January 13 - 17, 2025 
Monday
 
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Challenges in Dialysis Access

Lecture by Rajiv Dhamija, MD, MBA, Volunteer Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Monday, January 13, 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
Managing Asthma in Diverse Populations

Lecture by Isaretta L. Riley, MD, MPH,
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine

Tuesday, January 14, 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
Current Research on Eye Findings of Ocular Trauma in 2025

Lecture by
 Donny W. Suh, MD, FACS, MBA, Professor and Division Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Wednesday, January 15, 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
 
Thursday
 
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Surgical Education 2025:  A Peek Behind the Curtain

Lecture by Brian Smith, MD, FACS, FASMBS, 
Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery; Program Director of General Surgery Residency; Co-Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Department of Surgery, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Thursday, January 16, 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 Neurology Grand Rounds
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: 60 years

Lecture by Julio C. Rojas, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, UCSF Weill Institute for Neuroscience

Friday, January 17, 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
 
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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