80019510: Ninth Annual Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Viva la Vida

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The University of Puerto Rico and the University of Mainz, Germany. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM for the conference and 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM for the optional workshop. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Description:
The Ninth Annual Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Viva la Vida will provide, through formal lectures followed by questions and answers, a discussion of various disorders, with an emphasis on recent developments. This year will feature a symposium on gastrointestinal motility disorders as well as diagnosing and treating early gastrointestinal cancers. A symposium on managing pain syndromes in patients with digestive disorders will be presented. Registrants will be able to learn of new imaging and therapeutics for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and become updated in management of gastrointestinal bleeding. A session devoted to optimizing clinical practice will be highlighted.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The optional hands-on workshop has been designated for 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Objectives:
After attending this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:
• Identify the best approach to patients with abnormal liver function tests
• Recognize when to refer your patients with abdominal pain to surgery
• Describe new advances in endoscopic ultrasound
• Evaluate the early diagnosis and treatment of Hepatocellular cancer

Talks

Policy On Speaker And Provider Disclosure

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the speaker and provider disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the activity handout materials.