The Third Annual Pediatric Liver Disease and Transplantation Symposium

The Third Annual Pediatric Liver Disease and Transplantation Symposium is organized by Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), Department of Surgery and will be held from Dec 10 - 11, 2021.

Target Audience:
This program has been designed for Pediatric Gastroenterologists, Pediatric Surgeons, Transplant Surgeons, Nurses, Social Workers, Dieticians, Physician Assistants and any other clinicians involved in the management and treatment of pediatric liver disease and transplantation. 

Program Overview:
NYP/Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation (CLDT) experts offer extensive experience diagnosing and treating all forms and stages of liver disease in children. They assess and treat liver disease with standard medical therapy, investigational protocols, and surgical therapy. In addition, they serve as a primary transplantation center. The overall goals of the activity is to learn about commonly encountered liver disease in children and  understand the causes, signs, symptoms, risk factors, screening, as well as, innovative approaches to treatment and long-term management. The format of this program will consist of lectures and interactive discussions based on the overall goal of pediatric liver disease and transplantation. 

Learning Objectives:
• Discuss the Management and Treatment of acute liver failure
• Define state of the art management of pediatric liver transplant  
• Identify up-to-date management of pediatric liver disease