BEST OF DDW & EASL 2016
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DDW (Digestive Disease Week)
and EASL
(European Association for the
Study of the Liver)
Saturday, June 11, 2016
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Drexel University College of Medicine
(Center City Campus)
New College Building, Geary Auditorium
245 N. 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Free Valet Parking
5.0 CME Credits • Registration Is Complimentary
BEST OF DDW & EASL
PROGRAM AGENDA
2016
TARGET AUDIENCE
This symposium is designed to provide gastroenterologists,
primary care physicians, NPs, PAs, and nurses who are
involved in the management of liver patients with the most
up-to-date information about the diagnosis, management
and treatment options for complex liver disease, as presented
at the recent DDW & EASL meetings.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Saturday, June 11, 2016
7:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 am
Introductions, Agenda &
Requirements for CME Credits
Santiago Munoz, MD
Event Moderator & Event Co-Chair
8:15 am
Hepatitis B and C News
Santiago Munoz, MD
9:00 am
Complications of Liver Failure:
Infections, Ascites, Renal Dysfunction
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD
9:45 am
Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease
Mack C. Mitchell, MD
After attending this program, the participant will be able to:
• Discuss guidelines for the diagnosis and management of
hepatitis B and C virus infection as presented at the
gastroenterology and hepatology meetings.
• Recognize new information on management of the most
common complications of liver failure (ascites, infection,
renal dysfunction) from the 2016 national and international
conferences.
10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am
News on Management of
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Brian Bianco, DO
11:30 am
• Identify new treatments and management of
decompensated liver failure and NASH.
• Manage and plan the treatment of hepatocellular
carcinoma according to the most recent information
presented at the liver conferences.
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 Drexel University College of
Medicine and Hahnemann University Hospital. The Drexel University
College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT: The Drexel University College
of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AOA: This program is eligible for 5.0 credits in Category 2A of the American
Osteopathic Association.
12:15 pm
1:00 pm
News on Liver Transplantation
Kenneth Rothstein, MD
Event Co-Chair
GUEST FACULTY
Mack C. Mitchell, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
DREXEL FACULTY
Santiago Munoz, MD
Chief of Hepatology
and the Liver Failure Unit
Event Moderator
& Event Co-Chair
Kenneth Rothstein, MD
Event Co-Chair
Chief, Division of
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Brian Bianco, DO
Interventional Radiologist
Questions and Discussion
All Presenters
Adjournment – Buffet Lunch
FACULTY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: It is the policy of Drexel University College
of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor
in all its sponsored educational programs. Speakers at continuing medical
education activities are required to disclose to the audience, any relevant
commercial interest (which is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or
distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients).
Any conflicts of interest must be resolved prior to the presentation and
announced to the audience. The intent of this disclosure is to allow
participants to form their own judgments about the educational content of this
activity and determine whether the speaker’s commercial interests influenced
the presentation. In addition, speakers are required to openly disclose any
off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices discussed in
their presentation.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: All financial support (educational grants and exhibits)
for this program will be acknowledged prior to the beginning of the activity.
Free Valet Parking:
In front of Hahnemann’s main entrance on Broad Street
(corner of Broad & Vine Streets)
Free Validated Parking:
At Hahnemann’s Wood Street Garage (located at the NW
corner of Wood & Broad Streets). Entrance is on Wood Street.