Overview

Join this hybrid program in-person and virtually. New information regarding the medical evaluation of steatotic liver disease, how to evaluate a patient with a liver mass, and the diagnosis and management of patients with alcohol liver disease will be reviewed. In addition, an update on the detection and management of minimal hepatic encephalopathy, GI bleeding in patients with cirrhosis, and how we can collectively increase the organ donor supply in Michigan will be provided.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

1. Identify the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of steatotic liver disease including the use of diet, exercise, resmetirom, GLP-1 agonists and bariatric endoscopy
2. Know how to evaluate a patient with a liver mass
3. Know who and when to use anticraving agents in patients with alcoholic liver disease
4. Know how to assess and treat patients with covert and overt hepatic encephalopathy.
5. Utilize recommended management of upper GI bleeding in patients with cirrhosis including use of vasoconstrictors, antibiotics, and endoscopy
6. Understand current efforts to expand the organ donor pool in Michigan including the use of DCD livers

Target Audience

Specialties - Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, Hepatology, Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Transplant Surgery

Professions - House Officer, Medical Student, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Other Healthcare Professional, Physician, Physician Assistant, Social Worker

Accreditation

Physicians - AMA PRA Category 1 
The University of Michigan Medical School designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4 credits AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Transplant Certification
The American Board of Transplant Certification (ABTC) has approved this educational offering for up to 4 Category I Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs).

Social Work
This course is approved by NASW-Michigan for 4 credits.

ABIM MOC Part II
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component enables the participant to earn up to 4.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Nurses

The Michigan State Board of Nursing recognizes the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) as an approved provider of continuing medical education for nurses. CME credits awarded at this program may be applied to the 25-hour relicensing requirements, per Rule 2.a., Michigan State Board of Nursing.

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