The Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course 2024 is a biennial conference offered by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Aurora, Colorado. The conference has specific programming to target continuing education for nurses, gastroenterology and advanced endoscopy fellows, and practicing physicians with a focus in interventional endoscopy. RMIE offers a two-day main course hosted at The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. New this year- Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course will take place at the brand new, beautiful Anschutz Health Sciences Building! The course is slated for Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Course Credit for Main Course Only (April 12 - 13, 2024)
The University of Colorado School Of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 15.75 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.
To earn board credit, the attendee must participate in the CME activity including the evaluation component. By participating in this event and requesting board credit, I understand that my learner completion data will be shared with the ACCME and the applicable certifying board.
Approval Statement: The University of Colorado College of Nursing is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This educational offering for a maximum of 20 contact hours is provided by the University of Colorado College of Nursing Office of Continuing Education.
The 18th Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course 2024 Learning Objectives
1. Improve the utilization of EUS and ERCP by understanding best practice techniques to optimize success and minimize adverse events. This includes advanced and alternative methods of bile and pancreatic duct imaging, access, therapeutic stenting, and stone removal.
2. Implement the best endoscopic techniques to identify dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus and managing gastroesophageal reflux disease. Promote endoscopic resection and ablation of dysplastic Barrett’s based on current guidelines.
3. Identify which pancreatic cyst characteristics suggest pre-malignant disease and incorporate the most current guidelines for surveillance and when to consider endoscopic ablation or surgical resection.
4. Integrate practice guidelines and discuss controversies in the identification and treatment of large colonic polyps and techniques to manage adverse events related to these interventions.
5. Recognize the impact that Artificial Intelligence will have on Gastroenterology practice.
