Last year (2022) brought two BIG guideline updates from the ACG on GERD and Barrett's esophagus evaluation and management. These guidelines provided much needed clarification on screening, diagnosis, and treatment recommendations, including identifying more clearly those patients who require long-term PPI treatment. This lecture will review the guidelines and implications for clinical practice, as well as discuss how a naturopathic primary care practice may differ from conventional guidelines and the rationale for such deviation.

Dr. Megan Taylor practices integrative primary care for adults and naturopathic gastroenterology for adults and children with digestive concerns, allergies, and autoimmune disease in Seattle, WA. Dr. Taylor earned her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR. She completed two years of post-graduate residency training in primary care and naturopathic gastroenterology, and is well-versed in the evaluation and management of a number of specific digestive conditions including food allergies and intolerances, GERD, gastroparesis and other motility disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, IBS and other functional digestive disorders, SIBO, fungal dysbiosis, and chronic constipation, among others. She serves as adjunct faculty at Bastyr University, teaching the gastroenterology curriculum, and enjoys lecturing and teaching across the country and online. She is a proud member and former board member of the Gastroenterology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (GastroANP.org).