NCMS - Nueches County Medical Society - Psychosocial Aspects of Managing the Patient with Alcoholic Liver Disease: Addiction, Treatment, Outcomes - The Need for Standardization and Psychosocial Criteria - April 23, 2026

April 23, 2026

LIVESTREAM (Virtual)

HOUSTON METHODIST J.C. WALTER JR. EDUCATIONAL SERIES

Presented by the Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation

FEES

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Houston Methodist (HM) employeeFree 
Physician (HMCC ACO PCP)Free
Physician (HMPAQ)Free
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)$35  
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)Free
Resident / Fellow (No CME)Free
Allied Health Professional / All OthersFree

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss social worker's responsibility to evaluate and standardize protocols for liver transplant evaluation for patients with addiction and/or alcohol use disorder.
  • Understand clinical understanding of addiction, including the diagnostics for 10 substance-use disorders and their classifications.
  • Describe treatment options for patients with addiction and/or alcohol use disorder, including liver transplantation.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    • 1.00 Medical Ethics and/or Professional Responsibility
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 1.00 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 1.00 Transplant Coordinators
    The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has assigned the following Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) to the following Houston Methodist Transplant Center educational program: NCMS - Nueches County Medical Society - Psychosocial Aspects of Managing the Patient with Alcoholic Liver Disease: Addiction, Treatment, Outcomes - The Need for Standardization and Psychosocial Criteria - April 23, 2026 | Tue, 03/24/2026 - 10:00am | 1.00 Category 1 CEPTCs
Course opens: 
03/24/2026
Course expires: 
05/23/2026
Event starts: 
04/23/2026 - 6:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
04/23/2026 - 7:00pm CDT
Cost:
$35.00
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Faculty: John Ontiveros, LCSW

Lead Social Worker

Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center

Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    • 1.00 Medical Ethics and/or Professional Responsibility
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 1.00 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 1.00 Transplant Coordinators
    The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has assigned the following Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) to the following Houston Methodist Transplant Center educational program: NCMS - Nueches County Medical Society - Psychosocial Aspects of Managing the Patient with Alcoholic Liver Disease: Addiction, Treatment, Outcomes - The Need for Standardization and Psychosocial Criteria - April 23, 2026 | Tue, 03/24/2026 - 10:00am | 1.00 Category 1 CEPTCs

Price

Cost:
$35.00
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Fees

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Houston Methodist (HM) employeeFree 
Physician (non-HM located within the Greater Houston Area)$35  
Physician (non-HM located outside the Greater Houston Area)Free
Resident / Fellow (non-HM located within the Greater Houston Area)Free
Resident / Fellow (non-HM located outside the Greater Houston Area)Free
Allied Health Professional / All OthersFree