2025 Hepatic Critical Care

Greenville, SC US
July 22, 2025

Overview

Lectures, educational presentation for critical care physicians/fellows/APPs at Greenville Memorial Hospital for patients in the ICU with decompensated cirrhosis, both pre-transplant and post-transplant.

Go to the "Take Course" tab to register/enroll. Following the conference, move through the Course Progress outline to complete the Activity Evaluation and Credit Attestation. After submitting the evaluation, you will receive instructions to claim MOC/CC credit.

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“This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in AnesthesiologyTM Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) CME for MOC Program Guide 840_20240125 14 (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.” 


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“Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to [MOC point amount] 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.” 


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“Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) 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." 

Target Audience

Primary Department: Internal Medicine

Secondary Department: Anesthesiology

Primary Audience: Practicing Physicians, Fellows, Residents

Secondary Audience: Fellows, Medical Students, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Residents

Specialty Audience: Anesthesiology, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Pharmacy, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Surgery

Learning Objectives

As a result of participating in this activity, learners will...

  • Know best practices, standard of care, and advanced physiology of decompensated cirrhotic patients and post-liver transplant patients.
  • Be better prepared for PRISMA to proceed with activation of the liver transplant program.

Additional Information

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Competencies this activity addresses: 
Employ evidence-based practice
Interprofessional communication
Medical knowledge
Patient care and procedural skills
Practice-based learning and improvement
Provide patient-centered care
Roles/responsibilities
Teams and teamwork
Work in interdisciplinary teams
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 7.00 Attendance
Registration opens: 
06/05/2025
Claim credit by: 
08/23/2025
Event starts: 
07/22/2025 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
07/22/2025 - 5:00pm EDT

Program

       Agenda       
       Time              Title              Speaker       

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome, introductions and agenda.       

Daniel LoVerde, DO

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

History of liver transplantation and selection of candidates.

Murat Akylidz, MD

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

ICU Management of Acute on Chronic Liver Failure

Ram Subramanian, MD

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM

ICU Management of Acute Liver Failure

Ram Subramanian, MD

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Infectious disease considerations for critically ill immunocompromised patients

Chuka Enwezor, MD

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Procurement to ICU: The Path to Liver Transplantation

Derek Dubay, MD

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Anesthesia considerations in liver transplantation

William Clark, MD

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Approach to post-liver transplant critical care management

Ram Subramanian, MD

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Acetaminophen overdose and toxicology in the liver patient

David Schaffer, MD

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Multidisciplinary Liver ICU Model

Ram Subramanian, MD

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Psychiatric considerations in liver disease: agitation, hepatic encephalopathy, and addiction

Rachel Sakla, DO

 

Venue

Prisma Health - GMH Campus
701 Grove Rd.
Medical Staff Auditorium
Greenville, SC 29605
United States

Faculty

Image-Dr. Daniel LoVerdeDaniel LoVerde, DO
Pulmonology

Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Medical Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Extracorporeal Life Support
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
PRISMA HEALTH Upstate

Image-Dr. Murat AkyildizMurat Akyildiz, MD 
Gastroenterology / Hepatology
Image-Dr. Ram SubramanianRam Mohan Subramanian, MD, MBA
Critical Care Medicine / Transplant Hepatology

 

Emory School of Medicine / Emory Healthcare
Professor, Medical Director, Liver Transplantation and Director, Liver Critical Care Services
Dr. Subramanian is Professor of Medicine and Surgery, the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, and Director of Liver Critical Care Services. In his dual role as a transplant hepatologist and intensivist, Dr. Subramanian is involved particularly in the outpatient and inpatient care of patients before and after liver transplantation. His clinical and research interests are focused on critical care issues related to hepatic failure and liver transplantation.

Image-Dr. Chukwunyelu EnwezorChukwunyelu Enwezor, MD
Infectious Diseases

Dr Chuka Enwezor is an assistant professor of medicine at the USC School of Medicine.
He is an infectious diseases specialist who completed his specialty training at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem in 2022.
He joined Prisma Health ID after completing his specialty training. 
His areas of interest are in AMR, anti-microbial stewardship, and management of infections in immunocompromised hosts.

Image-Dr. Derek DuBayDerek DuBay, MD, MPH
Transplant Surgery

Dr. DuBay received his Medical Degree from University of Iowa College of Medicine and completed his residency in General Surgery at University of Michigan. He then obtained certification in hepato-pancreato-biliary oncology and multi-organ transplant at the University of Toronto.  He currently is a Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon at Prisma Health: Greenville Memorial Hospital and a Professor of Surgery at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He serves as the Surgical Director of Liver Transplant. His research interests include improving organ donor registration and increasing access to transplant in vulnerable populations.

Image-Dr. William ClarkWilliam Clark, MD
Anesthesiology

Prisma Health

Image-Dr. David SchafferDavid Schaffer, MD
Emergency Medicine / Medical Toxicology
Dr. David Schaffer is the Director of Medical Toxicology at Prisma Health, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the USC School of Medicine, Greenville, and Assistant Professor at the USC College of Pharmacy in Columbia. He is also an attending Medical Toxicologist for the Palmetto Poison Center. He attended medical school at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General and Brigham & Women's Hospitals, and a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the University of Virginia. His government and industry work spans carbon‑monoxide exposure limits for spaceflight and hypergolic‑fuel safety protocols developed with NASA and the private aerospace industry. His research has focused on critical toxins—including hydrocarbons,  pesticides, drug-induced liver injury, and pediatric poisonings—and he now serves as Senior Editor‑in‑Chief for Toxicology at StatPearls. He joined Prisma Health here in Greenville in 2024.

 

Image-Dr. Rachel SaklaRachel Sakla, DO
Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist, Prisma Health

Dr. Rachel Sakla is a Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist who will be joining Prisma Health in August of this year. She completed her residency in Adult Psychiatry at Prisma Health - Greenville followed by fellowship in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

During her fellowship, Dr. Sakla gained extensive experience in the psychiatric care of hospitalized patients and worked closely with multidisciplinary transplant teams, providing mental health support throughout the transplant process. Her experience in collaborating with transplant professionals has equipped her with specialized skills in managing the psychological needs of transplant patients, and she is eager to bring this experience to Prisma Health's growing program.

Dr. Sakla is passionate about improving the mental and emotional well-being of patients navigating complex medical treatments, and she looks forward to contributing to the continued success of Prisma Health’s care model.

 

Accreditation

“The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville has been reviewed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) and awarded Accreditation with Commendation as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. Accreditation in the ACCME System seeks to assure the medical community and the public that the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville delivers education that is relevant to clinicians’ needs, evidence-based, evaluated for its effectiveness, and independent of commercial influence.”

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Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology logo

 

 

For AMA/PRA Category 1 Credit™ only: “This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in AnesthesiologyTM 

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) CME for MOC Program Guide 840_20240125 14 

(MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.” 


ABIM MOC badge

 

 

“Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to [MOC point amount] 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 Accredited CME badge

 

 

“Successful completion of this CME activity [, which includes participation in the evaluation component], enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME [and Self-Assessment] requirement(s) 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." 

Available Credit

  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 7.00 Attendance

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