Program Overview:

This interactive one-day live activity will present cutting-edge new information for improving assessment and management of patients with gastrointestinal conditions, and place recent advances in context of current assessment and management paradigms. The format includes keynote presentations by internationally known guest speakers, short, evidence-based updates by UC San Diego faculty, and interactive presentations and panel discussions of challenging cases.

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Target Audience:

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and gastrointestinal (GI) disorders.

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Agenda:

https://www.ucsdadvancesgihep.org/

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Planning Committee and Faculty:

Course Director: Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc, UC San Diego

Co-Chair: Pranab Barman, MD, UC San Diego

Co-Chair: Brigid Boland, MD, UC San Diego

Click here to view all faculty.

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Educational Objectives:

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Integrate novel therapeutic agents into clinical practice for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

• Evaluate the efficacy and specific indications of novel colon cancer screening methods.

• Employ an evidence-based approach to the management of various colon-related disorders.

• Select appropriate new and emerging therapeutic agents for metabolic and alcohol-associated steatosis and primary biliary cholangitis based on patient profiles.

• Analyze strategies for gastric cancer screening and the specific role of endoscopic mucosal dissection in the management of gastric lesions.

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Accreditation Statement:

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Physician Credit:

The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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MOC Designation:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.75 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.​

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Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships:

All individuals in control of the content of continuing education activities provided by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower (ACHS) are required to disclose to the audience all relevant financial relationships related to the content of the presentation or enduring material. Full disclosure of all relevant financial relationships will be made in writing to the audience prior to the activity. All other staff at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower and Focus Medical Communications, who impacted the content of this activity, have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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Learner Assurance Statement:

The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower is committed to mitigating all relevant financial relationships that could arise as a result of individuals who control activity content and who have relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies. The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower is committed to retaining only those individuals with relevant financial relationships that can be reconciled with the goals and educational integrity of the CE activity.

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All relevant financial relationships disclosed during this activity have been mitigated.

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Disclaimer:

The ideas and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Annenberg Center and/or its agents. As in all educational activities, we encourage practitioners to use their own judgment in treating and addressing the needs of each individual patient, taking into account that patient's unique clinical situation. The Annenberg Center disclaims all liability and cannot be held responsible for any problems that may arise from participating in this activity or following treatment recommendations presented.

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Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower Privacy Policy:

Annenberg Center for Health Sciences respects your privacy. We do not share information you give us or have the need to share this information in the normal course of providing the services and information you may request. If there should be a need or request to share this information, we will do so only with your explicit permission. See Privacy Statement and other information at https://annenberg.net/pages/privacyPolicy.php.​

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Fee Information:

APPs: $50

Fellows and Residents: $50

Faculty: $50

VA Faculty: $50

Kaiser Physicians and APPs: $75

Physicians, Scientists, and Researchers: $150

UCSD APPs, Students (Fellows & Residents), Faculty, VA Faculty and Nursing/Allied Healthcare Professionals: Complimentary

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This activity is jointly provided by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower and Focus Medical Communications.