Endocrinology Section Seminar Series

Endocrine Grand Rounds

 

 

 

Location:    840 S. Wood Street, 10th Floor, Room 1018N (unless otherwise noted)

Time:   Conference - 3:00      Case Presentations - 4:00

Purpose: Endocrinology Section Seminar Series is a program designed to increase knowledge and improve patient care by updating section attendings, private endocrinologists on a wide spectrum of endocrinology, metabolism, and diabetes-related problems.  Each month one conference is held in conjunction with the endocrine programs at John H. Stroger, Jr.-Cook County and Rush University Medical Center. Please refer to the schedule below for location information.

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Objectives for Endocrine Grand Rounds -  Upon completion of this program participant should be able to:

1. Improve knowledge and understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of endocrine disorders.
2. Recognize innovation in diagnostic approaches to endocrine-related problems.
3. Understand new approaches to management and treatment of endocrine disorders.

Objectives for Case Presentations -  Upon completion of this program participant should be able to:

        1.      List current recommendations and guidelines for management pertinent to the presented case.
        2.      Discuss emergent information that will influence the treatment options used.
        3.      List the indications and contraindications of drugs used for the treatment of specific endocrine malady.

Intended Audience:   Endocrinologists

Questions: call 312/996-6060

2012
1/3/12	Victoria Ryvkin, MD Fellow, Section of Endocrinology “Endocrine Disease in HIV”
1/10/12	Combined Conference at Rush, Cohn Research Bldg, 1735 S. Harrison, Room 160 Katherine B. Heiden, MD Dept of General Surgery – Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center “Molecular Mutations in the Management of Patients with Thyroid Cancer”
1/17/12	Research Seminar Series Yong Zhao, PhD Assistant Professor “Reversal of Type 1 Diabetes via Islet β Cell Regeneration Following Immune Modulation by Cord Blood – Derived Multipotent Stem Cells (CB-SC) in Humans”
1/24/12	Valeriu Neagu, MD Fellow, Section of Endocrinology “Thyroid disease in pregnancy”
1/31/12	Case Presentations Only
2/7/12	Susan Sam, MD Assistant Professor “The Relation between Androgens and Abdominal Fat (Lessons from PCOS”
2/14/12	Combined Conference at UIC, MOSS Auditoriaum, 909 S. Wolcott Yang Lu, MD Assistant Professor Section of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology “Update of Nuclear Medicine Imaging”
2/21/12	Research Seminar Series Brian Layden, MD, Ph.D. Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Molecular Medicine Northwestern University “GPCRs, Islets, & Diabetes: The Role of Two Novel Receptors”
2/28/12	3175 COMRB Avni Vora, MD Fellow, Section of Endocrinology “The use of SGLT2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Diabetes”
3/6/12	Arthur Schneider, MD, PhD Professor Emeritus of Medicine “Hanford, Chernobyl, Fukushima and KI”
3/13/12	Combined Conference at Stroger, 1901 W. Harrison, Rm. 2395 "TBA"
3/20/12	Research Seminar Series Krista Varady, MD Assistant Professor Department of Kinesiology & Nutrition "Alternate day fasting for weight loss and cardio-protection".
3/27/12	"TBA"
4/3/12	Case Presentations Only
4/10/12	Combined Conference at UIC, MOSS Auditoriaum, 909 S. Wolcott Subhash C. Kukreja, MD Professor and Interim Chief Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism "Bone Health among Asian Indians"
4/17/12	Research Seminar Series Papasani V. Subbaiah, PhD Professor, Department of Medicine “Mechanism of Action of Conjugated Linoleic acids (CLA)”
4/24/12	Tira Chaicha, MD Fellow, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism "TBA"
5/1/12	Waddah Alrefai, MD Research Assistant Professor, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition "TBA"
5/8/12	Combined Conference at Rush, Cohn Research Bldg, 1735 S. Harrison, Room 160 "TBA"
5/15/12	Research Seminar Series Jacob Haus, PhD Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Nutrition "TBA"
5/22/12	Samina Syed, MD Fellow, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism "TBA"
5/29/12	"TBA"
6/5/12	Case Presentations Only
6/12/12	Case Presentations Only
6/19/12	Research Seminar Series "TBA"
6/26/12	Case Presentations Only

Fellowship Core Lectures

Where: Section of Endocrinology Conference Room, 835 S. Wolcott, Room 612C

When:  Every Tuesday - 1:30-2:30 pm

What:    These lectures cover a variety of topics related to endocrine basic knowledge, clinical skills, procedures, laboratory data, radiological reports and fine needle aspiration interpretation, and board preparation. On a monthly basis two additional conferences are held, Basic Science Review and Research-In-Progress are attended by both fellows and faculty members.  For more information about these lectures, contact the Section of Endocrinology.