Training and Professional Development

  • 9/15 Medical Grand Rounds

    Medical Grand Rounds

    Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine

    Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and Department of Medicine

     

     

    Speakers:             Andre A, Kaplan, MD, FACP, FASN

                                    Professor of Medicine

                                    Division of Nephrology

                                    UConn Health

     

    Title:                      “Therapeutic Plasma Exchange:  Current Status….”

     

    Date:                      September 15, 2016

     

    Time:                     8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

     

    Location:               Henry Low Learning Center

                                    UConn Health

     

    Learning Objectives:  Participants will (be able to):

     

    1. Interpret the rational for plasma exchange.
    2. Identify the indications for plasma exchange.
    3. Recognize the complications of plasma exchange. 

     

    Target Audience:  The Department of Medicine faculty, housestaff and students, though many topics

    will be of interest to housestaff, students and other faculty members within the University of CT Schools

    of Medicine and Dental Medicine..

     

    Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

     

    The University of Connecticut School of Medicine 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.

     

    Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations.  Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.

                                

    Neither the activity director, planning committee members, nor the speaker, Dr. Kaplan  have  a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organizations that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation.

     

    Dr. Kaplan will not be discussing the use of off -labeled use of any products.

     

    This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

     

    Link:  http://mediasite.uchc.edu/mediasite41/Play/2108c50863934580a9c740c0911f78dc1d

     CME is only available for the live presentation.

     

    Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an electronic evaluation in order to obtain CME Credits.  An email from MyEvaluations.com with instructions will be sent to participants.  Please complete the evaluation within one week of receiving the email.

     

    If you do not receive an evaluation assignment from MyEvaluations.com within 10 business days of this activity, please contact the Department that hosted this activity (indicated above) to ensure that your MyEvaluations.com account is set up and your participation in this activity was forwarded to the CME office. 

     

     

    For more information, contact: Brenda Kawecki at kawecki@uchc.edu