Perinatal Management Conference
Women & Infants Hospital

Christopher Elitt, M.D. Ph.D.
Instructor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Assistant, Department of Neurology
Boston Children’s Hospital

“Zinc Homeostasis, Oligodendrocyte Development and Neonatal Brain Injury”

 

 

Upon conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to:

• Describe key steps in oligodendrocyte development underlying the unique vulnerability of preterm infants to white matter injury.
• Identify new tools available to study zinc biology and zinc signaling in the developing nervous system.
• Identify changes they could make in their practice related to optimizing nutritional care of preterm infants to promote white matter development.

“Novel Neurocognitive Measures to Improve Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease”

Laura Korthauer, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Neurology & Psychiatry, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Wednesday, May 29th

1pm-2pm

RIH, Ambulatory Patient Center, First floor, Conference room 133

Target Audience: Physicians, department members, & invited guests.

Objectives:  At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:

• TBA

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation criteria and policies of the Rhode Island Medical Society (RIMS) through the joint provider ship of Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital.  Rhode Island Hospital is accredited by the Rhode Island Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.        

Rhode Island Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

To request reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact The Rhode Island Hospital CME office at (401) 444-4260.

Academic Grand Rounds*

Ketamine and the Pursuit of Rapid Acting Antidepressants

John H. Krystal, M.D.

Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Professor of Translational Research

Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience - Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Yale University School of Medicine - Professor of Psychology - Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - Chief of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Yale-New Haven Hospital

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Butler Hospital ◊ Ray Hall Conference Center ◊ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Rhode Island’s annual IDeA Symposium brings together research investigators from across the state who are funded by Institutional Development Awards (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health.

This gathering will showcase research discovery, allow sharing of best practices and an opportunity to better coordinate the basic, clinical, and translational research and investigator development programs that are supported by the IDeA funding programs in Rhode Island.

Keynote: 

Andrew Marshall, PhD, Chief Editor of Nature Biotechnology.

Rhode Island’s Premiere
Aphasia &
Stroke
Conference
Saturday June 8, 2019
9:00AM – 12:30 PM
Warwick Public Library
(in the large conference room)
600 Sandy Lane
Warwick, RI 02889
Registration required by May 31
Limited space will be available
Contact:
Denise
[email protected]
401-465-9365
facebook.com/justaskrodeisland
Free conference open to
individuals, caregivers & professionals
Guest Speakers:
Claudia Wheeler, DO
Medical Director-LPG Physical Medicine
“Putting Words into Actions:
The Role of the Physiatrist in Aphasia Care”
Lucia Watson, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist-
Speech Works RI
“The Communication Toolbox”
Briana Bigelli, MS, CCS-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist-
Rhode Island Hospital
“Life After Therapy”
Stephen Deltatto,
Silver Lining Technologies
Micheal Obel-Omia
Poetry Reading
Complimentary breakfast and refreshments
Available CME/CEU for EMS

Adolescent Cannabis Use: Research into harms, challenges, and treatment

David L. Atkinson, M.D.

Associate Professor, University of Texas-Southwestern

Medical Director of Teen Recovery Program – Dallas Children’s Medical Center

Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Bradley Hospital ◊ Pine Room ◊ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Program Description
The 2nd and 3rd CSF Disorders Symposia in 2017 and 2018 introduced the intersection of Art, Science and Medicine for disorders of the cerebrospinal fluid. Artwork on display has illustrated visually the transformative manifestations of CSF disorders, such as connective tissue disorders, Chiari malformation, hydrocephalus, syringomyelia and others.

This initiative was supported by the Art League Rhode Island. Historically and traditionally, art has been applied to medicine and to surgery through surgical illustrating. However, there is “medical arts’ beyond this, and the Rhode Island State Council on Arts in collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Health and RISD, have promoted the powerful role that the arts can play in health and healing, and have expanded the engagement of the arts in health in the state of Rhode Island. Artists, through their ability to create a visual impression, will foster in the compassionate physician and the engaging patient a deeper understanding of the suffering behind a disease. Beyond this, visual arts can support the “designing” of surgical strategies.

Painting and sculpting are two forms of the visual arts. Through the development of 3D models and 3D printing techniques, visual impressions and concepts will aid in surgical planning and “designing” surgical strategies and outcomes: Predicting the details of surgical findings can be clearly illustrated, and the potential outcome of an elected surgical procedure can be envisioned through sculpture and 3-dimensional artwork.

The 2019 symposium will address the above outlined “artistic(al)” potentials and the implications on the diagnosis and management of CSF disorders as well as improving the outcome of the surgical profession. This includes enhanced education and teaching of medical students & surgical trainees.

Who Should Attend
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents, fellows, researchers, radiologic technologists, and engineers interested in advancing their understanding of how harmonizing art, science, and medicine can lead to implications on the diagnosis and management of CSF disorders as well as improving the outcome of the surgical profession.

This comprehensive program will include topics of interest to healthcare professionals who specialize in gastroenterology, genetics, neurology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, neurosurgery, nutrition, pain management, pediatrics, physical therapy, primary care, pulmonology, radiology, rehabilitation, rheumatology, and urology.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the clinical manifestation of CSF disorders and implications on health and medicine
2. Discuss the concept of medical illustration in the traditional concept of arts in medical surgery
3. Promote and describe the concept of Arts & Healing and it’s potential to improve surgical outcomes
4. Promote the teaching aspects of artistic(al) medicine and management of health
5. Discuss the concept of 3D artwork and 3D printing and the potential of disease modeling, surgical planning and outcome and teaching

Accreditation
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 Department of Neurosurgery at Rhode Island Hospital. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.