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Discriminate between different laser wavelengths in urology and their respective tissue interactions
Describe the difference between pulsed and continuous lasers and why one should be chosen over another.
Differentiate between hemoglobin and water based laser modalities and understand the differences in safety measures and risk for injury.

Medical Grand Rounds
Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and Department of Medicine


Speaker: William Traverse, MD, FACR
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
UCONN Health

Title: The Spectrum of Calcium Pyprophosphate Deposition Disease
(1st of 3 sessions for MOC – attendance at all 3 required for MOC)

Date: January 17, 2019

Time: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Location: Henry Low Learning Center
UConn Health
Target Audience:
The Department of Medicine faculty, housestaff and students, though many topics will be of interest to housestaff, students and other faculty
members within the University of CT Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine.

Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):

1. Review some of the clinical presentations of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.
2. Discuss the pathogenesis of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.
3. Describe treatment options for patients with calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.

Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ABIM MOC Statement: Successful completion of ALL three designated CME activities (attached event is only one of three separate sessions), which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.

Neither the activity director, planning committee members, nor the speaker, Dr. Traverse have a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organizations that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation.

Dr. Traverse may be discussing the use of off -labeled use of NSAID’s, Corticosteroids, Hydrochloroquine, Anti-IL2B, Colchicine, Tocilizumab and Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).

This CME activity has no commercial supp

This orientation outlines best practices for teaching writing in the disciplines. It features interactive workshops on building robust revision processes into W courses, designing effective assignments, responding to student writing, and handling the paper load. Our aim is not only to enhance the quality of student learning in W courses but also to explore strategies that can make each instructor’s writing-intensive teaching more effective and rewarding. This orientation is required of all graduate assistants assigned to assist in a 2000+level or to instruct a 1000-level W course.
Go to: http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/w-teaching-orientation/
for agenda and registration information

The OSHA standard identifies specific training and skill evaluation procedures that must be followed when employees operate powered industrial trucks. The first two hours of the this formal classroom training provides technical information and outlines proper work practices necessary for the safe use of Powered industrial trucks, (e.g., forklifts, and power pallet jacks) and is required for all operators. The last hour of the course is specifically for managers, supervisors or lead persons, who oversee in-house practical training and perform on-the-job evaluations for the drivers at their facility. This portion provides training on the University's program requirements, as well as the required documentation necessary to maintain regulatory compliance and provide for the safe use of powered industrial trucks at your facility.

***advance registration required***4 day Writing Retreat

Maintaining momentum on your dissertation can be tough, but making a commitment to structured writing time can help. Similarly, writing in the presence of others brings a sense of solidarity and productivity that get you through the complex challenges a dissertation presents. To this end, the Writing Center sponsors four-day writing retreats modeled on a similar event at Stanford.

The boot camps run during the January intersession, during the March Spring Break, and after the last week of classes in May. Participants arrive with their laptops, any notes or books, and their drafts–or simply ready to produce drafts. There is no tutoring, nor any lectures. The point is to commit to sustained, undistracted writing time. We supply coffee and tea each day to keep you fueled up.

Go to: https:/http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/boot-camps/ for more information and registration information.