39th Annual Update in Gastroenterology and Hepatology for the Primary Care Provider

On the agenda:

• Dysphagia: Review recently published guidelines for management in the primary care setting, including referral for endoscopy
• Barrett’s Esophagus: Review the risk factors, natural history and current recommendations for screening and surveillance
• Safety of Long-term Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) Use
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Diagnostic criteria and treatment
• Refractory Clostridium Difficile Infection Management
• Food Fads and Supplements: Separate fact from fiction in diets and supplements
• Fatty Liver Disease: Current and Future Therapies: Diagnosis, treatment options, and when to refer to a specialist
• Approach to Cholestasis in Liver and Biliary Diseases: Differential diagnoses and approach to the patient
• Diagnosis and Management of Liver Cancer: Recent guidelines for screening and diagnosis of liver cancer will reviewe and emerging therapies
• Management of Liver Cirrhosis: Diagnosis and the most up-to-date management of complications
• The ABCs of Inflammatory Bowel Disease for the PCP: Review the two major IBD types and how they are managed
• Management of Hemorrhoids: Diagnosis and treatment from the colorectal surgery perspective

Optional Lunch Sessions:

• Chronic Hepatitis C: Treatment Regimen Update
• Autoimmune Liver Disease
• Alcoholic Liver Disease Management
• Hepatitis B Management: Case Discussions (bring case to discuss)
• When to Repeat Colonoscopy for Colon Cancer Screening or Adenoma Surveillance

Optional Breakfast Sessions:

• Management of Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• Peptic Ulcer Disease Management
• Pancreatitis

10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

10 AAPA Category 1 Credits

10 CNE contact hours