Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Webinar Series

2. Kalra, Avash

Course Director:

Avash Kalra, MD

Assistant Professor
Director of Liver Transplant Outreach and Strategic Development
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

The University of Colorado’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology’s “Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Webinar Series” is back for 2025! We have all new topics that we will be covering presented by members of our Transplant faculty!

This FREE webinar opportunity will give those in the field of Primary Care, Gastroenterology, and Hepatology a chance to earn CME and ABIM MOC credit while exploring timely topics such as Liver Pathology Pearls to Use in Clinical Practice, Management of Cirrhosis in the Clinic, and Updates in Transplant Surgery!

To view the videos from prior years please click here.


Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Webinar Series 2025

Course Director: Avash Kalra, MD

 

Liver Pathology Pearls to Use in Clinical Practice
Presented by Lindsey Westbrook, MD and Cassie Xu, MD
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 12pm MST

 

Updates in Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Presented by Ashley Lane, MD
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 12pm MST


Management of Cirrhosis in the Clinic: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Presented by Lindsay Pratt, PA and Amy Brumenschenkel, NP

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12pm MST

 

High-Yield Updates from AASLD Guidelines
Presented by Avash Kalra, MD
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 12pm MST


Updates in Transplant Surgery: What Can I Tell My Patients About Transplant?

Presented by Thomas Pshak, MD and Phillipe Abreu, MD
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 12pm MST             

Please feel free to join us live on the above dates or view the recorded presentations!

 

 

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Identify clinical decompensations in patients with liver disease.
  2. Assess the potential need for liver transplant evaluation.
  3. Implement use of the MELD (Model for End Stage Liver Disease) score when seeing patients with liver disease.
  4. Identify the approach to alcohol use and sobriety in the setting of a potential liver transplant evaluation.
  5. Develop an understanding of the multidisciplinary care involved with liver transplantation.

 

Accreditation and Designation:

CME:

 

The University of Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

 CME&MOC

 

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point 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.

 

To earn board credit, the attendee must participate in the CME activity including the evaluation component.  By participating in this event and requesting board credit, I understand that my learner completion data will be shared with the ACCME and the applicable certifying board(s).


Nursing Continuing Professional Development:

The University of Colorado College of Nursing is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This educational offering for 1.0 contact hour is provided by the University of Colorado College of Nursing Office of Continuing Education.

 

How to Claim CME/MOC and NCPD Nursing Credit:

 

CME/MOC

To claim CME and/or MOC credit, you must be registered at the link above.  If you attended the live webinar event, please use the CME/MOC link below to complete the evaluation within 2 weeks of attendance at the webinar.  If you have questions regarding CME credit (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™) or ABIM MOC Credit, please contact cmeoffice@ucdenver.edu 

NCPD Nursing Contact Hours

Using the link below, please complete a program evaluation for each of the 5 sessions in the Hepatology and Liver Transplant Webinar.  This is a requirement for receiving CE credit for each presentation. If you have questions regarding Nursing CE credit (NCPD), please contact nursingce@cuanschutz.eduIf you are watching the webinar on demand, you must complete the following survey to claim NCPD nursing contact hours.

Webinar Series Documents

NCPD Disclosure


Course Evaluation- CME/MOC and NCPD Nursing Contact Hours

Questions about NCPD Nursing Contact Hours?
Email nursingce@cuanschutz.edu

Questions about CME/MOC Hours?
Email cmeoffice@ucdenver.edu

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