NCSCG 2020-2021 Webinar Series
Advancing Career Development in GI & Hepatology Clinical Care
NCSCG 2020-2021 Webinar Series Resources
Vascular Diseases of the Liver
Held: Tuesday June 22, 2021 6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT

Chanda Ho, MD
Transplant Hepatologist and Medical Director of Clinical Systems Innovation California Pacific Medical Center
Updates and Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic Lesions
Tuesday May 11, 2021 6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT

Walter Park MD
Gastroenterologist
Stanford University Medical Center
Complex Cases/Hot Topics in Motility Disorders
Tuesday April 20, 2021 6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT

Linda Nguyen MD
Gastroenterologist
Stanford Medical Center
Educational Objectives
Upon completing this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Summarize and review the most common pancreatic solid lesions
2. Summarize and review the most common pancreatic cyst lesions
Reflections on 2020, Aspiration for 2021 via a Science of Happiness Lens
Thursday March 11, 2021 6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Educational Objectives
Upon completing this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Learn strategies to promote wellbeing
2. Evidence that supports compassion's role in wellbeing
3. How to define awe

Leif Hass, MD, Physician Wellness Director, Alta Bates Medical Center
Complex IBD Cases / IBD and Pregnancy / New Therapeutics in IBD
Tuesday February 2, 2021 6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Educational Objectives
Upon completing this activity, participants should be able to:
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Manage the noncomplicated pregnant woman with inflammatory bowel disease
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Understand the role of emerging agents in the inflammatory bowel disease algorithm

Uma Mahadevan, MD
Gastroenterologist
University of California San Francisco
Exploring Career Options in Industry, Public Health, and Health Policy
Tuesday January 12, 2021 6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Educational Objectives
Upon completing this activity, participants should be able to:
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Understand the different career options in industry, public health, health policy, and healthcare consulting after clinical training
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Understand the journey one takes transitioning from clinical training to a career in industry, public health, health policy, and healthcare consulting
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Understand the pros and cons of different career options in industry, public health, health policy, and healthcare consulting versus a purely clinical career
Tuesday
January 12, 2021
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Panel members:
Amit Chitnis, MD, MPH - Alameda County Department of Public Health
Reese Isaacson, MD, MBA - L.E.K Consulting
Michael Rothenberg, MD, PhD - Genentech
Jeremy Sokolove, MD - GlaxoSmithKline
Rais Vohra, MD - Fresno County Department of Public Health
Chohee Yun, MD - Gilead Sciences
Approach to Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Cirrhosis
Thursday December 3, 2020 6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Educational Objectives
Upon completing this activity, participants should be able to:
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Understand the current approach to accurate identification and categorization of acute kidney in cirrhosis patients
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Understand the diagnostic and management approach to acute kidney injury in cirrhosis patients
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Understand recent data on the role of vasopressors in treatment of acute kidney injury in cirrhosis

Giuseppe Cullaro, MD, MAS
Hepatologist
University of California San Francisco
Non-CME Accredited Webinar Series
Comparison Between Practice Settings and Decision Processes of Switching Practice Settings During your Career
Educational Objectives for Webinar #2
Upon completing this activity, participants should be able to:
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Describe the pros and cons of different practice settings from faculty who have recently switched practices
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Discuss how different practice settings can help contribute to advancement of your personal and career development goals
Thursday
November 12, 2020
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Panel members:
Craig Monroe, MD - University of California San Francisco
Jeff Lee, MD - Kaiser San Francisco
Christina Chou, MD - Alameda Health System
Robert Wong, MD, MS - VA Palo Alto
Nizar Mukhtar, MD - Kaiser San Francisco
Career Development Webinar
Educational Objectives for Webinar #1
Upon completing this activity, participants should be able to:
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Learn tips for the GI/Liver job search process across different practice settings from recent fellowship graduates
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Discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the hiring process from a leadership standpoint across different practice settings
Thursday
October 15, 2020
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT
Part 1: 6:00-6:30pm PDT
Panel members:
Allison Kwong, MD - Stanford
Jennifer Lai, MD - Alameda Heath System/Highland Hospital
Kavitha Radhakrishnan, MD - Kaiser
Sara Lewin, MD - University of California San Francisco
Tim Chen, MD - Private Practice, San Francisco
Part 2: 6:30-7:00pm PDT
Panel members:
Fernando Velayos, MD - Kaiser
Ken McQuaid, MD - University of California San Francisco/San Francisco VA Health Care System
Neil Stollman, MD - Private Practice, Oakland
Nimeesh Shah, MD - Santa Clara Valley Medical Center