MTN - Missouri Telehealth Network

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grand rounds - continuing medical education - meetings
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Schedule

MTN broadcasts Grand Rounds for Health Ethics, Compliance & Quality, Oncology, Psychiatry, Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine, Orthopaedics and Child Health as well as other CME programs to interested sites. Below is the typical schedule for these programs. However, this may vary depending on the time of year (i.e. summer break or holidays).

Health Ethics - Quarterly
Oncology - Monthly (3rd Tuesday at 7:30 a.m.)
Compliance & Quality Seminars - Monthly (3rd Wed. at 1:00 p.m.)
Orthopaedic Surgery - 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesday at 7:00 a.m.
Psychiatry - Weekly (Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.)
Cardiovascular Medicine - Weekly (Thursday at 7:30 a.m.)
Internal Medicine - Weekly (Thursday at Noon)
Child Health - Weekly (Friday at 8:15 a.m.)

Recorded Programs & Webcasts

Below are programs that have been recorded and are available for a limited time to view via the link provided.

Recorded Program: "Health Care Reform Explained," by Karen Edison, MD is available by video by clicking on the link below: http://healthpolicy.missouri.edu/videos/10428CHPevent.wmv"

Also, the Power Point presentation is available below:
Health Care Reform Explained (.pdf)

Webcasts: The following Bioterrorism Trainings are now being offered by Learning Management System (LMS). These webcasts are accessible to anyone who has or creates a user account on LMS prior to the date stated.
Go to: http://heartlandcenters.learnpublichealth.com

Presented 3/30/10: Initial Management of Serious Injuries in the Critical Access Hospital - Presenter: Jeffrey Coughenour, MD; Assistant Professor of Acute Care Surgery; Medical Director, Surgical Critical Care, University of Missouri.

Presented 4/13/10: Respiratory Protection - Presenters: Barbara Sassi, Master of Science in Industrial Hygiene, Master of Science in Education; Occupational Safety and Health Consultant, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services; Eddie Hedrick, B.S., MT(ASCP), CIC; Senior Epidemiology Specialist, Emerging Infections Coordinator, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Presented 4/27/10: Blast Injuries – Presenter: Joseph F. Waeckerle, MD, FACEP, Emergency Physician, Chief Medical Officer, Office of Homeland Security – Missouri.

Upcoming Programs

Below is a schedule for upcoming programs. Those sites interested in participating, need to contact Mary Beth Schneider at schneiderm@health.missouri.edu at least 24 hours in advance of the program to be added to the video conference.

Grand Rounds & Programs

Internal Medicine: “Interventional Pulmonology: A New Pedigree in Respiratory Diseases,” by Maher Tabba, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston; Noon to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 2, in Acuff Auditorium, MA217. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Child Health: "Viral Exanthems," by Jon Dyer, MD; Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Child Health; 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. on Friday, September 3, in Acuff Auditorium, MA217. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Cardiovascular Medicine: "Management of STEMI: Balancing Efficacy and Safety," by Charles Rackley, MD; 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 9, in Acuff Auditorium, MA217. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Quality Care & Diversity Lecture: "Deliver Quality Care to Diverse Populations," by Alexander Green, MD; Associate Director, Disparities Solutions Center, Massachusetts General Hospital; Senior Scientist, Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Harvard Medical School, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 9, in Acuff Auditorium, MA217.

Child Health: "Clinical Epidemiology: Understanding Medical Research Articles," by George Turabelidge, MD, PhD; Deputy State Epidemiologist, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services; Pediatric Hospitalist, St. John's Mercy Medical Center; St. Louis, Missouri; 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. on Friday, September 10, in Acuff Auditorium, MA217. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Health Ethics Series: "Mandatory Cadaver Organ Procurement," by Mark Price, PhD; Noon to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, in Acuff Auditorium, MA217. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Cardiovascular Medicine: "Sleep and the Heart," by Greg Flaker, MD; 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 16, in Acuff Auditorium, MA217. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Child Health: "Office Assessments for Developmental Delays, ADHD and ASD," by Tracy Stroud, DO; Assistant Professor, Developmental Pediatrician, Thompson Center, Department of Child Health; 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. on Friday, September 17, in Acuff Auditorium, MA217. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Cardiovascular Medicine: "Drug Therapy for Pulmonary Hypertension," by Harjyot Sohal, MD; 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 23, in Acuff Auditorium, MA217. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Child Health: "Infantile Spasms," by Nitin Patel, MD; Associate Professor; MD Director, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Child Health, UMC; 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. on Friday, September 24, in Acuff Auditorium, MA217. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Cardiovascular Medicine: "Heart Disease and the Elderly," by Gerald Lee, MD; 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 30, in Acuff Auditorium, MA217. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Health Ethics Series: "Ethics & Adolescence," by Sarah Breier; Noon to 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 18. If interested, contact Lindsey Beckmann at beckmannli@health.missouri.edu. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Health Ethics Series: "Stem Cell Issues," by Bill Bondeson; Noon to 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 15. If interested, contact Lindsey Beckmann at beckmannli@health.missouri.edu. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Participants

Once participating sites have been added to the video conference, each site will:

1) Call "Attend MTN Conference" in the address book of the videoconferencing equipment.
2) Keep microphone muted at all times. Only exception is during a "Question and Answer" session at the end of the program, and participants would like to ask a question. In this case the participant would unmute the microphone, ask the question and mute the microphone again.
3) Complete the Telehealth Continuing Education Form (.pdf) and fax to (573) 882-5666.