UConn Health Case Committee CME

Provided by the UConn School of Medicine and Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education.

The University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education, is now offering a NEW centralized Case Committee CME to our UConn licensed physician faculty/clinicians, affiliated UConn licensed physician faculty/clinicians, APRN’s, and other invitees or learners who actively participates and attend as a member any of our approved departments case conference as listed below who’s meetings are held as “live” sessions. The CME office values the uniqueness of the Case Committee as a learning process in which it addresses the educational content differently than our other more common traditional CME learning activity types, along with the understanding that each member of the Case Committee is indeed an active learner.

The following is our listing of approved Department or Centers Case/MM Committees under this centralized CME activity:

Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center / Bone Marrow Transplant Case Committee
Meeting dates: varies, please contact Meg Savage, savage@uchc.edu
Faculty Contact: Kapil Meleveedu, M.D.
Administrative Contact: Meg Savage, RN
Participant link to CME Evaluation Survey: Case Committee CME Evaluation

Department of Nephrology Case Committee
Meeting dates: varies, please contact Brenda Kawecki
Faculty Contact: Srimathi Manickaratnam, M.D.
Administrative Contact: Brenda Kawecki
Participant link to CME Evaluation Survey: Case Committee CME Evaluation

Department of Neurosurgery Case Committee
First Wednesday of each month 6:15‐7:15 a.m.
Third Wednesday of each month 6:30‐7:30 a.m.
Faculty Contact: Ketan Bulsara, M.D.
Administrative Contact: Dina Patel
Participant link to CME Evaluation Survey: Case Committee CME Evaluation

Department of Otolaryngology Case Committee
Meets every 1st Wednesday of each month; WebEx only (please reach out to Administrative Contact for WebEx invite)
Faculty Contact: Danielle Scarola, M.D.
Administrative Contact: Kate Bailey
Participant link to CME Evaluation Survey: Case Committee CME Evaluation

Department of Plasma Cell Case Committee
Meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, Cancer Center Conference Room
Faculty Contact: Swarup Kumar, M.D., Andrea Moran, APRN
Administrative Contact: Meg Savage, savage@uchc.edu
Participant link to CME Evaluation Survey: Case Committee CME Evaluation

Department of Surgery Case Committee
Meeting Dates/Times/Location: Please reach out Melissa Costa
Faculty Contact: Brian Shames, M.D.
Administrative Contact: Melissa Costa
Participant link to CME Evaluation Survey: Case Committee CME Evaluation

Department of Vascular Case Committee
Meets Every Monday; 12 to 1 p.m.; Outpatient Pavilion, 7th Floor, East Large Conference Room
Faculty Contact: Mina Boutrous, M.D., Laura Grillo, PA-C
Administrative Contact: Melissa Costa
Participant link to CME Evaluation Survey: Case Conference CME Evaluation

*More department Case Committees will be added to this list on an ongoing basis.

Target Audience: UConn Health Department Case/MM committee members, invitees and/or other learners who are Licensed Physician Faculty/Clinicians, or affiliated UConn Health Licensed Physician Faculty/Clinicians, UConn Health residents, fellows, and students.

Program Duration: July 17, 2021, through June 30, 2024

Learning Objectives: Participants Will (Be Able to):

  • Identify ways to manage complications that occur during patient care.
  • Recognize treat plans for uncommon or unusual diseases and disorders.
  • Identify uncommon presentations of common diseases/disorders.

UConn Health Case Conference CME Activity Director: Melinda Sanders, M, Medical Director for Continuing Medical Education

UConn Health Case Conference Co-Activity Directors: Christine McNally, MAIOP, and Srimathi Manickaratnam, M.D., Associate Director for CME

UConn Health Case Conference CME Activity Administrator: Kimberly Person, CME Program Administrator

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 Committee Learning CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty 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.

Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education

  • Melinda Sanders, M.D., as her role of the Activity Director and a planning committee member does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Christine McNally, M.A., as her role of the Co-Activity Director and a planning committee member does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Srimathi Manickaratnam, M.D., as her role of the Co-Activity Director and a planning committee member does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Kim Person, as her role of the activity administrator and a planning committee member, not 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 subjects of this program.

Department Planning Committee Members-Facilitators

  • Swarup Kumar, M.D., as his role as a planning committee member-facilitator for Plasma Cell cases does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Andrea Moran, APRN, as her role as a planning committee member-facilitator for Plasma Cell cases does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Meg Savage, as her role as a planning committee member-facilitator and the department admininistrative contact for Plasma Cell cases does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Mina Bourous, M.D., as his role as a planning committee member-facilitator for Vascular cases does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Laura Grillo, PA-C, as her role as a planning committee member for Vascular cases does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Melissa Costa, as her role as a planning committee member-facilitator and the department admin contact for Vascular cases does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Danielle Scarola, M.D., as her role as a planning committee member-facilitator for the department of Otolaryngology does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Kate Bailey, as her role as a planning committee member-facilitator for the department of Otolaryngology and the department admin contact does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Ketan Bulsara, M.D., as his role as a planning committee member-facilitator for the department of Neurosurgery does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Dina Patel, as her role as a planning committee member-facilitator for the department of Neurosurgery and the department admin contact does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Brian Shames, M.D., as his role as a planning committee member-facilitator for the department of Surgery does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Melissa Costa, as her role as a planning committee member-facilitator for the department of Surgery and the department admin contact does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Srimathi Manickaratnam, M.D., as a planning committee member-facilitator for the department of Nephrology does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Brenda Kawecki, as her role as a planning committee member-facilitator for the department of Nephrology and the department admin contact does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Kapil Meleveedu, M.D., as a planning committee member-facilitator for the cancer center does not 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 subjects of this program.
  • Meg Savage, RN, as her role as a planning committee member-facilitator for the cancer center and the department admin contact does not 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 subjects of this program.

This CME activity and all listed department planning committee member-facilitators will not be discussing the use of any off-labeled products or investigational use of any product or device.

This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

Confidentiality: We are committed to protecting your privacy. The information that we collect is for the purpose of awarding CME credits and to evaluate each activity and the educational series as a whole. Other than through the evaluation form, no information is being gathered about people who choose to participate in this program.

This is a Case Conference/Morbidity and Mortality document and is confidential in accordance with Section 19a-17b of the Connecticut General Statutes.

Questions: For questions or further information regarding CME for Case Conference sessions, please contact the CME office at cme@uchc.edu.