Public Health Out Loud Grand Rounds 2023-2024
The RI Department of Health is partnering with Lifespan to offer this series starting in June. Please contact Rachael Sardinha at Rachael.Sardinha@health.ri.gov with any questions.
Jointly Provided by the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and The Rhode Island Department of Health
In Collaboration with Brown University AIDS Program
Overview
Target Audience
This educational initiative is designed for all licensed healthcare professionals practicing medicine in the state of Rhode Island.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this educational initiative, the learner should be better able to:
- Describe current COVID-19 epidemiology, testing, vaccine and science trends occurring locally and worldwide.
- Identify and remedy potential areas of implicit bias in providing patient care.
Accommodations
If ADA assistance is required please notify the Brown CME Office in writing at least two weeks prior to the session date to request reasonable accommodations via email at: cme@brown.edu
Disclaimer
This educational program is designed to present scientific information and opinion for healthcare professionals, to stimulate thought, and further investigation.
Privacy Policy
The Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) and its educational partners protect the privacy of personal and other information regarding participants and educational collaborators. The CME Office maintains its Internet site as an information resource and service for physicians, other health professionals, and the public. The CME Office will keep your personal information confidential when you participate in a CME Internet-based program. CME collects only the information necessary to provide you with the services that you request.
Grant Acknowledgement
This educational initiative has received support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health Disparities grant.
- July 19th, 2023
- Covid-19 and Childhood Obesity
- Guest Speaker: Dr. Celeste C. Corcoran
- August 16th, 2023
- Covid-19 and Collecting Disaggregated Data to Improve Public Health Programming
- Guest Speaker: Dr. William C. Goedel
- September 20, 2023
- Covid-19 and liver disease updates
- Guest Speaker: Alan Epstein, MD
- October 18, 2023
- Covid-19 and ADHD Psychopharmacology
- Guest Speaker: Sibel Algon, MD
- November 15, 2023
- Covid-19 and HIV PrEP
- Guest Speaker: Thomas Bertrand, MPH
- December 20, 2023
- Covid-19 and vaping
- Guest Speakers: Julia Doherty, MPH, LCSW and Kirsten Skelly, MPA
- January 17, 2024
- Covid-19, future influenza trends in RI, and the Integrated Overdose Surveillance System
- Guest Speakers: Abby Berns, MPH, Sarah Edwards, and Nathaniel Fuchs
- February 21, 2024
- Covid-19 and the Rhode Island Free Clinic
- Guest Speakers: Forrest Daniels, MPA, DSc, FACHE and Melinda Delaney, MD
- March 20, 2024
- COVID-19 and Acute Pain Management
- Guest Speaker: Seth Clark, MD, MPH, FASAM
Core Faculty
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Medical Director, Division of Community Health and Equity
Rhode Island Department of Health
Clinical Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Suzanne Bornschein M.D., F.A.C.P. (Co-Chair)
Medical Director, COVID-19 Unit
Rhode Island Department of Health
Planning Committee
Director, Office of CME
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, RI
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Rhode Island Department of Health. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- Rhode Island Specific: Each episode qualifies for 1 hour of risk management and cultural awareness credit.
The above program has been approved in accordance with the Regulations of the Rhode Island Social Work Board of Licensure to offer 1.0 continuing education credit for social workers.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Continuing Psychologist Education
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
- Credit Designation | This program offers 1.0 continuing education credit for psychologists.