
NCSCG and SCSG 2022-2023 Webinar Series
Advancing Career Development in GI & Hepatology Clinical Care

About the NCSCG/SCSG Webinar Series
The NCSCG/SCSG Education and Trainee Committee Webinar Series aims to provide an education and career development focused resource for our GI community. Our series has been developed with gastroenterology and hepatology fellows from training programs in northern California and incorporates sessions specifically focused on important aspects of career development and the job search process. In addition, our series will also include high yield and hot topics in clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. We offer these sessions as a free resource to anyone interested in participating.
Registration Fees
Free of charge.
Registration will include live ZOOM webinar access and one year access to self-paced modules. Register for once for the entire series!
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 (GI) disorders and chronic liver disease (CLD).
Statement of Need
The goal of this program is to provide important clinical and scientific data on the management of GI disorders and CLD.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this series, participants should be better able to:
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Describe current guidelines for the diagnosis and management of GI disorders and CLD
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Employ an evidence-based approach to the management of GI disorders and CLD
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Identify new advances presented at national congresses and assess their potential impact on clinical practice
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the New Mexico Medical Society (NMMS) through the joint providership of Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS) and the Northern California Society for Clinical Gastroenterology (NCSCG). RMCHCS is accredited by the NMMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
RMCHCS designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™per webinar. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement
All faculty, staff, and reviewers involved in the planning, review, or presentation of continuing education activities sponsored/provided by Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS) are required to disclose to the audience any relevant commercial financial affiliations related to the content of the presentation or enduring material.
Full disclosure of all commercial relationships must be made in writing to the audience prior to the activity. All additional planning committee members, staff, and reviewers of the Northern California Society for Clinical Gastroenterology (NCSCG), Southern California Society of Gastroenterology (SCSG) and Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS) have no relationships to disclose.
This activity is supported by educational grants from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Upcoming Webinars
30 January 2023
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Hot Topics / Updates in Motility

Mark Pimentel, MD
Cedars-Sinai

John Clarke, MD
Stanford Health Care
28 February 2023
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Palliative Care in Hepatology

Arpan Patel, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
March 2023
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Updates/Controversies in CRC Screening and Surveillance

Jeffrey K. Lee, MD, MPH
Kaiser Permanente, Northern California
April 2023
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Nutrition in NAFLD


Neha Shah, MPH, RD
University of California,
San Francisco
Kelly Issokson, MS, RD
Cedars-Sinai
May 2023
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Advances in Bariatric Endoscopy


Jennifer Phan, MD
University of Southern California
Rabindra Watson, MD
Cedars-Sinai
JUNE 2023
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Research Seminar #2
Past Webinars
November 15, 2022
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Career Development Webinar # 3: Contract Negotiation



Patrick McCabe, MD
GI Consultants
San Francisco, CA
Gavin Park, MD
The Queen's Health System
Honolulu, HI
Annsa Huang, MD
UCSF
San Francisco, CA
October 6, 2022
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Career Development Webinar # 2: GI / Advanced

Berkely Limketkai, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles

Abdul Kouanda, MD
University of California, San Francisco

Ryan McConnell, MD
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
September 8, 2022
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
GI Emergencies


Rika Mallepally, MD
University of Southern California
Nghiem Ha, MD, MAS
University of California,
San Francisco
September 27, 2022
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Career Development Webinar # 1: Hepatology



Courtney Sherman, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Kali Zhou, MD
University of Southern California
Nizar Mukhtar, MD
Kaiser Permanente