4th Annual GI Board Exam - Los Angeles 2018

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Date & Location
Saturday, September 15, 2018, 7:00 AM - Sunday, September 16, 2018, 3:00 PM, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Target Audience
Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine

Overview

Registration is now closed.
On-site Registration will be available.

Meeting Location: 
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Harvey Morse Conference Center
South Tower, Plaza Level
8700 Gracie Allen Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Parking:
Self parking is available in the visitor parking lots P1, P2 or P4 for a daily rate of $10.00.

P1 on George Burns Road, North Tower, between Beverly Blvd and Alden Drive
P2 on George Burns Road, Spielberg Building, between Beverly Blvd and Alden Drive
P4 on Sherbourne Drive between 3rd St & Gracie Allen

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Based on the best-selling board review textbook series written by the conference speakers, this interactive didactic experience is developed to meet the educational needs of practicing gastroenterologists and gastroenterology Fellows who wish to test their knowledge of specific GI topics in preparation for earning points toward the American Board of Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program, or who simply want to improve their knowledge of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders and enhance the quality of their practice. The course will follow the blueprint developed by ABIM. Each content category – esophagus, stomach/duodenum, liver, biliary tract, pancreas, small intestine and colon – will explore anatomy, development, function/physiology; symptoms/clinical presentation; and the diseases and disorders in each. In collaboration with the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), participants will have the option of earning up to 20 MOC points with successful completion of the ACG’s Self-Assessment modules. A distinguishing feature of this conference is the fact that the course content is delivered over the course of only a day and half. The course directors for this conference recognized that long and detailed discussions that are not directly relevant to board and re-certification exams should be eliminated. Conversely, many board review manuals provide lists and bullet points that lack sufficient background and context. To address the needs of busy gastroenterologists, this conference will present high-yield information in the most rational, relevant, and contextually appropriate format.  This is a time-tested approach that had led to wide dissemination and success of the speakers’ own textbook series, which will serve as a blueprint for this new educational offering.
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 pathophysiology, classification, 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

Registration is now closed.
On-site Registration will be available.


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 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 


Nurses
The California State Board of Registered Nursing accepts courses approved by the ACCME for Category 1 credit as meeting the educational requirements for license renewal.

MOC:  Maintenance of Certification - ACG 10 MOC points offered
Self-Assessment Program for Maintenance of Certification Using a module developed by the American College of Gastroenterology and approved for self-evaluation of medical knowledge credit toward American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification, faculty will host an interactive learning session to answer and discuss questions covering key areas of gastroenterology. Participants will be able to complete their answer sheets for this module during the session.

Attendees enrolled in the ABIM’s MOC program who successfully complete this ACG module with a minimum passing score of 70 percent will be awarded 10 “self-evaluation of medical knowledge” points by ABIM. Participants must be enrolled in ABIM’s Maintenance of Certification program to receive MOC credit for completing this module.

The module is available at www.sapmoc.gi.org. Course registrants are required to individually purchase the ACG’s Self-Assessment Program for Maintenance of Certification – 8th edition (2015)* ($50 for ACG members; $100 for non-members).

The conference registration fee does NOT include the cost of purchasing the ACG module. Credit is only awarded through the online module; there is no paper submission of the module for credit. *Points earned for the successful completion of this module can be applied one time only toward MOC credit. If you have previously completed this ACG module (SAPMOC – 8th edition 2015), you will not receive additional MOC points. This module expires for MOC credit on October 1, 2018. Participants who wish to receive ABIM MOC points must complete the module and claim credit prior to this date. No points will be awarded after October 1, 2018.