October 7 - 11, 2024 
Monday
 
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
What's the Difference? Clinical Information Embedded in the Difference in eGFR by Cystatin C vs. Creatinine Beyond Kidney Function

Lecture by Olivia Alison Potok, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Monday, October 7, 4 to 5 p.m.

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: Stefaney Mendoza | 714-456-5811 | stefanem@hs.uci.edu
 
Tuesday
 
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Decision Support Navigation Trial to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Asian Americans

Lecture by Sunmin Lee, ScD, MPH,
Professor, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, UCI School of Medicine

Tuesday, October 8, Noon to 1 p.m. 

Telecast: Via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, register here

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

Event Contact: Marylin Rios | 714-456-5691 | merios@hs.uci.edu
 
Wednesday
 
CHOC Grand Rounds
Designing Immersive Technologies to Transform Education, Safety, and Experience in Healthcare

Lecture by
 Peter H. Weinstock MD, PhD, Professor and Endowed Chair, Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Executive Director, Immersive Design Systems, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital

Wednesday, October 9, 8 to 9 a.m.

In-person: 
CHOC Hospital Main Campus, Wade Education Center, 1201 W. La Veta Ave., Orange, CA
& Telecast: Register to attend

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

CHOC is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Event Contact: choccme@choc.org
 
Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior Grand Rounds
A Neural Circuitry Substrate for Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia

Lecture by David A. Lewis, MD, Distinguished Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience; Thomas Detre Endowed Chair in Academic Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Wednesday, October 9, Noon to 1 p.m.

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: Adara Enrique | adarae@hs.uci.edu
 
Department of Dermatology Grand Rounds
Patient Viewing and Discussion

Lecture by Kenneth G. Linden, MD, PhD, Professor and Director of Student Education, Department of Dermatology, UCI School of Medicine

Wednesday, October 9, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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: Terena Wells | 949-824-4405 | terenaw@hs.uci.edu
 
Thursday
 
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Mass Shootings in America: University Medical Center’s Response to the Las Vegas Shooting

Lecture by Syed F. Saquib, MD, FACS, FABA, Associate Professor, Division of Trauma, Burns, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, UCI School of Medicine; Director, UCI Health Regional Burn Center

Thursday, October 10, 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
 
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds
Her-2 New

Lecture by Yan Hu, MBBS, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Thursday, October 10, Noon to 1 p.m.

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: Kyung Bae | klbae@hs.uci.edu
 
Friday
 
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds
Understanding Human Diseases through Tandem Repeats and Liquid Biopsy

Lecture by Wei Li, PhD, Professor and Grace B. Bell Endowed Chair, Department of Biological Chemistry, UCI School of Medicine

Friday, October 11, 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
Dissecting Cerebellar Dysfunction: The Circuitry of Ataxia and Tremor

Lecture by Sheng-Han Kuo, MD, H. Houston Merritt Associate Professor of Neurology and Director, Initiative for Columbia Ataxia and Tremor (ICAT), Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Friday, October 11, 8 to 9 a.m.

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: Bri Reefer | 714-456-3420 | reeferb@hs.uci.edu
 
Department of Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds
Intracranial Hemorrhage Management: Past, Present & Future

Lecture by Sravanthi Koduri, MD, Cerebrovascular Fellow, Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Friday, October 11, 9 to 10 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: Bianca Gutierrez biancag5@hs.uci.edu
 
Upcoming CME Symposia & Other Activities
 
37th Annual HIV/AIDS on the Front Line Conference
The purpose of this conference is to provide healthcare professionals the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and treatment skills with new and updated data for people living with HIV or at risk for HIV. It will be held virtually this year with multiple sessions highlighting topics that are critical in HIV diagnosis, management and prevention. The information presented will enhance compassionate, caring skills and provide participants with an up-to-date understanding of the best clinical approaches for HIV treatment and prevention.

October 9

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Creating Health Bootcamp: Clinician Happiness: How Does It Work?
This virtual seminar series is open to all Orange County physicians and other clinicians. Participants will learn the latest evidence-informed approaches to maintaining and optimizing their patients’ health — and their own. Healthcare professionals will receive practical tools they can utilize in their clinical practice the very next day.

October 9

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Comprehensive Stroke Symposium
The UCI Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery will present updates on the latest advances in stroke care and research. Acute stroke care requires a multidisciplinary approach by a group of highly trained specialists, including neuroradiologist, stroke neurologist, neurointerventional surgeon, neurosurgeon, cardiologist, and neurointensivist. 

November 1

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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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