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3rd Annual At the Forefront of Hepatology: Team Liver: The Multidisciplinary Approach to Care
THE 3RD ANNUAL AT THE FOREFRONT OF HEPATOLOGY HAS BEEN CANCELED.
Registered attendees have been sent an e-mail with more information.
Target Audience
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the utility and importance of a multi-disciplinary team approach in the treatment of liver diseases;
- Outline how to implement up-to-date evidence-based medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases;
- Describe the role of emerging technologies for medical and surgical management of liver diseases;
- Summarize treatment strategies important to a multidisciplinary clinic designed for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, fatty liver disease, and liver transplantation;
- Analyze how telemedicine can play a critical role for elimination strategies for hepatitis C;
- Assess the new and emerging therapies for different types of liver disease;
- Identify how to apply new knowledge to challenging cases in hepatology.
Agenda subject to change.
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PARKING
Conference parking is offered at the discounted rate of $18 during the registration process.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact Amy Majkowski at amajkowski@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
COURSE DIRECTORS
Andrew Aronsohn, MDAssociate Professor of Medicine
Director, GI Telehealth
Chair, Digestive Diseases Alumni Committee
John J. Fung, MD, PhDProfessor of Surgery
Chief, Section of Transplantation
Director, Transplantation Institute
INVITED SPEAKERS
Robert S. Brown Jr., MD, MPHGladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Medicine
Vice Chef, Mentorship and Academic Development
Clinical Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Weill Cornell Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SPEAKERS AND PLANNING COMMITTEE
| Talia B. Baker, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery Program and Surgical Director, Liver Transplant Director, Living Donor Liver Transplant Program Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery | Collen Blackshear, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist Specialist | Daniel Fridberg, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience |
Annie Guinane, RD, LDN, CNSC Registered Dietician, Transplant | Rakesh Navuluri, MD Associate Professor of Radiology Director, Interventional Radiology Fellowship Director, Interventional Radiology Residency | Vivek N. Prachand, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery Chief Quality Officer, Department of Surgery |
| Helen S. Te, MD Professor of Medicine Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplant | Kimberly Vlodek, MSN, RN Nurse Associate |
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. This includes any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner that could create a conflict of interest. Mechanisms are in place to identify and resolve any potential conflict of interest prior to the start of the activity.
Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Nursing Credit
The University of Chicago Medicine is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)
This live activity is designated for a maximum of 5.25 continuing nursing education units.
Other Health Professional Credit
Other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
THE 3RD ANNUAL AT THE FOREFRONT OF HEPATOLOGY HAS BEEN CANCELED.
Registered attendees have been sent an e-mail with more information.
| Profession Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Physicians | $55 |
| Nurses/Other Healthcare Professionals | $30 |
| Trainees (Residents & Fellows) | FREE |
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Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference end date. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.