Community and Continuing Medical Education

Urology Grand Rounds

The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Clinical Research Center (CRC) Seminar Series
On Methods in Clinical Research

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education, and the Clinical Research Center

“Chronic Oral Mucositis After Head and Neck Radiation:
An Analysis of Data from the OraRad Study”

Prazwala Chirravur, BDS, MS
Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine
Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences
UConn School of Dental Medicine
UConn Health
Farmington, CT

Date: January 21, 2025
Time: 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
Location: Low Learning Center, UConn Health

WebEx: https://uchc.webex.com/meet/Low; Meeting Number: 802 441 280
Join by phone: +1-415-655-0003 US Toll; Access code: 802 441 280

Light lunch and beverage provided from 11:30 AM-12:00 noon

Target Audience: Faculty, staff, residents, and students interested in clinical research.

Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to): 1) Identify chronic oral mucositis and its clinical manifestations; 2) Describe the potential risks and mechanisms underlying the chronicity of the condition; 3) Implement preventive strategies for at-risk patients; 4) Refer patients to Oral Medicine specialists for further management when necessary.

Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Prazwala Chirravur, in her role as speaker for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed.

Dr. Chirravur will not be discussing the off-labeled or investigational use of any product or device.

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 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.

Activity Director Disclosure Statement: Dr. Sheila Alessi, as the activity director, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed.

Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Dr. Victor Hesselbrock, Dr. Jonathan Covault, Dr. Sheila Alessi, Dr. Rajesh Lalla, Ms. Elizabeth Laska, Ms. Sharon DiMauro, and Ms. Lisa Godin, as members of the planning committee for this educational event, have no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed.

Commercial Support: 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 MyEvaluations.com with instructions will be sent to participants. Please complete the evaluation within 10 business days of receiving the email. If you do not receive an evaluation assignment from MyEvaluations.com within 5 business days of this activity, please contact the Department that hosted this activity (indicated above) to ensure that your MyEvaluations.com account is set up and your participation in this activity was forwarded to the CME office. All evaluations must be completed within 10 business of receiving the email evaluation assignment.

Dr. Bakar Hassan, National Cancer Institute

Title: “Designing Next Generation Rpn13-Targeting Small Molecules with Nanomolar Efficacy”

Host: Dr. Irina Bezsonova

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