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OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:  (1) Review Frailty Across the Transplant Journey: Examine how frailty influences both pre- and post-transplant outcomes and the integration of frailty metrics into transplant decision frameworks. (2) Evaluate the Liver Frailty Index: Explore the utility of the Liver Frailty Index as an objective tool for assessing frailty in patients with cirrhosis, including its role in mortality risk stratification and transplant decision-making. (3) Integrate Frailty Management into Clinical Practice: Identify strategies for addressing frailty in patients with cirrhosis through prehabilitation, nutritional interventions, and post-transplant care to improve patient outcomes.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Jennifer Lai, MD, is a consultant with Novo Nordisk and Genfit Companies and was a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim and Cosmo.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE: Robert Goldstein, MD, Sumeet Asrani, MD, and Kathy Brown, RN, CCTC, have no relevant financial relationship(s) 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.

ABIM MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 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.

ABS CC: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

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 karina.pena@bswhealth.org