LINK:  https://bswhealth.webex.com/bswhealth/j.php?MTID=mb5f0a7fa525b6feea26d5026c0719cab

OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:  (1) Identify acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) and the differences between ACLF and decompensated cirrhosis, (2) Learn how ACLF fits into current organ allocation policy (3) Discuss the risk factors of poor post- transplant survival among patients with ACLF.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Vinay Sundaram, MD, is/was on the speakers’ bureau for Gilead, Salix, Abbvie, and consulting for Saol Companies.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE: James Trotter, MD, Sumeet Asrani, MD, Gregory McKenna, MD, and Kathy Brown, RN, CCTC, have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CEPTC Credit: The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has been applied for educational offering for up to 1 Category 1 Continuing Education Point for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs).

For information, please contact Karina Pena at [email protected]