Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Gut Problems for the Practitioner

Dear colleagues,

Welcome to “Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Gut Problems for the Practitioner”, a new series for Gastrointestinal Disorders.

The biggest deficiency in Gastroenterology training programs in the US and worldwide is the teaching and understanding of gastrointestinal motility to trainees and physicians.  The fact that many entities can remain undiagnosed after upper and lower endoscopies, imaging modalities such as CT, MRI and even endoscopic ultrasound is not appreciated by trainees and practicing physicians.  Upon entering practice, a great volume of functional bowel disease patients awaits our newly minted gastroenterologists in their waiting rooms.  This reminds them of how some of their mentors had emphasized the art of medicine in the same sentence as the management of functional bowel and GI Motility disorders; but more likely they are keenly aware how they strove to avoid the dreaded irritable bowel, functional dyspepsia and gastroparesis patients in their clinical encounters.

Well I bear good tidings.  This new series I am editing will bring “GI motility to the masses” and make functional bowel disorders attractive because YES! You out there looking after patients both in small towns and large cities will be able to recognize and diagnose these entities. More importantly, this series will teach you that they are immensely treatable. Patient satisfaction from your expertise will be immeasurable and your reputation as the consummate gastroenterology clinician and motility specialist will be appreciated and respected by your colleagues.

Prof. Dr. Richard W. McCallum
Guest Editor

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