Overview

The Annual Ted Engle Pediatric Liver Transplant Lectureship Series aims to gather thought leaders from around the globe to present new and emerging concepts related to the care of patients with pediatric liver transplantation. Aimed at investigators from all stages of their career who study and practice pediatric hepatology, this year’s symposium will focus on hepatic tumors in children. Our keynote speaker is Greg Tiao, M.D., of Cincinnati Children’s who will discuss the surgical approach to evaluation and treatment of hepatic tumors in children. Additional presentations by Jonathan Slack, M.D., on pathology of hepatic tumors in children and Stacey Zahler, M.D., on the oncologist approach to treatment and evaluation of hepatic tumors in children, will round out the lectureship.

Target Audience      

This educational activity will be of interest to physicians, residents/fellows, nurse practitioners and physician assistants interested in gastroenterology, pediatrics and surgery.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the oncologist’s approach to evaluation and treatment of hepatic tumors in children.
• Describe pathologic features that determine benign versus malignant potential of pediatric hepatic tumors.
• Describe the surgical approach to evaluation and treatment of hepatic tumors in children.