CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION

• Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• This continuing education activity has been provided by the WVU School of Nursing for 15.6 contact hours.
• The WVU School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing education by the State of West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, Legislative Rule #19CSR11-4 under provider number 50-26086.

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC Recognition Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 13 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Additional Information

For questions or for more information prior to or during the conference, please contact Lori Kozikowski at 304-293-0709. For information on other upcoming CE conferences, contact the Office of CE at 304-293-3937, visit our website at ce.wvu.edu, or email us at ce@wvu.edu. In case of emergency during the conference, please call Lori Kozikowski at 304-293-0709.

Disclosures

It is the policy of the WVU School of Medicine Office of CME to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty/authors/planners participating in our programs are expected to disclose any relevant relationships they may have with commercial companies.

• Ji Young Bang, MD, received an honorarium from Olympus and Boston Scientific.
• Mohammad Bilal, MD, received payment from Boston Scientific.
• Christopher Chapman, MD, received an honorarium from Boston Scientific, Apollo Endosurgery, Olympus, Medtronic, AbbVie, and STERIS.
• Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, received an honorarium from Apollo Endoscopy (consultant, research support, advisory board) and Boston Scientific. She also has ties to EndoSim (royalties); Erbe (consultant, fees); Fractyl Health (research support, fees); G.I. Dynamics (consultant, research support fees); Spatz Medical (consultant, fees); and USGI Medical® (research support fees).
• Shivangi Kothari, MD, MS, received an honorarium from Boston Scientific, Olympus, and Castle Biosciences.
• Thomas Kowalski, MD, received payment and an honorarium from Boston Scientific.
• Jason Samarasena, MD, MBA, FACG, AGAF, is a consultant for Cook Medical, Olympus, Boston Scientific, Neptune Medical, Ovesco, STERIS, and Medtronic. He has educational grant support ties to CONMED and Cook Medical, and ownership ties to Satisfai Health.
• Neil Sharma, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF, received an honorarium from Boston Scientific, Olympus, STERIS, Mauna Kea Technologies, Medtronic, and NanOlogy.
• Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FASGE, FACG, AGAF, received an Institutional Research Grant from Apollo Endosurgery. He also has ties to BlueFlame Healthcare Venture Fund (founder, general partner, ownership interest); Boston Scientific (consultant, research support with Institutional Research Grant); Medtronic (consultant); ELLES (founder, board member, owner interest); Endoquest Robotics (consultant, Institutional Research Grant); EnteraSense Ltd. (founder, consultant, board member, ownership interest); EnVision Endoscopy (founder, board member, consultant, ownership interest); Erbe (Institutional Research Grant); Fractyl Health (consultant, advisory board member, research support); Fujifilm (consultant, Institutional Research Grant); G.I. Dynamics (consultant, research support); GI Windows (founder, board member, ownership interest); Lumendi (consultant, Institutional Research Grant); Olympus/Spiration (consultant, research support); Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Endoscopy, Inc. (founder, president, ownership interest); Softac (consultant, ownership Interest); USGI Medical® (consultant, advisory board member, research support); and Xenter (consultant, ownership interest).
• Shyam Varadarajulu, MD, received an honorarium from Boston Scientific, Olympus, and Medtronic.

These relationships, along with the educational content of this program, will be reviewed and any potential conflicts of interest will be resolved to the satisfaction of the WVU School of Medicine Office of CME before the activity. If a conflict cannot be resolved, the person involved will be removed from all content.

All others in control of content have indicated they have no relevant relationships to disclose.