ME Category / Programs

“Asthma Management”

1) Distinguish the goals of asthma management, including:

• Reduction in impairment
• Reduction of risk

Jerry Krishan, M.D. - Associate Professor, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine & Director, Asthma and COPD Center -University of Chicago - Chicago, IL
Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Program – Comer Children’s Hospital

“Chronic Pain Management: What are the Available Options”

1) Discuss state-of-the-art technologies with respect to chronic pain management.

Nalini Sehgal, M.D. – Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Pain Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

"Oncology Grand Rounds”

Topics to be announced

“Managing Substance-Use Disorders in Primary Care”

1) Define the prevalence and nature of substance dependence and abuse.

2) Define the clinical indications for screening for substance-use disorders.

3) Describe effective screening methods for problematic alcohol and drug use.

4) Describe a brief intervention for an alcohol-use disorder and strategies for reducing alcohol consumption.

5) Describe the essential elements of an effective treatment program for drug addiction.

6) Compare and contrast the medications available to treat substance-use disorders and summarize the practice recommendations for their use.

7) Describe the chronic nature of substance dependence and abuse and strategies to support patients who relapse.

8) Review ways to utilize Your Healthcare Plus resources.

Samuel Grief, M.D. – Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

no CME