2025 William M. Steinberg Board Review in Gastroenterology & Best Practices Course

September 6, 2025 to September 8, 2025

The William M. Steinberg Board Review in Gastroenterology and Best Practices Course is designed for fellows, and post- fellowship physicians preparing to take their Certifying or Re-certifying board exam and/ or for those who desire a comprehensive review and current update of gastroenterology. In addition, nurse practitioners and physician assistants working in a GI practice will find this course appropriate for their educational needs. A faculty of expert clinicians from around the country will emphasize up-to-date information (including current national GI/hepatology society guidelines) supplemented with board –type questions. Audience participation is encouraged with the use of our new Audience Response System (ARS). The review will include information on the diagnosis and management of disorders of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, pancreas, biliary tree and liver. The course is offered via live webcast (all lectures are archived after the course for re-review) or via purchase of the video or audio products.

Target Audience

 
This activity is intended to meet the educational needs of the healthcare team including but not limited to:
 
  • Physicians
  • Residents
  • Medical Students
  • Pharmacists
  • Physician assistants
  • Nurses
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

 
After participating in this activity, learners will be able to:
  • Discuss the diagnosis and management of disorders of the esophagus
  • List genetic diseases of the liver
  • Recognize Gastro-Duodenal Mucosal Disorders
  • Compare the signs and symptoms found in acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis
  • Describe the complications of inflammatory bowel diseases
  • Discuss common infections of the gut
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 26.50 ABIM MOC 2
  • 26.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 26.50 Completion
Course opens: 
09/06/2025
Course expires: 
09/06/2028
Event starts: 
09/06/2025 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
09/08/2025 - 6:30pm EDT
Faculty & Disclosure
 
Planning Committee
William Steinberg, MD
President
Capital Academics, LLC
Clinical Professor of Medicine
George Washington University Medical Center
 
Faculty

Michelle Anderson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ

Brooks Cash, MD
Chief of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition
Co-Director, Ertan Digestive Disease Center
Dan and Lille Sterling Professor of Medicine
McGovern Medical School
Endowed Director, Chao-Ertan Directorship
Ertan Digestive Center
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

Chris Forsmark, MD
Chief Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Professor of Medicine
University of Florida Medical Center
Gainesville, FL

Francis M. Giardiello, MD                               
John G. Rangos, Sr. Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Colin Howden, MD
Professor Emeritus
Department of Medicine
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN

Karen Kroc, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA

Gerard Mullin, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

Douglas Rex, MD
Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Chancellors Professor
Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis
Director of Endoscopy
Indiana University Hospital
Indianapolis, IN

David Rubin, MD
Chief, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Co-Director, Digestive Disease Center
Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL

Mark W. Russo, MD, MPH
Chief, Hepatology
Medical Director of Liver Transplantation
Atrium Health
Professor of Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Charlotte Campus
Charlotte, NC

Mitchell Shiffman, MD
Director, Liver Institute of Virginia
Bon Secours Mercy Health System
Richmond and Newport News, VA                           
Professor of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA

Milton Smith, MD
Professor of  Clinical Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Stuart Spechler, MD
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
Co-Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas
Investigator/Professor, Co-Director, Center for Esophageal Research
Baylor Scott and White Research Institute
Dallas, Texas

Arnold Wald, MD                         
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI 

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence, GW requires all planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content to disclose the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with any ineligible companies within the past 24 months. We define ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
GW reviews all disclosure statements to determine which financial relationships are relevant to the educational content of the CE Activity.  An individual is considered to have a relevant financial relationship if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
 
Disclosure Statement(s)
 
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
Relevant Financial Relationships
Upon review of all collected information about financial relationships with ineligible companies, GW has determined that the following planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content have relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
 
An individual is considered to have a relevant financial relationship if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
 
[Insert name], [insert role] for this accredited CE activity, is [nature of relationship(s)] for [insert name of the ineligible company(ies)].
 
All relevant financial relationships listed for these individual(s) have been mitigated.
All others in a position to control content for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
Disclaimer
The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The George Washington University.
 
Accreditation Statements
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
Credit Designation Statement(s)
Physicians (CME)
 
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Capital Academics, LLC. The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 26.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ earned as AOA Category 2 credit. 
 
It is the physician's responsibility to report CME credits earned directly to AOA.
 
Ways to report CME Credit:
 
Other Healthcare Professionals (Attendance)
All other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity will receive a Certificate of Attendance.  Many credentialing bodies such as the ANCC, AANP, and AAPA accept certificates of attendance for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. If you have doubts about whether an activity will qualify for CE, please contact your certifying organization for clarification on credit eligibility.
 
 
ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 26.50 Medical Knowledge 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. 
 
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences will submit participant completion information to the ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. You can check the status of your submission via the “Reported Credits” tab in your learner profile.

Available Credit

  • 26.50 ABIM MOC 2
  • 26.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 26.50 Completion
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