Grand Rounds - Jun 24, 2022
"Palliative Care"

Speaker: Finly Zachariah, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM. Medical Director, Informatics & Value-Based Supportive Care, Associate CMIO, Department of Supportive Care Medicine.

Objectives

1. Evaluate the need for and recommend palliative care for seriously ill patients.
2. Differentiate between palliative care and hospice services.
3. Describe the benefits of palliative care for seriously ill 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].

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Grand Rounds - Jun 17, 2022
"Nutrition, Obesity and Bariatric Surgery"

Speaker: Kurt Hong, MD, PhD, FACN. Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director, Center for Clinical Nutrition, USC; Keck School of Medicine, USC Davis School of Gerontology, USC.

Objectives

1. Counsel overweight and obese patients in outpatient office setting through offering effective counseling along with options for medication and surgical options (if appropriate).
2. Examine metabolic risk factors commonly seen in obese patients and appropriate monitoring of these comorbidities in the treatment of obesity.
3. Utilize established algorithms optimize weight loss in combining diet, exercise, with medication and/or surgical options.
4. Understand the effectiveness of popular commercial diets and recognize truth/myths about diets.

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 - Jun 10, 2022
"Syncope: Evaluation and Management Update"

Speaker: Ann (Ania) C. Garlitski, MD, FACC, FHRS. Tufts Medical Center.

Objectives

1. Apply Differential diagnosis of syncope.
2. Identify benign vs malignant causes of syncope.
3. Identify appropriate vs inappropriate testing.
4. Review approaches to treatment.

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 - Jun 3, 2022
"Congenital Syphilis"

Speakers: George A. Conway, MD, MPH, DABPM and Richard W. Fawcett, MD. Health Officers, Deschutes County.

Objectives

1. Assess the recent increase in Syphilis incidence and its epidemiology.
2. Identify risk assessment for Syphilis, and how to routinize this as part of one’s H&P.
3. Apply laboratory screening for, and diagnosis of, persons with any stage of Syphilis.
4. Prioritize Prevention of Congenital Syphilis (CS), and the importance of early identification of syphilis in women of childbearing age.

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 27, 2022
"Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment Update"

Speaker: Jack Tzu‐Chieh Wang, MD, PhD. Instructor, Neurocritical Care, Stanford University Medical Center.

Objectives

1. . Apply the latest research in treatment modalities for intracranial hemorrhages to improve patient care and outcomes.
2. Recognize the importance of controlling risk factors for intracranial/subarachnoid hemorrhage, including hypertension.
3. Apply proper direct oral anti-coagulants management.

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 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

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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].

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