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  • 9/21 CRC Seminar Series - David Steffens, M.D., M.H.S.

    The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
    Clinical Research Center (CRC) Seminar Series
    On Methods in Clinical Research

    Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and Clinical Research Center

    “Late-life Depression, Cognitive Impairment and Dementia”

    David C. Steffens, M.D., M.H.S.
    Samuel “Sy” Birnbaum/Ida, Louis and Richard Blum Chair in Psychiatry
    Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry
    UConn Health, Farmington, CT

    Date:  September 21, 2021
    Time:  12:00 Noon – 1:00 P.M.
    Location:  WebEx:  https://uchc.webex.com/uchc/onstage/g.php?MTID=e49930147a4999c27bc7cf034f6cea5d6   

    Event number:  120 745 3512
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    Target Audience: Faculty, staff, residents, and students interested in clinical research

    Learning Objectives:  Participants will (be able to): 1) Discuss neuroimaging findings related to late life depression and cognitive decline; 2) Discuss the role of neuroticism in late life depression and cognitive decline; 3) Discuss the role of life stress and social support in late life depression and cognitive decline.

    Speaker Disclosure Statement:  Dr. David Steffens does not 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. Steffens will not be discussing the off-labeled use of any product.

    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.

    Activity Director Disclosure Statement:  Dr. Victor Hesselbrock, as the activity director, does not 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.

    Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Dr. Victor Hesselbrock, Dr. Jonathan Covault, Dr. Effie Ioannidou, Ms. Pamela Fall, Ms. Elizabeth Laska and Ms. Kristen Tremblay, as members of the planning committee, do not 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. Jonathan Covault will be acting as Moderator for this event. 

    This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

    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: Lisa Godin at Godin@uchc.edu