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GI Issues for the Primary Care Physician
Activity Details
Activity Name: GI Issues for the Primary Care Physician
Needs Assessment:

The primary care physician plays a central role in the early detection and on-going management of patients with gastrointestinal disorders. The 4th Annual GI Issues for the Primary Care Physician will review best practice standards through formal lectures, case presentations and question and answer sessions. UCLA digestive disease faculty will share their specialized expertise and audience participation is encouraged via response system during case presentations and during the question and answer sessions. This agenda has been specifically designed to offer practical approaches and solutions that healthcare professionals may readily integrate into their daily practice.

Target Audience

This course is targeted to primary care physicians and allied health professionals interested in the treatment and management of gastrointestinal disorders prevalent in current practice.

Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be better able to:

  • Recognize and employ the most current treatment strategies in gastroenterology patient encounters
  • Discuss the role of endoscopy in obesity and metabolic syndrome
  • Apply the updated colon cancer guidelines to the screening and surveillance of colon cancer
  • Review the current challenges and controversies related to gastrointestinal endoscopy and carbapanem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and other "superbugs"

Location Information
Meeting Location: Tamkin Auditorium, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Location Address: 757 Westwood Blvd
Location City: Los Angeles
Location State: CA
Location Postal Code: 90095
Location Country: US
Activity Information
Start Date: 10/8/2016
End Date: 10/8/2016
Fees:
  • $75.00 - Physicians
  • $65.00 - Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Retired Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals
  • $35.00 - Fellows, Residents, Trainees
Meeting URL: http://www.cme.ucla.edu/courses/event-description?registration_id=138175
Printable Materials: http://www.cme.ucla.edu/courses/cme-download?registration%5fid=138175
Credit Information
Credit Amount: 6.5
Credit Unit: Credits
Accreditation: ACCME - Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education > AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Accreditor/Sponsor
Sponsor Name: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Office of Continuing Medical Education
Sponsor Address: 10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1060
Sponsor City: Los Angeles
Sponsor State: CA
Sponsor Postal Code: 90095
Sponsor Country: US
Contact Information
Contact Name: Eloisa Ayala
Contact Address: 10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1060
Contact City: Los Angeles
Contact State: CA
Contact Postal Code: 90095
Contact Country: US
Contact Phone: 310-794-2620
Contact Email: eayala@mednet.ucla.edu

Type:     Live Meeting
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