12th Advances in Gastroenterology & Hepatology Conference

Saturday, March 2, 2024, 7:35 AM - 4:30 PM, School of Medicine - Main Campus, La Jolla, CA


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.50 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (6.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.50 hours)

This interactive one-day live activity will present cutting-edge new information for improving assessment and management of patients with gastrointestinal conditions, and place recent advances in context of current assessment and management paradigms. Topics include: • Strategies for screening for pancreatic cancer in high risk individuals • Best practices for management of acute and chronic pancreatitis • Management of eosinophilic esophagitis • Approach to evaluation and treatment of fecal incontinence and urgency • Fecal microbiota transmission and bacterial manipulation for treatment of c difficile and other GI disorders • Pharmacologic strategies for weight loss • Palliative care for individuals with end stage liver disease • Weight loss and non alcoholic fatty liver disease • Applications of endoscopic ultrasound for liver disease • Novel therapies for inflammatory bowel disease • Strategies for addressing pouchitis • Hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes • Novel approaches to management of esophageal motility disorders • Current breakthroughs for irritable bowel syndrome The format includes keynote presentations by internationally known guest speakers, short, evidence-based updates by UC San Diego faculty, and interactive presentations and panel discussions of challenging cases. Optional learning lunches with the experts will be available to discuss cases and learning about state of the art approaches to GI and liver diseases.

1. Review the risks and benefits of proton pump inhibitors
2. Identify treatment approaches for refractory H pylori infections
3. Discuss best approaches for evaluating occult gastrointestinal bleeding
4. Develop an understanding of how cannabis can affect gastrointestinal function and symptoms
5. Discuss how to implement and choose between biologic therapies for management of crohns disease
6. Explain the optimal approach for managing hepatorenal syndrome with terlipressin
7. Identify the novel therapies for ulcerative colitis
8. Recall the new systems for classifying fatty liver disease
9. Identify novel therapeutics for metabolic associated steatohepatitis
10. Discuss the management techniques for achalasia
11. Identify the best approaches for polypectomy techniques

Registration Fees	On or Before February 2, 2024	On or After February 3, 2024
General Registration	$150	$175
Residents & Fellows	$25	$50
UCSD/VA Faculty, Staff, Residents & Fellows	COMP	COMP

Online registration closes February 29, 2024

Cancellation Policy: The full course tuition is refundable, less $50 if your cancellation is received in writing on or after February 23, 2024. No refunds will be allowed. Please send your cancellation request to [email protected]. In the unlikely event that the course is canceled, UC San Diego is responsible for a full refund of the registration fee only.

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.

AMA: The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 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 6.50 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

BRN: 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 6.50 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.

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.50 Medical Knowledge 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. 

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 CPD website. 

Audio / Video Consent: By registering for this program, I acknowledge that this event may be audio and/or video recorded for future use or distribution. Any engagement I have 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, I give UC San Diego the right to use my 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.

UC San Diego School of Medicine
T. Denny Sanford Medical Education and Telemedicine Center - Auditorium
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093

Parking: We recommend that you park in the South Parking Structure on Gilman Drive. There is now a $4 per hour parking fee on the weekends. You may park in any V parking spot unless it is reserved or otherwise marked. Please observe all parking signs.

Directions: UC San Diego School of Medicine campus (La Jolla, California)
**Obtain directions to our facility on Google Maps and most GPS applications by using "UCSD Medical Education and Telemedicine Building" as a destination.  Do NOT use 9500 Gilman which is the generic address for the campus.**

All persons in a position to control the content of accredited education must disclose all financial relationships held with ineligible companies, prior to assuming their role in the accredited activity. Those relationships deemed relevant to the education, are mitigated prior to the activity.

CME staff, meeting planners, peer reviewers, editorial staff, and CME committee reviewers, do not have any relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The UC San Diego School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. 

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Contact Us

Registration Questions
UC San Diego School of Medicine
Continuing Professional Development 
9500 Gilman Drive, MC0947
La Jolla, CA 92093-0947
P: (858) 534-3940 / Toll-Free: (888) 229-6263
F: (858) 534-1896
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: cpd.ucsd.edu

Conference Planner
Maureen Helinski Clarke, CMP
Email: [email protected]

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Products must be relevant to the program content. UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development reserves the right to deny any application that does not meet this requirement.

UC San Diego CPD agrees to provide exhibit space for the above-listed exhibitor for the course presented on the dates and location designated above. UC San Diego CPD will acknowledge exhibitor support in course materials.

The exhibitor acknowledges that conducting marketing or promotional activities in any conference area except for their assigned exhibit space is prohibited. Commercial interests may not engage in sales, promotional activities, or distribute product-specific advertisements while in the designated location of the CME activity. CME activity space includes, but is not limited to, lecture halls, break out rooms, and laboratory areas.

Exhibitors and UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development agree to abide by the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education and the UC Health Care Vendor Relations Policy. Any actions that are not in accordance with the above stated policies may result in the removal of the exhibit company and its representatives from the conference site, in which case no refund of exhibit fees will be allowed.

As an exhibitor, your company or organization will be acknowledged in the conference materials and have access to the digital course syllabus.

CANCELLATION POLICY: There are no refunds for cancellation of exhibit.

Exhibit at this Event

We welcome the support of these activities in the form of educational grants. 

As a supporter, your company or organization will be acknowledged in the conference materials.   

Please read the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

For information about commercial support opportunities, please contact: [email protected]