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ForwardGastroenterology & Hepatology Board Review 2025
This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options
Course Directors: David Bruining, M.D., Michael D. Leise, M.D., Karthik Ravi, M.D.
September 4 - 7, 2025 - Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel - Chicago, Illinois
The Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review is a high-yield program designed to prepare candidates for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) initial and maintenance of certification examinations in gastroenterology and hepatology. Case-based content delivered by Mayo Clinic faculty provides learners with the most time-efficient, comprehensive review to assist in successful preparation for the board exam. In addition, attendees receive up-to-date, practical information that can be applied immediately into daily clinical practice.
Target Audience
This course is designed for GI fellows and individuals preparing for GI board exams and recertifications. Others that may find this course beneficial include, gastroenterologists needing MOC, GI nurse assistants, NPs, PAs, research personnel, GI assistants, and internists with interest in GI.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify common liver diseases including viral hepatitis, autoimmune and inherited
- Review the management of complications of cirrhosis
- Describe common esophageal disorders and the interpretation of esophageal tests, including manometry and impedance pH testing
- Recall gastric acid physiology and common diseases of the stomach and duodenum
- Examine micronutrient deficiencies and their manifestations
- Recognize common malabsorptive disorders
- Analyze diseases of the pancreas and biliary tree, including acute and chronic pancreatitis, gallstones, and pancreatic cystic lesions
- Evaluate the management of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary malignancies, including cancers of the esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, bile duct, and pancreas
- Review relevant areas of pathology, endoscopy, radiology, and nutrition.
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
*Select presentations contain pharmacology content as noted in the program
Schedule subject to change.
Thursday, September 4, 2025 | |
6:00 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast |
7:00 a.m. | Welcome
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7:10 a.m. | Introduction to the Board Examination
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7:20 a.m.* | The Approach to Abnormal Liver Tests and Drug-Induced Liver Injury
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8:00 a.m.* | Portal Hypertension I: Bleeding
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8:30 a.m.* | Viral Hepatitis I: HBV and Others
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9:10 a.m. | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break
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9:30 a.m. | Vascular Disease of the Liver
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9:45 a.m. | Liver Disease and Pregnancy
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10:05 a.m.* | Alcohol Associated Liver Disease
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10:20 a.m.* | Metabolic Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Metabolic Associated Steatohepatitis
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10:35 a.m. | Mass Lesions of the Liver
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11:10 a.m.* | Acute Liver Failure and Liver Transplantation
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11:30 a.m. | Question and Answer Session
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11:50 a.m. | Lunch Break
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12:35 p.m.* | Viral Hepatitis II: HCV
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1:15 p.m. | Board-Style Practice Questions: Liver I
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2:05 p.m.* | Cholestatic Liver Disease and Autoimmune Hepatitis
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2:45 p.m.* | Portal Hypertension II: Ascites and Hepatorenal Syndrome
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3:10 p.m. | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break
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3:30 p.m.* | Portal Hypertension III: Hepatic Encephalopathy
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3:45 p.m. | Metabolic Liver Disease
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4:20 p.m. | Liver Pathology / Case Studies
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5:20 p.m. | Statistics for the Boards
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5:35 p.m. | Adjourn
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Friday, September 5, 2025 | |
6:20 a.m. | Breakfast
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7:00 a.m. | Announcements
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7:05 a.m. | Board-Style Practice Questions: Liver II
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7:55 a.m. | Gallstones and Gallbladder Diseases
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8:30 a.m. | Acute Pancreatitis
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9:05 a.m. | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break
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9:30 a.m. | Chronic Pancreatitis
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10:05 a.m. | Pancreatic Neoplasms: Adenocarcinoma, Cystic Lesions, and Neuroendocrine Cancers
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10:35 a.m. | Board-Style Practice Questions: Pancreas and Biliary Tree
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11:25 a.m. | Question and Answer Session
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11:40 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. | Lunch Break |
12:35 p.m.* | GERD and Eosinophilic Esophagitis
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1:05 p.m.* | Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Neoplasms
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1:40 p.m. | Esophageal Motility Disorders
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2:00 p.m. | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break
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2:20 p.m. | Board-Style Practice Questions: Esophagus
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3:10 p.m.* | Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastritis
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3:50 p.m. | Vascular Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
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4:30 p.m. | Question and Answer Session
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4:40 p.m. | Gastrointestinal Pathology / Case Studies
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5:40 p.m. | Adjourn
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Saturday, September 6, 2025 | |
6:25 a.m. | Breakfast
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7:05 a.m. | Announcements
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7:10 a.m. | Gastric Neoplasms I: Gastric dysplasia and adenocarcinoma
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7:40 a.m. | Gastric Neoplasm II: GI stromal tumors, GI Lymphomas and Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors
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8:00 a.m.* | Motility Disorders I: Functional Dyspepsia, Gastroparesis and other Upper GI Motility Disorders
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8:25 a.m. | Nutritional Disorders
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9:00 a.m. | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break
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9:20 a.m.* | Motility Disorders II: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Constipation and Disorders of the Pelvic Floor
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10:00 a.m.* | Non-variceal Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
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10:35 a.m. | Board-Style Practice Questions: Gastric Disorders
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11:25 a.m. | Question and Answer Session
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11:35 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch Break |
12:30 p.m.* | Small Bowel: Mucosal Diseases, Malabsorption and Bacterial Overgrowth
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1:30 p.m. | Board-Style Practice Questions: Small Bowel and Nutrition
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2:20 p.m. | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break
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2:35 p.m.* | Gastrointestinal Infections
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3:25 p.m.* | Endoscopy for the GI Boards
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4:10 p.m. | Board-Style Practice Questions: Miscellaneous Disorders
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5:10 p.m. | Question and Answer Session
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5:20 p.m. | Adjourn
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Sunday, September 7, 2025 | |
6:15 a.m. | Breakfast
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6:55 a.m. | Announcements
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7:00 a.m. | Inflammatory Bowel Disease I: Clinical Features
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7:30 a.m. | Inflammatory Bowel Disease II: Extraintestinal Manifestations
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8:00 a.m.* | Inflammatory Bowel Disease III: Therapy for Crohn’s Disease
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8:25 a.m.* | Inflammatory Bowel Disease IV: Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis
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8:50 a.m.* | Inflammatory Bowel Disease V: Miscellaneous
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9:15 a.m. | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break
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9:40 a.m. | Colorectal Neoplasms and Hereditary Polyposis Syndromes
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10:25 a.m. | Board-Style Practice Questions: Colon
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11:15 a.m. | Question and Answer Session
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11:30 a.m. | Adjourn
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Lodging
Rooms have been reserved for attendees and their guests at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago for discounted rates starting at $249/night. In order to receive the special rates, reservations must be made before August 12, 2025, or before the room block fills.
Room reservations after are based on space and rate availability. Additional taxes will apply.
Click here to make hotel room reservation online or call 312-477-0198 to make reservation by phone (please identify yourself as a participant of the Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology Board Review course).
Valet and self-parking options are available for additional fees.
Travel
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant. Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Developemnt is not responsible for expenses incurred by an individual who is not confirmed and for whom space is not available at the meeting. Costs incurred by the registration such as airline or hotel fees or penalties are the responsibility of the registrant.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 32.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
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Available Credit
- 32.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 32.75 Attendance
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