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5th Annual Post DDW Highlights Course

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Starting	June 21, 2008 at 7:00 am
Ending	June 21, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Location	St. Regis Hotel San Francisco 125 Third Street San Francisco, California
Faculty	PROGRAM CHAIRS Fernando Velayos, MD Associate Director of Translational Research Center for Crohn's and Colitis University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California Charles Farr, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California
	FACULTY Todd Frederick, MD Transplant Hepatologist California Pacific Medical Center San Francisco, California Gary M. Gray, MD Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology), Emeritus Stanford University School of Medicine Director, Celiac Sprue Management Clinic Stanford Hospital and Clinics Stanford, California John M. Inadomi, MD Dean M. Craig Endowed Chair in Gastrointestinal Medicine Director, GI Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics (HOPE) Research Program University of California, San Francisco Chief, Clinical Gastroenterology San Francisco General Hospital San Francisco, California Emmet B. Keeffe, MD Professor of Medicine Emeritus Stanford University Medical Center Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Romark Laboratories, L.C. Stanford, California Kenneth McQuaid, MD Professor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco Chief of Gastroenterology San Francisco VA Medical Center San Francisco, California V. Raman Muthusamy, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Program Director, GI Fellowship Program Division of Gastroenterology H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center University of California, Irvine Orange, California Linda Nguyen, MD Gastroenterologist California Pacifi c Medical Center for Neurogastroenterology and Motility San Francisco, California Virender K. Sharma, MD, FASGE, AGAF, FACG Professor of Medicine Director, Esophageal Clinic Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mayo Clinic in Arizona Scottsdale, Arizona
Target Audience	Community gastroenterologists, hepatologists, primary care and allied health professionals and the members of the Northern California Society of Clinical Gastroenterology
Description	This one-day symposium covers all key topics in gastroenterology. Several key abstracts will be highlighted within each of the chosen topics presented at DDW this year. National and regional faculty will present the latest research as well as provide additional insights regarding the impact of each study upon the current framework of care for patients within the field. Attending physicians will have the opportunity to ask questions and present cases to the faculty in an interactive session.
Objectives	At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to: - Describe key information presented at DDW that will affect clinical practice and will determine the direction of research in gastrointestinal disease for the next year. - Define the etiology and management of GERD and Barrett's esophagus - Discuss the management of NSAID's, Ulcers, UGI Bleeding - Review the etiology and management of celiac disease and microscopic colitis - Discuss the etiology and management of small bowel motility and irritable bowel - Identify the etiology and management of inflammatory bowel disease - Detect and prevent colorectal cancer - Describe the etiology and management of pancreatic and biliary disease - Identify the patient with end-stage liver disease and liver transplantation - Recognize the etiology and management of HCV and HBV
For more information please contact	Pat Fitzwater Academic Event Management (805) 300-9154 pat@academiceventmanagement.com
Refunds	Cancellations must be received in writing by May 21, 2008 and will be subject to a $25 processing fee.
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Tuition All amounts are in USD Please select the appropriate tuition before continuing	Physicians $75 Nurses, NP, PA-C $45 GI Fellows $0 (No Charge) NCSCG Members $0 (No Charge)
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