Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Primary Care Management

About the Event: 

As a result of the collaboration between the Armenian-American Medical Association and the American University of Armenia, a series of medical educational events has been launched, the purpose of which is to provide an educational and experience exchange platform for Armenian-American physicians and those living and working in Armenia.

Educational events are conducted in the format of lectures and clinical case discussions and focus on common chronic health problems, as well as current approaches to their management and prevention. The interests of local physicians are also taken into account in the selection of topics.

The first lecture will take place on September 7, at 5։00-6։45pm (AMT), 9:00-10:45am (EST), through the online Zoom platform, on the topic of “Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Primary Care Management.”

During the event, Dr. Ara Ajemian, primary care physician and medical director of primary and urgent care at Valley Medical Group, Montvale, NJ, will present a clinical case on the topic of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. After the clinical case presentation, Dr. Raffi Karagozian, assistant professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and attending physician in the division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, will present the criteria for diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the indications for liver imaging/fibroscan, proper medical care in case of mild to moderate elevation of aminotransferase, as well as modern treatment approaches.

Participation is free. Please register in advance through the following link: bit.ly/4co4kBl

Language: English 

English-Armenian interpretation will be available.