Grigoris Leontiadis Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS Naveen Sankar S J. Sebastián P. A. Sahaj Rathi MD, DM, MRCP Venkat Vuddanda Ali Jazayeri MD Mohit Turagam Alex Perelman GI Pearls Aline Charabaty, MD, FACG, AGAF Brent Reed Gautam Ramani Susan Joseph MD Vishal R. Dhulipala Chien-Huan Chen, MD, PhD 🥕Devesh Rai, MD🥕 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Steven Bollipo Harry Thomas Don Portocarrero CGA-IGC ABGH Saurabh Chandan, MD Mark B. Pochapin, MD 6/ My Practice 🗣️“I have rarely used Thalidomide for SIA” due to availability of BAE & limited Rx✍️privileges 🗣️Patients referred to Hematology/Oncology clinic for Rx✍️ & monitoring 📝 🗣️Long-acting somatostatin preferred when pharmacological 💊option is indicated for SIA 🩸
Evidence-Based GI: An ACG Publication (EBGI) Philip Okafor NEJM Mayo Clinic Shanghai Jiao Tong University Dr. Lauren Gerson Jeff Fidler MD Jonathan Leighton, MD Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology Dan Havlichek MD Cadman Leggett, MD Shabana Pasha, M.D. Keith Siau Alan Barkun Bryan Sauer MD MSc Samir C. Grover, M.D. McMaster University Department of Medicine Loren Laine ACG Healio Gastroenterology Peter Noseworthy, MD CAG Grigoris Leontiadis Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS Naveen Sankar S J. Sebastián P. A. Sahaj Rathi MD, DM, MRCP Venkat Vuddanda Ali Jazayeri MD Mohit Turagam Alex Perelman GI Pearls Aline Charabaty, MD, FACG, AGAF Brent Reed Gautam Ramani Susan Joseph MD Vishal R. Dhulipala Chien-Huan Chen, MD, PhD 🥕Devesh Rai, MD🥕 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Steven Bollipo Harry Thomas Don Portocarrero CGA-IGC ABGH Saurabh Chandan, MD Mark B. Pochapin, MD 8/ Thank you & remember to check out Evidence-Based GI: An ACG Publication (EBGI) summaries @ gi.org/ebgi 📢📢📢 ⏰ Do not miss next week’s tweetorial 🧵 w/ Camille Lupiáñez-Merly, MD 🤩
In #EBGI: Overt Evidence for the Efficacy and Safety of Thalidomide in Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Small Intestinal Angiodysplasia Reviewer: Philip N. Okafor, MD, MPH 📖 gi.org/ebgi/okafor_de… 🔊 webfiles.gi.org/podcasts/ebgi/… Philip Okafor Evidence-Based GI Doc
In the 📕#RedJournal: The Impact of Patients' Primary Language on Inpatient Gastrointestinal Bleeding Outcomes Youssef, et al. 👉 bit.ly/4c06DeS Michael Youssef Deborah Adekunle MD MPH Maria Vazquez Roque Philip Okafor Millie Long Jasmohan Bajaj
How long after admission for acute severe UC should patients follow up with GI? 🧐 ⭐️ Follow up within 🥇 week = ⬇️ risk of readmissions 🔑 Follow up can be with IBDologist, general GI or APP academic.oup.com/ibdjournal/art… Stanford Div. of GI & Hepatology Philip Okafor
Join us for the Mayo Clinic #GI_hospitalist course in Nashville, TN 🎸next weekend to learn about all things #inpatient #GI Virtual option available Philip Okafor William Palmer Mayo Clinic Med Ed Mayo Clinic Florida Gastroenterology & Hepatology ce.mayo.edu/gastroenterolo…
