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8th Annual Acing the GI Exam: The Ultimate Crunch-Time Course


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Add to Calendar 8th Annual Acing the GI Exam: The Ultimate Crunch-Time Course 10/14/2023 7:00:00 AM 10/15/2023 12:30:00 PM America/Los_Angeles For More Details: https://cedars.cloud-cme.com/giboardcme Description: This interactive experience serves as a review to aid the clinical practice for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, advanced practice providers and gastroenterology fellows to aid in patient management, including virtually all aspects of clinical gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy. This course has been developed to meet the educational needs of practicing gastroenterologists and GI fellows to improve their knowled... Cedars-Sinai Harvey Morse Conference Center false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, October 14, 2023, 7:00 AM - Sunday, October 15, 2023, 12:30 PM PST, Cedars-Sinai Harvey Morse Conference Center, Los Angeles, CA

Target Audience
Specialties - Gastroenterology, Hepatology
Professions - Nurse (Advanced Practice NP CRNA CNM CNS), Physician, Physician Assistant

Overview
This interactive experience serves as a review to aid the clinical practice for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, advanced practice providers and gastroenterology fellows to aid in patient management, including virtually all aspects of clinical gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy. This course has been developed to meet the educational needs of practicing gastroenterologists and GI fellows to improve their knowledge of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders to enhance the quality of their practice. Each content category – esophagus, stomach/duodenum, liver, biliary tract, pancreas, small intestine and colon – will explore anatomy, development and function/physiology; symptoms/clinical presentation; and the diseases and disorders in each.

Objectives
  1. Identify risk factors for and apply strategies to prevent gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders
  2. Retain and apply clinical “pearls” to diagnose complex GI disorders and identify and integrate therapeutic options based on guidelines and best clinical practice recommendations
  3. Demonstrate competence in certification and recertification exams in gastroenterology as required by the American Board of Internal Medicine

Registration

Healthcare Professionals: $99
Resident/Fellow/Student: FREE (Space is limited!)
Industry: $249

Refund Policy:
All cancellations must be submitted in writing and refunds will be subject to an administrative charge. To view the policy, click here. Please e-mail cancellation request to [email protected]. If you do not receive confirmation of your cancellation via e-mail, please call (310) 423-5548.


Disclaimer
All educational materials provided during and after the course are for your personal use only and should not be reproduced or distributed in any manner without the express permission of Cedars-Sinai.

Right to Cancel or Postpone
Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event that Cedars-Sinai must cancel or postpone this course, the registration fee will be fully refunded. Cedars-Sinai is not responsible for any related costs, charges or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline, travel or lodging agencies.

Health and Safety Protocols
As you know, the health and safety of our community are always our top priorities at Cedars-Sinai. Participants in any event should be thoughtful about their individual risks and consider avoiding public gatherings if they are of higher risk.

Click here to review the current in-person Cedars-Sinai CME Event Protocols.


Accreditation

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 12.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Non-Physician Attendance
A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals requesting credits. Participants should ensure in advance that their credentialing or licensing organization accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC Recognition Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12.5 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.

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (MD, DO) (12.50 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (12.50 hours), Non-Physician AMA Attendance (12.50 hours)


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Cedars-Sinai adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Hetal Karsan, MD, FACG, FAASLD, FASGE, FACP
Course Director, Faculty
Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-Slack Publishing|Speaker-Gilead|Speaker-Abbvie|Advisor-Alexion|Speaker-Mallinckrodt|Advisor-Intercept (Relationship has ended)
Brennan M. Spiegel, MD, MSHS
Cedars-Sinai
Course Director, Faculty
Stock Options or Shareholder-My Total Health|Other: Judge for a digital health competition held by Eli Lilly and Company-Eli Lilly and Company (Relationship has ended)|Independent ContractorResearcher-Shire Pharmaceuticals,|Independent ContractorResearcher-Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Independent ContractorResearcher-Travelers|Independent ContractorResearcher-Alnylam Pharmaceuticals|Independent ContractorResearcher-Amgen|Independent ContractorResearcher-Ironwood|Independent ContractorResearcher-Rose|Independent ContractorResearcher-Pfizer, Inc.|Advisor-Alnylam Pharmaceuticals|Advisor-Arena Pharmaceuticals|Advisor-Allergan, Inc, |Advisor-Ironwood Pharmaceuticals|Advisor-Salix Pharmaceuticals|Advisor-Synergy Pharmaceuticals|Advisor-Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Gil Y. Melmed, MD, MS
Cedars-Sinai
Faculty
Consultant-AbbVie|Consultant-Viatris|Consultant-Fresenius Kabi|Stock Options or Shareholder-Nephroceuticals|Consultant-dieta|Consultant-Arena|Consultant-Bristol-Myers Squibb|Consultant-Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH|Consultant-Entasis (Relationship has ended)|Consultant-Medtronic, Inc.|Consultant-Johnson and Johnson|Other: Data safety monitoring board-Shionogi (Relationship has ended)|Consultant-Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Consultant-Pfizer, Inc.|PrincipalNamedInvestigator-Pfizer, Inc.|PrincipalNamedInvestigator-Merck and Company, Inc.|Consultant-Techlab|Consultant-Ferring|Consultant-Samsung-Bioepis|Consultant-Oshi|Consultant-Prometheus Labs|Consultant-Eli Lilly and Company|Consultant-Genentech, Inc.
Srinivas Gaddam
Cedars-Sinai
Planner
Independent ContractorResearcher-Cook Group Incorporated (Relationship has ended)

Saturday, October 14, 2023
Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits
7:00AM - 7:30AM
 
PART I: Course Introduction & Board Review Pointers

Hetal A. Karsan, MD, FACG, FAASLD, FASGE, FACP
Welcome / Course Overview: What makes this course different?
7:30AM - 7:45AM
Pearls of wisdom for GI board preparation
7:45AM - 8:00AM
 
PART II: Foregut “Tough Stuff” Vignettes

Brennan M. Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG, AGAF
Esophagus, Stomach and Duodenum vignettes (Let's start at the top)
8:00AM - 10:15AM
Morning break
10:15AM - 10:45AM
 
Part III: IBD "Tough Stuff" Vignettes

Gil Melmed, MD, MS, FACG, AGAF
Inflammatory Bowerl Disease vignettes (you just gotta know Crohn's and UC)
10:45AM - 12:15PM
Lunch break
12:15PM - 1:00PM
 
Part IV: Pancreatic and Biliary "Tough Stuff" Vignettes

Hetal A. Karsan, MD, FACG, FAASLD, FASGE, FACP
Pancreaticobiliary and interventional endoscopy (the luminal off-ramps)
1:00PM - 3:15PM
Coffee break
3:15PM - 3:30PM
 
Part V: Odds and Ends

Brennan M. Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG, AGAF
Random Stuff and Stats (fun topics that you just need to know)
3:30PM - 5:00PM
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits
7:00AM - 7:30AM
 
Part VI: Liver, Liver and More Liver

Hetal A. Karsan, MD, FACG, FAASLD, FASGE, FACP
Viral hepatitis and general hepatology vignettes (time to buckle down!)
7:30AM - 10:00AM
Morning break
10:00AM - 10:30AM
 
Part VII: Midgut and Hindgut "Tough Stuff" Vignettes

Brennan M. Spiegel, MD, MSHS, FACG, AGAF
Functional GI disorders and colonscopy (i.e., where you bread is buttered)
10:30AM - 11:45AM
 
Part VIII: "Crunch Time" Review Test

Rapid-fire "quickies" review quiz (prove to yourself that you learned something!)
11:45AM - 12:30PM

GI Exam-Exhibitors by Cedars-Sinai CME
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Exhibitor Packages

Exhibitor Package - Platinum Sponsor: $4,950 Price: $4950.00
Includes:
  • Listing as Platinum Sponsor and 6ft table top display
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2

Deadline for order commitment is 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM.

Exhibitor Package - Gold Sponsor: $3,950 Price: $3950.00
Includes:
  • Listing as Gold Sponsor and 6ft table top display
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2

Deadline for order commitment is 10/10/2023 12:00:00 AM.

Exhibitor Package - Silver Sponsor: $2,950 Price: $2950.00
Includes:
  • Listing as Silver Sponsor and 6ft table top display
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2

Deadline for order commitment is 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM.


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