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This annual course involving state of the art healthcare for Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, invites the finest teacher-clinicians in gastrointestinal divisions as both guest speakers and UC faculty speakers who will present insightful reviews of major advances in their fields. The conference targets Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, mid-level treaters, Transplant Physicians, Surgeons, and Nurses. Participants will learn the latest about the current and future therapies about management of Hepatitis B & C and Important Liver and Hepabiliary Disease. The two day event will include lectures and interactive sessions with the invited experts that will address particularly challenging management decisions in caring for liver disease patients.
The goals of this program are to:
• Describe the therapies and outcomes, present and future, in the management of chronic liver/pancreatic disease
• Identify and manage patients with end stage liver disease and liver transplant recipients
• Describe 3 clinically important developments in the areas of Esophageal, Liver, IBD, and Biliary/Pancreatic Disease
• Interpret the 3 or 4 above mentioned advances and apply them to the care of patients
• Identify billing errors and increase revenue
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Fees •
The conference registration fees ($125 Friday and Saturday, $75 Friday only, Saturday only) include: refreshments on Friday and Saturday, lunch on Saturday, dinner on Friday evening, and an invitation to the Group Master Tennis Match on Saturday evening.Refunds • If you register for the conference and find you are not able to attend, you will receive a full refund by calling 513.558.1810 or e-mailing univconf@uc.edu by August 7, 2009. Substitutions may be made at any time.
You may register via mail, fax, or online. www.uc.edu/conferencing/events/liverforum
2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters •
Join us for a private evening at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Saturday evening, Aug. 22. For more information visit www.cincytennis.com. General admission to the ATP, dinner, and transportation from the Great Wolf Lodge will be provided. (Limit one ticket per participant)* Note: To view the document, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Accommodations • The conference will be held at the Great Wolf Lodge, 2501 Great Wolf Dr., Mason, Ohio. A block of rooms has been reserved at a conference rate of (Family Suite $179 and Wolf Den $219) plus tax. Please make your reservations by calling 800.913.9653 by July 21, 2009 and identifying yourself as a participant of the Midwest Liver Forum With Up to Date Gastroenterology Topics. After July 21, rooms may be reserved on a space and rate available basis only. Or you may reserve your room online at http://www.greatwolf.com/Locations/Mason/index.aspx. The Group Code is 0808LIVE
CME
Physicians: The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™. Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for
The 4th Annual UC Liver Forum is approved for 10.25 total continuing education contact hours for nurses for a period of two years. Approval is by the Ohio Board of Nursing through the OBN Approver Unit at the University of Cincinnati Colleg of Nursing.
For further information, please contact:
University of Cincinnati
PO Box 210031
Cincinnati, OH 45221 - 0031
Phone: 513-558-1810
Fax: 513-558-0385
