Description

Gastroenterology 2016 is a Southern Caribbean Cruise Conference Round-trip San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Gastroenterology 2016 covers topics such as:

Screening and Evaluation of Chronic Hepatitis B in the Community
- Apply basic screening tools for diagnosis of HBV infections and interpretation of serologic tests
- Recognize the prevalence of HBV infections in the community
Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Tests - Interpret Liver Function Tests in context of chronic liver disease
Evaluation and Management of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
- Recognize patients at risk of disease progression and utilize guidelines for treatment selections
Treatment Guidelines for Hepatitis B - Apply management guidelines in treatment consideration of chronic HBV infection
Management Considerations in End-Stage Liver Disease
- Recognize patients at risk of disease progression and hepatic decompensation
Update in non-Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Assess and manage NAFALD using current practice guidelines
- Evaluate risk factors associated with NAFLD
Screening for Colorectal Cancer
- Utilize current guidelines, identify high risk patients, and understand factors that cause screening to fail
Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI)
- Discuss management and treatment issues in decompensated patients
- Assess the cirrotic patient
- Identify basic types of DILI
- Recognize DILI and differentiate from other acute liver injury
- Discuss management of DILI
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Recognize complications of the new therapies for IBD
- Improve the compliance of patient with their IBD therapy
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Increase physician`s knowledge of the different treatments for IBS, chronic abdominal pain and Narcotic Bowel Syndrome
- Distinguish the different forms of IBS
Ulcer Disease
- Prevent and treat ulcer disease based on different potential etiologies
Esophageal Disease
- Distinguish the etiologies, diagnosis, and treatment options in patients with chest pain and heartburn
Chronic and Recurring Diarrhea
- Design a cost effective approach to the assessment and management of chronic diarrhea
Common Medical Problems in Patients with Chronic Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Discuss guidelines for preventive care of patients with chronic Gastrointestinal disorders