American Medical Association I-22 Conference & UConn Policy Debrief
Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and Medical Education Teaching & Learning Conference Series
Speakers: Sandhya Sanapala, Vedika Karandikar, Julia Silverman, Amanda Kahn, Catriona Hong, Elizabeth Saschana
Date: Friday, Jan. 27
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Join by WebEx
WebEX: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m9bba0df28416c35635ed9c607f976955
Meeting number: 2624 870 5380 / Password: UCONNAMA
*CME credit is only provided to “live” attendance (either in-person or virtual-live) only
Purpose: This session will address the policies that UConn medical students worked on for the past AMA policy cycle. Our students will be addressing policy topics on Medical Professional use of ERPO laws; Expanding Support for Access to Abortion Care; Using Gender Inclusive Language in Menstrual Healthcare; Expansion of Medicaid Coverage for HPV Screening and Increased Research for Self-Sampling HPV Screens; Estrogen as a Risk Factor for Stroke in Patients with Migraine/ Migraine with Aura; and Expanding Inclusion of Diverse Mannequins Used in CPR and AED Training.
Target Audience: Faculty, staff, and trainees at the UConn Health, School of Medicine
Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):
- Develop an increased awareness of current AMA policies that are being discussed at a national level.
- Illustrate how our medical students participate in the AMA for policy development.
- Discuss current topics of interest to the medical student section of the AMA at a national level.
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.
Speaker Disclosure Statement: Sandhya Sanapala, Vedika Karandikar, Julia Silverman, Amanda Kahn, Catriona Hong, Elizabeth Saschana in their role as speakers for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. Sandhya Sanapala, Vedika Karandikar, Julia Silverman, Amanda Kahn, Catriona Hong, Elizabeth Saschana will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device.
Activity Director & Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Neither the activity director, the activity administrator, nor the planning committee members in their role as planning committee members for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed.
Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.
UConn Participant CME 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 5 business days of this activity, please contact Christine McNally, cmcnally@uchc.edu, 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: SOM/Curricular Affairs at cmcnally@uchc.edu