Science in the City: Review of Treatments for Viral Hepatitis and an Update on Evolving Therapies for Chronic Liver Diseases


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Add to Calendar Science in the City: Review of Treatments for Viral Hepatitis and an Update on Evolving Therapies for Chronic Liver Diseases 11/23/2019 7:30:00 AM 11/23/2019 5:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://mssm.cloud-cme.com/SITC2019 Description: Science in the City is a one day course with plenary sessions, specialized breakout sessions, and panel discussions which will provide a comprehensive update on the evolving therapies for Chronic Liver Diseases. Hatch Auditorium false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, November 23, 2019, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Hatch Auditorium

Target Audience
Specialties - Infectious Diseases, Liver Diseases

Course Overview
Science in the City is a one day course with plenary sessions, specialized breakout sessions, and panel discussions which will provide a comprehensive update on the evolving therapies for Chronic Liver Diseases.

Objectives
To provide a comprehensive update on the current management and future research directions in liver disease for Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, Internists, and other Allied Health Professionals involved in the care of patients with liver disease.

  1. • Deliver updates from major Liver meetings in 2019
  2. • Recognize complications of liver decompensation, including hepatorenal syndrome, hepatic encephalopathy and portal hypertension
  3. • Discuss the epidemiology and treatment of NASH
  4. • Summarize updates in the treatment of hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HDV co-infection
  5. • Review evolving modalities of diagnosing fibrosis
  6. • Demonstrate the use of solid organ transplantation, live donor transplantation and transplanting alcoholic liver disease

Registration

*After November 1, 2019
- Physicians-----$ 225.00
- Allied Health Professionals-----$ 150.00
- Fellows and Residents-----$ 75.00
- MSHS Physicians-----$ 175.00
- MSHS Allied Health Professionals-----$ 75.00
- MSHS Residents-----$ 50.00
- MSHS Fellows-----$ 50.00

 

While registering, please be sure to select your Lunch Breakout Session
Located in Annenberg Building, 12th Floor

- Cases from the Mount Sinai Consult Service
- How to Screen for and Know When to Refer Patients for Porphyrias
- Fibroscan Use in HBV/HCV/NASH
- AIH/PSC/PBC
- Liver Disease in Pregnancy
- Liver Pathology Review for the Clinician


Accreditation
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.50 hours)