Stephen J. Pandol M.D.

Dr. Pandol is Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine and Staff Physician, Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System and University of California, Los Angeles.

This activity has been reviewed by Aaron Tokayer, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.

Within the past 12 months, Drs. Pandol and Tokayer report no commercial conflicts of interest.

This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Solvay.

Release Date: 08/08/2006
Termination Date: 08/08/2009

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).

Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

• Diagnose and determine the causative factors in a case of acute pancreatitis
• Estimate the severity and level of care needed for a case of acute pancreatitis
• Identify those patients with acute pancreatitis who should receive antibiotics
• Discuss the issues related to nutrition in acute pancreatitis
• Identify patients with acute pancreatitis who require endoscopic and/or surgical treatments.

 

This conference may include discussion of commercial products and services.

The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the sponsor or its publisher. Please review complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combination of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings and adverse effects before administering pharmacologic therapy to patients.

 

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