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DATE: September 15, 2023</p3

EARLY REGISTRATION NOW OPEN THROUGH JULY 31, 2023

This one and half day CME conference will be held at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham on September 15, 2023

Prelimimary Agenda: 2023 Update in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Session Overview

Friday, September 15, 2023

Session I.         "Meet the Professor / Case Presentation"

Session II.        "Update in Hepatology"

Session III.        "Update in Hepatology"

Session IV.        "Update in Advanced Endoscopy"

Session V.        "Update in Gastroenterology"

State of the Art Lecture Speakers

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Carl Berg, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of Abdominal Transplantation
Duke University Health Systems

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Dawn Beaulieu, MD 
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Keswani 
Rajesh N. Keswani, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Endsocopy for Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Director of Quality for the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center
Northwestern University

Clinical Pearls speaker

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Fred Weber, MD
Clinical Professor
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Registration

Early Registration Through Midnight July 31, 2023

Standard Registration after August 1, 2023

Registration links would be available soon.

Cancellation

There will be a $50 cancellation fee for cancellations received prior to July 31, 2023, after which time there are no refunds.   UAB reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the conference due to unforeseen circumstances.

CME Certification:

Accreditation Statement

Physicians

The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine designates this education activity for a maximum of  8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.   Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hotel Information

AA block of rooms at the Wynfrey Hotel has been reserved. You may reserve your room(s) via this link: Update in Gastroenterology & Hepatology Conference Sep 2023 - Start your reservation

For more information about the Uptown Birmingham District please see: https://www.uptownbham.com/

Contact Information

For more information, please contact:

Jacalyn Witherspoon
E-mail: jywitherspoon@uabmc.edu  

Rachel Hancock
E-mail: rehancock@uabmc.edu