Presenter: Naveen K. Mittal, MD
Overview:
Update on Pediatric Liver Diseases & Transplantation
Objectives:
To increase awareness and education for pediatric providers
Naveen K. Mittal, MD received his medical training in India, UK and in the US. His interests include various diseases of liver, intestine, pancreas, nutrition, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, feeding disorder, abnormal liver function, fatty liver, short gut syndrome, IBD, IBS, and Cystic Fibrosis. Dr. Mittal joined UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) in 2009 in the Department of Pediatrics and in the UTHSCSA Transplantation Center. His current appointment at the UTHSCSA gives him the opportunity to shape his dream of leading a comprehensive division of pediatric gastroenterology with a complete array of advanced clinical programs including rehabilitation of the failed liver, intestine, pancreas, and transplantation of various gastro-intestinal organs.
Financial Disclosures: Naveen K. Mittal, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclosure.
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator.
Credits:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hour)
Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hour)
MOC-2 credit (1.00 hour)
Target Audience:
Pediatric Doctors and Providers
Faculty, residents, health care providers; medical students and trainees.
Accreditation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.