8th Annual Update on Liver Disease 2024

8th Annual Update on Liver Disease 2024

Include: 17 videos + 17 audios + 17 file sub vtt + 1 pdf, size: 4.53 GB

Target Audience: gastroenterologists, GI surgeons, internal medicine physicians, family practice physicians

 Information:

8th Annual Liver Conference Saturday, December 7, 2024
Renaissance Dallas Hotel 2222 N. Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75207

The 8th Annual Liver Conference will provide attendees with practical information that can be applied today in their clinical practice. Discussions will include the latest updates on recognizing symptoms and using current data to establish diagnoses and formulate appropriate treatment plans for the management of gastrointestinal diseases. Several topics will be presented at this one-day symposium through lectures and Q&A session for UT Southwestern experts in the field of gastroenterology.

This course is designed for gastroenterologists, GI surgeons, internal medicine physicians, family practice physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health care providers with an interest in gastroenterology.

Learning Objectives

1. Explain new and relevant updates in the treatment of MASLD/MASH
2. Identify the outcome of alcohol-associated liver disease
3. Explain the guidance on HCC management
4. Identify the approaches to AKI and Hepatorenal Syndrome
5. Describe palliative care for chronic liver disease patients

This activity is intended for providers in the specialties of:

• Gastroenterology
• Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Family Practice
• Internal Medicine
• Surgery – Colon and Rectal
• Surgery – Oncology

 Topics:

• 7:50 – 8:00 am Registration and Breakfast
• 8:00 – 8:10 am Welcome Amit Singal, MD Indira Bhavsar-Burke, MD
• 8:10 – 8:40 am Patient Cases (Abnormal Liver Tests) Jennifer Wells, MD Maddie Kubilin, MD
• 8:40 – 9:00 am Updates in MASLD/MASH Lisa VanWagner, MD
• 9:00 – 9:15 am Obesity and Weight Management in Patients with MASLD Amin Amin, MD
• 9:15 – 9:30 am Noninvasive Tests for Fibrosis Assessment Lafaine Grant, MD
• 9:30 – 9:45 am Q&A and BREAK
• 9:45 – 10:15 am Patient Cases – Portal Hypertension Maria Lepe-Suastegui, MD Jeremy Louissaint, MD
• 10:15 – 10:30 am Guidance Update on Management of PortalHypertensive Related Bleeding Shannan Tujios, MD
• 10:30 – 10:45 am Role of AC in PVT Indira Bhavsar-Burke, MD
• 10:45 – 11:15 am Patient Cases – HBV Management Thomas Kerr, MD, PhD
• 11:15 – 11:30 am Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Mack Mitchell, MD
• 11:30 – 11:45 am Q&A
• 11:45 – 12:30 pm LUNCH
• 2:45 – 3:00 pm Referral for LTE Arji Mufti, MD
• 3:00 – 3:20 pm Approach to AKI and Hepatorenal Syndrome Jackie O’Leary, MD
• 3:20 – 3:35 pm Palliative Care and Frailty in Chronic Liver Disease Sarah Lieber, MD
• 3:35 – 4:00 pm Q&A and Closing Remarks