2019 UVA 14th Annual Conference of Liver Disease and Gastroenterology

2019 UVA 14th Annual Conference of Liver Disease and Gastroenterology is organized by University of Virginia (UVA) and will be held on Jun 08, 2019 at Darden School of Business - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Program Description:
This continuing medical education course is designed to provide general and community based gastroenterology physicians, physician’s assistants and nurse practitioners an opportunity to learn about and discuss the advances in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with liver disease and luminal GI diseases. Lectures will cover topics on IBD in pregnancy, managing GI risk while on antiplatelet/anticoagulant therapy, liver transplantation and living donors, C. Diff IDSA guidelines and clinical trials, PEG tube techniques and tips, viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma cases and two panel discussions. One panel discussion will have a liver clinic focus and discuss optimizing care of cirrhosis patients in the ambulatory clinic while the other will have an endoscopy focus and discuss turning difficult situations into good patient experiences. Because of its popularity, we will feature again this year a formal poster symposium with presentations of the top abstracts.

Educational Objectives:
At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
• Discuss the diagnosis and treatment of small bowel bacterial overgrowth
• Determine the optimal treatment for NSAID induced ulcers
• Develop a diagnosis and treatment plan for microscopic colitis
• Understand the patients who should be referred for liver and living donor transplantation
• Recognize the importance of an interdisciplinary team for the outpatient management of liver disease patients
• Recognize the new therapies available for the treatment of C. diff infection
• Develop a strategy for the placement of PEG tubes and troubleshoot if issues arise
• Understand the importance of an interdisciplinary team to provide your patients with an optimal experience in endoscopy
• Develop a strategy for treating patients with viral hepatitis
• Understand best practices in diagnosing and treating hepatocellular carcinoma