Fatty Liver Epidemic & Complications

February 9, 2022

Purpose

Mary Greeley Medical Center Grand Rounds is a multi-disciplinary clinical activity which serves to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public or the profession.

Target Audience

Physicians, Advance Practice Professionals, Nurses, Ancillary Staff, Medical Students (Rotating), Non-Medical Students (Rotating), and Healthcare Administrators.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify risk factors for the development of fatty liver disease.
  • Describe determinants of the progression of fatty liver disease and its complications.
  • Provide guidance on optimal management strategies.
  • Evaluate current and emerging pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies for management of fatty liver disease.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AOA Category 1­B
Course opens: 
02/09/2022
Course expires: 
02/09/2022
Event starts: 
02/09/2022 - 12:00pm CST
Event ends: 
02/09/2022 - 1:00pm CST
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Gopala Koneru, MBBS
Hepatologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Biography

Degree: MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
Residency: Internal Medicine, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Fellowship: Transplant Hepatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Accreditation Statements

  • DO: Des Moines University (DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this program for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 1-B credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

EDUCATIONAL GRANTS

No ineligible company provided financial support for this continuing education activity.

DISCLOSURE

Everyone in a position to control the content of this educational activity will disclose to the CME provider and to attendees all relevant financial relationships with any ineligible company. The speaker(s) will disclose if any pharmaceuticals or medical procedures and devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Determination of educational content and the selection of speakers is the responsibility of the activity director. Firms providing financial support did not have input in these areas.

Relevant to the content of this educational activity, the following individual(s) have no conflict(s) with ineligible companies to disclose:

  • Gopala Koneru, MBBS - Speaker

CME Committee

  • No member of the Mary Greeley Medical Center CME Committee who planned this activity has any financial relationship to disclose relating to the content. 

This program is supported by gifts to the Mary Greeley Medical Center Foundation from Mary Greeley Medical Center, McFarland Clinic, Availa Bank, and Green Hills Health Care Center. The content and selection of speaker(s) is the responsibility of the Mary Greeley Medical Center for Continuing Medical Education Committee and not the sponsors of this program.

DISCLAIMER

The information provided at this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The content of each presentation does not necessarily reflect the views of Des Moines University.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AOA Category 1­B

Price

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