Dr. Kapil Chopra presents on non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease & alcoholic liver disease. He reviews the history, epidemiology, risk
factors, and management options.
Educational objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be
able to:
- Become familiar with the natural history of Nonalcoholic
Fatty Liver Disease
- Define the epidemiology and recognize the risk factors of
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Review the various management options available to a patient
with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Reading Resources:
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a clinical review. Dig Dis
Sci. 2005 Jan;50(1):171-80.
- Plasma from chronic liver disease subjects exhibit
differential ability to generate thrombin. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2015
Oct;26(7):844-7. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0000000000000365.
- Pancreatitis and E. coli O157:H7 colitis without hemolytic
uremic syndrome. Dig Dis Sci. 2003 Feb;48(2):415-6.
Disclosures:
Dr. Chopra has reported no relevant relationships with
any entities producing health care goods or services care goods or
services.
Accreditation Statement:
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates
this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care
professionals are awarded (0.075) continuing education units (CEU) which are
equivalent to .75 contact hour.
For your credit transcript, please access our website 4
weeks post-completion at http://ccehs.upmc.edu and follow the link to the
Credit Transcript page. If you do not provide the last 5 digits of your SSN on
the next page you will not be able to access a CME credit transcript. Providing
your SSN is voluntary.
Release Date: 2/8/2016 | Last Modified On: 2/8/2016 |
Expires: 8/9/2018
