Accreditation

The Duke University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit designation

The Duke University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ONLINE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 5:00 PM on Thursday September 10, 2009
(On-site registration available on the day of the event.)

NON-REFUNDABLE REGISTRATION FEE:
$75 - Physicians
$25 - Nurses and other non-MDs
FREE - Residents, fellows, and trainees

Co-chairs

John G. McHutchison, MD
Activity Medical Director
Associate Director, Duke Clinical Research Institute
Director, GI/Hepatology Research Program
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Duke University Medical Center

Dr. McHutchison’s research interests are clinical and translational and relate to chronic viral hepatitis with a committed focus on hepatitis C virus infection. His research spans new drug discovery programs, rational trial design, outcomes, and the natural history of these diseases. He has published numerous papers and book chapters related to chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

Admitted as a fellow to the Royal Australian College of Physicians in 1987, Dr. McHutchison is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and the European Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. He received his MD degree (1981) from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and completed his internship and residency at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia, with further training in gastroenterology and hepatology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Andrew J. Muir, MD, MHS
Activity Co-director
Clinical Director, Hepatology
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Duke University Medical Center

Dr. Muir specializes in general and transplant hepatology, and his research interests include hepatitis C, liver transplantation, clinical trials, racial disparities in liver disease, and outcomes research. He currently serves as Clinical Director of Hepatology and Gastroenterology Fellowship Director.

After receiving his MD from the Duke University School of Medicine in 1993, Dr. Muir completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology at Duke University Medical Center. He also served as Chief Resident in internal medicine.

Faculty

Debra Sudan, MD
Chief of Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center

Eugene Schiff, MD
Leonard Miller Professor of Medicine
Chief of the Division of Hepatology
Director of the Center for Liver Diseases
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Adrian Di Bisceglie, MD
Chief of Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Co-Director, Saint Louis University Liver Center
St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Mark Sulkowski, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Viral Hepatitis Center
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Albert J. Czaja, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

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Special needs statement

The Duke University Medical Center is committed to making its activities accessible to all individuals. If you are in need of accommodation, please do not hesitate to call and/or submit a description of your needs in writing in order to receive service.

For more information

Wendy Sprintz
Clinical Education and Events
Duke Clinical Research Institute
300 West Morgan Street, Suite 800
Durham, NC 27701
877-707-2904