The Great Lakes Division's premier medical professional program is back for its seventh consecutive year! Brought to you by the Illinois Office's Medical Advisory Committee, the program hosts over 150 medical professionals from the top Chicagoland Universities and Community Health Centers.  With the guidance from their mentors, fellows go head-to-head to debate controversial liver topics.

The Great Lakes Division Welcomes Special Guest Emcee: Michael Lucey, MD University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Topic #1

HEPATOLOGY

Rush University Medical Center vs. University of Chicago Medical Center

Autoimmune Hepatitis: In cases that achieved remission, continue immunosuppression maintenance vs. stop and watch

Rush University Medical Center
Pro: Continue Immunosuppresion maintenance

Mentors: Nikunj Shah, MD and David Van Thiel, MD

Fellow: Cynthia Lau, MD

Fellow: Ami Behara, MD

University of Chicago Medical Center
Con: Stop and watch

Mentor: Nancy Reau, MB and Andrew Aronsohn, MD

Fellow: Archita Desai, MD

Fellow: Arji Mufti, MD

Topic #2

SPECIALTY TOPIC

Advocate Lutheran General vs. University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago

Biliary topic: In cases of suspected bile duct stone (gallstone pancreatitis, biliary colic) EUS first then ERCP vs. ERCP directly

Advocate Lutheran General
Pro: EUS first then ERCP

Mentor: Kenneth Chi, MD

Fellow: Baseer Qazi, MD

Fellow: Naser Khan, MD

University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago
Con: ERCP directly

Mentor: Russell Brown, MD

Fellow: Ashish Chopra, MD

Fellow: Steve Miller, MD

Topic #3

TRANSPLANTATION

Loyola University Health System vs. University of Northwestern Memorial Hospital

CNI nephrotoxicity: renal sparing protocols with non CNI medications. Early use as prophylaxis (first year) vs. By evidence of renal dysfunction

Loyola University Health System
Pro: Early use as prophylaxis (first year)

Mentor: Joseph Ahn, MD, MS

Fellow: Gregory Lam, MD

Fellow: Thomas Birris, MD

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Con: By evidence of renal dysfunction

Mentor: Josh Levitsky, MD

Fellow: Nihar Parikh, MD

Fellow: Tom Nealis, MD

This is a free educational program for medical professionals. This program offers 3 CMEs.

Premier Advocates

Roche

Partner Advocates

Vertex

Participating Advocates

Schering Plough

Bayer Healthcare