LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Become aware of what’s new in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

• Acquire tools to manage common gastrointestinal (GI) problems encountered in primary care.

• Develop confidence in knowing when to refer to a gastroenterologist.

• Gain access to local resources to support and guide clinical practice.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS

McMaster University, Continuing Health Sciences Education Program (CHSE) is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide CFPC Mainpro+ and RCPSC Maintenance of Certification (MOC) study credits for Continuing Medical Education. This Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by McMaster University Continuing Health Sciences Education Program for up to 5.5 Mainpro+ credits.

This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by McMaster University, Continuing Health Sciences Education Program for up to 5.5 MOC Section 1 credits.

The American Medical Association: Through an agreement between The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and The American Medical Association, Physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at: www. ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme.

Each healthcare provider should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity

REGISTRATION FEES

*HST# 11903 5988 RT0001

Physicians $125.00 +HST
Other Health Care Professionals: $60.00 +HST
Resident/Students: $35.00 +HST