Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Weekly

Series Director

Clark Hair, MD

Target Audience and Needs

Gastroenterologists, hepatologists, fellows, residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care practitioners need to be regularly updated on the advances in guidelines, basic science and clinical research, management strategies and standards of care in gastroenterology and hepatology. The series aims to increase knowledge and skills of the learners in these topic areas in order to enhance the quality of care and improve patient outcomes.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures, case presentations, and literature review.  

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Summarize the epidemiology and new therapeutic approaches in the shifting world of hepatology.
• Develop a treatment approach to patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and other esophageal disorders including lifestyle modifications, medical therapy, endoscopic interventions, and surgery.
• Discuss evolving endoscopic techniques and options for esophageal, gastric, and colorectal polyps and other neoplastic lesions.
• Evaluate and incorporate the guideline and evidence-based management of patients on antithrombotic agents with GI adverse events or who are undergoing endoscopy.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Coordinator 

Arlene Zamora
aazamora@bcm.edu
713-873-3503