Course directors
- Prof. Percy Knolle, Germany
- Prof. Herbert Tilg, Austria
Description
We welcome you to the EASL School on Metabolic inflammation, immunity and liver disease which will take place at the TUM School of Medicine University Hospital rechts der Isar from May 16th to 18th, 2019. The EASL school on Metabolic inflammation, immunity and liver disease will allow you to meet key experts of the field, develop a thorough understanding of key and cutting edge technologies, engage in discussion about the burning scientific questions and current as well as new developments in the field. Excellent scientists from the fields of metabolism, liver immunology, NASH, viral hepatitis, microbiome and proteome research form an outstanding faculty for you to engage in a lively discussion embedded in a hearty Bavarian atmosphere. We are looking forward to seeing you in Munich!
Who should attend?
- Clinician-scientists
- Postdocs
- Young research group leaders
Learning Objectives
- Understanding the challenges in liver diseases associated with metabolism and inflammation
- Learn research-based skills in cutting edge technologies used in the evaluation of metabolism at the cellular and organ/systemic level, of the immune pathogenesis of metabolism-associated disease, immune monitoring and cutting-edge non-invasive imaging to acquire competence in conducting research on liver disease
- Learn key skills in handling large data and in digital processing of data to acquire competence in digital data analysis
- Acquisition of key competency in scientific writing and presentation
About EASL Schools
The schools contribute to the training of new generations of hepatologists and are a major element of our association. Aimed at young fellows enrolled in hepatology-oriented departments or more experienced clinicians who want to be exposed to the newest trends in hepatology.
For selected applicants, EASL will cover transportation costs to attend the school and accommodation during the event (details will be provided individually once the selection process has been done).
Application is open to young fellows under the age of 35 (born after 17 September 1987) and/or still in training.
Approximately 30 places are available for each school and only EASL members are allowed to apply. Become an EASL member
For any question, please contact: schools@easloffice.eu
CME accreditation
“The EASL School of Hepatology – Metabolism, immunity and Liver Disease, Munich, Germany, 16/05/2019-18/05/2019 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 11 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”
“Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA
Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities .
“Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.”
EACCME® credits
Each participant can only receive the number of credits he/she is entitled to according to his/her actual participation at the event once he/she has completed the feedback form. Cf. criteria 9 and 23 of UEMS 2016.20.
In order to help you issue individual certificates to each participants, please find below the breakdown of ECMEC®s per day:
- 16.05.2019 – 1.00
- 17.05.2019 – 7.00
- 18.05.2019 – 3.00
The EACCME® awards ECMEC®s on the basis of 1 ECMEC® for one hour of CME with a maximum of 8 ECMEC®s per day. Cf. Chapter X of UEMS 2016.20.
Acknowlegements
The event is supported by an unrestricted education grant from Abbvie. Abbvie has had no input into the contents of the programme and website.
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