Grand Rounds - Sep. 10, 2021
"COVID-19 Update: Epidemiology of Variants"

Speaker: 
Shira Shafir, PhD, MPH, Director, MPH for Health Professionals Department of Community Health Sciences Director of Field Internships Department of Epidemiology UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Objectives

1. Describe characteristics of the Delta variant including transmissibility and severity of illness.
2. Detail effectiveness of available vaccines in protecting against the Delta 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.

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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 541-706-4680, [email protected]. For CME or Clerkship questions, contact Sheila Jordan, MMGT, CHCP, Manager of Continuing Medical Education at 541-706-6780, [email protected].

Grand Rounds - Jul. 30, 2021
"Frailty in Surgery and Trauma: A Harbinger of Poor Outcomes"

Speaker: Richard Miller, MD. Chairman, Department of Surgery Chief of Surgery, JPS Health Network Senior Physician Executive, Acclaim Physician Group, Fort Worth, Texas

Objectives

1. Review the aging of America as a major emerging public health care problem.
2. Define the Frailty Syndrome and the evidence for a specific phenotype.
3. Discuss frailty as a predictor of surgical and trauma outcomes in older patients.
4. Outline opportunities for intervention to optimize the care of this population at risk for major complications and poor outcomes.

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.

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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 541-706-4680, [email protected]. For CME or Clerkship questions, contact Sheila Jordan, MMGT, CHCP, Manager of Continuing Medical Education at 541-706-6780, [email protected].

Grand Rounds - Jul. 23, 2021
"Leadership in Crisis: Lessons from the COVID Pandemic"

Speaker: Vivic Kaul, MD. Segal-Watson Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Objectives

1. Identify different strategies of leadership which have been used during crisis situations.
2. Apply core leadership strategies to situations of crisis/conflict.
3. Explore and incorporate innovative strategies into the rebuilding process of the COVID-19 crisis.

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.

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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 541-706-4680, [email protected]. For CME or Clerkship questions, contact Sheila Jordan, MMGT, CHCP, Manager of Continuing Medical Education at 541-706-6780, [email protected].

Grand Rounds - Jul. 16, 2021
"COVID-19 Vaccine Update"

Speaker: 
Shira Shafir, PhD, MPH, Director, MPH for Health Professionals Department of Community Health Sciences Director of Field Internships Department of Epidemiology UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Objectives

1. Describe the current state of the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak
2. Describe current best practices concerning personal protective equipment (PPE)
3. Understand the importance of social distancing measures and what they mean for health care professionals in practice
4. Understand the implications of a PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern)and a locally declared Public Health Emergency
5. Understand where to find additional information and resources as this outbreak continues to evolve

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.

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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 541-706-4680, [email protected]. For CME or Clerkship questions, contact Sheila Jordan, MMGT, CHCP, Manager of Continuing Medical Education at 541-706-6780, [email protected].

Grand Rounds - Jul 9, 2021
"Eosinophilic Esophagitis"

Speaker: Ikuo Hirano, MD. Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Objectives

1. Review the pathophysiology of eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE).
2. Identify the clinical presentation of patients with EOE.
3. Explain the diagnostic criteria of EOE.
4. Review medical and dietary treatment options for EOE.

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.

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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 541-706-4680, [email protected]. For CME or Clerkship questions, contact Sheila Jordan, MMGT, CHCP, Manager of Continuing Medical Education at 541-706-6780, [email protected].

Grand Rounds - Jun 25, 2021
"Treatment Options and Approaches to Primary Brain Tumors, Metastatic Disease and Infections"

Speaker: Ahmed Raslan, MD. Neurological Surgery; Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Attending Neurosurgeon, Director of Epilepsy and Brain Mapping, and Director of Clinical Operations, and OHSU Neuroscience; Medical Director of Quality Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine.

Objectives

1. Discuss initial diagnosis and workup.
2. Identify the sometimes-subtle clinical presentations patients may have with a serious neurosurgical problem.
3. Review the treatment options and outcomes these patients can expect.
4. Summarize and answer questions. 5) Provide resources to better care for 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.

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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 541-706-4680, [email protected]. For CME or Clerkship questions, contact Sheila Jordan, MMGT, CHCP, Manager of Continuing Medical Education at 541-706-6780, [email protected].

Grand Rounds - Jun 18, 2021
"Beyond Rehabilitation: Tools for Executive Function In Everyday Life"

Speaker: Michelle Wild, MA. CEO/Founder of Brain Education Strategies Technology (BEST)

Objectives

1. Describe how mobile applications can be used through the cognitive rehabilitation process and beyond.
2. Identify at least three ways mobile applications can address common executive function issues.
3. Relate how mobile applications can benefit brain injury survivors at home, school, and work.

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.

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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 541-706-4680, [email protected]. For CME or Clerkship questions, contact Sheila Jordan, MMGT, CHCP, Manager of Continuing Medical Education at 541-706-6780, [email protected].

Grand Rounds - Jun 11, 2021
"Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in Emergency care and the Hospitalized Patient"

Speaker: Jessica LeBlanc, MD, MPH. Family Practice Physician, Mosaic Medical Center.

Objectives

1. Medical management strategies for treating patients in acute opioid withdrawal in ER and inpatient settings.
2. Medical management strategies for treating patients with chronic OUD on stable MAT who are evaluated in ER and inpatient settings.
3. Summarize appropriate referral strategies for patients in order to continue MAT in outpatient management.
4. Provide list of resources of Addiction Medicine Specialists in Central Oregon who can be a resource for ongoing collaboration and care provision to our community.
5. Discuss preventative strategies including non-pharmacologic measures such as PT, psych, meditation training, to transition post op patients off narcotics during the postoperative/postinjury convalescent period.

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.

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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 541-706-4680, [email protected]. For CME or Clerkship questions, contact Sheila Jordan, MMGT, CHCP, Manager of Continuing Medical Education at 541-706-6780, [email protected].

Grand Rounds - June 4, 2021
"Osteoporosis Update"

Speaker: Robin K. Dore, MD. Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.

Objectives

1. Examine the epidemiology and pathophysiology of osteoporosis in men and women.
2. Identify the contributing factors associated with osteoporosis, assess osteoporotic prevention strategies.
3. Review t-score diagnosis and current screening options for osteoporosis.
4. Evaluate non-pharmacologic and current pharmacologic therapies recommended for best outcomes.
5. Differentiate between osteopenia and osteoporosis.
6. Identify populations (age, gender, and ethnicity) at higher risk for osteoporosis.

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.

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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 541-706-4680, [email protected]. For CME or Clerkship questions, contact Sheila Jordan, MMGT, CHCP, Manager of Continuing Medical Education at 541-706-6780, [email protected].

Grand Rounds - May 21, 2021
"KIDS Center and Karley's Law"

Speaker: Guitar Hanna, DO. Medical Director, KIDS Center.

Objectives

1. Describe the resources provided by the KIDS Center
2. Explain Karley's Law and sentinel injuries
3. Define what imaging/orders need to be done in the ED setting

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.

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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 541-706-4680, [email protected]. For CME or Clerkship questions, contact Sheila Jordan, MMGT, CHCP, Manager of Continuing Medical Education at 541-706-6780, [email protected].