JOIN US 2017 BRUCE LUCAS HEPATOLOGY AND LIVER TRANSPLANT SYMPOSIUM Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 Kroger Field Recruitment Room 1540 University Drive Lexington, Ky.
GENERAL INFORMATION Meeting All conference sessions will be held at Kroger Field Recruitment Room, 1540 University Drive, in Lexington. Disclosure All planners, speakers, authors and reviewers involved with content development for continuing education activities sponsored by the University of Kentucky College of Medicine are expected to disclose any real or perceived conflict of interest related to the content of the activity. Detailed disclosures will be included in participant materials or given prior to the start of the activity. ACCREDITATION Medicine The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations because of recognized expertise in their field. ACGME Competencies Patient care Medical knowledge Physician Assistant This program is not yet approved for CME credit. Conference organizers plan to request AAPA Category 1 CME credits from the AAPA Review Panel. The total number of approved credits is yet to be determined. Nursing The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This educational activity is offered for a maximum of 5.75 ANCC contact hours. The Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) approves The University of Kentucky, College of Nursing (UKCON) as a provider as well. ANCC and KBN approval of a continuing nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content nor commercial sponsors. This educational activity is offered for a maximum of 6.9 KBN contact hours. Provider #: 3-0008-01-18-924. In order to receive credit, participants will complete the CNE activity, complete the evaluation form. Certificates may be printed once the evaluation is completed. Other CECentral certifies this activity for 5.75 hours of participation.
OVERVIEW This program will provide education and insights about new medications that have recently been approved for the treatment of liver diseases. In addition, providers will learn how a multidisciplinary approach to liver disease management can be beneficial for patients. Finally, this program will help providers understand how to refer patients for a liver transplant evaluation in a timely manner, before patients are too sick to receive a transplant. TARGET AUDIENCE Gastroenterologists, nephrologists, urologists, primary care and family medicine physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to: Describe the complications of portal hypertension and liver disease. Describe the multidisciplinary approach in the management of liver disease. Describe new treatments for liver disease. Describe the role of liver transplantation in the treatment of liver disease. Discuss basic principles in hepatocellular carcinoma treatment. Describe how the successful management of liver tumors involves care from multiple disciplines working in close coordination. Describe how immunosuppression impacts transplant patients. REGISTRATION & FEE The $25 registration fee includes educational materials, a continuing education online statement of credit, breakfast, lunch and beverage breaks. Please indicate when registering if you require any special physical accommodations to attend this activity. Refunds will not be given for this activity; however, registration may be transferred to another participant. The UK Transplant Center reserves the right to cancel or make substitutions to this activity or cancel or substitute topics and/or speakers. TO REGISTER Online: www.cecentral.com/live/13168 PARKING Complimentary parking is available at Kroger Field in the blue lot on the Alumni Drive side of Kroger Field. Enter through doors with blue awning between Nutter Field House and Kroger Field. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown at the group rate of $129 plus tax. Guests will be responsible for all charges incurred. The reservation deadline is Sept. 21. Reservations made after the deadline will be accepted on a space/rate availability basis. Online: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/l/lexdthf- UKHCTR-20171012/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
PROGRAM 7 7:45 a.m. Registration and Breakfast 7:45 8 a.m. Welcome 8 8:30 a.m. Portal Hypertension and Its Complications Steven Shedlofsky, MD Professor, Medicine and Toxicology 8:30 9 a.m. Infectious Complications in Cirrhosis Christina dela Cruz, MD 9 9:30 a.m. Management of Hepatitis C in Pre- and Post-Transplant Patients Jens Rosenau, MD, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine 9:30 10 a.m. Break 10 10:30 a.m. Acute Kidney Injury in Cirrhosis Javier Neyra, MD, MSCS 10:30 11 a.m. ICU Clinical Trials for Management of Cirrhosis: Knowledge Gaps and Future Research Peter Morris, MD, FACP, FCCP Professor, Medicine Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 11 11:30 a.m. TIPS: Is Early Intervention Helpful? Alla Grigorian, MD, PHD Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
11:30 a.m. noon Multidisciplinary Approach to Liver Tumors Jonathan Berger, MD, MHS Assistant Professor, Surgery, Abdominal Transplant Noon 12:45 p.m. Lunch (provided) 12:45 1:30 p.m. Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on Organ Donation and Utilization of Organs from Hepatitis C Infected Donors David Goldberg, MD, MSCE, Gastroenterology Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 1:30 2 p.m. Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Resection, Ablation or Transplantation Roberto Gedaly, MD, FACS Associate Professor, Surgery Director, UK Transplant Center 2 2:30 p.m. Liver Transplantation Malay Shah, MD, FACS Assistant Professor, Surgery Surgical Director, Liver Transplant Program 2:30 3 p.m. Immunosuppression Michael Daily, MD, FACS Associate Professor, Surgery Surgical Director, Adult and Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program and Pancreas Transplant Program 3 3:15 p.m. Wrap Up and Evaluation 7-7941