Continuing Medical Education Activities

Speaker & Commercial Support Disclosure are on file in the CME Office. For information contact Fran Smith, CME Coordinator, at 522-4471 or e-mail fsmith@straub.net.

 

Feb 1   Friday Noon Grand Rounds - Conference Canceled

 

 
Feb 6   Tumor Board\Cancer Conference - Lunch - Multidisciplinary Case Discussions
 
    Speaker:
Ian Okazaki, M.D.
Straub Oncology Department
 		 Location:
Straub Clinic & Hospital
888 S. King Street
Doctor's Dining Room, 1st Floor		 Time:
12:30 - 1:30pm

 
 
    Disclosure: Neither I Nor My Immediate Family Members Have A Financial Relationship With A Commercial Organization That May Have A Direct Or Indirect Interest In The Content Of This Lecture.
 
    Learning Objectives - At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
 
  • Formulate diagnostic and therapeutic plans for common malignancies.
  • Apply evidence-based methodology for treatment and follow up of recently diagnosed cancer.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with pathologic principles and diagnosis of malignancies.
  • Identify imaging techniques available for cancer evaluation and surveillance.
  • Promote AJCC TNM Staging.
 

 

 
Feb 7 & 8   Patient Care Grand Rounds - Medicare Clinical & Regulatory Challenges
 
    Speaker:
Marilyn Palmer, DO

 		 Location:
Straub Clinic & Hospital
888 S. King Street
Doctor's Dining Room, 1st Floor		 Time:
5:00 - 6:00pm

 
 
    Disclosure: “Neither I Nor My Immediate Family Members Have A Financial Relationship With A Commercial Organization That May Have A Direct Or Indirect Interest In The Content Of This Lecture.”
 
    Learning Objectives - At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
 
  • Discuss Medicare specific regulations defining hospital inpatient vs hospital outpatient status. In addition, explain the compliance implications for the patient, physician and hospital when billing Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B.
  • Identify the various national programs (MACs and RACs) that CMS has initiated to audit hospitals and providers to ensure Medicare billing and claim compliance. Also, provide an introduction to auditing techniques by these review bodies and area that will be targeted.
  • Describe techniques to ensure compliance with Medicare regulations. These techniques will ensure consistent billing between the hospital and physician; thus preventing denied claims.
 

 

 
Feb 10   Friday Noon Grand Rounds - Lunch - Cutaneous Melancoytic Lesions: Molecular Milestones Case Discussions
 
    Speaker:
Christopher A. Lum, M.D.

 		 Location:
Straub Clinic & Hospital
888 S. King Street
Doctor's Dining Room, 1st Floor		 Time:
12:30 - 1:30pm

 
 
    Disclosure: Neither I Nor My Immediate Family Members Have A Financial Relationship With A Commercial Organization That May Have A Direct Or Indirect Interest In The Content Of This Lecture.
 
    Learning Objectives - At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
 
  • Recognize the need for Molecular Testing in Melancoytic Neoplasms.
  • Identify the types of Benign and Malignant Melanocytic Neoplasms
  • Discuss recent developments in Melanoma Therapeutics
 

 

 
Feb 11   Patient Care Grand Rounds - Lunch - The New Celiac Disease, Understanding Pelvic Hernias, Small Bowel Obstruction.
 
    Speaker:
Francis J. Scholz, M.D.

 		 Location:
Straub Clinic & Hospital
888 S. King Street
Doctor's Dining Room, 1st Floor		 Time:
2:00 - 5:00pm

 
 
    Disclosure: “Neither I Nor My Immediate Family Members Have A Financial Relationship With A Commercial Organization That May Have A Direct Or Indirect Interest In The Content Of This Lecture.”
 
    Learning Objectives - At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
 
  • Recognize the need for Staging the severity of Small Bowel Obstruction
  • Identify the types of pelvic hernias
  • Describe: CT appearance of the Malabsorption Pattern in Celiac Disease
 

 

 
Feb 13   Tumor Board\Cancer Conference - Lunch - Multidisciplinary Case Discussions
 
    Speaker:
Galan Choy, M.D.
Straub Oncology Department
 		 Location:
Straub Clinic & Hospital
888 S. King Street
Doctor's Dining Room, 1st Floor		 Time:
12:30 - 1:30pm

 
 
    Disclosure: Dr Liu has the following to disclose Affiliation/Financial Interest: Commercial Interest, Manufacturer or Service Provider Grant/Research Support : Amgen, Eli Lilly, Genentech, Incyte, Novartis, & Wyeth
 
    Learning Objectives - At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
 
  • Formulate diagnostic and therapeutic plans for common malignancies.
  • Apply evidence-based methodology for treatment and follow up of recently diagnosed cancer.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with pathologic principles and diagnosis of malignancies.
  • Identify imaging techniques available for cancer evaluation and surveillance.
  • Promote AJCC TNM Staging.
 

 

Feb 20   President’s Holiday – Conference Canceled

 

 
Feb 24   Friday Noon Grand Rounds - Lunch - Endometriosis
 
    Speaker:
Bradley Sakaguchi, MD

 		 Location:
Straub Clinic & Hospital
888 S. King Street
Doctor's Dining Room, 1st Floor		 Time:
12:30 - 1:30pm

 
 
    Disclosure: Neither I Nor My Immediate Family Members Have A Financial Relationship With A Commercial Organization That May Have A Direct Or Indirect Interest In The Content Of This Lecture.
 
    Learning Objectives - At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
 
  • Describe the clinical presentation of endometriosis
  • Discuss the diagnostic modalities for endometriosis
  • Summarize treatment options or referral criteria for patients with suspected endometriosis
 

 

 
Feb 27   Tumor Board\Cancer Conference - Lunch - Multidisciplinary Case Discussions
 
    Speaker:
Keola Beale, M.D.
Straub Oncology Department
 		 Location:
Straub Clinic & Hospital
888 S. King Street
Doctor's Dining Room, 1st Floor		 Time:
12:30 - 1:30pm

 
 
    Disclosure: Neither I Nor My Immediate Family Members Have A Financial Relationship With A Commercial Organization That May Have A Direct Or Indirect Interest In The Content Of This Lecture.
 
    Learning Objectives - At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
 
  • Formulate diagnostic and therapeutic plans for common malignancies.
  • Apply evidence-based methodology for treatment and follow up of recently diagnosed cancer.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with pathologic principles and diagnosis of malignancies.
  • Identify imaging techniques available for cancer evaluation and surveillance.
  • Promote AJCC TNM Staging.
 

 

Straub Clinic & Hospital is accredited by the Hawai‘i Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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

We are in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, we will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your needs.  Please call Fran Smith at 522-4471 if you have any special needs.