Neurosurgery Thursday Residency Curriculum Series: AY 2025- 2026
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 Neurosurgery. Speaker: Dr. Nazer QureshiDate: Thursday, September 4, 2025Time: 6:00- 8:00amLocation: 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: Trauma CaseLearning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):Review types of surgical nuances in subaxial cervical spine injuries. Describe instrumentation considerations for stability and penetrating injuries of the cervical spine. Discuss the management guidelines for traumatic spine injuries. Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Qureshi 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. Qureshi 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. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Dr. Bulsara, Dr. Qureshi, 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 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, Natasha Judge, njudge@uchc.edu. All paper evaluations must be completed and collected at the day of the event.