Oakstone Board Review
A detailed and comprehensive review of gastroenterology and hepatology designed to improve the care and management of patients with acute and chronic GI and liver disorders. Ideal for MOC.

Stay Current in Your Specialty
The 40+ hour-long lectures in Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review focus on the clinical management of disorders of the esophagus, stomach and small intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and biliary tract. Keep pace with the latest developments in your field as you prepare for the ABIM subspecialty boards.

This online CME course will help you to discuss diagnostic and therapeutic interventions — diagnostic procedures, medical therapy, and procedural therapy — and treatment recommendations based on disorder characteristics and disease prognosis.

Date of Original Release: October 15, 2020
Date Credits Expire: October 15, 2023
Estimated Time to Complete: 40.25 hours

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Differentiate between viral and bacterial gastroenteritis
Explain the screening strategies for colorectal cancer and for other gastrointestinal cancers
Recognize the therapeutic interventions for treating hepatitis B and hepatitis C
Distinguish between Barrett’s esophagus and gastroesophageal reflux disease
Compare the signs and symptoms found in acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis
Discuss the medical and surgical interventions for obesity
Describe the gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19
Explain the significance of the gut microbiome
List the complications of a cholecystectomy
Explain the complications of H. Pylori infection and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome in peptic ulcer disease
Intended Audience
This educational activity was designed for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, internists, fellows in gastroenterology, internal medicine residents interested in gastroenterology and hepatology.

Topics And Speakers:
 

Esophagus
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Barrett’s Esophagus – Stuart J. Spechler, MD
Esophageal Motility and Structural Disorders – Dustin A. Carlson, MD
Update in Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis – John J. Garber, MD
Esophageal Cancer – Anil K. Rustgi, MD
Stomach and Small Intestine
Pathophysiology of Peptic Ulcer Disease – Helen M. Shields, MD
Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage: Diagnosis and Management – Dennis M. Jensen, MD
Motility Disorders: Gastroparesis, Functional Dyspepsia, Ileus – Braden Kuo, MD, MSc
Malabsorption and Nutrition – Henry J. Binder, MD
Viral/Bacterial Gastroenteritis – Jason B. Harris, MD
Constipation/Diarrhea – Lawrence R. Schiller, MD
Celiac Disease, Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity – Peter H.R. Green, MD
Colon
Diagnosis and Management of Clostridioides difficile Infections – Jessica R. Allegretti, MD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Anita Afzali, MD, MPH
Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Walter W.Y. Chan, MD, MPH
The Spectrum of Gastrointestinal Ischemia: 2020 – Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG, AGAF, FASGE
Colorectal Cancer: Screening Strategies – Shilpa Grover, MD, MPH
An Update on Colorectal and Anal Cancers – Robert J. Mayer, MD
Hereditary Gastrointestinal Polyposis/Cancer Syndromes – John M. Carethers, MD
Liver – Hepatitis
Viral Hepatitis Overview – Raymond T. Chung, MD
Hepatitis B – Norah Terrault, MD, MPH
Hepatitis C – Ira M. Jacobson, MD
HIV – Viral Hepatitis Co-Infection – Kenneth E. Sherman, MD, PhD
Liver – General
Drug-Induced Liver Injury – William M. Lee, MD, PhD
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – Arun J. Sanyal, MD
Alcoholic Hepatitis – Jay Luther, MD
Autoimmune Liver Disorders – John M. Vierling, MD, FACP, FAASLD, AGAF
Genetic Liver Disorders – Kris V. Kowdley, MD
Hepatic Decompensation – Andrea E. Reid, MD, MPH
Hepatocellular Carcinoma – Augusto Villanueva, MD
Liver Transplantation – Thomas D. Schiano, MD
Liver Fibrosis – Don C. Rockey, MD
Pancreas
Acute Pancreatitis – Peter J. Fagenholz, MD
Recurrent/Chronic Pancreatitis: Evaluation and New Therapies – Steven D. Freedman, MD, PhD
Update in Pancreatic Cancer – William R. Brugge, MD
Billiary Tract
Gallstones, Gallbladder, and Biliary Tract Disease – Muthoka L. Mutinga, MD
Cholangiocarcinoma – Sumera H. Rizvi, MBBS
Special Topics
Gut Microbiome – Fergus Shanahan, MD
Approach to Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage – John R. Saltzman, MD
Obesity – Medical and Surgical Therapies – Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD
COVID-19: Gastrointestinal Manifestations – Thomas R. McCarty, MD
Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Toxicities of Checkpoint Blockade – Michael Dougan, MD