Physician Resources: Assessment of Alcohol Intake and Risk of Relapse in Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

Dr. Ramon Bataller discusses alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), and what liver transplantation for ALD patients is with the impact of relapse. Dr. Bataller also reviews predictors of relapse in ALD patients and how to detect active alcohol intake.

Target Audience

Faculty, residents, fellows, and community physicians in General Internal Medicine and subspecialties.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Analyze the impact of alcohol relapse on the outcome of patients with alcohol-related liver disease
  • Identify risk of relapse in patients transplanted due to alcohol-related liver disease
  • Recognize the current biomarkers to detect alcohol use in patients with alcohol-related liver disease
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.75 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/19/2019
Course expires: 
07/19/2022
UPMC Physician Resources
United States

Ramon Bataller, MD

Chief of Hepatology Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine Associate Director of Pittsburgh Liver Research Center

Dr. Ramon Bataller has reported no relevant relationships with entities producing health care goods or services.

All presenters disclosure of relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients is listed above.  No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

 

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded (.075) continuing education units (CEU) which are equivalent to .75 contact hour.

Available Credit

  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.75 Attendance
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