AWE 7th Annual Interventional Endoscopy Course

Add to Calendar AWE 7th Annual Interventional Endoscopy Course 6/20/2024 8:00:00 AM 6/23/2024 5:00:00 PM America/Los_Angeles For More Details: https://ucsd.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=4983 Description: The objectives of the course are to educate physicians, GI fellows, nurses and allied health professionals on diagnosis and management strategies for complex gastrointestinal pathology. Patient selection, indications for intervention, advanced endoscopic and surgical options, and future device development and design will be discussed.Registration is Free! For more info and to register visit: MAIN WEBSITE... false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Thursday, June 20, 2024, 8:00 AM - Sunday, June 23, 2024, 5:00 PM

Target Audience
Specialties - Gastroenterology/Hepatology
Professions - Advanced Practice Nurse, Fellow/Resident, Medical Student, Nurse, Other, Physician

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (13.75 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (13.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (13.75 hours)

Overview

The objectives of the course are to educate physicians, GI fellows, nurses and allied health professionals on diagnosis and management strategies for complex gastrointestinal pathology. Patient selection, indications for intervention, advanced endoscopic and surgical options, and future device development and design will be discussed.

Registration is Free! For more info and to register visit:

MAIN WEBSITE


Course Contact Information
Hong-My Basrai 
[email protected]


Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:

  1. Identify endoscopic alternatives to conventional surgical approaches to GI pathology
  2. Explore innovations in endoscopic ultrasound for application in endohepatology
  3. Identify novel approaches to endoscopic submucosal dissection
  4. Discuss innovations in endoscopic ultrasound for application in endohepatology
  5. Describe EUS-guided biliary drainage
  6. Evaluate updated techniques for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy
  7. Practice novel applications of lumen-apposing metal stents
  8. Distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of endoscopic gastrojejunostomy over duodenal stenting
  9. Identify novel approaches to endoscopic submucosal dissection
  10. Recall technique of underwater endoscopic mucosal resection
  11. Manage complications of endoscopic tissue resection
  12. Utilize advanced cannulation techniques for ERCP
  13. Assess techniques for ERCP in patients with altered anatomy
  14. Describe novel endoscopic approaches to GERD management in various patient populations
  15. Discuss strategies for endoscopic management of metabolic diseases
  16. Utilize full-thickness resection devices
  17. Explain the environmental impact of endoscopy and single-use devices

Accreditation
The University of California San Diego School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of California San Diego School of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAPA: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 13.75 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (report up to 13.75 hours of credit and list "CME Category 1" as the provider number).

Pharmacists: The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing education for pharmacists coursework which meets the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and is accepted as continuing education by the Medical Board of California.

Psychologists: The California Board of Psychology recognizes and accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for license renewal. Psychologists outside of California should check with their state and local boards to ensure that ACCME accredited activities are acceptable for renewal.

Surgeons: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.


Additional Information

Accommodations: We are committed to ensuring that our programs are accessible to all individuals. For general information or to request reasonable accommodations, please contact [email protected] at your earliest convenience. All in-person events are wheelchair accessible.  Service animals specifically trained to assist a person with a disability are welcome. No other animals, including pets, therapy animals, or emotional support animals, are allowed.

Cultural & Linguistic Competency and Implicit Bias: Continuing medical education (CME) providers are required by state Assembly Bills 1195 and 241, and the standards created by the California Medical Association (CMA), to include components that address cultural and linguistic competency and implicit bias in CME activities. The planners and presenters of this activity has been asked to provide meaningful consideration of these standards in the selection and presentation of content.  Additional information and resources are available on the UC San Diego CME website. 

Audio / Video Consent: This event may be audio and/or video recorded for future use or distribution. For virtual events, any engagement during the presentation (audio, video, chat, Q&A submission, etc.) will be captured and included. Participant microphones and cameras are generally disabled by default, and can always be manually disabled by participant. Depending on the type of event, publication of the recordings might be on a publicly available website or on an access-restricted site. By registering for this event, you give UC San Diego the right to use your name, voice, image, written text, or video footage without compensation and waive the right to inspect or approve any document in which these appear.

Covid-19 Health & Safety: We follow state and local guidelines and protocols related to COVID-19 safety measures. At this time, no restrictions are in place for the State of California and San Diego County.  We encourage each attendee to decide what works for them and wear a face mask if that is their preferred choice.  We reserve the right to update COVID related expectations at any time, should local and state guidelines change and prevailing COVID rates increase.