December 9 - 13, 2024 
Monday
 
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Kidney Stones

Lecture by Gaurang Shah, MD, FACP, FASN, Professor, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Monday, December 9, 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
Diagnosis and Overview of Hypophosphatasia

Lecture by Farshid Bozorgnia, MD,
Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Tuesday, December 10, 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
 
Department of Ophthalmology Grand Rounds
Retina Subspecialty

Lecture by Mohammad Riazi, MD, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Wednesday, December 11, 6 to 7 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: Natally Alvarado | natallya@hs.uci.edu
 
Thursday
 
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Lung Cancer Screening and Surgical Management of Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Lecture by Hari B. Keshava, MD, FACS, 
Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Thursday, December 12, 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: Monica Alva | malva@hs.uci.edu
 
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds
Pathology Jeopardy!

Lecture by Sherif A. Rezk, MD, Professor and Chief of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Thursday, December 12, Noon to 1 p.m.

In-person: UCI Medical Center, Bldg. 53, Auditorium, Orange, CA

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

Event Contact: Kyung Bae | klbae@hs.uci.edu
 
Friday
 
Department of Neurology Grand Rounds
Geriatric Inpatient Neurology: Delirium, Aging Mechanisms, and Implications for Care

Lecture by Sara C. LaHue, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neuroscience

Friday, December 13, 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: Teresa Sapien | 714-456-5384 | mtsapien@hs.uci.edu
 
Upcoming CME Symposia & Other Activities
 
Creating Health Bootcamp: Culinary Medicine
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.

December 11

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2025 Otolaryngology Updates
This is a global Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery webinar presented via ZOOM by UC Irvine Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. This is an online continuing medical education course aimed at providing contemporary and relevant content for the general otolaryngologist in community practice. “Otolaryngology Updates” is a course that is in its 50th plus year having started under the late Leslie Bernstein, PhD.

January 18

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Eighth Annual UC Irvine Advanced International Men's Health Course

UC Irvine Urology invites you to join the eighth annual UC Irvine Advanced International Men’s Health Course. A FREE comprehensive virtual course on Men’s Health, learning from 75 world-renowned experts across 67 institutions from the comfort of your home!

This two-day virtual course will cover specialized training for men’s health urologists, urinary incontinence specialists, and andrology specialists.

January 25 – 26

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Engaging Learners through Innovation and Technology (ELITe) Course
The Engaging Learners through Innovation and Technology (ELITe) Course is a two-day conference designed for health professions educators across all specialties interested in advancing their teaching skills in the current environment. Education has rapidly changed over the past ten years. Rather than just lectures and textbooks, educators can now choose from podcasts, vodcasts, free open access medical education (FOAM), massive open online classrooms (MOOC), simulation, and audience response systems, and artificial intelligence as instructional techniques or augmentations. Educators will walk away from the conference with a tangible product.

February 6 – 7

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Advances and Essentials in Cardiovascular Disease 2025 Conference
The educational conference will fulfill the educational and clinical requirements and guidelines of specialty societies in Cardiology. The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Failure Society of America,  Heart Rhythm Society, and Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions recommend periodic updates on current and new cardiology procedures, medications, patient management, techniques, and equipment.

February 7 – 8

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