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C screening and treatment.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;IBD &amp; Endoscopy 2026: New therapies, GLP-1 effects on the GI tract and the latest endoscopic tools that impact referrals.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An interactive Q&amp;A to discuss complex cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In support of improving patient care, University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This live activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/cce\/gut-check-2026\" type=\"link\" id=\"www.unmc.edu\/cce\/gut-check-2026\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Register online at this link., opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register online at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"UXIgTs\">UXIgTs<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The event, to be held at the Truhlsen Campus Events Center, will discuss practical gastroenterology updates for clinicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":131397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"64720,109847,35479,48586,70517,23877","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","topic-education","topic-patient-care","department-internal-medicine","department-unmc-today-todays-headlines","author_override-unmc-center-for-continuing-education"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Gut Check&#039; 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