The University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio and Texas Liver Institute invite you to
attend:
4th
Annual Liver Disease Conference for Nursing and Primary Care
on Saturday, April 1 from
7:30 AM - 1:20 PM at La Cantera Hill Country in San Antonio, Texas
&
3rd
Annual Liver Disease Conference: Managing Chronic Liver Disease for the
Non-Liver Specialist
on Saturday, April 1 from
12:35 PM - 6:00 PM at La Cantera Hill Country in San Antonio, Texas
Program
Objectives:
Morning Conference:
· Identify the typical
clinical complications experienced by patients with advanced liver disease
· Recall patient
management guidance recommendations issued by the American Association for the
Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
· Describe evolving
treatment strategies for chronic liver diseases including hepatitis C,
autoimmune diseases and fatty liver disease.
Afternoon Conference:
· Identify screening
practices, extrahepatic manifestations, treatment options and long-term follow
up for chronic hepatitis C
·
Describe
evolving treatment strategies for primary biliary cholangitis, alcoholic
and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
· Describe the continuum
of care between a liver specialist and the non-liver specialist team for
advanced liver disease patients
Target
Audience:
Morning Conference: RNs, APRNs, PAs and other allied health
professionals/primary care providers with an interest in liver disease.
Afternoon Conference: Internists, family practitioners,
gastroenterologists, surgeons, PAs, APRNs, fellows/residents in training, and
other healthcare professionals with an interest in liver disease.
Accreditation:
Accreditation:
Morning Conference: The UT Health Science Center San Antonio School
of Medicine designates this live activity up to a maximum of 3.75 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credits™. Nursing contact hours will be granted and
the specific number will be posted on the conference website approximately 1
month before the conference.
Afternoon Conference: The UT Health Science Center San Antonio
School of Medicine designates this live activity up to a maximum of 4.50 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Jointly Provided by:
Jointly Provided by:
Morning Conference: UTHSCSA School of Nursing, UT Health
Science Center San Antonio School of Medicine, and Texas Liver Institute
Afternoon Conference: UT Health Science Center San Antonio
School of Medicine and Texas Liver Institute
Further Information
Further Information
Registration
