Florida Gastroenterologic Society (FGS) Annual meeting 2017
In-Person Event
Sep 08 - 10, 2017
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
OVERVIEW
Florida Gastroenterologic Society (FGS) Annual meeting is organized by Florida Gastroenterologic Society (FGS) and would be held during Sep 08 - 10, 2017 at Hilton West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America.
The target audience for this medical event for gastroenterologists, gastroenterology trainees, primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants and nurse practitioners interested in the latest information on diagnostic GI and state of the art treatment of these illnesses. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Conference Objectives are :
• Recognize eosinophilic esophagitis and understand short-term and long-term therapies.
• Diagnose and distinguish celiac disease from non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
• Understand the newest treatment modalities for inflammatory bowel disease.
• Understand the latest endoscopic and molecular techniques for colorectal cancer screening.
• Understand the newest phases of healthcare legislation, reform, policy, and quality indicators for reimbursement.
• Distinguish pre-malignant from non-malignant pancreatic cysts and guide the approach to these entities.
• Recognize challenges and approaches to patients with chronic abdominal pain with focus on the difficult patient
• encounter and physician burnout.
• Provide a comprehensive approach to the management of liver masses.
• Gain knowledge of total pancreatectomy with islet cell autotransplantation for patients with chronic pancreatitis.
• Obtain hands-on experience with the newest endoscopic platforms and tools.
• Recognize the significance of NASH and newest approaches for its treatment.
• Understand the newest treatments for hepatitis C virus.
• Present current evidence on pharmacologic and endoscopic strategies to prevent the most common complication of ERCP – post-ERCP pancreatitis.
• Recognize the importance of quality metrics and methods for improvement of quality metrics in colorectal cancer screening and surveillance.
• Gain the newest insights into evaluation and management of Barrett’s Esophagus.
• Understand the use of therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound in GI practice.
• Understand the newest therapeutic modalities for treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding.
The target audience for this medical event for gastroenterologists, gastroenterology trainees, primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants and nurse practitioners interested in the latest information on diagnostic GI and state of the art treatment of these illnesses. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Conference Objectives are :
• Recognize eosinophilic esophagitis and understand short-term and long-term therapies.
• Diagnose and distinguish celiac disease from non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
• Understand the newest treatment modalities for inflammatory bowel disease.
• Understand the latest endoscopic and molecular techniques for colorectal cancer screening.
• Understand the newest phases of healthcare legislation, reform, policy, and quality indicators for reimbursement.
• Distinguish pre-malignant from non-malignant pancreatic cysts and guide the approach to these entities.
• Recognize challenges and approaches to patients with chronic abdominal pain with focus on the difficult patient
• encounter and physician burnout.
• Provide a comprehensive approach to the management of liver masses.
• Gain knowledge of total pancreatectomy with islet cell autotransplantation for patients with chronic pancreatitis.
• Obtain hands-on experience with the newest endoscopic platforms and tools.
• Recognize the significance of NASH and newest approaches for its treatment.
• Understand the newest treatments for hepatitis C virus.
• Present current evidence on pharmacologic and endoscopic strategies to prevent the most common complication of ERCP – post-ERCP pancreatitis.
• Recognize the importance of quality metrics and methods for improvement of quality metrics in colorectal cancer screening and surveillance.
• Gain the newest insights into evaluation and management of Barrett’s Esophagus.
• Understand the use of therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound in GI practice.
• Understand the newest therapeutic modalities for treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding.
KEY DATES
08 Sep, 2017
Event Start Date
10 Sep, 2017
Event End Date
SPECIALITIES
GastroenterologySUGGESTED HOTELS
CONFERENCE VENUE
Hilton West Palm BeachRELATED CONFERENCES & LIVE WEBINARS
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