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CME

Practical Approaches Along the Pathway of Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency

  • Authors: Matthias Löhr, MD, PhD
  • CME Released: 3/22/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 3/22/2024
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This educational activity is intended for an international audience of non-US gastroenterologists/hepatologists and surgeons who manage pancreatic exocrine insufficiency.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to diagnose and manage PEI in their patients with chronic pancreatitis.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have greater knowledge regarding the
    • Recommended optimal dosing of pancreatic enzymes for PEI
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Selecting appropriate tests for patients at risk of PEI based on symptoms and medical history
    • Optimizing pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) in patients with a suboptimal response


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Faculty

  • Matthias Löhr, MD, PhD

    Professor of Gastroenterology
    Karolinska Institutet
    Stockholm, Sweden

    Disclosures

    Matthias Löhr, MD, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: iCellate AB; PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc.; Zedira GmbH
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Abbott Laboratories; Viatris
    Owns stock (publicly traded) in: Centogene AG; PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc.

Editors

  • Roderick Smith, MS

    Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

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    Roderick Smith, MS, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Gina Montanero, Pharm D

    CME Writer, Medscape, LLC

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    Gina Montanero, Pharm D, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Yaisanet Oyola, MD

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

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    Yaisanet Oyola, MD, 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

Practical Approaches Along the Pathway of Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency

Authors: Matthias Löhr, MD, PhDFaculty and Disclosures

CME Released: 3/22/2023

Valid for credit through: 3/22/2024

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Maria is a 46-year-old woman who was referred from her primary care physician for persistent abdominal pain, diarrhea, flatulence, and weight loss. An endoscopy showed mild gastritis but was otherwise normal. Tests for C. difficile and H. pylori were negative. An abdominal ultrasound was normal; there were no gallstones, and the pancreas could not be seen. Maria has no prior history of celiac disease and no family history of cancer or pancreatitis, colorectal cancer, or inflammatory bowel disease. Her original weight was 70 kg; she is now 64 kg, height 165 cm, and BMI is 24 kg/m2. Maria has a history of heavy drinking and 20-year history of 1 pack per day cigarette smoking.

Current medications: Esomeprazole 40 mg daily as needed; loperamide 4 mg as needed for diarrhea.

 
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