Liver Disease and the Older Patient

Overview

Liver Disease and the Older Patient is organized by eMedEvents Corporation.

Release Date: 3-28-2022
Expiration Date: 3-28-2023

Target Audience:
• Physicians
• Nursing

Overview/Summary:
Liver Disease and the Older Patient is an not uncommon scenario seen in both office-based and inpatient clinical practice. In Dr. Appelbaum’s second presentation, he discusses a comprehensive approach when encountering elevated liver biochemical tests in older patients and sheds light on a rapidly growing and potentially life-threatening condition known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). By utilizing a case-based approach, Dr. Appelbaum uses real life examples to engage program participants and explain the pathology, consequences and treatment of older patients with NAFLD and elevated liver biochemical tests.

Educational Objectives:
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
• Describe the evaluation of elevated liver biochemical tests in older patients
• Explain the approach to evaluation of persons at risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
• Describe the pathology and progression of NAFLD

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Topic(s)

• AIDS
• End of life care
  • Physician: State Required Topic for Iowa and New Jersey
• Geriatric Medicine
• Geriatrics
  • Nursing: State Required Topic for Texas
• Gerontology
• HIV
• Geriatrics & Gerontology
  • Physician: State Required Topic for Nevada
  • Physician Assistant: State Required Topic for Nevada
• HIV/AIDS
  • Physician: State Required Topic for Dist of Col
  • Nursing: State Required Topic for Connecticut and Dist of Col
  • Physician Assistant: State Required Topic for Dist of Col and Florida

Credit Info

 Physician Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Your CE Source and eMedEvents. Your CE Source is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Your CE Source designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Accreditation Statement:
Your CE Source is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider approved by California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #16031 for 1 contact hour.

• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ : 1
• Contact Hours : 1

Specialties

Target Audience

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Jonathan Seth Appelbaum

Internal Medicine

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