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CLA/WVU Liver Update Series: The Benefits of Treating HCV in a Primary Care Setting
February 24 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
The Benefits of Treating HCV in a Primary Care Setting
Virtual Liver Update Series with Dr. William Hutson
February 24, 2023
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST
Course Director: William Hutson, MD
WVU Medicine
Section Chief & Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medicine
Professor & Section Chief, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Surgery
Course Planner: Community Liver Alliance
Program Overview
The goal of the 30-minute, virtual CME program series is to learn more about current trends, management techniques, recent innovations, and research to treat a full range of liver conditions, including Fatty Liver/NASH, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cholestatic Diseases, Screening and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis C, and Liver Transplantation.
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for providers in hepatology, gastroenterology, and abdominal and general surgery, referring primary care physicians, and other health care professionals with an interest in the treatment and latest research for liver disease.
At course completion, attendees should be able to:
- Identify advancements in non-alcoholic and alcoholic liver disease treatments, with attention to liver diseases such as NAFLD, cholestatic diseases, hepatocellular carcinoma, and viral hepatitis.
- Address barriers to liver transplantation and living-donor liver transplant, leading to enhanced patient care.
- Foster the development of multidisciplinary and interactive models to treat liver diseases.
- Partner with other regional academic liver programs and regional nonprofit collaborators to educate the regional medical community about liver disease advancements.
*** Industry partners must have an exhibit or sponsorship to participate in the Community Liver Alliance programs and events.
Your support allows the Community Liver Alliance to continue to provide education, resources and support to the liver community we all serve.
For more information on ways to support and collaborate with the Community Liver Alliance, please contact Suzanna Masartis at Suzanna@communityliveralliance.org or 412-400-9343.