On Demand: Gastroenterology and Hepatology for Primary Care

On Demand: Gastroenterology and Hepatology for Primary Care is organized by Continuing Education Company, Inc. (CEC).,Release Date: 8/28/2020,Expiration Date: 8/28/2023,,Program Overview:,Continuing Education Company has been organizing its Primary Care Conference Series for the past 27 years. These conferences are designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. As part of this series, On Demand: Gastroenterology and Hepatology for Primary Care are an online course comprised of recordings from the 2020 conference with an emphasis on practical and useful information for clinical practice.,Gastrointestinal disorders are common in the general population. In the current healthcare arena, the primary care physician has increasingly assumed the role of primary caregiver for patients with many of the most common gastrointestinal ailments. Consequently, it has become clinically important and economically prudent for primary care physicians to become familiar with the management of these disorders and perhaps most importantly when to consult a gastroenterologist. This program will address these evolving needs, providing the primary care provider with effective evidence-based diagnostic, therapeutic, and referral strategies for common gastrointestinal and liver-related disorders.,,Learning Objectives:,As a result of this educational activity, participants should be better able to:,• Access and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of gastrointestinal disorders seen in primary care.,• Integrate evidence-based strategies and recent guidelines for screening, prevention, and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders and their comorbidities in clinical practice.,• Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies for gastrointestinal disorders that will lead to the reduction of modifiable risk factors and improved long-term outcomes.