Nutrition in NAFLD : Beyond “Calories In Calories Out”

​What if I haven't updated my dues yet?  We encourage all members to renew their 2023 dues with our easy online system.  Members need to be current on Annual Memberships Dues for 2023 in order to attend the programs. We will be able to update your dues in person at the meeting!

Invite a new colleague as your guest. Did you know that PNWGS members can bring a guest to enjoy one PNWGS evening program for free as an introduction to our society? Take advantage of this perk. Their CME and MOC Points are always included.


​The Session Evaluation, CME Certificate, and MOC Form will be emailed to all participants after the event.


Parking is easy, and self-parking is included with dinner at the Rainier Club Parking Garage.  You will enter the auto court of the Rainier Club on the right as you drive down Columbia Street to enter their garage.
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​EARN CME & MOC POINTS

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​​​​​Continuing Medical Education

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).  


The Pacific Northwest Gastroenterology Society (PNWGS) is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The PNWGS designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 1.5 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.


NOTE: PNWGS offers ABIM MOC points for this activity for learners choosing to participate in the MOC program. Learners are NOT required to participate in any MOC activities in order to claim AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for this activity.​

MOC Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.5 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.

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​​  Evening Meeting Agenda


  6:00 PM:  Industry Exhibits and Networking Cocktail


​​7:30 PM: CME Program
 

Q & A Discussion to Follow​


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Jennifer C. Lai, M.D., MBA

Hepatology/Liver Transplant

University of California, San Francisco

Endowed Professorship of Liver Health & Transplantation



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The PNWGS is honored to welcome Dr. Jennifer Lai.


Dr. Lai is a general/transplant hepatologist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and holds the Endowed Professorship of Liver Health and Transplantation. Her mission is to improve the lives of patients with end-stage liver disease both at an individual level—through exceptional patient-centered care—and at a system-wide level—through rigorous clinical investigation and effective dissemination of impactful research. Her research lies at the intersection of hepatology, liver transplantation, and geriatrics, focusing on the application of aging research principles to the care of liver transplant patients across their life-long journey from diagnosis of advanced chronic liver disease through long after liver transplantation. Dr. Lai is principal investigator of the NIH-funded Multi-Center Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study. She directs the UCSF Advancing Research in Clinical Hepatology (ARCH) program, the clinical research arm of the UCSF Health Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

After earning her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and combined MD/MBA degrees from Tufts University, she completed residency at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and gastroenterology and advanced/transplant hepatology fellowships at UCSF. She previously served as Associate Editor for the American Journal of Transplantation and is currently Associate Editor for Hepatology and member of the Editorial Boards for Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation. She currently serves as a standing member on the FDA Gastrointestinal Drug Advisory Committee.