Management of GI Disorders in a Primary Care Setting: Partnering with our Gastroenterology Colleagues

Date & Location
Saturday, January 22, 2022, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST, Webinar

Overview
This course is designed for physicians and advanced care practitioners caring for patients in a primary care setting. The course will provide a clinical overview of the diagnosis and management strategies of common GI and liver disorders that are encountered in the primary care setting and provide guidance on how and when to refer patients to their GI counterparts.

Registration
Free

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.25 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (5.25 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (5.25 hours)

Target Audience
Specialties – Family Medicine & Community Health, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Internal MedicineProfessions – Fellow/Resident, Non-Physician, Physician

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

  • Evaluate the most common key diseases in gastroenterology and hepatology
  • Develop strategies to evaluate and manage patients presenting with diseases in gastroenterology and hepatology commonly encountered in a primary care setting
  • Determine follow-up management of key diseases in conjunction with gastroenterology and when, if needed, to refer to a GI specialist.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation
American Medical Association (AMA)
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Board of Internal Medicine MOC Credit
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

MOC Participation Threshold

Learner completes answers to a quiz, percent of correct answers required will be set by provider.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to stanfordcme@stanford.edu.

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.