February 20 - 23, 2024 
Tuesday
 
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Morbidity & Mortality

Lecture by Omar S. Darwish, DO, 
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Director of the Simulation Center, UCI School of Medicine

Tuesday, February 20, Noon to 1 p.m.

Telecast: Register to attend

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
In order to receive CME credit when participating through Zoom, please click on this link and take the required survey.

Event Contact: Marylin Rios | 714-456-5691 | merios@hs.uci.edu
 
Wednesday
 
CHOC Grand Rounds
Taming a House of Dragons – New Insights into the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Lecture by David J. Hackam, MD, PhD, FACS, 
Surgeon-in-Chief and Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Children's Center; Robert Garrett Professor of Pediatric Surgery, John Hopkins University School of Medicine

Wednesday, February 21, 8 to 9 a.m.

Telecast:
Register to attend

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: choccme@choc.org
 
Thursday
 
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
22nd Annual M. James Warden Pediatric Surgery Lecture:
A Surgical Journey of Discovery into the Causes and Treatments of Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis


Lecture by David J. Hackam, MD, PhD, FACS, Surgeon-in-Chief and Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Children's Center; Robert Garrett Professor of Pediatric Surgery, John Hopkins University School of Medicine​​​​​​​

Thursday, February 22, 8 to 9 a.m.

In-person: UCI Medical Center, Bldg. 53, Auditorium, Orange, CA
& Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Monica Alva | malva@hs.uci.edu
 
Friday
 
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds
New Directions in Understanding Prenatal Origins of Health: Psychobiological Risk and Resilience

Lecture by Laura M. Glynn, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Department of Psychology, Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University 

Objectives:
  • Analyze the role of exposure to discrimination in adverse birth outcomes and the potential of social support to mitigate these deleterious effects among Latina women
  • Examine the proposal that prenatal DHEA represents a neglected biological signal that may affect fetal and child development
  • Identify maternal mood variability or liability as potential new targets for perinatal mood interventions with the potential to augment existing treatments
Friday, February 23, 7 to 8 a.m.

Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

Event Contact: Lena Nguyen | lenacn@hs.uci.edu
 
Department of Neurology Grand Rounds
A Clinical View of Circadian Rhythm Disruption and Recovery for Neurologists

Lecture by Matthew Brandon Maas, MD, MS, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Chief of Hospital Neurology, Department of Neurology; Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Divisions of Hospital Neurology and Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Friday, February 23, 8 to 9 a.m.

In-person: UCI Health Manchester Pavilion, 200 S. Manchester Ave., 2nd floor, Suite 212, Orange, CA
& Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please reach out to the event contact.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Event Contact: Teresa Sapien | 714-456-5384 | mtsapien@hs.uci.edu
 
Upcoming CME Symposia & Other Activities
 
2024 Health Care Forecast Conference
Join the UCI Paul Merage School of Business 2024 Health Care Forecast Conference, The Future of Healthcare. The conference will present a near-term forecast of the health care economic and political landscape. Presentations will include an examination of recent Federal and California health policy developments, an industry market forecast, workforce, affordability, mental health, changing business models, as well as patients' and providers' experiences of health care delivery. Speakers are thought leaders and top executives in both the public and private sectors, including health care delivery systems, managed care plans, academia, and government.

February 22

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16th Annual Digestive Health Symposium
World-class guest speakers and renowned faculty members of the UCI Health Digestive Health Institute share their specialized expertise in conducting leading-edge procedures for digestive diseases using advanced technology and techniques. The curriculum covers the latest medical management options for endocscopic and surgical treatments of gastrointestinal, hepatology, IBD and colorectal diseases with an impressive mix of lectures and live cases are broadcast from the state-of-the-art Chao Family Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center located in Orange, CA.

February 23-25

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48 Hours of Otolaryngology Updates
This conference will cover basic otolaryngology education targeted at community-based ENT surgeons. The unique nature of webinars, fostered the idea of running continuing medical education for 48 straight hours, creating something like a news channel for otolaryngology continuing medical education content.

February 23-25

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43rd Annual Mammoth Mountain Emergency Medicine Conference
The 2024 Mammoth Mountain Emergency Medicine Conference is a four‐day conference designed to provide healthcare professionals in emergency medicine with a state‐of‐the‐art, comprehensive update on a broad range of emergency medicine topics.The conference will allow all providers (physicians, nurses, physician assistants and paramedics) to receive the most up‐to‐date information on emerging and evolving diagnostic and treatment strategies.

March 4-7

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Third Annual CHOC and UCI Rare Disease Symposium and Family Conference
The Third Annual CHOC and UCI Rare Disease Symposium & Family Conference will bring together over 100 advocates, researchers, clinicians, students, and families to share research, knowledge, and experience on Rare Diseases. The 2024 Symposium is hosted in partnership between CHOC and UCI. Together, we will foster new perspectives, ideas, and research collaborations to accelerate efforts for those living with Rare Diseases.

March 7-8

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Please note that event details are subject to change. For the latest symposia schedule and event updates, see the Current CME Activities calendar. For updates regarding Grand Rounds (GR) events, see the UCI School of Medicine calendar. Deadline to submit GR events to SOM Calendar is Wednesday prior to Monday’s publishing date to be added to this newsletter.
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