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This interactive one-day conference will present cutting edge opportunities for improving assessment and management of patients with gastrointestinal conditions and place recent advances in context of current assessment and management paradigms. Specific topics that will be covered include: novel treatments for irritable bowel syndrome, evaluation and management of constipation, treatment of ulcerative colitis, fecal microbiota transplantation for inflammatory bowel disease, post polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance, cancer genetics, hepatic encephalopathy, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, endoscopic approaches to obesity, novel methods for treating GI bleeding and treatment of Barrett’s esophagus. The format includes keynote presentations by internationally known guest speakers, short evidence-based updates by UC San Diego faculty, interactive presentations and panel discussions of challenging cases. Target Audience This conference is designed for gastroenterologists, primary care physicians, internal medicine physicians and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with GI conditions. Educational Objectives At the completion of this activity participants should be able to:
About Us The UC San Diego Division of Gastroenterology strives to be nationally recognized through its faculty as well as innovations that will improve the care of patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases nationwide. The mission of the UC San Diego Division of Gastroenterology is to provide the best clinical care to those afflicted with gastrointestinal and liver diseases, investigate at the clinical and basic levels the best way to improve those diseases, and educate trainees on how to best approach the care of patients with those diseases. |
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