Grand Rounds - May 20, 2022
"Is There Such a Thing as Proper Pain Management?"

Speaker: Michael Bottros, MD. Clinical Operations & Medical Director of Pain Services, Associate Professor Division of Pain Management, Department of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Objectives

1. Integrate multidisciplinary approaches to pain management.
2. Incorporate various drug classes used in multi-modal pain management..
3. Utilize pain management physicians when appropriate.

Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals

Accessibility/Program Questions: St. Charles Health System encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].

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Grand Rounds - May 13, 2022
"Updates in Outpatient Diabetes Management: Standard Medications, Insulin, and New Therapies"

Speaker: Marilyn Tan, MD, FACE. Chief, Stanford Healthcare Endocrine Clinic; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Objectives

1. Identify the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.
2. Discuss the updated guidelines and protocols for treating a patient with diabetes.
3. Describe the new medications and their mechanism of action (MOA).
4. Appropriately prescribe new medications when using combination therapy.
5. Compare the safety and efficacy of diabetes therapies in patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
6. Identify patients at higher risk of diabetes based on age, gender, ethnicity, and/or family history.

Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals

Accessibility/Program Questions: St. Charles Health System encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].

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Grand Rounds - May 6, 2022
"Dietary Sugars & Sweeteners in the Development of Obesity, Metabolic Risk and Cognitive Development in Early Life"

Speaker: Michael Goran, MD. Director, Program in Diabetes and Obesity The Saban Research Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Professor of Pediatrics & Atkins Endowed Chair in Childhood Obesity & Diabetes, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles

Objectives

1. Review sources of sugar in the diet and ubiquitous nature in the food supply.
2. Recognize names of 200+ names for sugar used as food ingredients and how they differ.
3. Understand differences between different types of low calorie sweeteners and effects on the body.
4. Review effects of different sugars on the body including kids including brain development, learning and memory, emotional behavior, gut problems, fatty liver disease, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular health.
5. Discuss life course effects of different sugars and how they affect gestational development through to healthy aging.
6. Discuss strategies for reducing sugar in children.

Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals

Accessibility/Program Questions: St. Charles Health System encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].

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Grand Rounds - Apr. 22, 2022
"Management of Asthma/Allergies in the Environment of COVID-19"

Speaker: Marilyn Li, MD.

Objectives

1. Identify the evolving definitions and treatment paradigms of asthma and allergies.
2. Review the pathophysiology and biomarkers of severe asthma.
3. Evaluate clinical guidelines in the proper workup and treatment of asthma and allergies in the environment of COVID-19.
4. Approach severe asthma endotypes of asthma through personalized medicine.

Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals

Accessibility/Program Questions: St. Charles Health System encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].

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Grand Rounds - Apr. 15, 2022
"Diet and Nutrition in CVD: What really works?"

Speaker: Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD. Professor of Medicine, Lynda and Stewart Resnick Endowed Chair in Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Objectives

1. Understand concepts including Diet and Nutrition.
2. Improve knowledge regarding the role of Diet and Nutrition in CVD.
3. Review the evidence regarding the use of Diet and Nutrition to treat CVD.

Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals

Accessibility/Program Questions: St. Charles Health System encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].

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Grand Rounds - Apr. 8, 2022
"Benzodiazepines - How They Work & How to Withdraw"

Speaker: Michael Levine, MD. University of California, Los Angeles.

Objectives

1. Follow recommendations on CURES website for benzodiazepine prescribing.
2. Manage the goals and limitations of benzodiazepine therapy with the patient, including the meaning of physical dependence and its implications.
3. Recognize signs and symptoms of withdrawal.
4. Implement validated clinical tools to assess and treat patients with these withdrawal symptoms and know when to refer.
5. Utilize information relative to culture, age, and socioeconomics in indications and prescribing of benzodiazepines.

Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals

Accessibility/Program Questions: St. Charles Health System encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].

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Grand Rounds - Mar. 25, 2022
"Sleep Disorders"

Speaker: Natalia Usatii, MD. Medical Director of Sleep Medicine Clinics in Bend and Redmond, St. Charles Medical Group.

Objectives

1. Discuss and overview the most common sleep disorders.
2. Identify who and when a patient would require a formal sleep consultation and/or a sleep test.
3. Review diagnostic approach for sleep disorders in pediatrics.
4. Review management of adult and pediatric sleep disorders.

Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals

Accessibility/Program Questions: St. Charles Health System encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].

Oher CME or Clerkship questions: also contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].

Grand Rounds - Mar. 11, 2022
"The Newest Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Omicron, and Beyond"

Speaker: Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD, FACEP. Emeritus Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Senior Clinical Attending, Department of Emergency Medicine Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. .

Objectives

1. Describe characteristics of the Omicron variant, including transmissibility and severity of illness.
2. Detail effectiveness of available vaccines in protecting against the Omicron variant.
3. Describe the risk of post-vaccination infections and severity of illness where cases occur.

Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals

Accessibility/Program Questions: St. Charles Health System encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].

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Grand Rounds - Mar. 4, 2022
"Laboratory Overview and Updates"

Speaker: Bradley Bryan, MD. Laboratory medical director, SCMC-Bend; Pathologist, Central Oregon Pathology Consultants.

Objectives

1. Identify issues for ordering of various tests (e.g. flow cytometry, peripheral smearreview, etc.).
2. Review best practice guidelines of commonly ordered tests throughout the laboratory.
3. Review qualifications of laboratory scientists and regulating agencies that accredit our laboratory.

Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals

Accessibility/Program Questions: St. Charles Health System encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].

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Grand Rounds - Feb. 25, 2022
"Sepsis Update & Treatments"

Speaker: Presented by Clinton Coil, MD. Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Medical Director for Quality and Safety, LA County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Objectives

1. Follow current guidelines and evidence-based practice in sepsis management.
2. Recognize and diagnose sepsis in a timely and efficient manner.
3. Utilize new treatment modalities to aggressively treat the sepsis patient.
4. Prioritize treatment for septic patients effectively.
5. Determine when and how to use procalcitonin (PCT).
6. Identify high-risk patient groups, such as the elderly and immune-compromised patients.

Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals

Accessibility/Program Questions: St. Charles Health System encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].

Oher CME or Clerkship questions: also contact Continuing Medical Education at [email protected].