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30th Annual Virginia Liver Symposium and Update in Gastroenterology


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Add to Calendar 30th Annual Virginia Liver Symposium and Update in Gastroenterology 3/21/2026 7:00:00 AM 3/21/2026 5:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/liver Description: The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, the Liver Transplant Program and VCU Health Continuing Medical Education are pleased to offer the 30th Annual Virginia Liver Symposium and Update in Gastroenterology. The program is designed for primary care and sub-specialty physicians, and advanced practice providers who treat patients with gastrointestinal and liver disorders. The Westin Richmond false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, March 21, 2026, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET, The Westin Richmond, Richmond, VA

Target Audience
Specialties - Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Overview
The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, the Liver Transplant Program and VCU Health Continuing Medical Education are pleased to offer the 30th Annual Virginia Liver Symposium and Update in Gastroenterology. The program is designed for primary care and sub-specialty physicians, and advanced practice providers who treat patients with gastrointestinal and liver disorders.

Objectives
  1. Explain the major components of motility related disorders in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract
  2. Identify signs of cirrhosis and criteria for referral for evaluation of liver transplantation
  3. Review techniques to manage and treat endoscopically complex patients in GI and Hepatology

Registration

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Registration Fee:
Physician (MOC) - $280.00
Healthcare Providers (non-physician) - $180.00
VCU Health Employee - $20.00
Central Virginia Veterans Healthcare System - Residents & GI Fellows, Faculty, Transplant Staff - $20.00

Online Registration Deadline: March 6, 2026. On-site registrations will incur an additional $50 processing fee.

Cancellation Policy

Registration fee, less a 15% non-refundable administrative fee, will be refunded only if written notice of cancellation is received via email to [email protected] on or before March 6, 2026. There will be no refunds after this date.


Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education 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.

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 7.5 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.5 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.

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All participants have the right to participate in this continuing education activity without discrimination due to age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex (sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and pregnancy), protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact us at [email protected] for more information. Requests for accommodations must be received 21 days prior to activity start date.

Complaint Policy and Resolution Process
All complaints must be made in writing to [email protected].

All complaints will be logged into the complaint log. The Director, Continuing Education will attempt to resolve the complaint within the first contact, when possible, and will respond to the client and customer's concerns within 5 business days of the initial complaint. At the time of the first contact, Director, Continuing Education will inform the complainant if more time will be needed to research the complaint.

If the complaint is still unresolved after communication with the Director, Continuing Education, or if the initial complaint is not addressed in a timely manner, the complainant may contact the President & CEO, UHS-PEP. The President & CEO will then contact the complainant and endeavor to resolve the complaint within 10 business days after being contacted.

The complaint log will be regularly reviewed to identify areas of operations and service that may require improvement. The Director, Continuing Education will research reoccurring complaint matters and recommend process and procedure changes, when appropriate. These changes will be noted on the Complaint Resolution Log, and any necessary policy and/or procedure updates will be made within 15 business days thereafter.

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Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established, and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics, adjust credit hours, or cancel if necessary.

By attending this event you grant VCU Health Continuing Education the right at the event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you. 

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (7.50 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (7.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.50 hours)
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THE WESTIN RICHMOND

6631 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230

165.00 USD per night
Last Day to Book : Friday, February 20, 2026

Book Here to Reserve a Room.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

VCU Health Continuing Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a continuing education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

All VCU and VCU Health reviewers have nothing to disclose.

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Milan Patel, MD
MD
VCU Health
Co-Course Director, Faculty
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Richard K Sterling, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD
Hepatology Professor of Medicine; Chief, Section of Hepatology
VCUHS
Co-Course Director, Faculty
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Juan Pablo Arab, MD
Transplant Hepatologist and Director of Alcohol Sciences
VCU
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Sayed O Aseem, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Stephen Bickston, M.D., AGAF, FACG , FASGE
Professor of Internal Medicine; Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center; Associate Chair of Gastroenterology
VCUHS
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Doumit BouHaidar, MD, MD
Professor of Medicine; Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy
VCUHS
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Reena Cherian, DNP, RN
Nurse Practitioner
VCUHS
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Catherine Cooper, MD, Physician
Associate Professor
VCU
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Brian Davis, MD
VCU
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Christen Dillon, BSN
Nurse Patient Navigator
VCU Health
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Adam Dossaji, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Nephrology
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Ashley Foster, NP
Nurse Practitioner
VCU Health System
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Hochong Gilles, DNP
VCU/VA
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Jennifer Gilmore Almeda, MSN, NP
APP
VCU Health
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Nothing to disclose
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Shawn W. Lewis, DNP, AGACNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Hepatology and Nutrition
VCU Health
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Scott C Matherly, MD
Associate Professor
VCUHS
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Vaishali Patel, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
VCUHS
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Sahaj Rathi, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
VCU Health
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Arun Sanyal, MD
Z. Reno Vlahcevic Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Executive Director, Education Core – C. Kenneth and Diane Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research - VCU Medical Center
VCU Health
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Raseen Tariq, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Amanda L Tullidge, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
VCU Health
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Ravi Vachhani, MBBS
Associate Professor of Medicine; Gastroenterology Fellowship Director
VCUHS
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Joel Wedd, MD, MPH
VCUHealth
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Nurse Clinician
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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:00AM - 7:55AM

Session I: Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders

Recognize and diagnosis esophageal motility disorders. Review effective management of slow-transit constipation. Diagnosis and manage irritable bowel syndrome.
Welcome & Introduction
7:55AM - 8:00AM

Esophageal Motility Disorders: Recognition and Diagnosis
8:00AM - 8:25AM
Milan Patel, MD (Moderator)
Milan Patel, MD (Presenter)

Slow-Transit Constipation: Evaluation and Management
8:25AM - 8:50AM

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Overlap
8:50AM - 9:15AM
Milan Patel, MD (Moderator)
Raseen Tariq, MD, MS (Presenter)

Panel Discussion
9:15AM - 9:25AM

Alvin Zfass State of the Art of Medicine: Innovation and the Future of Hepatology: Stravitz-Sanyal Liver Institute
9:25AM - 10:00AM
Milan Patel, MD (Moderator)
Arun Sanyal, MD (Presenter)

Break with Exhibitors
10:00AM - 10:20AM

Session II: Understanding Cirrhosis and Liver Diseases

Identify nomenclature and diagnosis of MASLD. Describe varying modalities of therapy for MASLD. Recognize drug induced liver injury.
Screening and Diagnosis for MASLD: Identifying Patients in Clinic
10:20AM - 10:45AM
Richard K Sterling, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD (Presenter)
Sayed O Aseem, MD, PhD (Moderator)

Managing Co-Morbidities of MASLD
10:45AM - 11:10AM

Drug Induced Liver Injury: Early Recognition and Management
11:10AM - 11:35AM
Vaishali Patel, MD (Presenter)
Sayed O Aseem, MD, PhD (Moderator)

Alcohol Related Liver Injury: Diagnosis and Management
11:35AM - 12:00PM
Juan Pablo Arab, MD (Presenter)
Sayed O Aseem, MD, PhD (Moderator)

Panel Discussion
12:00PM - 12:10PM

Lunch with Exhibitors
12:10PM - 12:40PM

Lunch Workshop Session: Appropriate Patient Selection Based on Co-morbidities for an Ambulatory Surgical Center
12:40PM - 1:10PM
Catherine Cooper, MD, Physician (Presenter)
Ashley Foster, NP (Presenter)

Lunch Workshop Session: Effective Utilization of Nurse Practitioners
12:40PM - 1:10PM
Hochong Gilles, DNP (Presenter)

Lunch Workshop Session: Endoscopy Nurse Session – Colonoscopy Preparation
12:40PM - 1:10PM
Jennifer Gilmore Almeda, MSN, NP (Presenter)
Amanda L Tullidge, APRN (Presenter)
Christen Dillon, BSN (Presenter)

Lunch Workshop Session: Management of Chronic Viral Hepatitis: Current Therapies
12:40PM - 1:10PM
Richard K Sterling, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD (Presenter)
Reena Cherian, DNP, RN (Presenter)
Shawn W. Lewis, DNP, AGACNP-BC (Presenter)

Session III: Common Gastrointestinal Disorders

Explain the effective utilization of stool testing for colon cancer. Identify pioneering techniques utilizing endoscopic ultrasound management of complex patients. Review optimal biologic therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Identify advances in advanced endoscopy.
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Effective Utilization of Stool Testing
1:10PM - 1:35PM

Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Interventions: Pushing boundaries in GI, Surgery, and Oncology
1:35PM - 2:00PM
Ravi Vachhani, MBBS (Moderator)
Sahaj Rathi, MD (Presenter)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Which Biologic Should I Start With?
2:00PM - 2:25PM
Stephen Bickston, M.D., AGAF, FACG , FASGE (Presenter)
Ravi Vachhani, MBBS (Moderator)

Therapeutic Innovations in Endoscopy: When to Refer
2:25PM - 2:50PM
Doumit BouHaidar, MD, MD (Presenter)
Ravi Vachhani, MBBS (Moderator)

Panel Discussion
2:50PM - 3:00PM

Break with Exhibitors
3:00PM - 3:20PM

Session IV: Liver Diseases and Transplant

Identify compensated versus decompensated cirrhosis and indications for liver transplant evaluation. Explain the role and value of living donor liver transplantation. Describe post-transplant liver complications.
Protecting the Kidney in the End-Stage Liver Disease Patient
3:20PM - 3:45PM
Joel Wedd, MD, MPH (Moderator)
Adam Dossaji, MD (Presenter)

Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Identification and Modalities of Treatment
3:45PM - 4:10PM
Joel Wedd, MD, MPH (Moderator)
Scott C Matherly, MD (Presenter)

Post-Liver Transplant Complications: Early Recognition
4:10PM - 4:35PM
Joel Wedd, MD, MPH (Moderator)
Brian Davis, MD (Presenter)

Panel Discussion
4:35PM - 4:45PM

Final Comments
4:45PM - 5:00PM


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