Advances in Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Live Cases, Obstructions, Leaks, and More!

Saturday, September 7, 2019, 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Volney Richmond Auditorium

Online preregistration is closed.
RN Breakout sessions are sold out.
Limited space is available for the general session and afternoon Lecture Program.
On-site registration opens at 7:00 a.m.
For questions contact the Virginia Mason CME department at (206) 341-0142.

Update your knowledge of gastrointestinal and liver diseases and their management with experts in the field, hands-on stations, live case transmission, debates, lectures and more.

This multi-professional course will allow participants to:

• Interact with internationally renowned endoscopists treating complex GI conditions, while learning about a wide variety of advanced endoscopic procedures and novel state-of-the-art technologies that may obviate the need for surgical intervention. Cases demonstrating advanced endoscopic techniques will be transmitted live from the Virginia Mason Medical Center Therapeutic Endoscopy Center, with real-time questions, feedback and case-by-case discussion between course participants and the team.

• Engage in didactic learning with experts in the field taking on gripping clinical challenges including approaches to foreign bodies in the GI tract, anticoagulation in portal vein thrombosis, diagnosis and treatment of dysphagia, treatment options for IBD strictures, role for EUS guided biliary drainage in malignant strictures, endoscopic management of acute cholecystitis, applications of endoscopic myotomy, and endoscopic management of bariatric surgery complications.

• Get your hands on the tools used in therapeutic endoscopy, using real endoscopes and devices, practicing on appropriate models and platforms. Stations will include ERCP, EUS guided stenting, direct duct visualization, endoscopic hemostat, and esophageal stenting. Participate in MD and RN-driven break-out sessions, with nursing experts presenting on management of patients with pancreatitis, gastrointestinal drains, and post-bariatric complications including leaks and strictures.

Teaching methods include observation of live therapeutic procedures, lectures, case discussion and hands-on practice.

1. Summarize the principles, techniques and outcomes of endoscopic myotomy for Zenker’s diverticulum, achalasia, and gastroparesis.
2. Differentiate between foreign body cases needing emergent vs. elective management vs. cases that are unnecessary to treat.
3. Identify best practices for management of gastric sleeve and Roux-en-Y bypass leaks and obstructions.
4. Review updated data and describe controversy related to anti-coagulation in acute and chronic portal vein thrombosis.
5. Review structural vs. dysmotility causes of dysphagia and their treatments. (MD Program)
6. Describe the role for EUS-guided biliary drainage as primary treatment modality in management of malignant biliary obstruction. (MD Program)
7. Outline role of medication management for strictures in the setting of infl ammatory bowel disease. (MD Program)
8. Identify pros and cons of endoscopic drainage of the gallbladder vs. cholecystectomy for acute severe cholecystitis. (MD Program)
9. Describe the experience of a patient with a pancreatitis diagnosis across the care continuum. (RN Program)
10. Identify key nursing management issues for patients with pancreatitis undergoing ERCP. (RN Program)
11. Review nursing interventions related to providing care for patients with gastric leaks and strictures post bariatric surgery. (RN Program)
12. Identify where drains exit and enter the GI tract and the purposes of various drains. (RN Program)
13. Identify when an internal wound vacuum to NG tube is placed. (RN Program)
14. Contrast drains placed surgically vs. drains placed via interventional radiology. (RN Program)

Online registration will be open through September 5, 2019.

• $195.00 - MD/DO
• $165.00 - Trainees/RNs/Allied Health Professionals

The Virginia Mason Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Virginia Mason Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Virginia Mason is a provider of nursing continuing education contact hours. Provider is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP15905 for 7.0 Contact Hours (7.0 clock hours), September 7, 2019.

 

Parking: Parking is not included with registration. Virginia Mason's downtown parking facilities are limited and reserved for patients, therefore we offer this map of public lots with walking routes to the Lindeman Pavilion.

Public transportation: Metro Bus routes serving the First Hill neighborhood include 2, 10, 12, 60, 193, and 303. Please consult the Metro Trip Planner for route information and schedules.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (7.00 hours), CE Nursing (7.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.00 hours)

Saturday, September 7, 2019