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7th Medicine Nursing Pharmacy CE Quarterly - Rio Grande Valley - October 26, 2023
As liver disease becomes more prevalent in patients and yet is still a complex process, we will strive for educating liver disease processes and current treatment options from a surgical, hepatological, oncological perspective. This event will combine pharmacy research with COVID-19, discussion on the opioid epidemic in the Rio Grande Valley, and liver disease in the Hispanic population.
Target Audience
The target audience for this activity is physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and healthcare professionals interested in healthcare in diverse populations, particularly the topics of liver disease, COVID-19, opioid addiction, and healthcare research for these topics.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the importance of when to refer liver tumor, liver cancer, and MASLD patients to hepatology and/or liver transplant.
- Recognize the importance of utilizing research for hepatology patients, liver surgery patients, and COVID-19, particularly in the Hispanic population.
- Describe the current opioid crisis in the Rio Grande Valley and treatment protocols for these patients.
October 26, 2023 | |
5:00p-5:30 p.m. | Registration / Exhibition Session |
5:30 p.m. | Welcome Remarks George Udeani, PharmD, DSc, FCP, FCCP |
5:30—6:00 p.m. | COVID-19 Research in Diverse Populations George Udeani, PharmD, DSc, FCP, FCCP |
6:00 - 6:05 p.m. | Liver Session Introduction Ashish Saharia, MD, FACS |
6:05—6:30 p.m. | Liver Cancer Research in the Hispanic Population Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH |
6:30—7:00 p.m. | Culturally Competent Interventions in Transplant Cesar E. Escareno Perez, MD |
7:00—7:30 p.m. | Break and Exhibition Session |
7:30—8:00 p.m. | Metabolic Dysfuction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) in the Hispanic Population Fernando Membreno, MD |
8:00—8:30 p.m. | State of Opioid and Non-Opioid Options Joy Alonzo, ME, PharmD |
8:30 — 9:00 p.m. | Opioid State Update Senator Morgan LaMantia, Texas State Senator |
9:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Course Director:
George Udeani, PharmD, DSc, FCP, FCCP
Speakers:
Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH
Fernando Membreno, MD
Cesar Escareno, MD
Joy Alonzo, M. Engineering, PharmD, MHFA
Clinical Associate Professor | Texas A&M Health
Chair Texas A&M Opioid Task Force
Senator Morgan LaMantia
Physicians
3.00 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 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
3.00 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 3.00 Nursing-Continuing Professional Development con-tact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.
Pharmacists and Technicians
The Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This continuing professional education program includes 3 contact hours (0.03 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education. This education has been designed with pharmacist and technician learners in mind. To receive credit for participation in this live educational session, you must claim your credit via the TSHP Education Portal. A live event “secret code” will be provided during the session, you must retain this code to claim your credit. A session evaluation must be completed through the online portal for credit to be issued.
Available Credit
- 3.00 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 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 3.00 Attendance
- 3.00 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 3.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.