Multidisciplinary IBD Clinical Series-October 2015

Skokie, IL US
October 7, 2015

This educational activity is designed to provide a platform to discuss current GI advances and management of difficult GI problems while incorporating emerging diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.   

Target Audience

The target audience includes physicians, nurses, fellows, and residents as well as other healthcare professionals iinterested in gastroenterological diseases.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this conference, participants will be able to:

  • Review the current standard of care for Crohn’s disease, including steroids, immunomodulators, and ant-TNF agents;
  • Identify and discuss new advances and targets for inflammation in treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease;
  • Describe difficult IBD cases with feedback from pathology, radiology, surgery and  medical perspective.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Systems-based Practice
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Jennifer Wertheimer
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
jwertheimer@northshore.org
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
(847) 570-1258
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 2.00 Participation
Event starts: 
10/07/2015 - 6:30pm
Event ends: 
10/07/2015 - 8:30pm
Activity opens: 
09/01/2015
Activity expires: 
04/07/2016
Add to calendar: 
McCormick & Schmick's
4999 Old Orchard Center
Skokie, IL 60077
United States

David Rubin, MD 
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
University of Chicago Medicine

Eugene Yen, MD            
Attending                                                
Clinical Director Center for Crohn’s and Colitis
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

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 The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and NorthShore University HealthSystem. The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and 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.

Registration is required, and space is limited. RSVP by telephone at (847) 570-1258 or click on the email link below.

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