Medicine Grand Rounds with Dr. Anna Suk-Fong Lok

The Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presents:

Topic: “When to start and stop hepatitis B Treatment and when will cure be here?”

Anna Suk-Fong Lok, MD

Noon-1 p.m., Lecture Hall, Room 5403
College of Medicine – Tucson
(See flyer below for ALL virtual viewing links.)

— A light lunch will be provided. —

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Presenter: Dr. Lok graduated from the University of Hong Kong Medical School. She completed her hepatology training in London under Dame Sheila Sherlock. She was on the faculty at the University of Hong Kong until she moved to the United States in 1992. She is currently Professor of Internal Medicine and Assistant Dean for Clinical Research at the University of Michigan.  

Her research focuses on natural history and treatment of hepatitis B and C. Her research also includes liver cancer and fatty liver. She has published more than 600 papers including each edition of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) guideline on hepatitis B

Dr. Lok served as Associate Editor of Hepatology in 2001-2006 and Senior Associate Editor of Gastroenterology in 2011-2012 and is currently an Associate Editor of Hepatology Communications. Dr. Lok served as AASLD President in 2017.

She has mentored more than 60 fellows and junior faculty from all over the world. She has received numerous awards for mentoring, research and service including awards from the American Gastroenterological Association, the Hepatitis B Foundation, the AASLD, the American Liver Foundation, the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver, and the European Association for the Study of the Liver. She received an honorary DSc from the University of Hong Kong and a Distinguished Professorship from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Lok is a member of the American Association for Physicians and the National Academy of Medicine.

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■ Flyer for this event:  dom_grand_rounds_flyer_2024-11-06_v3.pdf

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Grand Rounds are held in Room 5403, on the fifth floor of the College of Medicine – Tucson. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Medicine Grand Rounds" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.

Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians

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