This program is funded by an independent grant from Novo Nordisk. This online education program has been designed solely for healthcare professionals in the USA. The content is not available for healthcare professionals in any other country.
Join our global experts for this accredited CME six part MASH Academy with address from the American Liver Foundation. This session is presented by leading MASH expert Blanca Lizaola-Mayo, MD and is designed for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with Metabolic Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH).
The session will focus on developing advanced care strategies that leverage a multidisciplinary approach to improve patient outcomes.
Advanced Multidisciplinary Care
Get the latest updates and clinical trial results supporting the importance of a multidisciplinary care approach, discussing the roles of various specialists, including dieticians, exercise therapists, and endocrinologists, in the management of MASH, including case studies that highlight successful multidisciplinary interventions.
Diet, Nutrition & Excercise
The nutritional management segment will cover latest updates and clinical trials to give evidence-based dietary interventions specifically for MASH patients, alongside strategies for effective collaboration with dieticians to optimize patient outcomes. It will also address the critical role of exercise and physical activity in managing MASH, focusing on developing individualized exercise plans in partnership with exercise therapists.
Patient Education
Patient education and support programs will be another key focus, where we will discuss the design of patient education materials and programs, as well as techniques to improve patient adherence to treatment plans.
The session will include an interactive Q&A session, providing participants with the opportunity to engage and clarify any questions they might have.
Who is this course for
This online education program has been designed solely for healthcare professionals in the USA. The course provides continuing education for:
✅ Gastroenterologists
✅ Hepatologists
✅ Other Healthcare Professionals
Faculty
Blanca Lizaola-Mayo, MD
Dr. Blanca Lizaola-Mayo, MD, is a leading Transplant Hepatologist at Mayo Clinic Arizona, where she oversees the Liver Transplant Center as the Medical Director. She also contributes to the academic field as the Associate Program Director of the Transplant Hepatology Fellowship and serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. In her role as a Senior Associate Consultant in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Dr. Lizaola-Mayo's research interests include fatty liver disease, health disparities, and outcomes following liver transplants. She co-founded the Fatty Liver Clinic at Mayo Clinic Arizona, providing specialized, multidisciplinary care for patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Continuing Education Information
This continuing education activity is provided by AffinityCE and MedAll. This activity provides continuing education credit for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners and pharmacists. A statement of participation is available to other attendees.
Disclosures
Blanca Lizaola-Mayo has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Blanca Lizaola-Mayo intends to discuss non-FDA uses of drug products and/or devices and their unlabeled indications. The discussion relates to GLP-1 in the context of MASH and will be disclosed to the audience when this discussion takes place.
AffinityCE staff, MedAll staff, as well as planners and reviewers, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships
AffinityCE 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 CME activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. Relevant financial relationships were mitigated by the peer review of content by non-conflicted reviewers prior to the commencement of the program.
Activity Accreditation for Health Professions
Physicians This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AffinityCE and Medall. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AffinityCE designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 _AMA PRA Category 1 Credits_™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AffinityCE and MedAll AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AffinityCE designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 _AMA PRA Category 1 Credits_™. Physician assistants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse Practitioners This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AffinityCE and MedAll. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AffinityCE designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 _AMA PRA Category 1 Credits_™. Nurse practitioners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses Continuing Nursing Education is provided for this program through the joint providership between MedAll and AffinityCE. AffinityCE is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This live activity provides a maximum of 1.5 hours of continuing nursing education credit.
Criteria for Claiming CNE Credit: Participants must have registered and attended the entire program. Attendance is monitored online for participation in the entire activity.
Pharmacists AffinityCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE).
UAN: 0829-9999-24-156-L01-P
Activity Type: Knowledge-based
CEUs: 1.5
No cost to participate.
Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor.
Pharmacist Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this web conference, participants should be able to:
Develop comprehensive care strategies for patients with MASH, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach:
- Foster collaboration with dietitians, exercise therapists, and other specialists to address the complex needs of MASH patients.
- Create and implement patient education and support programs to enhance treatment adherence and improve overall health outcomes.
Criteria for Claiming CPE Credit: Participants must have registered and attended the entire program. Attendance is monitored online for participation in the entire activity.
System Requirements
Mobile device (e.g., large-format smart phone; laptop or tablet computer) or desktop computer with a video display of at least 1024 × 768 pixels at 24-bit color depth, capable of connecting to the Internet at broadband or faster speeds, with a current version Internet browser and popular document viewing software (e.g., Microsoft Office, PDF viewer, image viewer) installed. Support for streaming or downloadable audio-visual materials (e.g., streaming MP4, MP3 audio) in hardware and software may be required to view, review, or participate in portions of the program
Other Health Care Professionals All other health care professionals completing this continuing education activity will be issued a statement of participation indicating the number of hours of continuing education credit. This may be used for professional education CE credit. Please consult your accrediting organization or licensing board for their acceptance of this CE activity.
Participation Costs
There is no cost to participate in this program.
CME Inquiries
For all CME policy-related inquiries, please contact us at ce@affinityced.com.
How to Earn CE Credit
At the end of the live session participants will be sent an email with a feedback form. On completion of the feedback form participants with be issued a certificate with their CE credit.
How to Earn CE Credit: Pharmacists Only
Diagnostic Updates in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis
Registration for the Activity does not establish an account in the CE Center or automatically provide continuing education credit. You must sign into the CE Center site and evaluate the content of the activity to earn CE credit.
1.Please use the private evaluation link provided to you to access the CE Center.
IMPORTANT: You must use this link every time you access the CE Center for this activity.
2. Select the activity: Diagnostic Updates in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis
3. Enter an e-mail address and password to begin setting up your profile. Select “I Forgot My Password” if you need to reset the password you set up.
4. Verify, correct, or add your information.
5. Participants claiming Pharmacist CE credits will need to supply their Date of birth and NABP e-Profile ID. Pharmacy CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor.
6. Complete the post-activity evaluation after attending the entire program.
7. After completing the activity evaluation, you will be able to download your CE certificate. Your CE record will also be stored here for later retrieval.
8. The website is open for completing your evaluation until July 24, 2024.
9. After the website has closed, you can come back to the site at any time to download your certificate, but you will not be able to add any evaluations.Please send any customer service requests to cds_support+medall@affinityced.com.