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48th Annual Gastroenterology UpdateTreatment of Special Cases

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Course Overview

Unique cases, in addition to the advances in diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, challenge GI practitioners to remain up to date on the most current data. The course addresses developments in research, clinical trials, techniques, and treatments, providing GI clinicians the opportunity to stay abreast of the information and interpret its impact on clinical practices, thus improving the quality of patient care.

Target Audience

This course is designed for practicing physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in gastroenterology, internal medicine, family practice, and gastrointestinal surgery.

Learning Objectives

After completing this educational activity, the participant will be able to do the following:• Review the most current evidence on liver diseases including

management of portal vein thrombosis and emerging therapies for biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis;

• Discuss nutritional concerns and other areas of care in pregnant patients with GI tract disorders with a focus on liver disease and infl ammatory bowel disease (IBD);

• Describe the most up to date medical approaches to obesity and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH);

• Compare pros and cons of endoscopy uses for treating upper GI bleeding, evaluating pancreatic cysts, and managing diffi cult cases of polypectomy;

• Describe optimal practices for using endoscopic therapy for IBD and minimizing toxicity from IBD therapy;

• Summarize recent evidence on eosinophilic esophagitis, achalasia therapy, and treatments of Barrett’s esophagus;

• Describe an evidence-based approach to the early diagnosis and treatment of neoplasia, including polyposis syndromes and hepatocellular cancer.

Featured Lectures

Mark Blue Memorial LectureEndoscopic Management of ObesitySteven Alphonse Edmundowicz, MDWashington University School of Medicine

Charles Brown Memorial LectureTricks of the Trade: Managing the Hepatitis C Patient on Triple TherapyNizar N. Zein, MDCleveland Clinic

Richard Farmer Honorary LectureHealth Care Maintenance in the IBD Patient: What You Need to Know and DoFrancis A. Farraye, MD, MScBoston University School of Medicine

George Rankin Honorary LectureBariatric SurgeryPhilip R. Schauer, MDCleveland Clinic

Featured Luncheon SpeakersHealth Care Delivery in ClevelandDelos M. Cosgrove, MDCleveland Clinic

James Young, MDCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University

Liver Diseases• Management of Portal

Vein Thrombosis• Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Emerging New Therapies

• Living Donor Liver Transplant: Who and When?

Pregnancy and the GI Tract• Liver Diseases• IBD• Nutritional Considerations

Obesity• Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis• Medical Approaches to Obesity

Topics and Sessions

Swallowing Center/Esophageal Diseases• Eosinophilic Esophagitis• Achalasia Therapy• Recent Advancement in the

Treatment of Barrett’s Esophagus

Endoscopy • Treatment of Upper GI Bleeding

in 2012• Evaluation and Management of

Pancreatic Cysts• The Diffi cult Polypectomy

Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Neoplasia• Polyposis Syndromes• Hepatocellular Cancer

Infl ammatory Bowel Disorder (IBD) Potpourri• Minimizing Toxicity from

IBD Therapy• Endoscopic Therapy in IBD

Nursing Program• Feature Lectures and Hands-On

Workshops • Management of GI Bleeding• Biliary Stone and Stricture

Management• Plastic and Metal Stenting of

the Biliary Tree

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM .

For full course information and online registration:

November 8 – 9, 2012InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference CenterCleveland, OH

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