Continuing Medical Education (CME)

VPA Convention 2015 CME team welcomes all VPA Doctors to participate. Please register as soon as possible. For inquiries, please contact us add attn: Dr. Kishore Kumar

Thanks to all those who attended the CME session at the Convention. The details regarding certification and presentation slides are below.

Presentations:

Type 2 Diabetes
Hives – Is that itch really allergic?

Certification:

CME certificate

Friday, July 3rd 2015
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
4 hours
Breakout Room – Double Tree by Hilton, Sacramento
Kishore Kumar, MD, Chair, CME Committee
All physician members in either Primary Care or Specialized Medicine, involved in Teaching, Research and Administrative Services.

1:30 – 1:50 PM
Registration and Networking

1:50 – 2:00 PM
Welcome Remarks

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Topic – Hives – Is that itch really allergic?

Presenter:
Dr. Vinay Gowda, M.D.
Allergy/Immunology
Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Santa Cruz, CA
Learning objective:
Differentiate acute from chronic urticaria
Learn about treatments for difficult to control urticaria

3:10 – 4:10 PM
Topic – Personalized medicine, population management, and the rapidly evolving future of healthcare informatics

Presenter:
Prashanth Natarajan
 Product Director, Oracle Corporation,
Author; Implementing Business Intelligence in your Healthcare Organization
Learning Objectives:
Review current developments in population health management and personalized medicine
Understand the role of healthcare informatics in population health management and personalized medicine
Discover the role of analytics and its ability to transform patient engagement, outcomes, and clinical workflows

4:20 – 5:20 PM
Topic: Type 2 Diabetes

Presenter:
Dr. Shwetha Anand, M.D.
Endocrinology/ Diabetes and Metabolism
San Leandro, CA
website: http://www.eastbayendocrinology.com
Learning Objectives:
Understanding the pathophysiology and natural history of diabetes mellitus type 2
Reviewing the diagnostic criteria of prediabetes and diabetes
Understanding the risk factors and complications related to diabetes mellitus
Learning about the treatment options including oral and injectable medications including insulin
Reviewing management of obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia

5:20 – 5:30 PM
Adjournment/Evaluation details

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the ScientiaCME and the Vokkaligara Parishat of America (VPA).  ScientiaCME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.