The 2019 AGA Postgraduate Course Combo Package gives you a full and comprehensive live course experience without the confines of the session room. Gain virtual admission to a multitopic course, covering recent clinical advances that impact how care is delivered. Combining the USB and online sessions, the combo package brings you the best of both worlds. Tap into slides from the live course’s general and breakout sessions where internet access is limited (USB), or immerse yourself in recorded presentations while at home on your personal desktop or laptop (online sessions).
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Online sessions: complete audio track with presentation slides of general and breakout sessions. Earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (CME) as well as maintenance of certification (MOC) points when you complete the corresponding quizzes.
USB: course audio is synched with presenter slides and sessions are searchable by topic or author. No internet connection needed.
Topic areas:
- Liver
- Pancreas and Biliary Tract
- Upper and Lower GI
- Stomach and Small Intestine
- IBD
Learning objectives
- Evaluate current medical, surgical, and technological advances in the field of GI and hepatology and determine how they might be applied to your practice.
- Implement new strategies for the evaluation and management of your patients with gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary diseases.
- Deliver optimal care of patients based on the most recent advances.
- Learn clinical advances that impact how care is delivered.
Pricing
| Early bird (May 21, 2019) | Regular (after May 21, 2019) |
|---|---|
| Member | |
| $105 | $115 |
| Nonmember | |
| $115 | $125 |
CME / Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Information
Accreditation and Designation Statement
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The AGA Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 33.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
In accordance with the ACCME’s Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education, all faculty and planning partners must disclose any financial relationship(s) or other relationship(s) held within the past 12 months. The AGA Institute implements a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.
MOC Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 33.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
MOC/CME expiration date: July 12, 2021
Faculty Relationship and Financial Disclosures
| General Session 1: Liver |
|---|
| Title |
NAFLD Update |
HCC - Diagnosis and Management |
Alcoholic Liver Disease- Complications and Controversies |
Managing Complications of Cirrhosis - How I Do It |
| General Session 2: Pancreas and Biliary Tract |
| Title |
Management of Pancreatitis |
Management of Pancreatic and Biliary Cancer |
Pancreatic Cancer - Screening? |
| General Session 3: Pancreas and Biliary Tract |
| Title |
EoE - Management Conundrums, |
Esophageal Motility - Achalasia and |
Gastric Polyps and Submucosal Lesions: |
What to do About Barrett's Esophagus? |
| General Session 4 |
| Title |
Gastroparesis - What's New on the Horizon- |
The Leaky Gut: What Does this Mean? |
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth: Fact and Fiction |
| General Session 5: IBD |
| Title |
Game of Crohn’s: An Evolving Armamentarium |
New Ulcerative Colitis - Best Practices |
Health Maintenance: What Your Patients |
How to Monitor and Prevent Complications |
Bioequivalent vs. Generic Biologic Therapy: |
| General Session 6: Lower GI |
| Title |
CRC Screening at Age 45? |
Universal Screening for Lynch Syndrome: |
Updates from the GMFH World Summit |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Art and Spice |
| Luncheon Breakouts |
| Title |
Approach to Abnormal LFTs - |
Liver Transplantation Update |
Tricks of the trade in Pancreatitis: How I Do It |
Managing Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis - |
Hospitalized IBD Patient Management |
Long Term Management of IBD |
Reading Esophageal Manometry: Beyond the Basics |
Reading Ambulatory pH Studies: Beyond the Basics |
New Anticoagulants - What Does the GI Doc Need to Know? |
Endoscopy Therapy for GERD: Where Do We Stand? |
Serrated Polyposis Syndrome |
Recurrent C. diff - Beyond Vancomycin |
Ergonomics |
Assessing Quality in Endoscopy |
Physician Burnout |
| Case-Based Sessions |
| Title |
Noninvasive Evaluation of Hepatic Fibrosis vs. Liver Biopsy |
Management of Autoimmune Liver Disease – Curbside Consult |
Challenges in ERCP: Difficult Cases – Video Presentation |
Incidental Pancreatic Cysts - What Testing is Required? |
Special IBD Populations - |
Biologics vs. Biosimilars: A Debate |
H. Pylori Cases – Curbside Consult |
Gastric Carcinoid: Resect it, Snare it or Forget it? |
Refractory Reflux, Extraesophageal Manifestations of GERD: |
Bariatric Surgery: Pre and Post Management |
Aces for Endoscopic Mucosal Resections Best Practices |
Anorectal Disorders: Hemorrhoids, Fissures, Fistulae? |
Chronic Diarrhea |
Colitis Management: SCAD, SUD – Curbside Consult |
For issues with purchase, please email AGA Member Relations and Constituency Programs.
GI fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health care professionals who treat GI disorders.
Time to Complete: 33.75 hours
Available: July 19, 2019