American Gastroenterological Association Medical Position Statement on the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Medical Position Panel consisted of the authors of the technical review, a community-based gastroenterologist (Stephen W. Hiltz, MD, MBA, AGAF), an insurance provider representative (Edgar Black, MD, Medical Director, Policy Resources Technology Evaluation Center, BlueCross BlueShield Association), a general surgeon (Irvin M. Modlin, MD), a patient advocate (Gregory Lane), a primary care physician (Steve P. Johnson, MD), a gastroenterologist with expertise in health services research (Philip S. Schoenfeld, MD), the Chair of the AGA Institute Clinical Practice and Quality Management Committee (John Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF), and the Chair of the AGA Institute Practice Management and Economics Committee and the AGA Institute CPT Advisor (Joel V. Brill, MD, AGAF).
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Peter J. Kahrilas is a consultant for AstraZeneca and TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. Nicholas J. Shaheen is on the speaker's bureau for AstraZeneca and is a consultant for AstraZeneca and TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc and receives support (grant/research) from AstraZeneca, TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc, Proctor&Gamble, CCS Medical and Barrx Medical. Michael F. Vaezi is on the speaker's bureau of AstraZeneca, a consultant for AstraZeneca, Santarus, and Restech, and receives support (grant/research) from TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc, AstraZeneca, and Restech.
PII: S0016-5085(08)01606-5
doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2008.08.045
© 2008 AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
