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Parnassus/Mount Zion Medical Service Grand Rounds

March 2010
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (MGR07002)
Thursday, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.; Room HSW-300

March 4	Use Your Words: Understanding the New Language* of Health Care Reform 'Bundling', 'Death Panels', 'Accountable Care Organizations', 'Dartmouth Atlas', 'Comparative Effectiveness Research' and more... Robert M. Wachter, MD* Professor and Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine Associate Chairman, Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco To define at least 3 of the new terms introduced during the recent during the recent healthcare debates. To appreciate the concept of "flat part of the curve"
March 11	Can We Do Better Than "I Think You Have A Virus"? New Approaches to Virus Identification in Human Disease Donald Ganem, MD Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor of Microbiology and Medicine University of California San Francisco Learn about new methods for viral identification in clinical specimens Review the viral etiologies of respiratory and enteric diseases Update recent progress on the pathophysiology of achalasia and the potential role of viruses in that condition
March 18	Improving Outcomes in the Critically Ill Michael Gropper, MD, PhD Professor of Anesthesia and Physiology Director, Critical Care Medicine University of California, San Francisco Learn to identify appropriate process and outcome measures to measure ICU quality of care Understand the role of public reporting in driving quality improvement in the ICU
March 25	Obesity in America and the Role of Surgery Jonathan Carter, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery University of California, San Francisco To describe current procedures and patient selection for bariatric surgery To understand expected weight loss and co-morbidity resolution after bariatric surgery

Accreditation

The University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UCSF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 hours in Category I credit toward the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Course Number MGR10002.

*Faculty Relationship Disclosure

All speakers listed above have declared that neither they, nor any immediate member of their family, have a financial arrangement or other relationship with the manufacturers of any commercial products except *.

All conflicts of interest have been resolved in accordance with the ACCME's Standards for Commercial Support.

Medical Grand Rounds Commercial Support Disclosure

No commercial support received for March Grand Rounds.