Rocky Mountain Highlights in Gastroenterology and Hepatology Course

Saturday, August 10, 2024

University of Colorado Anschutz Health Sciences Building

Donald M. Elliman Conference Center

1890 N Revere Ct, Aurora, CO 80045

Course Directors:

FREE CME, MOC, and Nursing Credit!

Learning Objectives

The 11^th Annual Rocky Mountain Highlights in
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Agenda

6:30-7:45 am                Attendee Registration Check-in and Breakfast

7:45-8:00 am                Welcome and Introductory Comments

   Course Directors: Debbie Cheng, MD, Kelli DeLay, MD, and Avash Kalra, MD

Session I – High-Yield Topics in Luminal Gastroenterology

Moderator:  Kelli DeLay, MD

8:00-8:20 am                 Updates in Gastroparesis

    Benjamin E. Cassell, MD

8:20-8:40 am                 Updates in Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Calen A. Steiner, MD

8:40-9:00 am                 Updates in Hereditary Colon Cancer

    Swati G. Patel, MD, MS

9:00-9:20 am                 Updates in Management of Celiac Disease

    Benjamin Click, MD, MS

9:20-9:35 am                 Panel Discussion

9:35-9:50 am                 Break

Session II– High-Yield Topics in Hepatology and Therapeutic Gastroenterology

Moderator: Avash Kalra, MD

9:50-10:10 am                Updates in Cholestatic Liver Disease: PBC and PSC

     Avash Kalra, MD

10:10-10:30 am              Updates in Management of Pancreatic Cysts

     Augustin Atwell, MD

10:30-10:50 am              Management of Choledocholithiasis

     Collette Crane, PA-C

10:50-11:00 am              Panel Discussion

Session III – Multidisciplinary Clinical Vignettes: Part 1

Moderator: Avash Kalra, MD

Multidisciplinary Approach to Alcohol Associated Liver Disease

11:00-11:10 am              Transplant Hepatology 
                                          James R. Burton Jr., MD

11:10-11:20 am              Addiction Medicine

     Emily Harding-Theobald, MD

11:20-11:30 am              Transplant Psychology

     Tyler Branagan, PhD

11:30-11:45 am              Group Discussion/Questions 

11:45-12:30 pm              Lunch Break

Session IV – Multidisciplinary Clinical Vignettes: Part 2

Moderator: Kelli DeLay, MD and Avash Kalra, MD
Multidisciplinary Approach to Post-Operative Crohn's Disease

12:30-12:40 pm              IBD

     Benjamin Click, MD

12:40-12:50 pm              Colorectal Surgery

     Shane McNevin, MD

12:50-1:00 pm                Nutrition

     Brooklin White, MS, RD

1:00-1:15 pm                  Group Discussion/Questions 

Multidisciplinary Approach to Eosinophilic Esophagitis

1:15-1:25 pm                  GI

     Paul Menard-Katcher, MD

1:25-1:35 pm                  Allergy/Immunology

     Anjeli Kalra, MD

1:35-1:45 pm                  Nutrition

     Katherine Holmes, RD

1:45-2:00 pm                  Group Discussion/Questions 

2:00-2:45 pm                  Rooftop Reception: Faculty, Attendees, and Industry Representatives

Session V – Debate
Moderator: Kelli DeLay, MD

2:45-3:30 pm                  Debate: The Use of Artificial Intelligence Technology During Colonoscopy
                                          Thomas Enke, MD and J. Alexander Torres, MD

3:30-3:40 pm                  Closing Remarks and Adjourn
                                          Course Directors: Debbie Cheng, MD, Kelli DeLay, MD, and Avash Kalra, MD

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 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.25 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.  

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 5.75 contact hours is provided by the University of Colorado College of Nursing Office of Continuing Education.

Course Evaluation - CME/MOC and NCPD Nursing Contact Hours