FREE COURSE
Access our free online course designed to equip healthcare professionals with the latest knowledge and tools to effectively identify and manage patients at risk for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH). Through this program, participants will gain essential skills to decrease the associated complications of these conditions.
Course Highlights:
- Identify At-Risk Patients: Learn to recognize patients with risk factors for MASLD and MASH, including those with prediabetes, diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic comorbidities.
- Non-Invasive Screening Techniques: Utilize current non-invasive tests to enhance early screening efforts and identify when specialist referrals are necessary.
- Data Interpretation: Implement and refine the interpretation of non-invasive test data for optimal management strategies and patient follow-up.
- Emerging Therapies: Discover existing and emerging pharmacotherapies that can improve outcomes for MASLD, MASH, and associated comorbidities.
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8/19/2024
8/19/2025
Upon successful completion of the program, participants should be able to:
- Identify patients with risk factors for MASLD.
- Utilize currently available non-invasive tests for early screening and identify when referrals to specialists are needed.
- Implement and improve data interpretation of non-invasive tests for best management strategies and follow-up of patients.
- Identify existing and emerging pharmacotherapies that can assist in improving both MASLD and MASH and other comorbidities.
This educational program is ideal for healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients at risk for MASLD and MASH, including:
- Endocrinologists
- Primary Care Physicians (PCPs)
- Advanced Practice Professionals (Nurse Practitioners [NPs], Physician Assistants [PAs]
Physicians and Physician Assistants
The American College of Endocrinology (ACE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American College of Endocrinology (ACE) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2 MOC points 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. Only those who receive a passing score will be eligible for MOC credit.
Please allow two weeks for MOC points to appear within your account on the ABIM website. Participation information will be shared.
Nurses
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17762, for 2 contact hours.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) remains strongly committed to providing the best available evidence based clinical information to participants of this educational activity and requires an open disclosure of any potential conflict of interest identified by our faculty members. It is not the intent of AACE to eliminate all situations of potential conflict of interest, but rather to enable those who are working with AACE to recognize situations that may be subject to question by others. All disclosed conflicts of interest are reviewed by the CME Subcommittee to ensure that such situations are properly evaluated and, if necessary, resolved. AACE educational standards pertaining to conflict of interest are intended to maintain the professional autonomy of the clinical experts inherent in promoting a balanced presentation of science. Through our review process, all AACE accredited activities are ensured of independent, objective, scientifically balanced presentations of information. Disclosure of any or no relationships will be made available for all educational activities.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. All other planners and faculty for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Planners/Faculty
Julia Blanchette, Phd, RN, BC-ADM, CDCES
Insulet - Speakers bureau
Lifescan- Advisor,
Provention Bio-Advisor
Cardinal Health/Edgepark-Advisor
WellDoc- Consultant
Tandem-Independent Contractor
Betul Hatipoglu, MD
None
Thomas Jensen, MD
None
Cecelia Low Wang, MD, FACE
Dexcom - Site PI
Virta Health - PI/Co-PI
This activity is supported by independent educational grants from Novo Nordisk and Siemens Medical Solutions