The Southern California Society of Gastroenterology (SCSG) is proud to offer the 2022 SCSG GI Symposium, being held online and in-person at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, in Dana Point, CA.
General Session is held from 8:00AM Saturday, June 17 through 12:00PM on Sunday, June 18. The GI Symposium general session places primary emphasis on GI conditions and will deliver updates in GI from DDW, comprehensive education on inflammatory bowel disease, functional GI, endoscopy related topics and upper GI disorders, as these fields are rapidly evolving and new data are continuously presented and published.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners involved in the care of patients with gastrointestinal disorders.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The goal of this program is to provide important clinical and scientific data on the management of gastrointestinal disorders.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this symposium, participants should be better able to:
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Describe new data as it pertains to the implications and options for patients as it pertains to their continued care
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Apply updated guidelines for care for chronic liver and GI related diseases
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Discuss future directions of therapeutics, diagnostics, and technology in the management of GI and liver diseases
GI Symposium Co-Chairs
Gareth Dulai, MD, MSHS
SCPMG Downey Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Ke-Qin Hu, MD
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Orange, CA
General Session Faculty
Manal F. Abdelmalek, MD, MPH,
FACP, FACG, FAASLD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Jasmohan Bajaj, MD, MS,
FACG, AGAF
Virginia Commonwealth University
McGuire VA Medical Center
Richmond, VA
Brooks D. Cash, MD,
AGAF, FACG, FASGE
UT Health Science Center at Houston
Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX
Amar R. Deshpande, MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Marianne Fahmy, MD
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, CA
Norman Gitlin, MD
Southern California Liver Center
San Clemente, CA
Samir Gupta, MD, MSCS
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Steven-Huy Han, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
David Kunkel, MD
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Folasade (Fola) May, MD, PhD, MPhil
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Sammy Saab, MD, MPH
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Savides, MD
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
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Andrea Shin, MD, MS
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Vanessa M. Shami, MD
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, VA
Siddharth Singh, MD
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Agenda
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Education Resources (MER) and the Southern California Society of Gastroenterology (SCSG). MER is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician Credit
Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
MOC Designation
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 9.75 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.
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
Medical Education Resources ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies relevant financial relationships with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Reported relevant financial relationships are mitigated by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CE activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. MER is committed to providing learners with high-quality CE activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of an ineligible company.