2020 Transplant Hepatology Board Review Course (CME VIDEOS)

2020 Transplant Hepatology Board Review Course (CME VIDEOS)

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2020 Transplant Hepatology Board Review Course (CME VIDEOS)

 

About the On-Demand Course: The Transplant Hepatology Board’s Review of AASLD’s On-Demand Program.
The 2020 AASLD Transplant Hepatology Board Review Course, which was originally scheduled for August 15th-16th in Dallas, TX, has been converted into a on-demand course. This format will be released in the fifth week of August, 2020.
The objective of this class is to assist doctors in their preparation for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), both of which require a certification process for physicians regarding transplant hepatology and pediatric transplant hepatology. The training is in line with the current version of theABIM/ABP Transplant Hepatology Certification Exam blueprint. Experts in transplant medicine and hepatology that are prominent will discuss topics of high yield in clinical practice. The course is intended to provide a comprehensive analysis of the current treatment of patients with liver transplants, while also serving as a resource for the preparation of the ABIM/ABP Transplant Hepatology exam.
Components of the class:
The on-demand course is comprised of onlinepresentations that use PowerPoint as their primary medium of presentation along with audio description. It additionally features online pre and post tests and assessments. The essential components are:
25 online, recorded stories that range from 20 to 45 minutes in duration.
MOC questions for each session.
The evaluation of CME credit/ABIM and ABP MOC’s point of offerings.
Objectives:
After completing this project, students will have the ability to:
Discuss the diagnosis, natural history, and treatments for diseases of the liver that lead to liver transplant.
Discuss the management of patients that are awaiting liver transplants.
Discuss the immediate benefits and long-term implications of liver transplant recipients.
Discuss the current policy regarding organ allocation and its effect on the selection of potential recipients of liver transplants.
Target audience:
This training is intended for those following professionals:
Hepatologists
Fellows/Trainees
Gastroenterologists
Physician’s assistants
Surgeons

Topics; 

Session I
General Board Presentation
Metabolic and Genetic Diseases
Cholestatic and Autoimmune Liver Diseases
Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E Virus Infection: Pre- and Post-Liver Transplantation
Pregnancy and Liver Disease
Acute Liver Failure and the Liver ICU Patient
Alcohol-associated Liver Disease Pt. 1
Alcohol-associated Liver Disease Pt. 2
Portal Hypertension
Selection and Evaluation for Transplantation
Nutritional Support in Patients with Cirrhosis
Perioperative Complications

Session II
Donor Selection
Transplant Immunology
Immunosuppression and Rejection
Liver Transplantation for Cholangiocarcinoma and Other Tumors
Liver Transplantation for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Liver Transplantation 101 for the Hepatologist

Session III
Pediatric Topics
HCC and Post-Transplant Malignancy
Post Liver Transplant Infectious Complications
Recurrence of Disease After Liver Transplantation
Long Term Complications Post Liver Transplant
Potpourri
Ethics and Liver Transplantation
Statistics for the Boards

Release Date: August 15, 2020
Expiration Date: December 31, 2022

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