January 2011

CME Events in the Greater Knoxville Area

Name of activity: Department of Surgery Grand Rounds:  Liver Anatomy

Name of CME provider/sponsor: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Surgery

Date: January 6, 2011

Times: 7-8 a.m.

Place: Morrison’s Conference Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville

Credits available: Approved for AMA and AAPA credit and CEUs

Information: www.tennessee.edu/cme

Contact: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, cme@utmck.edu, 865-305-9190

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Name of activity: Internal Medicine Grand Rounds:  Resistant Tuberculosis

Name of CME provider/sponsor: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine

Date: January 12, 2011

Times: 8-9 a.m.

Place: Morrison’s Conference Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville

Credits available: Approved for AMA and AAPA credit and CEUs

Information: www.tennessee.edu/cme

Contact: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, cme@utmck.edu, 865-305-9190

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Name of activity: Department of Surgery Grand Rounds:  Liver Transplant

Name of CME provider/sponsor: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Surgery

Date: January 13, 2011

Times: 7-8 a.m.

Place: Morrison’s Conference Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville

Credits available: Approved for AMA and AAPA credit and CEUs

Information: www.tennessee.edu/cme

Contact: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, cme@utmck.edu, 865-305-9190

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Name of activity: Department of Surgery Grand Rounds:  Surgery in the Pediatric Patient

Name of CME provider/sponsor: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Surgery

Date: January 20, 2011

Times: 7-8 a.m.

Place: Morrison’s Conference Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville

Credits available: Approved for AMA and AAPA credit and CEUs

Information: www.tennessee.edu/cme

Contact: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, cme@utmck.edu, 865-305-9190

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Name of activity: 7^th Annual Hematology Conference: An Update on Selected ASH Topics

Name of CME provider/sponsor: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

Date: January 22, 2011

Times: 8:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

Place: University of Tennessee Conference Center, Knoxville

Credits available: Approved for AMA and AAPA credits and CEUs

Information: www.tennessee.edu/cme/Hematology2011

Contact: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, cme@utmck.edu, 865-305-9190

Details: This conference provides updates on clinical trials and recent advances in the treatment of blood cancers, including hemostasis/thrombosis, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and malignant lymphoma. Nationally-known experts scheduled to speak include Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Thomas Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic; Jonathan Kaufman, MD, Emory University School of Medicine; Michael Keating, MB, BS, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Craig Kessler, MD, Georgetown University.

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Name of activity: Department of Surgery Grand Rounds:  Annual ABSITE Lecture

Name of CME provider/sponsor: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Surgery

Date: January 27, 2011

Times: 7-8 a.m.

Place: Morrison’s Conference Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville

Credits available: Approved for AMA and AAPA credit and CEUs

Information: www.tennessee.edu/cme

Contact: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, cme@utmck.edu, 865-305-9190

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Name of activity: University of Tennessee Medical Center Brain and Spine Institute Quarterly Conference: Neurological Emergencies

Name of CME provider/sponsor: University of Tennessee Medical Center Brain and Spine Institute and UT Graduate School of Medicine

Date: January 31, 2011

Times: 7-8 a.m.

Place: Morrison’s Conference Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville

Credits available: Approved for AMA and AAPA credit and CEUs

Information: www.tennessee.edu/cme

Contact: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, cme@utmck.edu, 865-305-9190

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Name of activity: Internal Medicine Grand Rounds:  Upper GI Bleeding

Name of CME provider/sponsor: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine

Date: February 8, 2011

Times: 8-9 a.m.

Place: Morrison’s Conference Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville

Credits available: Approved for AMA and AAPA credit and CEUs

Information: www.tennessee.edu/cme

Contact: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, cme@utmck.edu, 865-305-9190

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Name of Activity: Seventh Annual Diabetes Regional Conference: New Treatments for Old Problems

Name of CME provider/sponsor: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Family Medicine

Date: March 19, 2011

Times: 7:00 a.m.-4:15 a.m.

Place: University of Tennessee Conference Center, Knoxville

Credits available: Approved for AMA, AAPA, ACPE, AAFP credits

Information: www.tennessee.edu/cme

Contact: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, cme@utmck.edu, 865-305-9190

Details: The Diabetes Regional Conference offers presentations from regional experts in the fields of endocrinology, neurology, nutrition, pharmacy, surgery and urology to help primary care providers, pharmacists and others reduce the gap of translation from science to practice in diabetes management.  Keynote speaker is Jennifer B. Marks, M.D., Professor of Medicine , Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.  This conference is the only one of its kind in the region.

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CME Events in the Greater Tri Cities Area

Name of Activity: Introduction to Medical Acupuncture

Name of CME provider/sponsor: East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine

Dates: January 7, 2011 - January 9, 2011

Place: Stanton Gerber Hall,  Johnson City, TN

Credits Offered: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ - 18.00; Attendance Credit - 18.00

Target Audience: Phys (FM, IM, OB/GYN), Psychiatrists, Surgeons, Residents, Medical & Nursing Students

Contact: www.etsu.edu/com/cme

Details: As a result of participating in this activity, the attendee should be able to: indicate uses for acupuncture; determine when acupuncture cannot help; do simple treatments with common diseases in your clinical practice; and distinguish when to refer a patient to a Licensed Acupuncturist or Medical Acupuncturist.

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Name of Activity: Covenant-'Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider'

Name of CME provider/sponsor: East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine

Date: January 11, 2011

Place: Johnson City, TN

Credits Offered: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ - 13.00; Attendance Credit - 13.00

Target Audience: Phys (IM, FM, Surgeons, Peds, ER, Hospitalists), APN, PA, Pharmacists, RN, Med or Nursing Students, RT

Details: As a result of participating in this course/class, the attendee will be able to: identify points for rapid assessment of pediatric patient; demonstrate procedure of making a rapid assessment; demonstrate proper techniques for critical support of respiratory distress and the non-breathing patient; demonstrate proper techniques for shock and hypotension; perform pediatric life support with appropriate assessment and interventions to ensure adequate ventilation, oxygenation, and perfusion; demonstrate proper techniques for spinal stabilization in caring for traumatically injured patients; perform specific therapies necessary to support life and prevent further deterioration; and analyze care and prevention for special pediatric conditions.

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Name of Activity: MSHA: Medical Staff Development-The Future of Healthcare: Quality & Patient Safety

Name of CME provider/sponsor: Mountain States Health Alliance and East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine

Date: February 1, 2011

Place: Johnson City, TN

Credits Offered: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ - 1.50; Attendance Credit - 1.50

Target Audience: Physicians (FM, IM, OBGYN, Ped, Psychiatrist, Surgeons, & Em Meds), Other Specialists

Contact: www.etsu.edu/com/cme

Details: As a result of participating in this activity, the attendee should be able to: 1. Recognize high-risk, error-prone nature of a healthcare organization's activities. 2. Display a blame-free environment where individuals are able to report errors or close calls without fear of reprimand or punishment. 3. Demonstrate collaboration across ranks to seek solutions to vulnerabilities in quality and patient safety. 4. Develop and implement organizational interventions/resources for reducing error and improving patient safety and quality of care.

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Name of Activity: 7th Annual Primary Care and Prevention Research Day

Name of CME provider/sponsor: East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine

Date: February 19, 2011

Place: ETSU Quillen COM Campus

Target Audience: Physicians (Fam Med, IM, OB/GYN, Peds, Psychiatrists), APN's, PA's, Pharmacists, Psychologists, RN's, Med/Nurs Students

Credits Offered:؀AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ - 4.50; Attendance Credit - 4.50

Contact: If you wish to submit an abstract, click Submit an Abstract at www.etsu.edu/com/cme

Details: As a result of participating in this activity, the attendee should be able to: summarize health-related research being conducted in the region; summarize how local research findings can be applied in practice settings; identify personally relevant health-related issues and determine how they might be investigated and addressed; and seek out opportunities to collaborate with other health professionals.

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