Community and Continuing Medical Education

Title: “Expression of Membrane Progesterone Receptors α, β, δ, ε, γ”

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.

Target Audience: UConn Health faculty, residents, medical students, and other mental health professionals

Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):

1. Identify key functional and structural brain networks implicated in transdiagnostic symptom domains in youth, including autism, ADHD, and disruptive behavior disorders.
2. Describe the functional connectomics of disruptive behavior problems using predictive modeling or machine learning approaches.
3. Compare brain imaging approaches for characterizing neural architecture, including structural MRI, seed-based functional connectivity, dynamic connectivity, and connectomics.

Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Ibrahim in the 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. Ibrahim 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. Gregory C. Barron 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: Drs. Linda Durst, Feier Liu, Cassandra Holinka, Jessica Meyer, Surita Rao, Andrew Winokur, Kristina Zdanys, and Sharon Freeman as member(s) of the planning committee, for this educational event, 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.

Dr. Beth Springate has a financial interest/arrangement with CogState and Medtronic that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of his/her role as the activity director. The following mitigated safeguard(s) have been put into place: the Activity Director determined that the financial relationship of the planner is outside the content of the program. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been 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 an electronic evaluation survey. An email from the activity admin, Sharon Freeman, sfreeman@uchc.edu with instruction will be sent to the participants. Please complete the evaluation within 10 business days of receiving the email. If you do not receive an email within the 5 business days of this activity, please reach directly out to the activity admin. All evaluations must be completed within 10 business of receiving the email evaluation assignment.

Dr. Qian Chen, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Toledo

Title: “Regulation of cell division by the mechanosensitive polycystin channels”

Host: Dr. Steven Chou

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

“Simulated Patients, Real Skills: Using an AI Chatbot to Develop Patient Communication Skills in Predoctoral Dental Education”

Katherine Fleming, DDS
Assistant Professor, Predoctoral Program Director
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
UConn School of Dental Medicine
Farmington, CT

Date: May 19, 2026
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

A light lunch and beverage will be provided from 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM.

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

Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to): 1) Define the importance of effective patient communication in health professions education, practice, and clinical research; 2) Describe the evidence base supporting simulation-based learning to develop communication skills for healthcare providers; 3) Explain how an AI chatbot can be integrated into health professions education to simulate patient interactions and support skill
development; 4) Assess the strengths and limitations of AI chatbot-based communication training relative to traditional instructional methods.

Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Katherine Fleming 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

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

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 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 these individuals to be mitigated.

Commercial Support: 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 an electronic evaluation survey. An email from the activity admin, Ms. Lisa Godin, with instructions will be sent to the participants. Please complete the evaluation within 10 business days of receiving the email. If you do not receive an email within the 5 business days of this activity, please reach directly out to the activity administrator.