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Department of Surgery Teaching Conference

Surgical Morbidity & Mortality Conference

Provided by
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Department of Surgery

Speaker: Brian Shames, MD
Date: April 08, 2020
Time: 7:15 – 8:15 a.m.
Location: Via WebEx Online Conferencing

Target Audience: Department of Surgery Faculty, Residents, Mid-Levels/Clinicians, Medical Students

Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):
1. Discuss strategies for preventing common surgical complications.
2. Discuss strategies for recognizing and treating common surgical complications.
3. Discuss and implement evidence based surgical literature conclusions to improve surgical outcomes

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.

The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this online video conferencing 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. Shames, 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. Shames will not be discussing the off-labeled use of any product.

This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.


Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an electronic evaluation in order to obtain CME Credits. An email from http://MyEvaluations.com with instructions will be sent to participants. Please complete the evaluation within one week of receiving the email.

If you do not receive an evaluation assignment from http://MyEvaluations.com within 10 business days of this activity, please contact the Department that hosted this activity (indicated above) to ensure that your http://MyEvaluations.com account is set up and your participation in this activity was forwarded to the CME office.

This material is confidential and is utilized as defined in Connecticut State Statute Sec19a-25 (formerly Sec 19-6a) for evaluating and improving the quality of health care rendered.

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https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=mc07066f3ec35fd2ecdb1770cee1b8296
Meeting number: 613 361 880
Password: csNbCJ5E7r3

Practice Virtual Interview Day is designed to expose students to traditional and behavioral style interview questions while utilizing an online platform. You will have an opportunity to practice a virtual interview with a career coach and receive personalized feedback.

• Professional attire recommended. Dress as you would for a real interview.
• You will be asked to provide your resume and a sample job or internship posting of interest to the
career coach prior to the meeting.

Virtual practice interviews can be scheduled under appointments in Handshake: https://uconn.joinhandshake.com/login

Offered in collaboration with Huskies for Charity.

This webinar is held for anyone interested in enrolling in UConn School of Engineering Professional Education’s Master of Engineering, Advanced Engineering Certificates, or taking classes on a non-degree basis. Details about admissions, program curriculum and upcoming course offerings will be provided. Also, the webinar will dig-deep into what makes a graduate degree or certificate program in engineering so valuable for today's engineers and employers.

Register here: https://soeprofed.uconn.edu/meng-and-engineering-certificate-webinars/.