6th Annual Jefferson Women and Gastroenterology Health Symposium

Designed for healthcare professionals specializing in gastroenterology, hepatology, internal medicine, family medicine, general surgery, gynecology, and colorectal surgery, the 6^th Annual Jefferson Women and Gastroenterology Symposium will discuss the medical conditions that are unique to women, occur more frequently in women, or present differently in women.

By utilizing emerging scientific and clinical evidence, experts will provide updated approaches to the diagnosis, management and treatment of common gastrointestinal and liver conditions aimed to improve the care of female patients.

Successful Completion
To successfully complete this activity, the required evaluation must be completed no later than Thursday, March 14, 2024. Thereafter, the evaluation will no longer be available and credits will not be issued. No refunds will be offered for failure to complete the required evaluation by the stated deadline.

Physician Attendees Claiming MOC

1. Sign in to your account
2. Go to MY CE > Tests > Post-Test
3. Select applicable MOC Board(s)
4. Complete post-test
5. After completing post-test, go to Evaluations & Certificates
6. Click Complete Evaluation

1. Contrast the diagnosis and management of NAFLD and primary biliary cholangitis in men and women.
2. Discuss the significance of gastrointestinal manifestations of various rheumatological disorders in women.
3. Discuss an interdisciplinary approach in the management of GI and liver disorders that are unique in women or manifest differently in them.
4. Examine the presentation, diagnosis, and management of pancreaticobiliary diseases that are common in women.
5. Evaluate the medical and surgical management of obesity in women.
6. Explain how to be an influential female leader in medicine.
7. Interpret the effects of menopause on the GI tract.

In support of improving patient care, Thomas Jefferson University 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.

Physicians: This educational activity is designated for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: This activity awards 5.50 nursing contact hours.

Registered Dietitians:  This activity awards 5.50 contact hours.

Other Healthcare Professionals: This educational activity is designated for 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ^TM. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Credit

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.5 MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Other Credit
Nursing Pharmacology Credit: This educational activity offers 3.5 nursing pharmacology credit. Qualifying sessions are noted on the agenda.

PA Patient Safety and Risk Credit: This education activity offers 2.5 PA Patient Safety and Risk credit. Qualifying sessions are noted on the agenda.

ABCGN Credit: This education activity offers 5.5 ABCGN credit. G.I. Specific Category Approved: 1 

According to the criteria of the American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses (ABCGN), the approved hours in this activity are considered GI Specific for the purpose of recertification by contact hours through the ABCGN. ABCGN Tracking Number: ABCGN23_98.

Cancellation Policy

Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing and received in the Office of CPD two weeks prior to the start date of the course. There will be no refunds after this period.*  Cancellations notified before the two week time frame will incur a 25% administration fee (with a minimum of $20).  Registrants who fail to attend the conference are responsible for the entire fee.  All refunds will be processed after the conference.  The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone this course due to unforeseen circumstances.  In the event of cancellation or postponement, the University will refund registration fees, but is not responsible for related costs or expenses to participants, including cancellation fees assessed by hotels, airlines or travel agencies. 

*Registration fees will be refunded less a 15% administration fee to international conference registrants who are unable to secure a travel visa. Registrants must provide proof of visa denial. 

 Jefferson Release Policy

Jefferson may record/livestream/photograph this educational activity. These images/recordings, along with your name, may be used in Jefferson publications or on the Jefferson website. If you verbally submit any questions for Q&A sessions, you are agreeing to be recorded and to have that recording available in enduring materials. Once photographed, filmed, recorded, or videotaped, you waive the right of inspection or approval to which such images/recordings may be put and Jefferson has the right to use, publish, reproduce, modify, adapt, and distribute at any time in any manner or medium.

Jefferson HIPAA Policy

As an attendee of this educational activity hosted by Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson University Physicians, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. (collectively 'Jefferson'), you may gain access to certain proprietary information ('Confidential Information'), including Protected Health Information ('PHI').

By participating in this educational activity, you agree to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information, including all PHI, obtained from any source. You also agree to take all necessary steps to protect such Confidential Information and shall not directly or indirectly disclose or use it in any manner or for any reason, other than as necessary to complete the educational activity. Further, you agree not to take photographs, record in any manner or otherwise reproduce any such Confidential Information. You understand that any unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information may result in possible legal action against you by Jefferson whose confidentiality is breached.

Keynote Lecture
Empowering Women: A Hepatologist's Perspective

Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao MD, FRCP is Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and Chief of Digestive Diseases at the VA-Connecticut Healthcare System. She also serves as director of the Clinical Core of the NIH-funded Yale Liver Center and is Associate Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine. She was president of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in 2012.

Dr. Garcia-Tsao’s research has been mainly patient-oriented research in the area of the complications of cirrhosis related to portal hypertension, specifically varices, variceal hemorrhage, ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. She has authored or co-authored over 200 peer-review papers, chapters, reviews and several society guidelines and position papers. She is co-editor of a book on Vascular Disorders of the Liver, Textbook of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Sherlock’s Liver Diseases.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Thomas Jefferson University adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and the policies that supplement the Standards.

All planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with ACCME defined ineligible companies within the past 24 months. Any conflicts of interests have been mitigated prior to this educational activity. Such disclosures will be available prior to the start of the activity. Jefferson conflict of interest mitigation process may result in changes to the program agenda.

Off-Label/Investigational Use
All faculty/presenters/authors at Thomas Jefferson University sponsored events are required to disclose whether or not their content contains information of commercial products/devices that are unlabeled for use or investigational uses of products not yet approved. Product(s) is/are not included in the labeling approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of disease(s).

Content Disclaimer
The views expressed in this activity are those of the faculty. It should not be inferred or assumed that they are expressing the views of any manufacturer of pharmaceuticals or devices or Thomas Jefferson University.

It should be noted that the recommendations made herein with regard to the use of therapeutic agents, varying disease states, and assessments of risk, are based upon a combination of clinical trials, current guidelines, and the clinical practice experience of the participating presenters. The drug selection and dosage information presented in this activity are believed to be accurate. However, participants are urged to consult all available data on products and procedures before using them in clinical practice.

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Cuckoo Choudhary, MD
The Dorrance H. Hamilton Professor of Medicine, Division Lead for Women, Diversity, inclusion and Equity
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Co-Director, Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Dina L Halegoua-De Marzio, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Fatty Liver Center
Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program Director of Research
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Co-Director, Faculty

Grant or research support-Galectin|Grant or research support-Intercept|Grant or research support-Bristol-Myers Squibb Company|Grant or research support-Mitsubishi

Robin S Miller, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Thomas Jefferson Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Co-Director, Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Stephanie M Moleski, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Co-Director, Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Nuzhat Ahmad, MD
Vice Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Tehilla Apfel, MD
Physician
Jefferson Health
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD
Professor of Medicine
Yale University / VA-CT Healthcare System
Milford, CT

Faculty

Non-Clinical Exception

Lucy M Joo, DO
Gastroenterologist
KHA Gastroenterology
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Patricia L Kozuch, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Janine V Kyrillos, MD, FACP
Associate Professor
Thomas Jefferson University
Bala Cynwyd, PA

Faculty

Speakers Bureau-Novo Nordisk (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-Lilly (Any division)

Shailaja Nair, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Jefferson Women's Primary and Specialty Care
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Carmi Punzalan, MD
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Burlington, MA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

David A Sass, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Grant or research support-Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.|Grant or research support-Cymabay Therapeutics

Renee Tholey, MD
Attending Surgeon
Jefferson University Physicians
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Patricia Wong, MD
Chief of Gastroenterology, Director of Women’s GI Health, GI Fellowship Program Director
Lankenau Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Emily B Rubin, MPH
Registered Dietitian
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Bensalem, PA

Faculty, Registered Dietician Planner

Nothing to disclose

Mysty Chacko, PA-C, MS
Physician Assistant
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

PA Planner

Honoraria-Abbvie/Allergan

Rebecca Loh, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Student Planner

Nothing to disclose

Tatiana B Policarpo, MD
Gastroenterology Fellow
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Wynnewood, PA

Student Planner

Nothing to disclose

Friday, February 23, 2024

This activity received educational grants from:

• AbbVie
• CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc.
• Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation
• Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
• Salix Pharmaceuticals

• Exhibitor is not providing commercial support for this educational activity. Exhibitor is purchasing exhibit space.
• Exhibits are intended for informational purposes, products should not be sold through the exhibit hall.
• TJU and the exhibitor acknowledge and agree that the exhibitor may be subject to Section 6002 of the Affordable Care Act, which added Section 1128G to the Social Security Act, and its implementing regulations codified in 42 CFR 402 &403 (Collectively the Sunshine Act). Exhibiting companies are solely responsible for collecting any information about actions within their virtual exhibit space that constitutes a payment or transfer of value to a covered participant, which is required to reported under the Sunshine Act.
• Exhibitors may observe educational sessions but must refrain from participating in the activity.
• No recordings of the scientific sessions on behalf of the exhibitor's company is permitted.

• Prior to the deadline of February 1, 2024 a refund will be given minus a 10% administration fee.
• After February 1, 2024 no refund will be given.
• Exhibitors who are absent from the conference will not receive a refund.