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Advances in GI & Hepatology


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Add to Calendar Advances in GI & Hepatology 7/25/2025 7:30:00 AM 7/25/2025 12:15:00 PM America/Los_Angeles For More Details: https://virginiamason.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=10125 Description: Join faculty experts from our Center for Digestive Health for this half-day course on current evidence-based diagnosis and management strategies for gastrointestinal and hepatological diseases. The program was developed to support primary care clinicians, gastroenterologists, and those who treat GI-related conditions. We will review a range of topics from top to bottom of the GI tract, includin... Volney Richmond Auditorium false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, July 25, 2025, 7:30 AM - 12:15 PM, Volney Richmond Auditorium, Seattle, WA

Target Audience
Specialties - Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Practice, Hepatology, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
Professions - Non-Physician, Nurse, Physician

Overview

Join faculty experts from our Center for Digestive Health for this half-day course on current evidence-based diagnosis and management strategies for gastrointestinal and hepatological diseases. The program was developed to support primary care clinicians, gastroenterologists, and those who treat GI-related conditions.

We will review a range of topics from top to bottom of the GI tract, including upper and GI tract screening, motility disorders, and obesity management. We will address diagnosis and management, the role of the referring provider and when it is time to refer to gastroenterology. This year’s course opens with a review of approaches to managing inflammatory bowel disease and an update on available biologics. Managing obesity will be covered from three perspectives: medical, surgical and endoscopic. We will address management of GI conditions commonly seen in the primary care setting, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), diarrhea, bloating, hemorrhoids, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). We will conclude with a review of current tests and criteria for upper and lower intestinal cancer screening.

Teaching methods include lecture and Q&A with faculty.


Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Discuss overview of new IBD treatment options
  2. Review updated colon cancer and gastric cancer screening guidelines
  3. Summarize overall review of dyspepsia management
  4. Outline management options for conditions leading to chronic nausea
  5. Discuss updates on fatty liver disease
  6. Explain overview for the workup of diarrhea disorders
  7. Summarize advances in the medical treatment of obesity
  8. Review current management approaches to hemorrhoids
  9. Identify the role of endoscopy in obesity disorders
  10. Describe the role of surgical options in obesity

Registration

Register to attend this course in person or participate via livestream:

$85.00 - Attend in person

$85.00 - Attend via Livestream - link will be provided.

Online registration will be open through Wednesday, July 23, 2025. For registration assistance, call the CME department at 206.341.0142 or email [email protected].


Accreditation


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

Additional Information

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.

Seattle 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.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (4.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (4.00 hours)
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Virginia Mason Medical Center adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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Faculty Photos
Otto S. Lin, MD, MSc
Deputy Section Head, Gastroenterology Section; Director, Quality Improvement
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Course Co-Director, Faculty
Faculty Photos
Gautam Mankaney, MD
Gastroenterologist
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health - VMMC
Seattle, WA
Course Co-Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Oviea Akpotaire, MD
Gastroenterology
Virginia Mason Hospital & Seattle Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Vikram Anand, MD
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health - VMMC
Seattle, WA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Brandon Auerbach, MD
Physician
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Michael V. Chiorean, MD
Director, IBD Center
Swedish Gastroenterology
Bellevue , WA
Faculty
Advisor-Johnson and Johnson|Advisor-AbbVie|Consulting Fee-Merck and Company, Inc.|Paid consultant-Pfizer, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Gilead|Consulting Fee-Lilly|Grant or research support-Gilead|Speakers Bureau-Abbvie, Lilly|Speakers Bureau-Johnson and Johnson|Speakers Bureau-Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Speakers Bureau-Pfizer, Inc.
Faculty Photos
Jen Fijor, ARNP
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Lynnwood, WA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Erin Forsythe, ARNP
Gastroenterology
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jenny Kaplan, MD
Colorectal Surgeon, General & Thoracic Surgery
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health - VMMC
Seattle, WA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Mohan K Mallipeddi, MD, Bariatric Surgery
General Surgeon
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Faculty
Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Medtronic, Inc.
Faculty Photos
Diana J. McFarlane, PA-C
Gastroenterology
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Faculty
Independent Contractor (included contracted research)-Enterra Medical|Speakers Bureau-Ardelyx

Friday, July 25, 2025

Grand Rounds Presentation: How to Make Sense of the Tools in the IBD Toolbox
7:30AM - 8:30AM
Michael V. Chiorean, MD

Break
8:30AM - 8:45AM

Colon and Gastric Cancer Screening: 2025 Update
8:45AM - 9:05AM
Otto S. Lin, MD, MSc

Approach to Chronic Nausea and Vomiting
9:05AM - 9:25AM
Diana J. McFarlane, PA-C

Dyspepsia and Bloating
9:25AM - 9:45AM
Jen Fijor, ARNP

Break
9:45AM - 10:00AM

Update on Fatty Liver/MASLD
10:00AM - 10:20AM
Erin Forsythe, ARNP

Diarrhea Workup Primer
10:20AM - 10:40AM
Vikram Anand, MD

Updates in the Medical Management of Obesity
10:40AM - 11:00AM
Brandon Auerbach, MD

Break
11:00AM - 11:15AM

A Real Pain in the Butt: A Review of Common Anorectal Pathologies
11:15AM - 11:35AM
Jenny Kaplan, MD

Bariatric Endoscopy Overview
11:35AM - 11:55AM
Oviea Akpotaire, MD

Surgical Options for Obesity
11:55AM - 12:15PM
Mohan K Mallipeddi, MD, Bariatric Surgery


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