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​​  Evening Meeting Agenda


 6:00 PM:  Industry Exhibits and Annual Holiday Mixer


​​7:30 PM: CME Program


Q & A Discussion to Follow


“Relevance of the Gut Microbiome to



Human Health and Disease”



Gary D. Wu, MD


Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania


Ferdinand G. Weisbrod Professor in Gastroenterology

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​​​​​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.
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The PNWGS is honored to welcome Gary D. Wu, M.D. as the Annual UW Wade Volwiler Visiting Professor for the first session of the 2025 "Meet the Professor" Evening Program. 


​The UW’s Division of Gastroenterology was founded in 1949 by Dr. Wade Volwiler who led the division for 31 years. This annual event recognizes the historical significance of the important work of the GI Division at the UW for our entire community.

​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.

About the Professor
 
​Gary D. Wu, MD is the Ferdinand G. Weisbrod Professor in Gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. He is the Vice Chief for Research in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director of both the NIH P30 Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Disease and the Penn Center for Nutritional Science and Medicine as well as the Co-Director of the PennCHOP Microbiome Program. He was the inaugural Director and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for the American Gastroenterological Association’s Center for Gut Microbiome Research and Education and is an elected member of both the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians. Research in the Wu lab currently focuses the impact of diet on the gut microbiome including dietary xenobiotic metabolism.