Treatment Selection in a Patient with Decompensated Cirrhosis
Premiere Date: Monday, May 16, 2022This activity offers CE credit for:
- ABIM (MOC)
- Medicine (accme)
- Nursing (ANCC)
- Pharmacy (acpe)
- PA (aapa)
- Other
All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Credit Expiration Date:
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Note: Credit Is No Longer Available
 | Nancy Reau, MD (Moderator) Professor of Medicine Richard B. Capps Chair of Hepatology Chief, Section of Hepatology Associate Director, Solid Organ Transplantation Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL |
 | Paul Y. Kwo, MD Professor of Medicine Director of Hepatology Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA |
 | Joseph K. Lim, MD (Reviewer/Advisor) Professor of Medicine Director, Clinical Hepatology Vice-Chief, Section of Digestive Diseases Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT |
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with a 15- to 20-fold greater risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) compared to those without HCV. Individuals with HCV-related cirrhosis are at risk for HCC development, underscoring the importance of routine HCC surveillance in patients with HCV. Therefore, as a crucial component of HCV management, clinicians should integrate routine surveillance for HCC in patients with HCV, as recommended in current guidelines. Evidence shows that clinicians have misconceptions regarding appropriate tests to detect HCC and need to engage more in following HCC surveillance guidelines regarding screening intervals and imaging modality. To increase surveillance rates, it is crucial that all HCPs managing patients with HCV understand how to implement the most recent guidelines in practice.
This CMEO BriefCase will introduce a case involving the incorporation of routine surveillance for HCC in a patient with HCV. Join our faculty experts as they delve into the epidemiology and shared pathobiology of HCV and decompensated cirrhosis, identify compensated versus decompensated cirrhosis, and discuss surveillance strategies for HCC.
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Integrate routine surveillance for HCC into clinical follow-up for patients with HCV.
Supported by an educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
U.S. and international physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists specializing in primary care
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ABIM MOC Credit:
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Royal College MOC:
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MIPS Improvement Activity:
This activity counts towards MIPS Improvement Activity requirements under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Clinicians should submit their improvement activities by attestation via the CMS Quality Payment Program website.
Disclosure Declaration
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Dr. Reau reports the following financial relationships:
Consultant: AbbVie Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Merck & Co., Inc.
Grants/Research Support: GENFIT; Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Shire
Dr. Kwo reports the following financial relationships:
Advisory Board: AbbVie Inc.; Aligos Therapeutics Inc.; Ambys Medicines; Antios Therapeutics, Inc.; CVS; Eisai Inc.; Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; HepQuant; Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals; and Surrozen
Consultant: Drug Farm; Durect Corporation; Generon; Inventiva; Mirum Pharmaceuticals; and Syneos Health
Grants: Altimmune; Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Assembly Biosciences, Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb; Eiger BioPharmaceuticals; Novo Nordisk; Target RWE Registries; and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
Stock (Directly Purchased): Durect Corporation
Dr. Lim (Reviewer/Advisor) reports the following financial relationships:
Research Support: Allergan; Celgene Corporation; Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.; GENFIT; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; and Viking Therapeutics
The following peer reviewer and CME Outfitters staff have no financial relationships to disclose:
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