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Two CME credits are granted for these weekly educational series presented by varying faculty. Alternating weekly the Tumor Board invites will be sent directly from the Cancer Center for one CME credit. Virtual Event: https://uchc.WebEx.com/meet/Neurosurgery (https://uchc.WebEx.com/meet/Neurosurgery)  Neurosurgery Thursday Residency Curriculum SeriesProvided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the UConn Health Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery.Speaker: Brendan D. Killory, MDDate: Thursday, September 19, 2024Time: 6:00am- 8:00amLocation: UCHC/UConn ASB Conference Room & WebEx Live VirtualTarget 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: Surgical approach considerations for thoracic/lumbar spine  Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):Review and discuss surgical considerations of posterior approach and anterior approach for thoracic/lumbar spine. Describe instrumentation failure risks/management. Discuss the guideline management of traumatic spine injury.  Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Killory 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. Killory 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 2AMA 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.Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Dr. Bulsara, Dr. Killory, 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.

For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).

For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).

Who Should Attend? Neonatologists, advanced nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, dieticians, speech language therapists, occupational therapists, fellows, residents, and studentsRegistrationRegister by Sept. 12 at h.uconn.edu/neonatal-2024 (https://h.uconn.edu/neonatal-2024)Physicians: $175 NNP, PA, Nurses: $125 Dietitians, speech language therapists, occupational therapists: $125 Residents, fellows, students: No charge Medicine: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. An application has been submitted, and CME credits are pending approval.Nursing: An application has been submitted, and credits are pending approval.Dietitians: An application has been submitted to The Commission on Dietetic Registration and is pending approval.Speech Language Pathologists: An application has been submitted to ASHA CE and is pending approval. Credits: 6 credits Evaluations: All participants are required to complete an online evaluation to obtain credits. Special Needs: Advance notice of special needs is requested no later than Thursday, Sept. 5. Contact Kristiana Rinaldi at krrinaldi@uchc.edu (mailto:krrinaldi@uchc.edu).

For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).