Gastroenterology & Hepatology Board Review 2025 - Livestream (virtual)
Course Directors: David Bruining, M.D., Michael D. Leise, M.D., Karthik Ravi, M.D.
September 4 - 7, 2025 - Internet Live Activity - Chicago, Illinois
Broadcast in Central Time
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.
Schedule reflects Central Time Zone.
Thursday - September 4, 2025 | |
6:00 AM | Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits |
7:00 AM | Announcements |
7:10 AM | Introduction to the Board Examination |
7:20 AM | The Approach to Abnormal Liver Tests and Drug-Induced Liver Injury |
8:00 AM | Portal Hypertension I: Bleeding |
8:30 AM | Viral Hepatitis I: HBV and Others |
9:10 AM | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break |
9:30 AM | Vascular Disease of the Liver |
9:45 AM | Liver Disease and Pregnancy |
10:05 AM | Alcohol Associated Liver Disease |
10:20 AM | Metabolic Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Metabolic Associated Steatohepatitis |
10:35 AM | Mass Lesions of the Liver |
11:10 AM | Acute Liver Failure and Liver Transplantation |
11:30 AM | Question and Answer Session |
11:50 AM | Lunch Break |
12:35 PM | Viral Hepatitis II: HCV |
1:15 PM | Board Style Practice Questions: Liver I |
2:05 PM | Cholestatic Liver Disease and Autoimmune Hepatitis |
2:45 PM | Portal Hypertension II: Ascites and Hepatorenal Syndrome |
3:10 PM | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break |
3:30 PM | Portal Hypertension III: Hepatic Encephalopathy |
3:45 PM | Metabolic Liver Disease |
4:20 PM | Liver Pathology / Case Studies |
5:20 PM | Statistics for the Boards |
5:35 PM | Adjourn |
Friday - September 5, 2025 | |
6:20 AM | Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits |
7:00 AM | Announcements |
7:05 AM | Board Style Practice Questions: Liver II |
7:55 AM | Gallstones and Gallbladder Diseases |
8:30 AM | Acute Pancreatitis |
9:05 AM | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break |
9:30 AM | Chronic Pancreatitis |
10:05 AM | Pancreatic Neoplasms: Adenocarcinoma, Cystic Lesions, and Neuroendocrine Cancers |
10:35 AM | Board Style Practice Questions: Pancreas and Biliary Tree |
11:25 AM | Question and Answer Session |
11:40 AM | Lunch Break |
12:35 PM | GERD and Eosinophilic Esophagitis |
1:05 PM | Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Neoplasms |
1:40 PM | Esophageal Motility Disorders |
2:00 PM | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break |
2:20 PM | Board Style Practice Questions: Esophagus |
3:10 PM | Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastritis |
3:50 PM | Vascular Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract |
4:30 PM | Question and Answer Session |
4:40 PM | Gastrointesintal Pathology / Case Studies |
5:40 PM | Adjourn |
Saturday - September 6, 2025 | |
6:25 AM | Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits |
7:05 AM | Announcements |
7:10 AM | Gastric Neoplasms I: Gastric Dysplasia and Adenocarcinoma |
7:40 AM | Gastric Neoplasm II: GI Stromal Turmos, GI Lymphomas and Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors |
8:00 AM | Motility Disorders I: Functional Dyspepsia, Gastroparesis and other Upper GI Motility Disorders |
8:25 AM | Nutritional Disorders |
9:00 AM | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break |
9:20 AM | Motility Disorders II: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Constipation and Disorders of the Pelvic Floor |
10:00 AM | Non-variceal Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding |
10:35 AM | Board Style Practice Questions: Gastric Disorders |
11:25 AM | Question and Answer Session |
11:35 AM | Lunch Break |
12:30 PM | Small Bowel: Mucosal Diseases, Malabsorption and Bacterial Overgrowth |
1:30 PM | Board Style Practice Questions: Small Bowel and Nutrition |
2:20 PM | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break |
2:35 PM | Gastrointestinal Infections |
3:25 PM | Endoscopy for the GI Boards |
4:10 PM | Board Style Practice Questions: Miscellaneous Disorders |
5:10 PM | Question and Answer Session |
5:20 PM | Adjourn |
Sunday - September 7, 2025 | |
6:15 AM | Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits |
6:55 AM | Announcements |
7:00 AM | Inflammatory Bowel Disease I: Clinical Features |
7:30 AM | Inflammatory Bowel Disease II: Extraintestinal Manifestations |
8:00 AM | Inflammatory Bowel Disease III: Therapy for Crohn's Disease |
8:25 AM | Inflammatory Bowel Disease IV: Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis |
8:50 AM | Inflammatory Bowel Disease V: Miscellaneous |
9:15 AM | Optional - Question and Answer Session / Break |
9:40 AM | Colorectal Neoplasms and Hereditary Polyposis Syndromes |
10:25 AM | Board Style Practice Questions: Colon |
11:15 AM | Question and Answer Session |
11:30 AM | Adjourn |
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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.
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 32.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
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Available Credit
- 32.75 ABIM
- 32.75 ABS
- 32.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 32.75 Attendance
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