“Practical Approach in the Management of Patients with MASLD” (Hybrid Event)

Fasiha Kanwal, MD

Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Professor of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

Dr. Fasiha Kanwal is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine. She served as the editor-in-chief for Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the American Gastroenterological Association clinical practice journal.  She is a nationally recognized authority in health services research and epidemiology of cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer (HCC). Currently, she is leading a translational research center for the National Cancer Institute Consortium on Translational Research in Early Detection of Liver Cancer (TLC, U01). She serves as MPI for the Texas HCC Consortium (THCCC) and NCI funded trial on HCC screening, TRACER. She is also the Director for NIH T32 funded GI fellowship program at Baylor College of Medicine.

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Objectives

• Assess key patient subgroups that should be screened for MASLD/MASH.
• Appraise noninvasive tests that can be used for risk stratification and monitoring of patients with MASLD/MASH.
• Evaluate the treatment options and indications for MASLD/MASH.

Faculty Disclosures

Dr. Kanwal has indicated she has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

Planning Committee Disclosure

Dr. Deshpande has indicated the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests:

• Advisor – GI Health Foundation

Dr. Weiss has indicated the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests:

• Advisor – Prizm LLC
  
• Advisor – Fortress Pharmaceuticals

Laura Pinzon has indicated she has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

Target Audience

Primary care physicians.

Accreditation

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.   Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.”