Gastroenterology 2016

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

Key Topics

• 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

Who should Attend

• Nurses
• Physicians
• Physician Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners