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UCSF - 2011 Update in Liver Transplantation
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Objective 1: Discuss the management of viral hepatitis, hepatitis B, HIV co-infection and the new anti-viral agents for hepatitis C.
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
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Objective 2: Describe the step-by-step approach to clinical decision-making as it relates to managing complications of end-stage liver disease and liver transplant.
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Objective 3: Identify which treatments to apply based on; tumor and patient characteristics, emerging strategies to improve outcomes after liver transplants for liver cancer, and the latest developments in the management of primary liver cancer.
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.

Discuss referral patheways at UCSF.

Define surgical services available at UCSF.

Compare the risk of death of a patient who undergoes living donor transplantation to that of a patient who remains on the waiting list or undergoes deceased donor transplantation.

Explain the donor risk of right lobe versus left lobe donation.

List the steps in the diagnostic evaluations of a liver mass.

Describe factors involved in treatment decisions in a patient with a liver mass.

Discuss the management of fatty liver disease.

Describe post liver transplant nonalcoholic steatohepatitis issues.

Explain the appropriate use of sorafenib in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma including patient selection, dosing according to liver function, toxicity, and outcomes.

Discuss the novel targeted therapies and combinations in advanced HCC including the status of and preliminary findings from ongoing randomized phase 2 and 3 trials.

Describe 2 new approaches to the management of acute liver failure that will be implemented this year at UCSF and across the US.

Describe the effects of ornithine phenylacetate on the level of circulating ammonia levels and this novel drug's potential to aid the management of patients with acute liver failure.

Describe how a checklist can assist in the management of acute liver failure.

Cite new therapies for HCV.

List side effects of therapies for HCV.

Identify which patients are candidates for therapy.

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Explain the current allocation policy for deceased donor livers and how livers are offered candidates on the liver transplant wait-list.

Identify at least three donor factors associated with inferior post-transplant outcomes.

Describe how the characteristics of a transplant center and its local environment affect decision making regarding transplantation and organ utilization.

Discuss the current inclusion/exclusion criteria for liver transplantation in the HIV infected patient.

Describe the optimal immunosuppressive and anti-retroviral regimens for liver transplantation in the HIV infected patient.

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Discuss gene signatures and other molecular subclassification approaches in HCC.

Describe factors involved in the decision to proceed with liver transplantation in a patient with iron overload.

Describe factors involved in the decision to proceed with liver transplantation in a patient with acute liver failure.

Objective 4: List the challenges of liver transplant specific issues; including live donor liver transplant, deceased donor issues and disease-specific outcomes.
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Please answer the following:
Do you believe this activity was appropriate for the scope of your professional activities?
Was the educational content scientifically sound?
If faculty spoke about off-label or investigational uses of a product, was that information disclosed to you?
Was the mode of education effective to learning?
If you answered "No" to any of the above questions, please explain.
Did you perceive any product/service/company/commercial bias in any educational session you attended or materials you received?
If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please detail the situation below (e.g. session title, speaker name):
Were you solicited by sales personnel in an educational room (other areas do not matter) while you attended this educational activity?
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How much did you learn as a result of this educational program?
What specifically did you learn during this activity that you intend to integrate into your practice?

What questions have arisen in your practice for which you need answers/strategies that you can implement?

What patient/client problems or patient/client challenges do you feel you are not able to address appropriately or to your satisfaction?
What problems are your patients/clients communicating to you that need attention or follow up?

Are you interested in basic, intermediate or advanced level trainings?

What barriers might you have that would interfere with implementation of new information learned from this training?

How can this training (the overall meeting) be improved to better impact competence, performance and/or patient/client outcomes?

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