39th Annual Update in Gastroenterology and Hepatology for the Primary Care Provider

Target Audience: This national conference is designed to meet the educational needs of primary care physicians, specialty physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and pharmacists. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH): Learners will demonstrate understanding of NAFLD/NASH, and treatment options available. Liver Cancer: Learners will understand the liver cancer screening guidelines for patients with chronic liver disease to diagnose liver cancer at an early stage and the various treatment paradigms that exist for the liver cancer. Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC): Learners will become familiar with the new CHC treatment regimens and which one to use for each given of CHC. Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection: Learners will understand how to diagnose recurrent C. diff infection and prescribe the correct antibiotic regimen to treat recurrent infection.

Topics: cme, continuing medical education, UC Davis, hepatology, gastroentrology, primary care, medical science, physicians, dysphagia, barrett's esophagus, PPI use, irritable bowel syndrome, refractory clostridium difficile infection, food fads and supplements, fatty liver disease, cholestasis, diagnosis and management of liver cancer, liver clrrhosis, hemmorrolds.