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Emerging Topics in Liver Disease Conference: Innovative Trends in Liver Health 2023
In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available.
Presented by the Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation at Houston Methodist
The epidemic of liver disease has become increasingly more common and poses complex problems regarding diagnosis and management. There are recent advances in the diagnosis and management of patients with liver disease. This CE activity has been designed to educate attendees about new developments in hepatology, and new approaches to management of liver diseases that can be readily integrated into their daily practice. A group of national experts, including several renowned guest faculty, will present new findings in a clinical context that will be beneficial in the multidisciplinary management of unique and complex liver disorders.
This course, in addition to lecture format presentations, will provide interactive instructional presentations, debate and panel discussions, Q&A sessions, case discussions and use an interactive audience response system.
FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
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Physician (Houston Methodist) | $25 |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) | $300 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $50 |
Allied Health Care Professional | $10 |
Resident / Fellow / Student | Free |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
Target Audience
This conference is designed for primary care physicians, internists, hepatologists, gastroenterologists, oncologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants and other health care providers.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Discuss the current trends in Liver Disease.
- Describe new and critical developments in chronic HBV, HCV and HDV.
- Identify emerging trends in the obesity crisis & nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and explore the latest concepts in diagnosis and management.
- Discuss new developments and treatment of liver and pancreatic cancers – an emerging epidemic.
TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
7:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
7:30 AM | Welcome | Victor Ankoma-Sey, MD, FACP, FAASLD |
7:35 AM | Introduction | R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
Plenary Session I: Liver Disease in 2023 Moderators: Joseph Galati, MD, Robert McFadden, MD & Constance Mobley, MD | ||
7:40 AM | State-of-Art-Lecture I Milestones of Liver Disease and Transplantation at Houston Methodist: From Zero to 10,000 | David W. Victor III, MD |
8:10 AM | Liver Disease & Pregnancy: When is it an Emergency & when is it not ? | Kidist K. Yimam, MD |
8:40 AM | Liver biopsy: It Is Not Always About Fat | Sadhna Dhingra MD, FCAP |
9:10 AM | Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in 2023 | Chukwuma Egwim, MD |
9:35 AM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
9:55 AM | Break and Exhibits | |
Plenary Session II: Viral Hepatitis - What is New? Moderators: Andreas Duchini, MD, Chukwuma Egwim, MD & David W. Victor, III, MD | ||
10:10 AM | State of the Art Lecture II Hepatitis B and Delta - what you need to know in 2023 | Jordan J. Feld, MD, MPH |
10:40 AM | Hepatitis E – Epidemiology, Diagnosis & Management | Enrique J. Martínez, MD |
11:10 AM | HCV Elimination by 2030: What Strategies will get us there? | Anthony Martinez, MD, AAHIVS, FAASLD |
11:40 AM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
12:00 PM | Lunch Product Theatre NASH: The Landscape State of Art Update, Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc Location: RI Boardroom *Attendance is optional. This presentation is not certified for CE credit.* | |
Plenary Session III: Innovations in the Management of Obesity & Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Moderators: Victor Ankoma-Sey, MD, FACP, FAASLD, Caroline Simon, MD & Nabil Tariq, MD, FACS | ||
1:00 PM | State of the Art Lecture III Obesity: Epidemiology and Medical Management in 2023 | Archana Sadhu, MD |
1:30 PM | Obesity: Surgical Options | Nabil Tariq, MD |
1:55 PM | Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Where are we in 2023? | Nadege T. Gunn, MD, CPI |
2:20 PM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
2:40 PM | Break and Exhibits | |
Plenary Session IV: Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Cancers - Current Concepts Moderators: Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, B Pharm, R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) & Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH | ||
2:55 PM | State of the Art Lecture IV Liver Cancers: Resection Vs. Transplantation | Maria B. Majella Doyle, MD, MBA, FRCS |
3:25 PM | Robotic Approaches in the Surgical Management of Hepato- Biliary and Pancreatic neoplasms | Yee Lee Cheah, MD |
3:50 PM | Mutational Profiling for Colorectal Liver Metastases - Prognosis and Patient Selection for Hepatectomy | Timothy E. Newhook, MD |
4:20 PM | Role of Genomics for Tumor Selections and Management | Ashton Connor, MD, PhD |
4:45 PM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
5:00 PM | Adjournment |
IN-PERSON attendance will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030).
VIRTUAL information will be provided to registered learners.
COURSE DIRECTOR |
Victor Ankoma-Sey, MD, FACP, FAASLD |
Director, Liver Transplant Program Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Director, Liver Associates of Texas, PA |
GUEST SPEAKERS |
Maria B. Majella Doyle, MD, MBA, FRCS |
MTS/Department of Surgery Distinguished Endowed Chair in Abdominal Transplant Professor of Surgery, Section of Abdominal Transplant Director, Liver Transplant, Barnes Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital Director, Transplant HPB Fellowship Program Director, Clinical Faculty Development Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO |
Jordan J. Feld, MD, MPH, FAASLD |
R. Phelan Chair in Translational Liver Disease Research Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto Interim Director, Toronto Centre for Liver Disease Senior Scientist, Sandra Rotman Centre for Global Health Toronto General Hospital |
Nadege T. Gunn, MD, CPI |
Medical Director Gastroenterology/Hepatology Impact Research Institute Waco, TX |
Anthony Martinez, MD, AAHIVS, FAASLD |
Associate Professor of Medicine Jacobs School of Medicine University at Buffalo Medical Director, Hepatology Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY |
Enrique J. Martinez, MD |
Physician Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates Atlanta, GA |
Timothy E. Newhook, MD |
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
Kidist K. Yimam, MD |
Director, Autoimmune Liver Disease Transplant Hepatologist Sutter Health San Francisco, CA |
HOUSTON METHODIST SPEAKERS |
Yee Lee Cheah, MD, FACS |
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Liver Transplant Surgery Houston Methodist Department of Surgery - Transplant |
Ashton Connor, MD, PhD, FRCSC |
Transplant Surgeon Assistant Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist |
Sadhna Dhingra MD, FCAP |
Associate Director, Surgical Pathology Liver and GI pathologist Houston Methodist |
Chukwuma Egwim, MD |
Transplant Hepatologist Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Liver Associates of Texas, PA |
R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
J.C. Walter Jr. Presidential Distinguished Chair Director, J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Director, Transplantation Research Chief, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery Professor of Surgery Houston Methodist |
Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc |
Director Houston Liver Institute Houston, Texas |
Archana R. Sadhu, MD |
Endocrinologist Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Houston Methodist |
Nabil Tariq, MD, FACS |
Bariatric Surgery Medical Director, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Assistant Professor of Surgery Academic Institute Houston Methodist |
David W. Victor, III, MD |
Transplant Hepatologist, Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Associate Professor of Medicine Houston Methodist |
MODERATORS |
Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, B Pharm |
Medical Director, Cockrell Center for Advanced Therapeutics, Phase I Program Gastrointestinal Medical and Transplant Oncologist Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Assistant Professor of Medicine Houston Methodist |
Andrea Duchini, MD |
Transplant Hepatologist, Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation |
Joseph S. Galati, MD, FACG, FAASLD |
Medical Director, Transplant Hepatologist, Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation, Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Director, Liver Specialists of Texas |
R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
J.C. Walter Jr. Presidential Distinguished Chair Director, J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Director, Transplantation Research Chief, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery Professor of Surgery Houston Methodist |
Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH |
Transplant Hepatologist, Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Associate Professor of Medicine Houston Methodist |
Robert S. McFadden, MD |
Transplant Hepatologist Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Academic Institute Houston Methodist |
Constance M. Mobley, MD, PhD, FACS |
Associate Director of Liver Transplantation J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Associate Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation Medical Director, Surgical & Liver ICU Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Community Integration Houston Methodist Department of Surgery Assistant Professor of Surgery Adjunct Assistant Professor Texas A&M College of Medicine |
Caroline J. Simon, MD, FACS |
Director, Robotic Transplantation & HPB Surgery Robotic Surgery on the Liver, Pancreas, Gallbladder and Bile Ducts Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery Houston Methodist Hospital |
Nabil Tariq, MD, FACS |
Bariatric Surgery Medical Director, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Assistant Professor of Surgery Academic Institute Houston Methodist |
David W. Victor, III, MD |
Transplant Hepatologist, Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Associate Professor of Medicine Houston Methodist |
Available Credit
- 7.75 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 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 7.75 Attendance
- 9.25 DietitianThis activity has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 9.25 CPEs.
- 7.75 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award 7.75 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.
- 7.50 Transplant CoordinatorsThe 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: Emerging Topics in Liver Disease Conference: Innovative Trends in Liver Health 2023 | Fri, 04/21/2023 - 8:00am | 7.50 Category 1 CEPTCs
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REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
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- STEP 2 - Once enrolled, click the link of the activity format for which you enrolled (the Status should say "In progress") and then click the "Take Course" button to begin the activity.
FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
---|---|
Physician (Houston Methodist) | $25 |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) | $300 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $50 |
Allied Health Care Professional | $10 |
Resident / Fellow / Student | Free |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.