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CME / ABIM MOC

Establishing Better Standards of Practice: Maximizing Patient Outcomes With Noninvasive Screening in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

  • Authors: Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc; Jörn Schattenberg, MD; Naim Alkhouri, MD, FAASLD
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 1/20/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 1/20/2024
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.50 ABIM MOC points

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for gastroenterologists, diabetologists, and endocrinologists.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to highlight the rationale for liver fibrosis screening and the role of noninvasive tests that can be used to assess the risk in clinical practice.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Importance of risk assessment for liver fibrosis
    • Benefits of invasive and noninvasive testing
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Implementing noninvasive tests for liver fibrosis
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Implement noninvasive screening for liver fibrosis in clinical practice


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Moderator

  • Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc

    Director
    Houston Research Institute
    Houston, Texas, United States

    Disclosures

    Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: 89Bio; Altimmune; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; EchoSens; Gilead Sciences; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck; Novo Nordisk; OWL; Pfizer; Roche Diagnostics; Siemens; Terns; Takeda
    Research funding from: Akero; Allergan; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Conatus; Corcept; Enanta; Galectin Therapeutics; Genfit; Gilead Sciences; Madrigal Pharmaceuticals; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Shire; Terns; Viking Therapeutics; Zydus Pharmaceuticals
    Stock options from: Anaetos; ChronWell; CIMA; Rivus Pharma; Viking Therapeutics

Panelists

  • Jörn Schattenberg, MD

    Professor of Medicine
    Director
    Metabolic Liver Research Program
    Department of Medicine
    University Medical Center Mainz
    Mainz, Germany

    Disclosures

    Jörn Schattenberg, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Albireo Pharma Inc; Apollo Endosurgery; Bayer; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Boehringer Ingelheim; Gilead Sciences; GlaxoSmithKline; Intercept Pharmaceuticals; Inventiva Pharma; Ipsen; Madrigal Pharmaceuticals; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Northsea Therapeutics; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Pfizer; Roche; Sanofi; Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Boehringer Ingelheim; Echosens; Madrigal Pharmaceuticals; MedPublico GmbH; Novo Nordisk
    Research funding from: Boehringer Ingelheim; Gilead Sciences; Siemens Healthcare GmbH

  • Naim Alkhouri, MD, FAASLD

    Chief of Transplant Hepatology
    Director
    Fatty Liver Program
    Arizona Liver Health (ALH)
    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

    Disclosures

    Naim Alkhouri, MD, FAASLD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: AbbVie/Allergan; Echosens; Fibronostics; Gilead Sciences; Intercept Pharmaceuticals; Madrigal Pharmaceuticals; Novo Nordisk; Perspectum; Pfizer; Zydus Pharmaceuticals
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AbbVie; Alexion; Echosens; Eisai; Exelixis; Gilead Sciences; Intercept; Perspectum; Salix; Siemens; Theratechnologies
    Research funding from: AbbVie/Allergan; Akero; Better Therapeutics; Boehringer Ingelheim; Bristol Myers Squibb; Corcept; DSM; Galectin Therapeutics; Genentech; Genfit; Gilead Sciences; Healio; Hepagene Therapeutics; Intercept Pharmaceuticals; Inventiva Pharma; Ionis; Madrigal Pharmaceuticals; Merck; NGM Biopharmaceuticals; Noom; NorthSea; Novo Nordisk; Perspectum; Pfizer; Poxel; Viking Therapeutics; Zydus Pharmaceuticals

Editor

  • Anne G. Le, PharmD

    Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Anne G. Le, PharmD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


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CME / ABIM MOC

Establishing Better Standards of Practice: Maximizing Patient Outcomes With Noninvasive Screening in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Authors: Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc; Jörn Schattenberg, MD; Naim Alkhouri, MD, FAASLDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 1/20/2023

Valid for credit through: 1/20/2024

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Educational Impact Challenge

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to highlight the rationale for liver fibrosis screening and the role of noninvasive tests that can be used to assess the risk in clinical practice.

Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.

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