Calendar of Events
MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS MAY 2013
MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS
Tuesdays at 12:00 Noon -- URIS AUDITORIUM
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
"Pathway to the Stars, Footprints on Earth:
The Transformative Impact of Pursuing Travel to Another Star"
Mae C. Jemison, MD
The 2013 Lila A. Wallis, MD Distinguished Visiting Professor in Women's Health
Member, Institute of Medicine, NAS
Principal, 100 Year Starship
Houston, TX
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
"The History of Truth:
Implications for Medical Education"
Charles M. Wiener, MD
The 2013 Mark S. Pecker, MD Clinical Master
Founding Dean/CEO, Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine
Serdang, Malaysia
Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
"Delirium in Older Persons: An Investigative Journey"
Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Milton and Shirley F. Levy Family Chair
Director, Aging Brain Center
Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research
Boston, MA
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE: WEILL AUDITORIUM
"Topic: Nephrology"
Ronald J. Falk, MD
Allan Brewster Distinguished Professor
Director, UNC Kidney Center
Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Statement of Need
Advances in these fields need to be presented to Weill Cornell faculty and other physicians on a regular basis as one means of promoting state-of-the-art health care for patients.Target Audience Physicians in this specialty and others interested as one means of promoting state-of-the-art health care for patients.
Course Objectives Physicians attending this conference regularly should be apprised of recent advances in medicine that will lead to improved patient care.
CME Accreditation Weill Cornell Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.Weill Cornell Medical College designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty Disclosure It is the policy of Weill Cornell Medical College to adhere to ACCME Essential Areas, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the audience any potential, apparent, or real conflict of interest related to their contribution to the activity, and any discussions of off-label or investigational uses of any commercial products or devices not yet approved in the United States. All disclosures will be made to attendees prior to each presentation. WCMC is accessible for individuals with disabilities or special needs. Participants with special needs are requested to contact the Office of CME at (212) 746-2631.
All disclosures will be made at the time of this CME activity.