Module

Growing Pains: Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Source: Hepatitis Annual Update 2007

Growing Pains: Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Faculty:

Arun J. Sanyal, MBBS, MD, FACP

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: July 19, 2007

Expiration Date: July 18, 2008

Physicians: maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Registered Nurses: 1.3 Nursing contact hours

Pharmacists: 1.3 contact hours (0.13 CEUs)

Status: The activity is not currently available for credit.

Learning Objectives

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

Cite the clinical features and epidemiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Discuss approaches for diagnosing and determining the causes of fatty liver disease in individual patients
Describe the optimal management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and emerging pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Topics covered include:

Introduction
NAFLD Nomenclature and Causes
Clinical Aspects of the Epidemiology of NAFLD
Clinical Features of NAFLD
Diagnostic Approach for NAFLD
NAFLD Treatment
Summary: Implications for Clinical Practice

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