COURSE DESCRIPTION

Rapid advances in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal and liver diseases have changed our approach to care. Pharmacologic innovations have transformed the treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and viral hepatitis. Endoscopic and imaging tools have completely changed our diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for pancreaticobiliary disease and the treatment of motility disorders and early luminal neoplasia. This has led to a knowledge gap in how we now approach and treat our patients. The conference focuses on updating standards of practice in the community, including cancer screening guidelines, obesity management, as well as addressing topics in luminal, pancreatic, and liver disease, which impact the daily practice of attendees and highlight advances at the frontier of Gastroenterology and Hepatology that promise to improve patient care. This is a hybrid conference with both live and virtual attendance options.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

• Integrate the newest therapies for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
• Identify GI and liver complications of obesity and how to manage them.
• Assess patients at risk for GI and liver cancer and improve techniques for screening.
• Recognize patients whose symptoms are a result of dysmotility and provide them with up-to-date therapies.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is intended for local and regional community gastroenterologists, hepatologists, general surgeons, medical oncologists, and allied health professionals who seek to enhance their understanding of the diagnosis and management of GI and Liver Disease. The geographical target emphasizes local and regional gastroenterologists in community practices within referral range to Keck Medical Center including Los Angeles County, Orange County, and neighboring states.

ACCREDIDATION STATEMENT

The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION

The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The following may apply 9.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for license renewal: Registered Nurses may report up to 9.75 credit hour(s) toward the CME requirements for license renewal by their state Board of Registered Nurses (BRN). CME may be noted on the license renewal application in lieu of a BRN provider number.

Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ accredited courses are acceptable CME requirements for recertification.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 9.75 ABIM MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn ABIM 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 of information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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