Houston Methodist 7th Annual Hepatology Update for Primary Care 2025

Event starts: 10/18/2025 – 8:30am CDT
Liver diseases have become more prevalent and primary care healthcare professionals and practitioners face challenges in prompt recognition, diagnosis and management. The burden of liver ailments is further expected to increase.
The goal of this meeting is to provide an overview of the most common liver diseases seen in the community and to bridge the learning gap between primary care and the latest advances and developments in the field of hepatology. Given the rapid pace of clinical growth in hepatology in the past decade, bridging this gap is particularly significant. A practical approach will be presented that attendees can integrate into their daily practice.
Target Audience
Primary care physicians, internists, hospitalists, family medicine practitioners, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents, fellows, and medical students will benefit from this course.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this live activity, the participant should be able to:

Identify the natural history and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Describe the basics of therapeutics
Identify recent updates in the treatment of viral hepatitis
Identify the current approach to alcoholic liver disease, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this condition

 
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TIME
PRESENTATION
SPEAKER

8:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast

9:15 AM
Welcome, Introduction, and Conference Overview
Rashid Khan, MD, FACP, FACG, FAASLD

9:30 AM
Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Tests
Tamneet Basra, MD

10:00 AM
Viral Hepatitis Update
Michelle Jones-Pauley, DO, MS

10:30 AM
Break and Exhibits

11:00 AM
Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Chukwuma Egwim, MD

11:30 AM
Alcoholic Liver Disease Update
Kavish Patidar, DO

12:00 PM
Break and Lunch

12:30 PM
Fatty Liver Disease Update
Mazen Noureddin, M.D., MHSc

1:00 PM
Adjourn