Community and Continuing Medical Education

Speakers: Adam Lindsay, MD and Matthew Partan, MD
Date: Monday, August 25, 2025
Time: 5:30PM-7:00PM
Location: Live Virtual https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83709698368?pwd=WepSda20un4BJmOXE87DHDONHZhXbU.1
Target Audience: Faculty, Staff, and trainees at the UConn Health Center

Title:
• Adam Lindsay, MD: IlluminOss Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System for Humeral Metastatic Disease: Results from the LightFix Trial
• Matthew Partan, MD: Enhanced Detection of Orthopaedic Imaging Findings Using Deep Learning Technology

Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):
1. Evaluate the clinical outcomes, advantages, limitations, and patient selection criteria of the IlluminOss system compared with traditional fixation methods, and apply this evidence to surgical decision-making in humeral metastatic disease.
2. Review the data presented to integrate deep learning technology into musculoskeletal imaging by understanding its diagnostic performance, limitations, and applications to improve accuracy and patient outcomes.

Neurosurgery Thursday Residency Curriculum Series

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the UConn Health Department of Neurosurgery.

Speaker: Joseph Aferzon, MD

Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025

Time: 6:00am- 7:00am

Location: UCHC/UConn ASB Conference Room & WebEx Live Virtual

Target Audience: UCHC/UConn Health faculty and affiliated faculty: Primary Care physicians, APRN’s, students, residents, Neurosurgeons, PA’s, any other clinicians involved in the management, care, and treatment of patients with neurosurgical needs pertaining to brain and spine disorders.

Topic Title: Trauma Case

Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):

1. Review types of thoracolumbar spine fractures.
2. Describe sacral fractures and management of thoracolumbar and spine fractures.
3. Discuss the management guidelines for traumatic spine injuries.

Speaker Disclosure Statement:

Dr. Aferzon in their 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. Aferzon 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. Bulsara, 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. Bulsara, Dr. Aferzon, and Natasha Judge as member(s) of the planning committee, for this educational event, has/have 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.

Commercial Support Statement:

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) or Natasha Judge (njudge@uchc.edu) 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.

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the UConn Health Department of Neurosurgery.