Accreditation
Program Overview:
The joint providership of Medical Education Resources and Focus Medical Communications presents the GI & Liver Symposium: Current Guidelines and Management Strategies. This inaugural event will focus on educational updates highlighting clinically relevant advances in the management of patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and gastrointestinal (GI) disorders.
Target Audience: Healthcare professionals (physicians, NPs, nurses, PAs, PharmDs) managing patients with CLD and GI disorders.
Agenda: https://www.gastroliverupdate.org/conference-agenda
Planning Committee/Course Directors:
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Gary Lichtenstein, MD
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TBD
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Nirav Shah, MD
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TBD
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Educational Objectives:
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Analyze the changing epidemiology and pathophysiology of chronic gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders
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Evaluate the efficacy and safety profiles of emerging pharmacologic therapies that optimize outcomes for patients with GI and liver diseases
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Apply evidence-based recommendations and/or guidelines for the diagnosis and management of GI and liver disease
Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Education Resources (MER) and Focus Medical Communications. MER is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician Credit:
Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
MOC Designation:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Planning Committee and Faculty Disclosures: Faculty speaker disclosures are listed in the presentations.
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships:
Medical Education Resources (MER) ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies all financial relationships with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Reported relevant financial relationships are mitigated by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CE activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. MER is committed to providing learners with high-quality CE activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of an ineligible company.
MER and Focus Medical Communications planners have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Disclaimer:
The content and views presented in this educational activity are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Medical Education Resources, Focus Medical Communications, and/or Janssen Biotech, Inc. The authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.
Fee Information: https://www.gastroliverupdate.org/conference-fees
Jointly provided by Medical Education Resources and Focus Medical Communications.
Supported by an educational grant from Johnson & Johnson.