Community and Continuing Medical Education

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

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: Markus Bookland, MD

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026

Time: 6:00- 8:00am

Location: UCHC/ UConn 5 Munson Road, Basement Conference Room & WebEx Live Virtual

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: Interesting Case

WebEx Link: https://uchc.webex.com/meet/Neurosurgery

Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):

1. Review the embryology, clinical presentation, and management of craniosynostosis, encephalocele, and split cord malformations.
2. Evaluate current neurosurgical treatment strategies and outcomes for craniosynostosis, encephalocele, and split cord malformations.
3. Discuss current neurosurgical guidelines for craniosynostosis.

Speaker Disclosure Statement:

Dr. Bookland 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Dr. Bookland 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 2 AMA PRA Category 2 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Planning Committee Disclosure Statement:

Dr. Bulsara, Dr. Bookland, 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Commercial Support Statement:

This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an evaluation to obtain CME Credits. This CME Activity uses the ETHOS System.

After you have attended the CME event please complete the evaluation in the timeframe that is allowed. Questions regarding your evaluation, please contact the activity administrator, Natasha Judge, njudge@uchc.edu.

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

Speaker: Alex Huynh, MD
Date: June 18, 2026
Time: 7:30am – 8:30am
Location: Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82105569778?pwd=0bVOC8NROf7nH92EJiSFelYPaJgLPb.1

Target Audience: Faculty, Residents, Staff – Dept. of Surgery

Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):
1. Identify patient-specific risk factors that predispose cystectomy patients to Clostridioides difficile infection, including female sex, ileal segment utilization, prolonged antibiotic exposure, malnutrition, and prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
2. Distinguish early clinical signs of post-cystectomy CDI from expected postoperative ileus and diarrhea, and apply appropriate diagnostic criteria to prompt timely testing and treatment initiation.
3. Formulate a multidisciplinary management strategy for the deteriorating CDI patient, including criteria for escalation to infectious disease and general surgery consultation prior to the development of fulminant colitis.

Topic: Urology Grand Rounds - M&M
Time: Jun 18, 2026 07:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Speaker Disclosure Statement:
Dr. Alex Huynh 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Dr. Alex Huynh 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. Peter Albertsen, 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Planning Committee Disclosure Statement:
Dr. Peter Albertsen, Brooke Harnisch, Benjamin Ristau, Anne Dudley, Richard Kershen, Aaron Turnquist and Deborah Savino, 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Commercial Support Statement:
This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an evaluation to obtain CME Credits. This CME activity uses a paper evaluation form. Please complete the paper evaluation form at the end of this CME activity and return it to the registration table before leaving the activity. Questions regarding your paper evaluation, please contact the activity admin, Debbie Savino – savino@uchc.edu. All paper evaluations must be completed and collected at the day of the event.

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: Ketan R. Bulsara, MD

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026

Time: 6:00- 7:00am

Location: UCHC/ UConn 5 Munson Road, Basement Conference Room & WebEx Live Virtual

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: Interesting Case

WebEx Link: https://uchc.webex.com/meet/Neurosurgery

Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):

1. Review the basic principles of fluid management, arterial blood gas interpretation, ventilator mode adjustments, and the neuro-ophthalmologic examination in neurosurgical care.
2. Evaluate clinical approaches to electrolyte management, ventilator strategies, arterial blood gas analysis, and neuro-ophthalmologic assessment in neurologically ill patients.
3. Discuss current neurosurgical guidelines on neuroablative procedures for the management of cancer-related pain.

Speaker Disclosure Statement:

Dr. Bulsara 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Dr. Bulsara 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Planning Committee Disclosure Statement:

Dr. Bulsara 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Commercial Support Statement:

This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

Evaluations: Participants are required to complete an evaluation to obtain CME Credits. This CME Activity uses the ETHOS System.

After you have attended the CME event please complete the evaluation in the timeframe that is allowed. Questions regarding your evaluation, please contact the activity administrator, Natasha Judge, njudge@uchc.edu.

Medical Education Grand Rounds:

Join Dr. Adam Perrin on how social isolation and loneliness have emerged as a major public health crisis with profound impacts on morbidity, mortality, and health equity. This session examines the epidemiology and health consequences of loneliness, introduces the concept of social health, and highlights Connecticut’s coordinated response through the Connecticut Collaborative to End Loneliness. Participants will explore practical, scalable strategies, such as screening, social prescribing, and community partnerships, to integrate social connection into primary care and health professions education.

Learners will (be able to):
1. Describe social isolation and loneliness as population health challenges, with a focus on prevalence, risk factors, and health outcomes.
2. Describe its three vital components, the many factors that shape it, how it influences health outcomes, the six pillars to advance social connection, as it pertains to social connection.
3. Identify the strategies being employed to encourage and equip healthcare providers to recognize social health, address loneliness, and promote meaningful social connections in patient care.
4. Discuss the role of social prescribing, community partnerships, and referral pathways in addressing loneliness at scale.
5. Identify opportunities to engage health professional learners in population-level interventions targeting social isolation across the lifespan.

Target Audience: Faculty, staff, and trainees at the UConn Health, School of Medicine.