UCI Health Digestive Health Institute 14th Annual Gastroenterology & Hepatology Symposium

UCI Health Digestive Health Institute 14th Annual Gastroenterology & Hepatology Symposium is organized by UCI Health Digestive Health Institute (DHI) and will be held from Apr 20 - 23, 2022 at UCI Health H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center (CDDC), Orange, California, United States of America.

Target Audience:
This activity was developed for physicians, nurses, therapists and other professionals who provide care for adult patients in specialties including Gastroenterology, Colorectal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hepatobiliary & Biliary & Pancreatic Surgery, and Internal Medicine.

Purpose:
Join the world-class experts at UCI Health for a free virtual CME event featuring 20+ LIVE endoscopy and O.R. cases. Learn about the latest management options for endoscopic and surgical treatments of gastrointestinal and liver diseases with an impressive mix of lectures and live cases.

The purpose of this activity is to provide specific health care diagnostic and intervention management for digestive health patient management. The information will be presented by practicing experts and based upon the latest research in evidence-based medicine. In addition to a wide-ranging number of medical topics, the activity will include live case demonstrations for complex endoscopic and surgical cases. At the end of the activity, it is expected that the participants will have an up-to-date understanding of the best clinical approaches in gastroenterology and hepatology.

Activity Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be able to:At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be able to:
• Incorporate advances in disease monitoring
• Describe the medical and surgical management of perianal Crohn’s disease
• Screen, diagnose and manage viral hepatitis B, hepatitis C, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma

Procedure Highlights:
• AI Colonoscopy
• Concomitant Laparoscopic Hernia Repair and Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (cTIF)
• EUS-guided Portal Pressure Gradient (EUS-PPG)
• Complex ERCP’s
• Endoscopic resection techniques
• This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Schedule:
• Wednesday, April 20: Foregut topics and procedures
• Thursday, April 21: Hepatology updates with procedures streaming simultaneously
• Friday, April 22: IBD/Colorectal updates with procedures streaming simultaneously
• Saturday, April 23: Hands-on event (COVID-19 protocols permitting)