DESCRIPTION

• The Tuesday morning HPB conferences will now be held in Gonda 9-102; Dubai Lecture Hall with the exception of a few in September.  September 11, 18, and 25 will be held in Gonda 10-101; Christensen Lecture Hall.
• Jacksonville is typically held in room FL_JA_DV_300E10

The HPB Education Conference is comprised of three parts:  didactic sessions (twice per month, one HPB specific and one multidisciplinary), a journal club (once monthly), and case presentations (once monthly).  The HPB didactic session consists of a lecture based on the textbook Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas - L.H. Blumgart - Fifth Edition.  The topic for the Multidisciplinary didactic session will be determined by what specialty is scheduled to present.  The intent of the journal club portion is to review and discuss literature in the area of HPB and Transplantation.  The intent of the conference is to present cases for education but also each case such serve as a mechanism to stimulate research ideas. At the end of each case, the resident should be able to present current literature and a potential research idea.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This conference is attended and designed for surgical consultants, fellows, residents, medical students, and mid-level providers (NP/PA).  The target audience are staff within hepatobiliary and transplant surgery.  Attendees have a range of prior knowledge and skill.  The conference is designed for understanding by a general medical audience. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Explain the state of the art diagnostic and treatment strategies for hepatobiliary diseases.

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 Type(s):

AMA

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s), please go here. 

COURSE DIRECTORS
David Nagorney, MD; Sean Cleary, MD; Rory Smoot, MD

QUESTIONS?
Contact Ann Westphal at ph. 4-1529 or Trisha Reps at ph. 3-0119