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CATEGORIES:Conference
DESCRIPTION:September 4-7, 2008 Target Audience
Gastroenterologists, hepato
 logists, internists, surgeons, residents and other health care profesional
 s.

Educational ObjectivesUpon completion of the program the participant s
 hould be able to:Demonstrate understanding of recent advances in the diagn
 osis and treatment of gastrointestinal and liver diseases.Describe standar
 d and new treatments for chronic hepatitis B and C and cholestatic liver d
 isease.Understand developments in orthotopic liver transplantation.Develop
  understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of chronic liver disease as 
 a part of the metabolic syndrome.Understand new approaches for evaluating 
 fibrosis in liver disease.Demonstrate an understanding of important upper 
 and lower gastrointestinal problems.Define current management of inflammat
 ory bowel disease.Discuss current treatment of irritable bowel syndrome an
 d how the physician-patient communication can be enhanced in patients with
  functional GI disorders.Illustrate an approach to patients with suspected
  sphincter of Oddi dysfunction and discuss endotherapy and surgical therap
 y of chronic pancreatitis.Discuss selected cases focused on various import
 ant and practical issues including an understanding of indications for vid
 eo-capsule endoscopy.Sponsor
This course is sponsored by the Department of
  Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Wayne State University S
 chool of Medicine.AMA/ACCME 2008 Accreditation Statements
The Wayne State 
 University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council f
 or Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education fo
 r physicians.

The Wayne State University School of Medicine designates th
 is educational activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
 ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent 
 of their participation in the activity. Location
Housing and meeting facil
 ities will be at Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan. Alternative housi
 ng is available on Mackinac Island or in St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, bot
 h accessible to Mackinac Island by ferry.

Transportation to Island
Ferry 
 service to Mackinac Island is provided by three ferry boat lines. All thre
 e lines operate from Mackinac City and St. Ignace. Please check the schedu
 le for the latest departure times.For more information and to register, vi
 sit www.giconf.com/.
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LOCATION:Mackinac Island Grand Hotel
SUMMARY:Mackinac Island GI Conference
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