Should Patients with Cirrhosis be Restricted from Driving?
Subclinical Cognitive and Motor Impairments in Cirrhosis
Release Date: March 4, 2010
Expiration Date: March 4, 2012
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Estimated Time of Completion: 45 minutes
Description
This webcast is intended to provide health care practitioners caring for patients at risk for hepatic encephalopathy with an update on the latest research on the pathogenesis and its effect on management strategies, with the overall goal of enhancing patient care and, ultimately, outcomes. Segments include Ethical and Legal Obligations When Caring for a Medically Impaired Driver and Driving with Hepatic Encephalopathy.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to do the following:
- Describe the pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy.
- Identify cognitive and motor impairments associated with minimal hepatic encephalopathy.
- Discuss the legal responsibilities of health care professionals caring for patients with cognitive and motor impairments.
- Summarize strategies to limit impairments in patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy.
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and health care professionals involved in the care of patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
Activity Director
William D. Carey, MD
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Digestive Disease Institute
Professor of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University
Director, Center for Continuing Education
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Faculty
Matthew J. Donnelly, Esq.
Director of Litigation
Law Department
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of Dayton School of Law
Dayton, OH
Kevin D. Mullen, MD, FRCPI
Chair, Division of Gastroenterology
MetroHealth Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Faculty Disclosure
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.
The following faculty member has indicated that he may have a relationship which, in the context of his presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
| Kevin D. Mullen, MD, FRCPI | ||
| Consulting | Hyperion Therapeutics; Ocera Therapeutics | |
| Consulting, Teaching and Speaking | Salix Pharmaceuticals | |
The following faculty members have indicated that they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
William D. Carey, MD
Matthew J. Donnelly, Esq.
This CME activity was produced by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Center for Continuing Education.
