LKA Primer with Supplements – The William M. Steinberg Board Review in Gastroenterology and Best Practices Course

Welcome to the LKA Primer, a guide to help you study for and pass the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA). It’s presented here as an online document you can peruse using built in bookmarks.

Update 4.8.2025 – The LKA Primer and Supplements 1-3 have been combined into one document. All of the sections in the Primer and Supplements have questions at the end of each section. Additionally, a separate document with just the questions has been created for self-testing if you do not want to take the online LKA Quizzes.

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SUPPLEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT
Original Primer – Release Date: October 22, 2022
Supplement 1 – Release Date: May 26, 2023
Supplement 2 – Release Date: January 18, 2024
Supplement 3 – Release Date: December 9, 2024

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The Steinberg Board Review in Gastroenterology & Best Practices Course is designed for fellows and doctors preparing for their Certifying or Recertifying board exams. In addition, practicing physicians benefit greatly from a comprehensive review. Similarly, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in a GI practice will find this course invaluable for continuing educational needs. Above all, the Steinberg Board Review in Gastroenterology & Best Practices Course sets the standard for review courses. More than 13,000 gastroenterologists attended this course since Dr. Steinberg created it in 1985. Moreover, many attendees take the course more than once.

A faculty of expert clinicians from around the country will emphasize up-to-date information including current national GI/hepatology society guidelines. Most importantly, their lectures are supplemented with board –type questions. Further, audience participation is encouraged with the use of our new Audience Response System (ARS). To sum up, these comprehensive lectures include information on the diagnosis and management of disorders of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, pancreas, biliary tree and liver.

The yearly course is attended via live webcast. Importantly, we archive all the lectures after the course for re-review. Subsequently, you can purchase our video or audio products, which are all available as one-year subscriptions. For those who purchase the course, they will have video and audio access to re-review the course for 1 year. For those who do not purchase the course, they can purchase the video and audio at anytime of the year and also have access for 1 year.

In conclusion, the Steinberg Board Review in Gastroenterology & Best Practices Course is one of the world's most recognized and respected courses. Most importantly, thousands have found this course useful in preparing for the exam. In addition, thousands more have kept their working knowledge up to date.

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