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ForwardBCM Gastroenterology & Hepatology Board Review Course 2024
Conference Information
Baylor Medicine at McNair Campus
7200 Cambridge St.
Houston, TX 77030
October 4 - 5, 2024
7:30AM - 6:00PM CDT
In person and virtual option
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Agenda
REGISTRATION
Registration will close on Wednesday, October 2 at 12pm. Onsite registration will be available at the conference.
Needs Statement
A course designed for physicians, trainees, and allied health professionals with interest or clinical practice in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. This course will serve as an update on latest diagnostic and therapeutic issues in GI and Hepatology. This program has been developed using a combination of lecture and case based curriculum designed to serve as an intensive review tool for GI and Hepatology Board Certification/Re-Certification Examination in 2024.
Target Audience
Physicians, trainees, and health professionals with interest or clinical practice in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:
- Summarize the strategies for the diagnosis and management of esophageal dysphagia
- Discuss current management in standard and advanced therapies of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
- Identify tailored approaches to optimizing diagnosis medical therapy in chronic diarrhea and inflammatory bowel disease
- Outline updated guidelines in the management of cholestatic and autoimmune liver diseases
- Develop the appropriate diagnostic algorithm for the management of liver masses
- Identify appropriate diagnostic testing and appropriate surveillance in the setting of colon polyps and associated polyposis syndrome
- Summarize evidence-based medicine in the management of acute and chronic pancreatitis
- Outline the up-to-date management of portal hypertension in the setting of newer non-invasive testing of portal hypertension and associated complications
- Summarize the principle of patient's autonomy is of paramount importance during the process of informed consent.
Educational Methods
Lecture, Panel Discussion, and Audience Response System
Activity Evaluation
Evaluation by questionnaire will address program content, presentation, and possible bias.
Additional Information
For additional information, visit https://www.bcm.edu/gastrohepboardcourse
Contact
For questions, please contact baylorgi@bcm.edu.
Additional Information
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ACCREDITATION/CREDIT DESIGNATION
Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Ethics
The presentation, Informed Consent, Ethics, and Biostatistics, has been designated by Baylor College of Medicine for 0.25 credit of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.
ABIM MOC Credit
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 15.00 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.
Available Credit
- 15.00 ABIM MOC II
- 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 15.00 Attendance
Price
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Registration will close on Wednesday, October 2 at 12pm. Onsite registration will be available at the conference.
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Questions about registration, contact cpd@bcm.edu.