Liver symposium expects large crowd

By Lorraine Cichowski
VCU News Services

More than 200 physicians from seven states are registered to attend Saturday's 7th annual Virginia Liver Symposium, organized by VCU's Hepatology Section and Liver Transplant Program and the Office of Continuing Medical Education.

Interest in the event continues to grow, says course director Mitchell L. Shiffman, M.D., professor of medicine at VCU and chief of the Hepatology Section.

The one-day symposium, which will be held at Richmond's Jefferson Hotel, is designed to help physicians recognize and treat patients with various forms of acute and chronic liver disease. Session topics include viral hepatitis, liver transplantation and treatment of liver disease. In addition to VCU faculty, guest faculty include Kris Kowdley, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, and Nezam Afdhal, M.D., chief of hepatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

For more information, contact VCU's Office of Continuing Medical Education at 828-3640.