Faculty, students, staff and community members are welcome!
The Lupus Initiative: Eliminating Health Disparities in Lupus
Speaker: Robert Levin, MD, FACP, FACR
1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits available
Friday, August 11, 2017
Noon - 1:30 PM, sign-in at 11:45 AM
UConn Health, Main Building (Ground Floor), Low Learning Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06032
Live videoconferencing from UConn Health to sites around CT including Generations Family Health Center in Willimantic. More sites will be announced at a later date.
Target Audience: Physician, PA, APRN, Nurse, Pharmacist, Social Worker
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:
1. Identify the demographics of lupus and highest-risk populations for lupus complications while using health disparities as a lens.
2. Identify classic and atypical presentations of lupus, including sign, symptoms and physical examination findings and treatment modalities for all multi organ involvement.
3. Discuss the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with symptoms that may suggest lupus.
Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Connecticut Area Health Education Center. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).TM Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Space is limited; please register now: https://publichealthuconn.wufoo.com/forms/lupus-initiative/.
Light lunch will be served.
For more information, contact: Ellen Ravens-Seger/CT AHEC at 860-679-7969